We’re seeing consolidation of the printers and copier markets. We’re seeing a lot of customers who want to consolidate their assets, they want to take their faxes, scanners, copiers, printers and put them into a single multifunction device. We’re also seeing then that the customers who have ta[...]
Archive for July, 2010
July 13th, 2010 - 8:50 pm § in Features
Office printer market analysis
In terms of the colour market in general we are seeing the market growing at a tremendous rate in terms of units, that’s primarily being fuelled by the fact that the price point of colour lasers has come down significantly over the past twelve months. So what we’re finding is that SMB customers [...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:47 pm § in News
HP Plans Copier Shake-Up
IT giant Hewlett Packard this month announced its intention to seriously disrupt the conventional copier market, unveiling a strategy clearly aimed at dislodging established photocopier vendors. At the heart of the plan is the newly launched LaserJet 4345 multi function printer which, the company cl[...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:46 pm § in Reviews
Dell Latitude X1
For workers who need to do a lot of travelling, a lightweight laptop can make life a lot easier and the latest addition to the Dell’s Latitude range is the lightest ever. Available in various configurations the Latitude X1 weighs as little as 1.14Kg and features a full size keyboard and 12.1 inch [...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:43 pm § in Features
PC specifications analysis
New Technologies PCI Express, faster graphics. We’re also seeing increased usage of wireless on desktops in small businesses. A lot of that is to do with small businesses wanting to have the flexibility to change around their office configuration. While you tend to think of wireless as being a not[...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:41 pm § in Features
PC manufacturer industry analysis
Things are going extremely well over, I would say, probably now the last year and a half to two years. I think initially where we’ve seen most of the growth and last year there was something like 30-35 per cent growth in the mobile space purely on laptops. Initially what we’ve seen was a big [..[...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:38 pm § in Features
Laptop PC analysis
The major development has got to be the way that the prices have dropped right down, the rate at which prices have dropped has accelerated. Other than that the main technological development has been the changeover from CRT monitors to flatscreen LCD displays. Strong pound against the dollar – if [...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:36 pm § in News
Avaya, Polycom launch joint VC solution
Telecommunications vendor Avaya this month announced an IP based desktop videoconferencing system that allows users to make video calls with all the simplicity of a standard voice only call. Rather than requiring users to enter an IP addresses to initiate a video-call, the new system only needs user[...]
July 13th, 2010 - 8:33 pm § in News
EU holding back competition, Brown.
The Confederation of British Industry has welcomed comments by chancellor Gordon Brown attacking the unfair procurement practices prevalent in the European Union. Brown’s comments came on the heels of a Treasury commissioned report (carried out by Siemens chief executive, Alan Wood) which found th[...]