Sony's New Device Hits the Street

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Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of X%$@ That Doesn't X&%#@%% Work

Hot Color MFP?

We waited until we could actual get a spec sheet on this new Muratec MFX-C3400 Color Multi-function printer. Which looks vary similar to the Oki (Okidata) CX-2633 MFP.

Supplies for the Muratec MFX-C3400

Toner Cartridges

• Black Toner Cartridge - TS3400K
• Cyan Toner Cartridge - TS3400C
• Magenta Toner Cartridge - TS3400M
• Yellow Toner Cartridge - TS3400Y

Drum Units

• Black Drum Unit - DK3400K
• Cyan Drum Unit - DK3400C
• Magenta Drum Unit - DK3400M
• Yellow Drum Unit - DK3400Y

Specs for the Muratec MFX-C3400

General

• Color Print Speed 26 pages-per-minute
• Monochrome Print Speed 34 pages-per-minute
• User Interface Touch Screen (5.8 inch)
• Reversing Automatic 50 sheets
• Document Feeder
• Standard Paper Capacity 400 sheets
• Max. Paper Capacity 1,460 sheets
• Cassette Paper Weight 14 – 26 lb.
• Bypass Paper Weight 14 – 44 lb.
• Duplex Printing Standard 1:2, 2:2
• Duplex Scanning Automatic
• Output Tray Capacity 250 Sheets
• Dimensions (H x W x D) 26.34" x 22.24" x 25.91"
• Weight 136.69 lbs.
• Toner Yield (Black) 9,000 @ 5%
• Toner Yield 9,000 @ 5%
• (Yellow, Cyan, Magenta)
• Ethernet Connection Standard 10/100 BaseT, RJ-45 Connection
• Networks Supported Windows, AppleTalk, UNIX, Netware
• Memory 512MB (Std), 768MB (Max)

COPY

• Platen Glass 11" x 17"
• First-Copy-Out-Time 12.5 seconds
• Warm-Up Time 90 seconds
• Image Combination 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, Card Copy
• Zoom Ratio 25 – 400% Platen Glass, 25 – 100% ADF
• Electronic Sorting Standard
• Number of Copies 1-999
• Mixed Copy Support Letter / Legal

SCAN

• Resolution 600 x 600 dpi
• Grayscale 256 levels
• Scan to E-mail Standard
• Scan to PC Folder Standard
• Scan to FTP Standard
• Scan to USB Standard
• E-mail Address Book 500 locations
• PC Folder Shortcuts 50 shortcuts
• File Formats Monochrome PDF, TIFF
• File Formats Color PDF, TIFF, JPEG, XPS
• 300 dpi Scan Speed 42 scans-per-minute
• 600 dpi Scan Speed 21 scans-per-minute

PRINT

• Resolution Up to 600 x 1200 dpi
• Page Description Language Standard PCL6 & PostScript 3
• Print Alignment Upper Left Corner
• Secure Print Standard
• Pantone® Color Matching Standard
• Font Support 88 PCL fonts, 133 PostScript3 fonts
• Banner Printing Up to 11.5" x 47.24"

FAX

• Modem Speed 33.6 Kbps
• Max. Compression JBIG
• Fax Memory 16 MB
• Fax Address Book 500 locations
• Broadcasting 530 locations
• Battery Back-Up 72 hours
• Fax Forwarding Standard
• Confirmation Report Yes

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Pssst! Don't Tell Anyone

Another feature we added for Office Supplies Price Comparison Tool.

Easily compare multiple items for the Big Box Office Supplies retailers Like Office Max, Office Depot and Staples. We added OEM Numbers to the cross reference search. Now it will cross reference their part numbers to each other. But that is not the latest upgrade to the Office Supplies Price Comparison Tool.

You can add this tool to your intranet or website for you or your customers to compare those price amongst those big box retailers. Absolutely Free! Yep, you saw that right, Free! What's the Catch? Absolutely Nothing!

Just copy the code from our My Office Supplies Price Comparison Tool and save as a html file.

You should get a box like this:

Ideal Software for my Laptop

Saw this on USAToday.com - Have you ever had a laptop stolen? Not fun, especially if you don't backup on a regular basis. I learned a deep lesson from that. Now I back up everything at least once a month. I have also worn out the "Control Key" and the "S" keys on my keyboard, just to prevent those accidental Blue Screns of Death. But for a stolen laptop, that gives you the capabilty for you or the police to track it down and make it useless to the new owner.


Stop thief! Software lets stolen laptops speak up.

By Jessica Mintz, Associated Press
SEATTLE — Stolen laptop? Now you can tell those thieves exactly what you think of them.

Front Door Software's Retriever program displays your contact information as your computer boots up. There's even space for a plea to a Good Samaritan — "$50 for my safe return," maybe.

In most cases, that's enough to help an honest person return the machine, said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the five-person company based in Evergreen, Colo.

