Moscow, September 12, 2023 – Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers held the Conference dedicated to the issues of cybersecurity in using office printing devices.

Moscow, November 15, 2022 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers held the Conference dedicated to the situation on the Russian market of office printing devices and high-quality consumables.

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held the Conference, on November 15^th  this year, “The Russian Market of Printing Devices and Consumables: the Stats and Trends for 2022”. During the Conference the stats of supplying office printing devices during the first nine months of 2022 were presented, analyzed were the tendencies in the transformation of the different market segments (open, alternative and parallel supplies). Also presented were the forecasts of the development of the Russian market in 2022-2024. The Conference was held in hybrid-format (physical presence and on-line). The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 142 Russian businesses and organizations. The sponsors of the Conference were the companies: DaLZ Ltd. (Moscow), CUHDO Ltd. (Moscow), INKOTEK Ltd. (Moscow) and BUSINESS-INFORM Group.

During the Conference 3 reports were heard:

·         “The Russian Market of Printing Devices 2022: Main Segments, Tendencies and Supplying  Stats” (the speaker — Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

The Report Theses: The Russian market of printing devices and supplies – 2022: supplying stats for January-July; open, parallel and alternative markets: recommended suppliers, conditions, real and potential volumes of supplying; the growth of the alternative market: the volumes of supplies, the evaluation of the products’ quality, customs facilities and issues, the requirements of information safety; the downfall of the open market: forecasts, myths and manipulations of the leading distributors; the OEMs have left the Russian market and this is wonderful; the supplying of new and popular Global brands in 2022-2024: the organizing of supplying, servicing, the issues of informational security and their solution; parallel market: the sanctions have opened new possibilities; new Russian projects in the fields of import replacement and their perspectives; Russian printer brands and corresponding supplies: models and analogs, the volumes of supplying, the expected quality and the reality; the Sanctions as the driver for printing device and supplies remanufacturing industry.

·        “The Russian market of Printing Supplies – 2022: Successful Transformation and the Solutions to new Issues” (the speaker — Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

The Report Theses: The economic and political sanctions are changing the Russian market; new requirements towards information security and environmental safety in organizing the supplying of printing devices and supplies in 2022-2024; new requirements towards suppliers; the stats of supplying consumables for laser printing devices for the first nine months of 2022; the three segments of the Russian market (open, alternative, and parallel), their dynamics and trends; the main factors influencing the transformation of the Russian market.

·        “The Quality Leaders: We Are Presenting You the Products from Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, IMEX, Integral, HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line” (the speaker — Alina Savinova, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

The Report Theses: The Russian testing of consumables quality: methods accredited labs, 2020-2022 testing and the results; recommended brands: the volumes of planned supplies and recommended suppliers; the solutions to the issues of organizing, payment and delivery of quality cartridges and toners in 2022-2024; Sanctional limitations and prohibitions will not interfere with the provision of Russian organizations and manufacturing business with office printing devices and high-quality consumables; we are presenting the products by Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, IMEX, Integral, HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line and their Russian suppliers.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the provided information, the perspectives of supplying of printing devices and corresponding high-quality consumables on the Russian market. A special attention by the Conference participants was paid towards the companies recommended as suppliers for 2022-2024.

As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #36, 2022) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (October 2022).

Moscow, September 05, 2022. – 114 specialists in the field of procurement have begun their retraining on the professional courses according to the “Management of Public and Corporative Procurement for Critical Information Infrastructure Objects” program prepared by the experts of the AQCMS Association and the BUSINESS-INFORM Group. Within the framework of the aforementioned program, the AQCMS and BUSINESS-INFORM Group experts will conduct training within the disciplines of “Organizing of Procurement, Usage of Printing Devices: Technical, Economic and Environmental Aspects”, “Printing Outsourcing – the Features of Organizing within Critical Information Infrastructure Objects”, “New Forms of Procurement Organizing and their Implementation Features in 2022-2023”, “The Provision of Requirements Fulfillment towards Information Safety in Organizing and Performing Procurements within Critical Information Infrastructure Objects”.

