The Russian company Office Print Service launched two nice videos about its products and service center.
Source: www.kopi.ru
Monday, November 26, 2007
Interesting "informecial" - HP printers on teleshop
I've seen plenty of teleshop ads circulated on a couple of channels. But I have come across an informacial featuring HP printers for the first time.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Samsung scandal
Corruption has always haunted South Korea. But now the country’s most resprected company and its president Roh Moo Hyun are engulfed in scandal. On Nov. 14. three liberal parties in Korea proposed a bill in Parliament, which requires an independent prosecutor to probe allegations of bribery by Samsung. Samsung is accused of regular bribes to government officials. Samsung denies all charges.
Source: BusinessWeek Magazine
Source: BusinessWeek Magazine
Xerox Spreads Wealth
Doling out money to shareholders is generally a sign of good fiscal health, and in this case it's a wondrous recovery from a desperate illness. Xerox announced on Nov. 19 that it's reinstating its dividend, which it hasn't paid in more than six years. True, it's not a thumping sum—0.0425 cents a share—but CEO Anne Mulcahy called the move and recent stock repurchases a sign of the "long-term value we're creating." The dividend goes into effect in January for shareholders of record as of Dec. 31. Xerox' financial woes date back to 2002, when it suffered a cash crunch, restated five years of revenue, and erased 43% of earnings.
Source: BusinessWeek Magazine
Source: BusinessWeek Magazine
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Memjet is the most important breakthrough in printing in 2007 according to PC Magazine
The PC Magazine announced the most important breakthroughs of the ending year of 2007. In printing the top was given to the Australian Silverbrook Research and their Memjet printing technology.
Memjet, announced early in the year, takes its name from MEMS (microelectromechanical system) technology in its nozzles. But the new print head is the major innovation. The printing is done across the entire width of the sheet at once. This is due to an array of individual microchip segments, with 6,400 nozzles in each chip.
Source: PC Magazine
Memjet, announced early in the year, takes its name from MEMS (microelectromechanical system) technology in its nozzles. But the new print head is the major innovation. The printing is done across the entire width of the sheet at once. This is due to an array of individual microchip segments, with 6,400 nozzles in each chip.
Source: PC Magazine
4 Questions with Arnald Ho, Print-Rite
Reprinted in the blog from www.rechargermag.com:
Author: Craig Berosh · Recharger Magazine · November 1, 2007.
1) You are often a speaker at industry events. Why have you decided to take this leadership role? What is your main message when presenting in front of industry members?
There are a couple of reasons behind my decision to take on this leadership role. The key one is that I really love this industry in which I have spent 25 years of my life as an active participant. I believe the sharing of my personal experience and viewpoints could be helpful to our peers, which could eventually be beneficial to the long-term development of this industry. As I have repeatedly mentioned, the aftermarket is never a competitive rival to the OEMs. To a certain extent, we are their complement, as we help to promote the popularity of printers. In reality, however, some of our peers may have been over-aggressive, causing some OEMs to feel threatened and overreact. From what I’ve read, it is all about your attitude. That’s why I feel the need to make use of every opportunity I can to promote the proper attitude of living with the OEMs, so that we can all work together to promote growth for the entire industry.
2) You recently proposed a “1 Percent Initiative.” What is the proposal? What objectives do you hope to accomplish?
We are suggesting an industry foundation for which all remanufacturers shall contribute 0.1 percent of their annual turnover. With the funding, the foundation will work to promote the remanufacturing industry as an environmentally friendly agent. The objectives of the foundation are to: 1) Inform consumers of the benefits of remanufactured consumables; 2) Research and publish the findings of environmentally friendly printers; 3) Cooperate with government agencies to implement environmental initiatives that focus on digital printing output; and 4) Participate in setting up ISO standards and certifications for the remanufacturing industry. Through this foundation, I believe we can contribute a part in protecting our environment.
3) There seems to be increased litigation from the OEMs in recent years targeting ink cartridges, especially cartridges being imported into the U.S. and Germany. What has been the overall effect on companies such Print-Rite?