But in the darkest scenarios, Retriever takes off the kid gloves.

You can log on to a website and check a box indicating the computer is missing. Now during start-up, a big yellow and red banner appears on the screen, boldly declaring the laptop lost or stolen. This message is set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes the window.

You can remotely switch on a second password prompt if you fear the thief has also stolen your regular Windows, Macintosh or Linux login.

Behind the scenes, Retriever uses built-in Wi-Fi to sniff out nearby networks, then suss out what Internet service providers power them. With that information in hand, Hafeman said, you can file a police report and get help locating the criminal.

While waiting for law enforcement to come through, you can even let off steam by sending new messages to the nagging "Stolen Computer!" screen.

"You are being tracked. I am right at your door" was one, Hafeman said, adding that she could not bring herself to say others that came to mind. Customers have also tried to induce fear or guilt by switching their contact info to "Secret Service" and "Catholic church."

The latest version of Retriever, which costs $29.95 for three years of use, is even more aggressive.

Now, when the "stolen" screen pops up, the laptop cries for help. Use a canned message ("Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.") or record your own.

"You can say, 'Get your hands off me, you S.O.B.'" Hafeman said.

Rate It! Okidata Print Management Solution

OKI (Okidata) Managed Services offers an array of comprehensive managed print services created specifically for businesses. The OKI Print Management Program is designed to streamline your document output and increase your productivity by helping identify, improve and manage opportunities for efficiency in print document operation.

The OKI document output management program is flexible enough that its components can be contracted in full or in part, based on the corporations needs.

Phase I: Identify

To accurately assess document output environment, evaluate current and future output needs, expected output volume, floor plan and physical location of devices. Then, the OKI MPS program will evaluate your installation environment and legacy operating systems. Finally, OKI assess the established mission-critical applications that are integral to the business processes.

Phase II: Improve

This phase begins with the implementation of the OKI Print Management solutions that meets the businesses needs, including redeployment, application assistance or technology refreshes.

Phase III: Manage

Asset Management, is an integrated process that manages all aspects of each of the print document assets throughout each phase of its life cycle, earning a greater return on investment by reducing the total cost of ownership and improving productivity.

OKI's print management solution could save up to 30% on your printing costs. Many corporate decision makers underestimate what a Print Managed Services can actually achieve.

In fact, many businesses aren't even aware of the equipment they currently own or how it's being used. And even fewer are aware of their post-acquisition costs. That's why a Managed Services Solution from Okidata has been formulated to demonstrate that an efficient document output operation may save a business 10-to-30% on their printing and imaging output costs.

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M&M's and Office Supplies?

Now how would does what Mars Candy does with M&M's relate to printer supplies. Simple, expand your product offering. Mar's Candy is always introducing new ways to sell the same product or a derivative of the M&M. They have built the Las Vegas M&M Store, Green M&M's for Valentines, Red, White & Green M&M's for Christmas and now these tasty Premium M&M's.

Premium M&M's started to hit the market late 2008 with 5 different flavors - chocolate almond, mint chocolate, mocha, raspberry almond and triple chocolate (milk, dark, and white chocolate) and recently my sister-in-law got a whole case as a sample to test, and write about them on her blog chirky.com,

It also made me think on how an toner remanufacturer can increase their sales. Add other products to sell to their existing customers. If the customer only buys toner cartridges from you, why not talk with the operations manager and try to get their data storage media business? Don't just stick with the one contact you normally sell to, find other people in the organization that also buy other products that are available through the typical distributor. It could be batteries, paper, mobile devices, warehouse equipment or other products.

Don't just stick with Toner & Inkjet cartridge. Don't be afraid to try something else.

Mars Candy is with Premium M&M's. They are introducing a new, but similar product and marketing it to a different type of customer.

By the way, these things are pretty good...

Rate It! Konica Minolta Print Management Service

Konica Minolta Print Management Solution

Konica Minolta's OPS optimizes business processes and manage your fleet of printers, copiers and MFP devices.

Konica Minolta's Optimized Print Services (OPS) Print management program gives you a customized solution by choosing from an array of support options that meet the specific needs of your business.

opt-WORKFLO is a fully customized solution that will assess your document and print environment, optimize your document workflow, and reduce maintenance costs to improve your document output. Reallocation of over/under utilized printer devices.

The "opt" suite of software utilities is the brain behind the scene to help optimize your business.

• opt-MONITOR - Assesses your current printing environment, provides timely proactive maintenance and ongoing assessment & optimization.
• opt-ANALYZE - Creates a cost-per-print plan that covers consumables and service
• opt-VISUALIZE - Develops a roadmap to replace outdated or inefficient hardware.
• opt-MANAGE - Gives your organization control of print routing.

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Kyocera FS-C5100DN

Economical, Ecological, Ecosys Printer.

