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Issue #0341/1 - Locked into restrictive and expensive mainframe print capabilities? Output Management Systems reduce print and increase versatility, flexibility, quality and economy.

Large organisations and public authorities that are tied to legacy mainframe systems may also be tied to printing millions of pages that there is no need to print – thereby wasting huge sums of money on paper, print costs and manpower.

Issue #0341/2 - A name change for the company that bought Mita copiers.

Two years on from the purchase of the Mita copier company, Kyocera is now dropping the Mita branding. The company and the branding will revert simply to ‘Kyocera’.

Issue #0341/3 - In light of record results, Hewlett-Packard aggressively targets technology, intellectual property, supplies and Managed Print Services.

Following release of its Quarter 4, 2003 results last week, Hewlett-Packard has been speaking of its plans and priorities for the coming year and for its printer technologies.

Issue #0341/4 - Immediately pre-Christmas is generally not the time for major price changes. There are a couple of changes from Brother, minimal changes from Hewlett-Packard this month and one change from Kyocera Mita.

Brother
Brother has withdrawn two of its lower end models in favour of faster machines at lower prices.

Issue #0340/1 - As prices of All-in-One ink jet machines continues to fall, the single function four-ink ink jet printer will be relegated to niche business oriented environments. All-in-One machines offer much higher levels of functionality often at no extra cost.