Print-Rite is one of the pioneers, first realizing the growing importance of intellectual property rights dated back to about a decade ago when we started the development of our own patented design products. To date, we have registered about 700 patents in PRC and 80 more worldwide on our product line. To be frank, we do not see much pressure on our own product line. Despite recent lawsuits on other’s ink cartridges, we are confident that our 86T series of ink cartridge does not infringe any of the OEM patents. We see this as our added value to the customer, which ultimately causes a price difference between our 86T with other compatible cartridges. However, given the rising legal concerns in the market, we see a big potential for our 86T series.
4) What should all importers and potential customers of cartridges from a Chinese source know about the industry there?
On one hand, you may find a factory of 10 people doing simple refilling without any specialized quality checking. In the same neighborhood, there may be a factory with a couple of thousand people working under international quality assurance standards.
Print-Rite does not have major operations in the Asia market outside of the PRC. As such, we do not really have much insider news to share. As far as we know, many of the players in the region are now remanufacturing in China. Of course, more would be buying remanufactured products from China except that some countries like Vietnam and India have a competitive edge on labor costs in the short term or a protective import duty. In the PRC, the total number of factories is huge, with the range of the factory sizes just as big. On one hand, you may find a factory of 10 people doing simple refilling without any specialized quality checking. In the same neighborhood, there may be a factory with a couple of thousand people working under international quality assurance standards. This certainly explains the price differences and the deviating quality. To further complicate this, the products we are working on nowadays are a lot more complex, with numerous components and sources — toners, OPC drums, rollers, blades, etc. A slightly different mix would create differences in product quality as well as price. In my opinion, anyone who is considering buying from China needs to consider both product quality and price. There is no free lunch in this world. When you decide to go to China and pay a price for a "remanufactured" cartridge that is just a portion of its empties cost, you should be aware of the type of product and quality you should expect. It is up to each individual to decide whether or not to take on the associated risks that comes along with buying solely on price.
Source: http://www.rechargermag.com/articles/52754/
Author: Craig Berosh · Recharger Magazine · November 1, 2007.
1) You are often a speaker at industry events. Why have you decided to take this leadership role? What is your main message when presenting in front of industry members?
There are a couple of reasons behind my decision to take on this leadership role. The key one is that I really love this industry in which I have spent 25 years of my life as an active participant. I believe the sharing of my personal experience and viewpoints could be helpful to our peers, which could eventually be beneficial to the long-term development of this industry. As I have repeatedly mentioned, the aftermarket is never a competitive rival to the OEMs. To a certain extent, we are their complement, as we help to promote the popularity of printers. In reality, however, some of our peers may have been over-aggressive, causing some OEMs to feel threatened and overreact. From what I’ve read, it is all about your attitude. That’s why I feel the need to make use of every opportunity I can to promote the proper attitude of living with the OEMs, so that we can all work together to promote growth for the entire industry.
2) You recently proposed a “1 Percent Initiative.” What is the proposal? What objectives do you hope to accomplish?
We are suggesting an industry foundation for which all remanufacturers shall contribute 0.1 percent of their annual turnover. With the funding, the foundation will work to promote the remanufacturing industry as an environmentally friendly agent. The objectives of the foundation are to: 1) Inform consumers of the benefits of remanufactured consumables; 2) Research and publish the findings of environmentally friendly printers; 3) Cooperate with government agencies to implement environmental initiatives that focus on digital printing output; and 4) Participate in setting up ISO standards and certifications for the remanufacturing industry. Through this foundation, I believe we can contribute a part in protecting our environment.
3) There seems to be increased litigation from the OEMs in recent years targeting ink cartridges, especially cartridges being imported into the U.S. and Germany. What has been the overall effect on companies such Print-Rite?
Print-Rite is one of the pioneers, first realizing the growing importance of intellectual property rights dated back to about a decade ago when we started the development of our own patented design products. To date, we have registered about 700 patents in PRC and 80 more worldwide on our product line. To be frank, we do not see much pressure on our own product line. Despite recent lawsuits on other’s ink cartridges, we are confident that our 86T series of ink cartridge does not infringe any of the OEM patents. We see this as our added value to the customer, which ultimately causes a price difference between our 86T with other compatible cartridges. However, given the rising legal concerns in the market, we see a big potential for our 86T series.
4) What should all importers and potential customers of cartridges from a Chinese source know about the industry there?
