Tracking carbon footprint for copiers and MFPs
March 9, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Ricoh recently announced a new management system for its copier/MFPs that will allow managers to track the energy used by their device. More…
Ricoh recently announced a new management system for its copier/MFPs that will allow managers to track the energy used by their device. More…
The US Postal Service (USPS) is in crisis. Overall mail volume has gone from 213 billion items in 2006 to 177 billion in 2009. More…
Long a major supplier of retail printers, toner and ink, office supplies company Staples is now getting into the printer services business. More…
Those dumpster loads of waste paper your office generates may have an even better destination than being recycled into toilet paper. Meet trashohol — a new method for turning paper waste into ethanol. More…
In this video, an ink supplier offers tips on how businesses can get green initiatives up and running. More…
Excellent news from Hewlett-Packard sent its price soaring this week. The company saw a 25% jump in profits over the last quarter, after a long spell of declines. More…
PC World recently presented the results of its 2009 reliability survey, one that reached 45,000 PCWorld.com readers. More…
Over the past few years, the major ink jet printer manufacturers have made it easy and worthwhile for users to return the empties while buying new ink. But folks aren’t taking advantage. More…
Office supply buyers now have a new option to look in to. More…
For a growing number of companies, the idea of limiting impact on the environment is an important principle. That extends not only to internal printing, but also to larger print jobs sent out of house to a print shop. More…
Dell’s latest attempt to create green computing products: the bamboo computer. More…
How about an ink jet printer that can transform fabrics or plastics into computers? More…

Time to negotiate a new copier agreement? You’re starting out at a big disadvantage. More…
Municipal governments and school districts are among the hardest hit in the current recession. And some are finding that one of the smartest ways to save money is through astute bargaining on copier contracts. More…
Users of several printer brands have run into problems after updating to the new version of Windows. Help is on the way — but only for some. More…
Users of Apple’s Snow Leopard should check this list if they’ve been having trouble getting an old printer to work properly on the new OS. More…
Hewlett-Packard has announced that it will buy networking equipment company 3Com. This comes on the heels of a recent announcement by Cisco Systems, the leader in the networking industry, that it would enter the server market to compete directly against HP. More…
Japanese copier-maker Canon announced that it intends to buy Océ NV, the Dutch-based printer and copier company. More…
Third quarter results are out for a number of copier vendors, and things look pretty bleak — not to anyone’s surprise. Look at these numbers: More…
HP’s shifting some of its attention away from hardware and toward managed print services (MPS). More…
Nuance Communications, which sells a number of imaging –related products, has acquired eCopy, a major developer of imaging workflow software for copier/MFPs. More…
Xerox has made a big move to expand its involvement in so-called “business process outsourcing.” More…
After some stumbling and bumbling — and losing a lot of subscribers last year – it seems that wireless carrier Sprint is going on the offensive to attract business users — especially small business users. More…
Here’s some good news: Employees actually are concerned about their wasteful printing habits. They just won’t change them until it’s easier to do so. More…
Printers are an often overlooked hole in businesses’ network security, but a new standard could help companies close the gap. More…

E-readers like Amazon’s Kindle have started making a splash in the consumer market. But do they make sense in your business? More…
Has your company been cutting back on new office equipment? You’re not alone. More…
Printer manufacturers are finding new ways to use your old ink cartridges. More…
Back in the late 80s, PostScript clones entered the market with a bang. An attempt to avoid Adobe’s then stiff licensing fees, there were many flavors of them, and for a while they all had various oddities, shortcomings and bugs. More…
A recent study asked which tech company buyers most often turn to when they want to go green. And the winner is: More…