Jim Lyons comments on business and marketing developments in the printing and imaging industry, combining many years of experience with an ever-enthusiastic eye on the future. His monthly print column, "Observations", appears in The Hard Copy Observer, a publication of Lyra Research.
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Just a year ago, I devoted two successive Observations columns to a couple of companies that were targeted hard-copy devices towards applications facilitating communications between extended families, with a special emphasis on the elderly population...
I have been away for a few days, so missed a prompt update on HP's announcement of quarterly results, which took place Monday, November 23rd. However, here are the summarized metrics for the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), as well my first...
Decades ago, even before I was involved directly with printers, the branch of the high-tech world where I worked (storage) often referred to $X/MB ratios. Many orders of magnitude have come and gone in that business -- for example, in the early 1980's...
My friends over at Techbargains.com (Search: "Printer") have some great printer and AIO/MFP deals highlighted, but today's big find goes to the Cheapskate.com blog. Today, Rick Broida is highlighting the Polaroid PoGo Zink-based printer, covered in...
by Jim Lyons
The Hard Copy Observer, November 2009
Observations: Interview with Ian Schenkel of EuroSmartz
Completing the fourth year of my monthly “Observations” column for the Observer, I find myself reflecting back on the exciting variety of...
