Epson inkjet business printers for high volume printing
Epson has introduced two new multi-functional inkjet printers featuring Epson's innovative Replaceable Ink Pack System (RIPS) technology that can print up to 75 000 pages without interruption, targeted at medium and large business environments. The new printing...
Ricoh wins RobecoSAM Silver Class sustainability rating
RobecoSAM, a Swiss company and one of the world's leaders in socially responsible investment (SRI) assessments, selected Ricoh for its Silver Class sustainability rating. RobecoSAM annually assesses about 3 000 major companies worldwide, based on economy, environment,...
Dot matrix printing: there’s life in the old dog yetW
Who would have thought that dot matrix printers would still be manufactured and find a sizeable niche market in 2015, some 20 years after industry pundits started to predict their imminent demise? Even though inkjets and laser printers hold most of the printer market...
Boost productivity with Canon multifunction printers
Printing remains essential, and maximising productivity while minimising fuss is imperative. The new Canon multifunction printer range from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) offers a number of enhancements aimed at achieving just this. With a variety of...
Encouraging growth for production printers
The worldwide production print market continues to show year-over-year growth in unit shipments, gaining 9,9% in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Production Printer Tracker, unit shipments...
Large format printers slip again
According to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, large format printer (LFP) shipments declined -4% when compared to Q3 2014. "The third quarter is often the slowest quarter of the year in the global...
Samsung unveils Xpress C430/C480 colour printer, MFP
Samsung Electronics South Africa announced its new Xpress C430 and C480 series of colour printers and multi-function printers. The series include 430W single-function colour printers, 480W multi-function printers that can print, copy, scan and C480FW 4-in-1 MFPs with...
Xerox is a Leader in Gartner’s 2015 Magic Quadrant
Xerox has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print and Content Services Worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. In this report, Gartner examines the expanding role of managed print services (MPS) along with...
Lab quality prints anytime, anywhere
Take advantage of Canon photo printing quality wherever, whenever with the portable, compact Canon SELPHY CP1000 compact photo printer from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). With this printer, consumers, small businesses, retailers to home users can get...
There is still space for printing in a digital world
We live in a digital world where we communicate, consume and even store our data online, writes Hanno Lochner, branch manager: Port Elizabeth at Rectron. But with the information overload that exists when every facet of our lives happens in cyberspace, how do you...
Ricoh colour cut sheet systems win five BLI PRO Awards
Two Ricoh colour cut-sheet press series, the Pro C7110X Series and Pro C9110 Series, have been awarded five 2016 Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) PRO awards. This follows InfoSource figures showing Ricoh retains the number one spot for units sold of digital colour...
Vision Press speeds up government printing with Xerox
Vision Press, the 100% black-owned printing and design company based in Mafikeng, North West Province, has bolstered its government printing services with a new Xerox Versant 80 Press from Ivyline and Bytes Document Solutions. Specialising in the design, layout, and...