On one hand, you may find a factory of 10 people doing simple refilling without any specialized quality checking. In the same neighborhood, there may be a factory with a couple of thousand people working under international quality assurance standards.
Print-Rite does not have major operations in the Asia market outside of the PRC. As such, we do not really have much insider news to share. As far as we know, many of the players in the region are now remanufacturing in China. Of course, more would be buying remanufactured products from China except that some countries like Vietnam and India have a competitive edge on labor costs in the short term or a protective import duty. In the PRC, the total number of factories is huge, with the range of the factory sizes just as big. On one hand, you may find a factory of 10 people doing simple refilling without any specialized quality checking. In the same neighborhood, there may be a factory with a couple of thousand people working under international quality assurance standards. This certainly explains the price differences and the deviating quality. To further complicate this, the products we are working on nowadays are a lot more complex, with numerous components and sources — toners, OPC drums, rollers, blades, etc. A slightly different mix would create differences in product quality as well as price. In my opinion, anyone who is considering buying from China needs to consider both product quality and price. There is no free lunch in this world. When you decide to go to China and pay a price for a "remanufactured" cartridge that is just a portion of its empties cost, you should be aware of the type of product and quality you should expect. It is up to each individual to decide whether or not to take on the associated risks that comes along with buying solely on price.
Source: http://www.rechargermag.com/articles/52754/
Friday, November 09, 2007
R3 Solutions Group Ltd – Joint-venture of RechargEast, Recharge India and Manufacturer Magazines
Varna, Bulgaria / Bangalore, India - November 7, 2007 – RechargEast Magazine (CEE; Russia/CIS) and Recharge India Magazine (India, SE Asia) are pleased to announce that the two companies have set up a new joint enterprise under the name of R3 Solutions Group Ltd. The new joint group will administer and cater for the new magazine named Manufacturer.
Manufacturer Magazine is a new specialized publication, reinforced by the material base, expertise and experience of the two magazines (RechargEast Magazine in Europe and Recharge India Magazine in Asia). The new magazine is 100% dedicated to all aftermarket raw materials (toner, ink, OPC and parts) manufacturers.
We are glad to start a new ambitious project with our Indian friends and colleagues, admits Dr. Aydan Bekirov, the Publisher of RechargEast Magazine. Aftermarket companies will only benefit from this union. Publishing is only part of the new R3 Group’s business activities. Actually our goal is to offer complete marketing solutions, not just advertising in three magazines. All Asian companies will surely have more ways to reach destinations in Europe via the widespread project, including three industrial magazines and three trade exhibitions.
We are proud to start such a unique international magazine based on the experience of two respected publications in the industry, says Prashanth Kumar Makam, Publisher of Recharge India Magazine. We have received a lot of inquiries from local companies about how they could promote their products far beyond the boarders of the country. Now they have this opportunity. By contacting us in India, their word will be heard equally in China, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe.
In order to find more details about the new magazine, please visit www.r3publications.com or contact either RechargEast Magazine or Recharge India Magazine.
The media kit of the magazines is available upon request.
About RechargEast Magazine:
RechargEast Magazine is a Bulgaria-based publication dedicated to the aftermarket of imaging supplies in Eastern Europe and Russia. The magazine is a monthly publication published in English and Russian. RechargEast Magazine is the organizer of the RechargEast Trade Show in Moscow, Russia, and the co-organizer of ReEurope Expo in Prague, Czech Republic.
Details: www.rechargeast.com
About RechargeIndia Magazine:
Recharge India Magazine is a monthly trade magazine committed to create awareness about the Imaging Industry Aftermarket in India and Southern Asia. The magazine is published in English and in four other widely spread languages: Pakistani, Indian and Bengali.
Details: www.rechargeindia.com
About Manufacturer Magazine:
Manufacturer Magazine is a monthly publication 100% dedicated to the manufacturers of toner, ink, OPC and parts. The magazine is published in English. Details: www.manufacturermag.com
Manufacturer Magazine is a new specialized publication, reinforced by the material base, expertise and experience of the two magazines (RechargEast Magazine in Europe and Recharge India Magazine in Asia). The new magazine is 100% dedicated to all aftermarket raw materials (toner, ink, OPC and parts) manufacturers.
