Issue #0333/1 - IBM has introduced a range of branded toner cartridges for Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers.
Over recent years, suppliers of third party ink jet and toner cartridges have, on occasions, been referred to as ‘parasites, feeding off the mainstream industry’ by members of the original printer manufacturing community.
Issue #0333/2 - AFP and PDF output direct from IBM iServer allows quicker and easier electronic distribution of information.
IBM has also announced this month an enhancement to the output management functionality of its Infoprint Server software for iSeries Unix and Linux servers with the claim that it reduces overall cost of printing by increasing efficiency and reliability in customers’ document distribution processes.
Issue #0333/3 - New CX All-in-Ones from Epson look good and have nice functionality for frequent user small offices.
For the busy home or small office, where frequent but low volume daily print and copy requirements are the norm, Epson’s new All-in-One machines, the CX5400 and CX6400, look like offering an attractive multifunction solution with unique security feature and repetitive forms or document printing/copying capability provided on the CX6400.
Issue #0333/4 - Canon covers all bases for its digital camera owners with a new ecommerce service in the UK for printing photographs.
Manufacturer of cameras, printers and a whole host of other products, Canon says it recognises that not all amateur and home photographers want, or are able, to use ink jet printers to reproduce their digital photographs.
Issue #0332/1 - Mono cost per page on office colour laser printers is being squeezed to persuade customers to buy into colour but it is at the expense of colour printing as manufacturers compensate for the low cost of mono.
What it boils down to is marketing.
