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  1. Bob’s Notebook; Here are some notes that I’ve taken while at the Lyra Symposium in Rancho Mirage, CA.

    Managed Print Services Connect (Jan 24 2012) Cloud/Mobile Printing , Outsourcing , Resellers

    1. Bob’s Notebook; Here are some notes that I’ve taken while at the Lyra Symposium in Rancho Mirage, CA.

       

       

      Here are some quick notes that I took this morning at the Lyra Symposium.  I hope you enjoy them.

       

      OEMs did not hit their 2011 sales numbers, how will this affect 2012?

       

      Multiple cloud and mobile printing development and announcements are coming

       

      A3 features in an A4 machine.

       

      More alliances and partnerships coming in 2012

       

      2012 will deliver new products and services because of 2011 alliances and partnerships

       

      MPS moving to IT network management.

       

      HP pushing ePrint, (20 million printers are ePrint enabled)

       

      OEMs continue vertical solution development for high printing markets

       

      Printer hardware trending toward simpler easy to use MFPs

       

      Use of cell phones and hand held devices to print

       

      Xerox 2011 performance strong in comparison to others

       

      Cloud and mobility will increase some forms of digital printing

       

      Watch Apple AirPrint, (users demanded print, so Apple provided it)

       

      HP working with Android operating system for mobile printing.

       

      Transition to color in the office is slowing down

       

      Color remains a growth opportunity but MPS conversions are driving hardware revenue down due to equipment consolidating

       

      MPS helps A4 sales numbers

       

      Hardware revenue will be flat, make the money with supplies. 

       

      Focus on emerging markets.

       

      SOHO continues to fuel inkjet growth.

       

      The mobile workforce is growing – how will that affect printing?

       

      About 25% of us have printed from our mobile devices

       

      Mobile printing needs to be simple; it can not require training of the user.

       

      Where are the mobile print users?

        

      The reason people do not print from their mobile device is because it is not simple

       

       

      by Bob Meyer

       

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