Issue #0718/1/ - With the big three US printer manufacturers having recently reported quarterly financial information, we see Lexmark in a tough position, being gradually edged out. Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard is totally dominant in the market and Xerox is pushing ahead hard.
Issue #0718/2 - Most of the manufacturers from Asia Pacific are recording healthy growth rates and healthy profits, higher than the US manufacturers. Black spots are Konica Minolta in particular but also Epson to a degree.
Issue #0718/3 - Latest figures from IDC show the result of Samsung’s meteoric rise.
To back up and emphasise the information presented in the first two articles of this issue, IDC has kindly provided TCPglobal with market share data for Q1 of 2007. All printers and MFPs in both A4 and A3 formats are included.
Issue #0717/1 - Newcomer from Xerox doesn’t quite compete hard enough on Cost of Printing in the fast mono laser printer category despite being a highly specified machine with some unique features.
Issue #0717/2 - Microsoft Vista seems not to be making the headway that was projected from its management reduction capabilities.
There is a school of thought that says ‘it’s not the cost of purchasing that matters, it’s the cost of management.
