Issue #0610/1 - Playing in both printer and copier markets over the past few years seems to have put a spark of new life into Kyocera Mita that is reaching a new high point this year with intelligent product development and multiple product launches.
Issue #0610/2 - Visitor numbers reducing, not much new and exciting to see, less expensive alternative – all adds up to a tough time for CeBIT.
Reports from CeBIT, based in Hanover, Germany, indicate that the attraction of the world’s largest international technology fair may have seen its day. Visitor numbers have been shrinking steadily over the past five years.
Issue #0610/3 - Hidden costs cause the actual cost of owning office hardware to be a total mystery to small companies. Another call goes out from the industry for improved clarity.
Another call for greater clarity in pricing
Issue #0609/1 - Hewlett-Packard specifically addresses the professional photography market with a printer designed to give the best to the best.
Bridging the gap between the Photosmart series of home and photo-enthusiast photo printers and the DesignJet graphics printers, the Photosmart Pro B9180 is a new category for Hewlett-Packard, utilising its new Scalable Printing Technology (SPT).
Issue #0609/2 - Data security vulnerability between PC and printer is plugged by printer driver toolkit specialist, Software Imaging.
While few users would ever think of the transmission of data across a network from a PC to a printer as being a vulnerability in the data security sense, Software Imaging has released a secure printing solution, PrintSec, that is designed to plug the potential leak point in the system.