On September 06^th, 2022, the retraining of specialists in the field of professional procurement at professional courses according to the program “Management of Public and Corporative Procurement for Critical Information Infrastructure Objects” began. The retraining of specialists was performed within the framework of practical implementation of the National Program “Russian Federation Digital Economy” (National projects “Information Safety” and “Digital Economy Personnel”) with the usage of remote form of training (without breaking from work). The program duration is 320 hours (4 months). The retraining of the specialists is carried out in three groups on the premises of one of Moscow’s certified educational centers with active participation by the experts from profile Russian associations including experts from the Russian Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and the "Business-Inform" Group of Companies (BUSINESS-INFORM Group). Specialists in the field of procurement who have successfully mastered the study-program and passed the exams, will receive the diplomas on the professional retraining of due form.

AQCMS is actively participating in works on practical implementation of the National Program “Russian Federation Digital Economy”. The development of the working programs of “ Organizing of Procurement, Usage of Printing Devices: Technical, Economic and Environmental Aspects”, “Printing Outsourcing – the Features of Organizing within Critical Information Infrastructure Objects”, “New Forms of Procurement Organizing and their Implementation Features in 2022-2023”, “The Provision of Requirements Fulfillment towards Information Safety in Organizing and Performing Procurements within Critical Information Infrastructure Objects” being one of examples of the successful collaboration of AQCMS Educational Centre and educational professional retraining establishments.

Within the framework of the disciplines developed by the AQCMS and BUSINESS-INFORM Group experts, the procurement specialists will gain not only the new theoretical knowledge but will acquire practical skills in solving such tasks as the evaluation of office devices prints quality, laser cartridge printing quality evaluation, he pre-selection of suppliers for participating in invitational contests. During the training, specialists will independently perform a number of marketing studies of various sectors of the Russian IT-market, will evaluate the quality of products by popular Russian IT-companies, and will take part in master-classes, organized by the Russian and the International BUSINESS-INFORM Group experts in the field of office printing. New knowledge and skills received by the specialists in the field of procurement during their training according to the program “Management of Public and Corporative Procurement for Critical Information Infrastructure Objects” will become a solid basis for their further professional growth, and excellent relationships established between the students and AQCMS experts will help in solving practical issues during the professional activity that will follow.

Moscow, May 19, 2022 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the new results of the research of the Russian market of office printing equipment and supplies.

Moscow, February 08, 2022 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the results of marketing research of the Russian toner market for laser printers and MFPs, results of  testing for quality and sustainability of the best and most popular toner brands present on the Russian market, as well as commercial offers on supplying quality products from the leading Russian computer companies.

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) organized and held the Conference, on February 8^th this year, “Remanufacturing of Toner Cartridges – Best 2021 Solutions and New 2022 Suppliers”. During the Conference the results of marketing research of the Russian toner market for laser printers and MFPs, results of testing for quality and sustainability of the best and most popular toner brands present on the Russian market, as well as commercial offers on supplying quality products from the leading Russian computer companies were presented. The Conference was held in hybrid-format (physical presence and on-line). The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 117 Russian businesses and organizations, as well as the leading Russian and International experts. The sponsors of the Conference are DaLZ Ltd. (Moscow) and CUHDO Ltd. (Moscow).

During the Conference 2 reports were heard:

·        “Remanufacturing of Toner Cartridges – Best 2021 Solutions and New 2022 Suppliers” (speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy, “Business-Inform” Group)

The Report Theses: Russian market of remanufacturing toner cartridges in 2021 – stats, tendencies, quality products and its traditional suppliers; the experience of remanufacturing centers in Russian organizations – quality solutions are always profitable economically; issues with supplying in 2021 – the reality and the myths; the best brands of non-OEM cartridges and toners for remanufacturing; the needs of the Russian remanufacturing market grow, but the traditional providers are not able to satisfy them; the leading Russian computer companies offer their solutions, as well as supplying the best non-original cartridges, toners and parts for remanufacturing toner cartridges in 2022 (offers collection, terms, prices, etc); offers on supplying quality toners and parts for remanufacturing of toner cartridges from “Business-Inform” Group and CUHDO Ltd.; AQCMS consults large buyers and toner cartridge remanufacturing centers – quality products are accessible and profitable!

