– 78% of organizations surveyed now use some cloud-based print management 35% use extensively 43% use partially – 16% are evaluating – Top concerns are: 34% = data security 25% = reliability and uptime 22% = achieving consistent printing across multi-vendor fleet – 77% expect growth in cloud capture adoption 66% expect scan volumes on […]
– Elliptic Cybersecurity published warning about “sophisticated” new Android trojan named “Mirax” – Can be rented by hackers for up to $3,000 per month – Hackers could use to gain control over devices – Allows attackers to bypass security measures and steal sensitive information – (Ricoh MFPs use Android OS)
– Article published by RTMWorld magazine – “widespread price revision for a substantial portion of their office and commercial printing lineup” – “scheduled to take effect on 8/3/2026” – Includes A3, A4, color, b/w MFPs and production print systems – Due to “persistent inflation of raw material and procurement costs” – Price increases range from […]
AI now being used by hackers – Google report – Google published warning that it has identified a new zero-day exploit that has been developed by hackers using artificial intelligence (AI) – Exploit is designed to bypass 2-factor authentication on open source web-based system administration tool – Was implemented in a Python script – (Python […]
– Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision of Taiwan, parent of Sharp, has been hit by the Nitrogen ransomware gang of Russia – Hackers claim to have stolen 8 terabytes of data with 11 million files from Foxconn’s network after it successfully hacking into a Foxconn-owned manufacturing plant in Wisconsin – Stolen files apparently contain confidential […]
– Several IT news organizations are reporting that Toshiba is not honoring its warranty on select hard disk drives that it manufactures – Apparently is refusing to replace faulty products – Reasons given include “no available stock” and/or “possible wait time of one year for a replacement” – Only option offered is a refund of […]
– Research published by Global Growth Insights – Global MPS market estimated to have reached $39.57 billion in 2025 – $14.29 billion in North America – Projected to reach $40.83 billion in 2026 – Will reach $54.21 billion by 2030 – CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) of 3.2% – Reasons for companies to invest in […]
Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) announced it will become a reseller for Xerox PrimeLink color and b/w models – (these devices are actually made by Fujifilm) – Color models range up to 81ppm – B/w models range up to 136ppm – Toshiba was already a reseller of Lexmark device, which is now a division of […]
– Research published by Economist magazine – Over 600+ senior executives were interviewed – reveals a widening gap between AI ambition and workforce readiness – highlights how the disconnect between strategy and execution is preventing organizations from capturing AI’s full potential – 88% of senior executives view AI as a source of competitive advantage – […]
Reminder that OAuth v1.0 authentification standard, co-developed by Microsoft, has been updated to OAuth 2.0 for data security reasons If customers have an older MFP that does have available new firmware to upgrade v 1.0 to 2.0, customers may have problems using some scanning features Example of how users may be impacted if still using […]
