Print IT Reseller - issue 60

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN Katun celebrates 40 years 2019 is Katun Corporation’s 40th anniversary in the imaging industry. Throughout the year, the company will be introducing campaigns, promotions and events to help celebrate this significant milestone and to help customers grow their businesses, reduce costs and increase their profitability. Katun was founded in 1979 with a mission to be the world’s best and most-trusted OEM- alternative source for office equipment imaging supplies and parts. Since its humble beginnings, Katun helped legitimise the office equipment aftermarket. The company’s goal continues to be to provide dealers and distributors with the optimal combination of high quality, cost savings, innovation and support to enable their businesses to grow and prosper www.katun.com Xerox outlines three-year strategy Xerox has announced a comprehensive strategy to improve its revenue trajectory. At an investor day, the company presented its strategy and plans to: improve the company’s core technology business, expand services and software, capitalise on the opportunity in SMB, transform the client digital experience and drive innovation and new business growth. The company also provided details on how it plans to re-energise innovation by leveraging its intellectual property in adjacent areas, exploring opportunities where it can gain traction in high- growth markets. The company’s Powered by Xerox strategy is designed to leverage Xerox technology to drive developments in digital packaging and print, 3D printing, AI workflow assistants and sensors and services for the Internet of Things. www.xerox.com Sharp helps build Ghanaian school Sharp Business Systems has helped Newill Academy, a primary school in Koforidua, Ghana, to reach the next crucial phase of its construction. Recent milestones for the project include adding cover for the building’s first-floor classrooms, as well as laying the foundations for new teaching spaces. To help the next phase, a team of five employees took part in the gruelling 12km Leeds Total Warrior race through water, fire, and mud, raising over £2,150 towards the expansion. Part of a larger project to support the school to completion, staff also held a Newill Academy fundraising day which included collections of stationery, clothing, and toys for the school’s children. Ranging from books, IT equipment, and school furniture, customers have also flocked to support the construction, which should prove to be a pivotal development in Koforidua. The project is spearheaded by Sharp Customer Support Engineer William Newman. He said: “The first-floor classrooms have now been covered and the foundations have been laid for additional classrooms at the rear of the building. I honestly cannot thank my colleagues at Sharp enough for their continued hard work and generosity. Their ongoing fundraising efforts mean we can now finance the slab reinforcement of the second floor which is fantastic.” www.newillacademy.org Ricoh brings new market opportunities to life Ricoh will be showcasing its latest inkjet technology at Sign & Digital UK 2019, 2-4 April, NEC Birmingham. The company will be exhibiting its latest large format inkjet solutions including a new latex printer, a new smaller UV flatbed and a new mid- range direct to garment printer. The new portfolio of inkjet solutions mean customers will be able to take advantage of the unique characteristics of UV-curable and latex printing technologies to save on outsourcing and build their businesses in line with changing industry trends. www.ricoh.co.uk Cybertill partners with Brother As one of the UK’s first cloud hosted, modular multi-channel retail platforms, Cybertill developed a Gift Aid module in 2008 with longstanding customer British Red Cross, which was then launched as part of its charity software solution, helping charity shops claim an extra 25% on donations. Working with Brother UK, the retail management system provider has further developed its offering to streamline the often- laborious process of labelling donations and products for sale, and to enhance the way in which Gift Aid is captured with the new Electronic Donor Sign-up module, an add on to the CharityStore platform. When a donor brings items into store, they can quickly and easily sign up to donate with Gift Aid by inputting their details into the Cybertill system on a tablet, with the data then stored securely on the cloud. The solution can now be integrated with the Brother TD-2120N desktop label printer, enabling charity shops to easily produce barcodes for each product’s label that contain its price, category and donor ID. Digitising the labelling of products eradicates the potential for handwritten errors, ensuring charities can reclaim the tax on 100% of eligible donations. www.brother.co.uk Kofax completes Nuance acquisition Kofax has announced the closing of its acquisition of Nuance Document Imaging (NDI), a division of Nuance Communications. Through this acquisition, Kofax is driving customer value by adding key technologies, including capture, print management and document security on MFPs, to its end-to-end Intelligent automation platform. www.kofax.com O'Neill joins Virtulytix Tom O'Neill has joined Virtulytix as VP of Product Management and Marketing. In his role, he will be responsible for leading the firm's marketing, product strategy, and management of product life cycles. O'Neill has 35 years of experience in the copy, print and information management industry that includes management positions at Minolta, Lexmark, Imagistics, Océ and most recently Canon. CEO Ed Crowley, said: “Tom's marketing and product management experience and his industry knowledge is key to productising the solutions we have developed and those we continue to develop for our OEM, distribution and channel clients." www.virtulytix.com