TCPglobal - news, views and issues on total cost of printing

Issue #0721/1 - Hewlett-Packard’s new trade advertisements in the UK leave something to be desired, causing confusion and potentially misleading dealers and thus buyers and end users.

This was supposed to be a very brief, tongue-in-cheek, item about Hewlett-Packard advertising. However, the more I’ve thought about the implications and the more I’ve looked into the situation, the bigger it has grown!

Issue #0720/1 - Choice of hardware will always be a key element in determining the Total Cost of Printing. This week we pitch one alternative model (recently released Xerox Phaser 6115 MFP) against some of the models considered in the low-end colour laser MFP line-up investigated in last week’s TCPglobal.

Issue #0720/2 - It seems that Pelikan Hardcopy in Germany has been selling Hewlett-Packard originals repackaged to appear to be Pelikan remanufactured product. Hewlett-Packard is not impressed!

Pelikan Hardcopy is one of the oldest European suppliers of stationery equipment and printing supplies and yet it has recently fallen foul of Hewlett-Packard’s determination to stamp on third party supplies activities that contravene its product patents or intellectual property.

Issue #0719/1 - With the growing popularity and reducing purchase cost of colour laser printers in the small office, and the accompanying continued rise in popularity of multifunction devices over the last six months or so, the face of the entry-level colour multifunction market for small office and micro office has changed significantly.

Issue #0719/2 - Dell struggles to recover from a troubled year and sheds nearly 10% of jobs in a bid to improve operating margin at a time when the future still looks bleak.