Reprographics 101
(more than you ever wanted to know about the reprographics industry)
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Morningstar Research (“MSR”) just moved Staples (SPLS) to a 5 star (MS’ highest) rating. I’m a Morningstar subscriber, and I just finished reading the “updated” report that MSR’s analyst just put up on MSR about Staples. Yesterday, after Staples released its Q1 earnings results and forward outlook the day before, Staples’ stock dropped like rock.…
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We did a post on May 18th about the AIA ABI Index reading for April 2011, so today’s post is a follow-on post to the post we did yesterday. Here’s the formal statement from the AIA about the AIA ABI Index reading for April 2011 Architecture Firms Report a Downturn in Business Conditions in April…
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Callprint, based in the UK, is one of the partners in “LINK DSG”; LINK was mentioned previously on this blog. Today, LinkedIn sent me an “update” and, in that update, it said that Callprint was open in Dubai. So, I’m going to assume that Callprint’s location in Dubai is “new” news instead of old news.…
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Oh, a new term, “ePrinter”. What the heck is an ePrinter? From a Press Release issued by HP: HP has expanded its portfolio of web-connected HP Designjet ePrinters that make large-format printing easy and offer instant file access to professionals in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. The new HP Designjet T1300 ePrinter primarily serves…
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A portion of a Press Release ….(sounds like an advertisement) WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced its recognition by The Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) as the winner of the 2011 MPSA Leadership Awards…
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Yesterday, I visited the “procurement” web-site of NKU (Northern Kentucky University) to see how that public-sector school is handling “documents” for new construction and renovation projects for its facilities. I printed the “page(s)” that I eventually wound up on. If you click-on the link I’ve provided below, you will see that NKU has an arrangement…
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An “opinion article” – about the healthcare insurance industry – authored by Barbara Shelly of the Kansas City Star, appeared yesterday in the St Pete Times newspaper. I’ve posted a copy of that article in my Google Docs document library so that you can read the full article, if you want to. And, I think…
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I’ve previously posted a couple of articles to share information contained in the Fed’s “Beige Book” reports. These reports are not issued every month. I think the next report will be published the second week of June. Below, I’ve copied into this posted the “overall nationwide summary” and just four of the individual “district” reports.…
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AIA ABI Index reading for April 2011 was below 50; that’s not a good sign Found on Reuters.com this morning…. * April billings (AIA ABI) index 47.6, down 2.9 pts * New project inquiries index 55.0, down 3.7 pts * Financing an obstacle to recovery: AIA By Nick Zieminski (Reuters.com) NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters)…
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An article from Business Wire on 5/17/11, found on thestreet.com, begins by saying this …… U.S. chief financial officers (CFOs) of middle-market companies are becoming more positive on the state of the industries in which they operate, as well as on the outlook for growth, according to the latest GE Capital survey of middle-market CFOs.…
Reprographics 101 