We are glad to start a new ambitious project with our Indian friends and colleagues, admits Dr. Aydan Bekirov, the Publisher of RechargEast Magazine. Aftermarket companies will only benefit from this union. Publishing is only part of the new R3 Group’s business activities. Actually our goal is to offer complete marketing solutions, not just advertising in three magazines. All Asian companies will surely have more ways to reach destinations in Europe via the widespread project, including three industrial magazines and three trade exhibitions.
We are proud to start such a unique international magazine based on the experience of two respected publications in the industry, says Prashanth Kumar Makam, Publisher of Recharge India Magazine. We have received a lot of inquiries from local companies about how they could promote their products far beyond the boarders of the country. Now they have this opportunity. By contacting us in India, their word will be heard equally in China, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe.
In order to find more details about the new magazine, please visit www.r3publications.com or contact either RechargEast Magazine or Recharge India Magazine.
The media kit of the magazines is available upon request.
About RechargEast Magazine:
RechargEast Magazine is a Bulgaria-based publication dedicated to the aftermarket of imaging supplies in Eastern Europe and Russia. The magazine is a monthly publication published in English and Russian. RechargEast Magazine is the organizer of the RechargEast Trade Show in Moscow, Russia, and the co-organizer of ReEurope Expo in Prague, Czech Republic.
Details: www.rechargeast.com
About RechargeIndia Magazine:
Recharge India Magazine is a monthly trade magazine committed to create awareness about the Imaging Industry Aftermarket in India and Southern Asia. The magazine is published in English and in four other widely spread languages: Pakistani, Indian and Bengali.
Details: www.rechargeindia.com
About Manufacturer Magazine:
Manufacturer Magazine is a monthly publication 100% dedicated to the manufacturers of toner, ink, OPC and parts. The magazine is published in English. Details: www.manufacturermag.com
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Kodak to open a new facility in China
On a landmark day for Eastman Kodak Company in China, Kodak customers, distributors, industry leaders, and government representatives joined the company to celebrate the grand opening of the world’s newest printing plate manufacturing facility in Xiamen, China. The state-of-the-art Kodak facility will produce both digital and conventional printing plates for the growing China market and Asia Pacific region.
Kodak is another OEM company entering the Chinese market with its own facility in the country supposed to manufacture for the local market and not internationally.
Source: www.rechargermag.com
Kodak is another OEM company entering the Chinese market with its own facility in the country supposed to manufacture for the local market and not internationally.
Source: www.rechargermag.com
TruColor Chemical Toner For Color HP Printers
The American company Imaging Resources introduced TruColor Chemical Toner for color HP printers. Imaging Resources’ TruColor Toner matches performance and physical properties of the OEM toners including print performance, particle spheroidicity, particle size and distribution, even and uniform fusing, color matching and high-gloss printing.
TruColor Chemical Toner is available for the HP 1600/2600/2605/CM1015 /CM1017, 1500/2500/2550/2820/2840, 3000/3600/3800, 3500/3700, 4600, 4700/4730/CP4005 and 5500.
Source: www.ir-usa.com
TruColor Chemical Toner is available for the HP 1600/2600/2605/CM1015 /CM1017, 1500/2500/2550/2820/2840, 3000/3600/3800, 3500/3700, 4600, 4700/4730/CP4005 and 5500.
Source: www.ir-usa.com
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Polygraphinter 2007 was held in Moscow
Last week a new edition of the popular exhibition Polygraphinter was held in Moscow. The exhibition is organized once in 2 years and is fully dedicated to polygraphic and widescale printing technologies.
At Polygraphinter-2007 there were exhibitors from local Russian companies as well as companies from abroad. Publishing and printing technologies were in the main focus. New products from the leading companies developing and manufacturing publishing and printing equipment were present during the 3 exhibition days.
RechargEast Magazine also took part in the exhibition. The advertisement of the magazine is on Page 22 on the show guide of the exhibition.
At Polygraphinter-2007 there were exhibitors from local Russian companies as well as companies from abroad. Publishing and printing technologies were in the main focus. New products from the leading companies developing and manufacturing publishing and printing equipment were present during the 3 exhibition days.
