Print IT Reseller - issue 60

01732 759725 12 BULLETIN Ricoh positioned in Gartner Magic Quadrant Ricoh has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in its 2019 Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Europe report. Gartner evaluated 16 providers in the Managed Workplace Services (MWS) market. Amongst other criteria, Ricoh was evaluated for completeness of vision and ability to execute in the managed workplace services (MWS). David Mills, CEO, Ricoh Europe, said: “We consider this as recognition of how we support change in customers’ working culture to drive organisational and individual agility. Ultimately, by enabling collaboration in the office and the field through AI, analytics and IoT, we feel that we are able to empower digital workplaces and provide customers with a robust and reliable service.” www.ricoh-europe.com Follow the leaders HP Inc. and Lexmark have been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Contractual Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2018 Vendor Assessment. This IDC study assesses the market for contractual print and document solutions and services among select hardcopy vendors through the IDC MarketScape model. The IDC MarketScape recognition builds on HP’s contractual office printing momentum and strategy to earn incremental market share in both the A3 and A4 multifunction printer categories. The company recently announced a new expansion of account opportunities for its US print premier channel partners in which thousands of MPS Speciality accounts that were previously directly engaged by HP will begin to be made available as premier channel opportunities. Lexmark has been a leader in IDC MarketScapes looking at managed print and document services, workflow services, and print security services over the past several years. The latest report cites Lexmark as being “in a strong position to effectively address and manage customer environments and drive real digital transformation.” www.hp.com • www.lexmark.com Sharp scoops Line of the Year award Sharp Electronics Europe has earned the Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab 2019 Copier MFP Line of the Year . Sharp also took home twelve Buyers Lab Pick awards highlighting outstanding products in multiple categories in the past year. Product Line of the Year is the highest- level recognition Buyers Lab awards to an MFP manufacturer. To qualify, a manufacturer must have models tested by Buyers Lab in various categories, including A3, A4, monochrome and colour. Additionally, for all models tested, the vendor must achieve a high number of Pick Awards. www.sharp.eu Ricoh enjoys double award win The new Ricoh IM C4500 A3 colour intelligent multifunction printer has been named Outstanding 45-ppm Colour Copier MFP and Ricoh Intelligent Scanning technology announced as an Outstanding Achievement in Innovation by Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab. David Sweetnam, Director of Research and Lab Services EMEA/Asia for Buyers Lab, said: Much of Ricoh’s value-add to both direct customers and dealers is based on tailored, scalable solutions that grow with each business to meet its unique needs.” www.ricoh-europe.com . Industry recognition for Xerox Xerox has won the Document Imaging Software Line of the Year award from Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab for the fifth time. According to the group’s analysts, the wide variety of Xerox’s MFP apps and connectors, created by the company and its partner developers, were instrumental in winning the award. The company was also named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Contractual Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2018- 2019 Vendor Assessment . In addition to being recognised for its digital transformation offerings, IDC noted how “Xerox strives to provide more than just print solutions by offering end-to-end management of the entire office print infrastructure.” Other strengths noted in the report include Xerox’s security offerings, global service delivery model, flexibility and scalability of its managed print services and vertical market experience. www.xerox.com Konica Minolta listed among 2019 Global 100 Corporate Knights has named Konica Minolta one of the 2019 Global 100 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) (Davos Meeting), which took place in Davos, Switzerland from January 22 to 25. This is the second time for Konica Minolta to be included on the prestigious Global 100 list. The 2019 Global 100 were selected from among 7,536 major companies around the globe based on an evaluation of environmental, social and governance indicators as well as the ability to promote diversity and innovation. www.konicaminolta.eu ARMOR invests in R&D ETIRA member, ARMOR Office Printing has demonstrated its commitment to produce cartridges that meet the safety and security criteria of European standards. Last year, the company invested € 150,000 in R&D to remanufacture printing consumables complying with the REACH, CLP, RoHS and WEEE European directives. www.armor-group.com