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Xerox announces its partnerships with Paloalto Networks, The Hartford, and AON. This is a great opportunity to scale services in both Xerox Direct and the Xerox partner network. --
I am thinking it's time that Sharp breaks out the numbers of the different deliverables withing Smart Workplace. In today's episode I share some thoughts in what I think those numbers would be. This exercise was interesting to understanding how Sharp could-be lining up with some of its peers.I am thinking it's time that Sharp breaks out the numbers of the different deliverables withing Smart Workplace. In today's episode I share some thoughts in what I think those numbers would be. This exercise was interesting to understanding how Sharp could-be lining up with some of its peers.
Konica Minolta is actually beating our friends at Ricoh in operating profit as a percentage of revenue. However, I am not ready to have a celebration as both their current FY are only at the halfway point. I have also decided to start bringing up Katun In all my OEM financial reviews as an attempt to challenge them in what I see as a completely flawed (delusional) attempt at becoming a serious contender in the MFP hardware space. In this episode I will also share concerns regarding awards and how the industry's actors can become delusional if taking too serious gratuitous awards. I believe Konica Minolta has a dysfunctional appetite for gratidius platitudes.
EPSON Profit Categories Seems Like A Bull-S#!+ Distraction. I am also thinking that Epson is squandering their opportunity to disrupt business laser printing. Of course their continued procrastination could provide Kyocera a great advantage. Another question for Epson when will you have a dealer program worthy of disrupting the laser OEM's programs?