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Issue #0813/1 - Lexmark is losing sales and income every quarter with revenue seen to have fallen steadily over the last four years. This month sees the release of the latest financials from the company (Q1, 2008) that reveal a staggering loss of 42% of its inkjet unit sales since the same quarter of last year and an overall decline in revenue of 7% to $1.18bn.

Issue #0813/2 - It is with some irony that news has broken today that Lexmark has won a long-term (5-year) contract with the U. S. Air Force for supply of laser printers, MFPs, consumables, service and support at its bases around the world.

Issue #0813/3 - Although not a scientific survey or test programme, the sale of printers on eBay is a pretty clear indication of the relative desirability of printers from different manufacturers. CharisCo Printer Labs put three inkjet All-in-Ones on eBay, with a fascinating outcome! This offers some insight into why Lexmark’s consumer division is performing so badly, with such a heavy decline in inkjet unit sales.

Issue #0812/2 - Despite our appetite for all things small and portable, when it comes to A4 office printers, portability is something that does not tend to find a major place in the armoury. Portable printers are few and far between and are pricey in comparison to their desktop companions. Canon and Hewlett-Packard’s latest new models, PIXMA iP100 and Officejet H470 respectively, are small fast and capable of printing borderless photos at A4. We check out the needs of the travelling businessman and compare the two devices.

Issue #0812/1 - Xerox, as a major global paper manufacturer, has come up with an alternative to laminating that promises to be quick, easy and durable for all those applications where a little more resistance to wear and tear is required. Given the trademark ‘NeverTear’, the new media just might have the potential for keeping tears out of your eyes.