RechargEast Magazine also took part in the exhibition. The advertisement of the magazine is on Page 22 on the show guide of the exhibition.
Katun introduces Katun Performance Toner Cartridge for Use in Samsung ML-1510/1710/1750 AND SCX 4016/4116/4216F
Katun Corporation, the world’s leading alternative supplier to the office equipment industry, introduces Katun Performance toner cartridges for use in Samsung ML-1510/1710/1750 and SCX 4016/4116/4216F printers and multi-functional devices.
These cartridges are a convenient, universal product that replaces two OEM toner cartridges: the Samsung SCX 4016/4116/4216 F, and SF 560/565 P/SF 755 P toner cartridge (OEM part number SCX-4216D3) and the Samsung ML 1510/1710/1750 toner cartridge (OEM part number ML-1710D3). In addition, this cartridge works in a variety of other Lexmark, Lanier, Ricoh and Xerox applications. It is designed to fit and function like the OEM cartridge for these machines, ensuring easy installation for end-users with no additional steps.
Source: www.katun.com
These cartridges are a convenient, universal product that replaces two OEM toner cartridges: the Samsung SCX 4016/4116/4216 F, and SF 560/565 P/SF 755 P toner cartridge (OEM part number SCX-4216D3) and the Samsung ML 1510/1710/1750 toner cartridge (OEM part number ML-1710D3). In addition, this cartridge works in a variety of other Lexmark, Lanier, Ricoh and Xerox applications. It is designed to fit and function like the OEM cartridge for these machines, ensuring easy installation for end-users with no additional steps.
Source: www.katun.com
US Trade Commission Issues a Final Determination Finding All Accused Cartridges Infringe Epson's Patents
The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC") issued a Final Determination upholding, with slight modifications, the Initial Determination issued by the ITC Administrative Law Judge on March 30, 2007 that found all 11 patents belonging to Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") to be valid and all ink cartridges at issue to infringe one or more of the patents. The modifications to the Initial Determination do not significantly change the outcome, and under the Final Determination, all of Epson's 11 patents were found valid and all accused cartridges still infringe one or more of the patents.
The ITC also issued a General Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges into the U.S., and also issued a Limited Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges by defaulting respondents. In addition, the ITC also issued Cease and Desist Orders that prohibit the sale and distribution of infringing cartridges in the U.S. by certain domestic respondents.
Source: http://www.epson.co.jp
The ITC also issued a General Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges into the U.S., and also issued a Limited Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges by defaulting respondents. In addition, the ITC also issued Cease and Desist Orders that prohibit the sale and distribution of infringing cartridges in the U.S. by certain domestic respondents.
Source: http://www.epson.co.jp
Lexmark makes its wireless printers popular via magazines
In the November issue of the well known magazine FHM targeting men the authors of the magazine published a vast material about the new trend of making printers cordless. The article went out under the name "Lexmark Popular. Revolution in wireless printing".
Lexmark is depicted to be the first to offer Wi-Fi technology for printing. Actually, the number of Wi-Fi printers offered at the market is over 16, the good half of which belonging to Lexmark.
In fact, the launch of a new line of Wi-Fi models of MFUs and printers is an idea from Lexmark to try to get over the difficult times the company is going through. The company losing lots of money and getting in the red really needed something new to remedy the situation. Wi-Fi printers seem to be such a remedy. Still, Lexmark must deploy a lot of effort and funds for an advertising campaign for these products.
A new Lexmark x4850
Lexmark is depicted to be the first to offer Wi-Fi technology for printing. Actually, the number of Wi-Fi printers offered at the market is over 16, the good half of which belonging to Lexmark.
In fact, the launch of a new line of Wi-Fi models of MFUs and printers is an idea from Lexmark to try to get over the difficult times the company is going through. The company losing lots of money and getting in the red really needed something new to remedy the situation. Wi-Fi printers seem to be such a remedy. Still, Lexmark must deploy a lot of effort and funds for an advertising campaign for these products.
A new Lexmark x4850
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
ReChina 2007
Today ReChina trade show opens in Shanghai.
RechargEast Magazine will be present there together with RechargeIndia Magazine.
RechargEast Magazine will be present there together with RechargeIndia Magazine.
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