• Fast output speed of 23 pages per minute
• Brilliant color and crisp black & white prints
• Low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Substantially reduce your operation and maintenance costs
• Eco-friendly long life consumables
• Kyocera ultra-reliable technology

Quick Specs for the Kyocera FS-C5100DN

• Pages Per Minute (Color/Monochrome) - Letter: 23 Black / 23 Color; Legal: 18 Black / 18 Color; A4: 21 Black / 21 Color
• Warm-Up Time 44 Seconds or less from Main power on, 25 Seconds or less from Sleep mode
• First Print Out Time Black: 10.5 seconds or less; Color: 12.0 seconds or less
• Resolution / Bit Depth 600 x 600 dpi, 9,600 x 600 multi bit interpolated resolution
• Memory Standard 256MB, Upgradable to 1280MB via 144 pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
• Standard CF Card Slot (Type 1)
• Duplex Printing Standard Duplex
• Electrical Requirements 120V, 60Hz, 9.2A
• Dimensions / Weight 13.6"W x 20.4"D x 18.0"H / 61.8 lbs
• Typical Energy Consumption (TEC) 3,239 KWh/week
• Noise (ISO 7777/ ISO 9296)1 Printing: 53 dB(A), Ready 36dB(A)
• Safety Standards This unit is manufactured according to ISO 9001 quality standard and ISO 14001 environmental standard
• Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle 60,000 Pages per Month
• Recommended Monthly Volume 1,000 to 5,000 Pages per Month

Supplies for the Kyocera FS-C5100DN

• FS-C5100 Black Toner cartridge - TK-542K / 1T02HL0US0 - 5,000 Page Yield
• FS-C5100 Cyan Toner cartridge - TK-542C / 1T02HLCUS0 - 4,000 Page Yield
• FS-C5100 Magenta Toner cartridge - TK-542M / 1T02HLBUS0 - 4,000 Page Yield
• FS-C5100 Yellow Toner Cartridge - TK-542Y / 1T02HLAUS0 - 4,000 Page Yield

Rate it! Ricoh Printer Management Software Solution

Ricoh's Managed Print Services (MPS) helps all kinds of organizations simplify complex output environments and spend less on printing. Using a process-driven approach, Ricoh Professional Services lets you outsource a variety of print-related activities without giving up any control over speed, quality or performance.

Proven Management Process
MPS teams seamlessly deploy a four-part process to create a package of services that helps organizations reach critical business goals.

• Assess: Provides current-state costs and workflow, plus device maps
• Design: Recommends ways to improve productivity, TCO, sustainability and security
• Implement: Executes the plan to realize these benefits
• Manage: Achieve projected cost savings and productivity gains

Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
Outsourcing all or part of print management with Ricoh MPS helps reveal hidden costs, identify savings opportunities and significantly reduce spending on output.

• Remove underused devices and consolidate output among fewer centralized systems
• Establish rules-based printing
• Track output activity across the enterprise and pay one monthly charge for actual page counts

Promote Sustainability
From manufacturing practices and energy savings to regulatory compliance and recycling, Ricoh MPS helps you support sustainability.

• Align with “green” initiatives
• Add solutions that use materials resourcefully, control environmentally regulated substances and maintain air quality
• Work with Ricoh, a recognized leader in environmental responsibility

Improve Workflow and Security
MPS print management experts make sure the print environment runs smoothly and protects confidential documents.

• Analyze print volumes and workflow via remote monitoring and management
• Reach optimal device-to-user ratios and minimum distance to device
• Align the capacity of the fleet with actual volume
• Use secure printing, file encryption, removable hard drives and other techniques

Brochure of Ricoh's Print Management Solution

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Canon Fax Machine - FAX-JX210P

This might be a hot seller, with a list price of $79.99. The Canon FAX-JX-210 should hit the channel around April 2009.

Spec for this fax machine:
Copier Specification

• Mono Copy Resolution - 600 x 600 dpi
• Number of Copies - 99
• Cartridge - PG-40 Black - 0615B002AA - $20.99 - Cost Per Print $0.059
• You can get Genuine Canon Supplies here.
  

Printers Specifications

• Printing Method: Inkjet
• Paper Sizes - Letter, Legal
• Automatic Sheet Feeder - 20 sheets; Letter (standard paper), 10 sheets; Legal (standard paper)

Facsimile Specifications

• Modem Speed - 14.4 Kbps3
• Transmission Speed (approx.) - Approximately 6 seconds per page
• Transmission/Reception Memory - 60 pages
• Scanning Method - CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
• Fax Resolution -600 x 600 dpi
• Other Features Networking
• Caller ID Display
• Fax/Telephone auto switch
• Sequential Broadcast (70 locations)
• Speed Dial-69 locations (9 one touch; 60 coded)
• Built-in Handset
• UHQ (Ultra-High Quality) Processing System
• Auto Document Feeder
• Full DOT Matrix (LCD)