If ever your office photocopier breaks down, then there is a much simpler choice to help you with your copying besides going through a "scan-save-open-print" routine. The solution is in fact, a free-to-download software named "Photocopier".

Just a little over 1MB in size, this software from Nico Cuppen Software requires just a printer and a TWAIN-compliant scanner to generate copies of documents. As Ian Harac writes in his review on PC World, "You plonk paper on your scanner, you hit the 'copy' button on the photocopier program, and it automagically scans your document and sends it to your printer! No scan, save, open, print hassle--point and click all the way. "

Obviously, the free-to-use copier software doesn't offer too many features and functions, but then it is more than handy to solve some temporary/ short-term copier issues. Don't expect of course to be able to do away with your requirements for a copier, particularly if you are likely to need to copy more than a few pages each month.

Lexmark International has introduced the Lexmark X658 monochrome laser multifunction product (MFP). The new product is smaller in size, but robust in design and prints at great speed. Moreover, the compact MFP saves considerable space in the office. 

This new MFP is an extended part of the Lexmark X650 Series of monochrome laser MFPs and is targeted at the high-growth A4 paper size market.

The sale of A4 MFPs is growing faster than those devices targeted at A3 tabloid-size, owing to underlying qualities like cost, space and time saving ability. In fact, use of an A4 device can help save customers up to 25 % in the total ownership costs for the machine which really depends on monthly page volume. 

The X658 also occupies lesser space than a typical A3 device and its space-saving design also enables the users with  time-saving finishing options and workflow solutions. Moreover, the device can give 55 prints, photoccopies or scans per minute with some models having the StapleSmart II to staple multiple sets of documents also. The MFP also features a large 80 GB hard drive capacity and input capacity for 2300 sheets.  

In a survey of office workers by Industry Analyts, colour printers, copiers and multifunction products (MFPs) from Xerox have been voted as the best compared to similar products from other leading manufacturers. This is the second consecutive year that Xerox products have been acknowledged by office workers. In fact, in the category of  "Maintenance and Total Cost of Operation, Xerox colour products bagged the top rating.

The survey was conducted in the form of extensive telephone interviews with results based on nearly 100 verified responses from people who use and manage colour document technology within their organizations.

Xerox color printers and MFPs are used by businesses of all sizes to create high-quality documents to present a professional image and boost sales.

 

The now ubiquitous photocopier, an indispensable piece of equipment in today’s offices, is now 70 years old. The gadget was invented in 1938 by Chester Carson. To celebrate the 70^th year of the device’s birth, leading photocopier and office automation equipment maker Xerox has released images of the first photocopier together with its inventor, reports The Sunday Business Post.

According to the report, the initial pictures depict Carson frustrated and wondering at what appears to be a faulty piece of equipment.

 Xerox is credited as the pioneers in photocopiers, so much so that brand Xerox is often used to refer to a photocopy. Now the company resists calling itself a photocopier company and positions itself as a document management technology and services enterprise. 

A report by Bloomberg, which quotes leading Japan based news source Nikkei English News, indicates that Konica Minolta is planning to buy a Dutch company in order to boost sales of its copiers in Europe.

Exact commercial details of the reported acquisition  are not known yet.

The Dutch company has previously been a business partner distributing the office equipment made by Konica Minolta.

Source: Bloomberg