·        “Presenting the Best Brands of  non-OEM Toner Cartridges and Toners” (speaker – Alina Savinova, “Business-Inform” Group)

The Report Theses: Presenting the best non-OEM toner cartridges of the International and Russian brands. MSE and Dataproducts, Static Control, Integral, G&G, UNITON Premium (Green Line) cartridges – testing results of prints, sustainability, remanufacturing possibility and economic practicability. Comparing the testing results of quality cartridges with testing results of non-original (compatible) cartridges of popular Russian brands; presenting the best brands of toner for remanufacturing of toner cartridges; Mitsubishi, Imex, Static Control, Integral, ITDL, Tomoegawa, HYB toners; remanufacturing using quality toners: methods of remanufacturing and refilling, economic and environmental practicability, results of resource testing,  print quality testing and sustainability testing; comparing the testing results of quality cartridges with those of Russian and cheap Chinese cartridges; presenting the Russian suppliers of quality cartridges and toners – Office Assistant (MSE, Static Control, G&G) and CUHDO Ltd. (UNITON Premium, Mitsubishi, Imex, ITDL, HYB, Tomoegawa); the working experience of remanufacturing centers in Russian organizations: quality solutions confirmed their economic profitability!

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the provided information, recommendations, testing results, practical aspects of procurement organizing for quality cartridges, toners and components for their remanufacturing. The participants of the Conference paid special attention towards the issue of organizing and coordinating the procurement of the presented quality cartridge brands, toners and components from the recommended Russian suppliers, as well as towards the issues of organizing of the testing and quality control of procured and supplied products during 2022-2024.

As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #33, 2021) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (January, 2022).

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en 

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, https://sforp.ru/en/ 

Moscow, January 14, 2022 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the new results of the vulnerability research for office printing devices and the recommendations for removing the vulnerabilities.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS), on 14^th of January, this year, held the Conference “The Issues of Informational Safety – New Threats for Office Printing Devices and the Corresponding Countermeasures”. During the Conference the results of the research were shown concerning the new vulnerabilities found in office printing devices in Russian and International organizations in 2021, as well as the recommendations on how to remove them. A special attention, during the Conference, was paid towards the modern policies of informational protection of businesses’ corporate networks, and above all towards the policy of the “Zero Trust”, as well as towards the issues related to the practice of workflow system usage (IT-outsourcing, MPS, the usage of remanufactured cartridges and newly-built cartridges). The Conference saw the participation of representatives from 162 Russian businesses and organizations, as well as from the leading Russian and International experts in the field of information safety.

During the Conference 3 reports were heard:

    ·  “Printers, MFPs and Cartridges – the Sources of Vulnerabilities. Audit of Printing Devices in Russian Organizations in 2021: the Results, Conclusions and Recommendations”. (speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy,  Russian University of Transport)

The report theses: Office printing and its managing: legal, administrative and program-technical aspects; microprogram, system and applied software: vulnerabilities (evident and hidden), methods of passive and active protection; the leading manufacturing brands of printing devices and their policy in the field of informational safety provision; HP and branded microprogram FutureSmart software: vulnerabilities CVE-2021-39237 (CVSS score: 7.1) and CVE-2021-39238 (CVSS score: 9.3), and how to defend oneself against them; the month has passed – and there are new surprises: CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832 and their impacts.Konica Minolta and the vulnerabilities it discovered - CVE-2021-20868, CVE-2021-20869, CVE-2021-20870, CVE-2021-20871, CVE-2021-20872: how to defend oneself against them, and is it really necessary?; Brother, Canon, Lexmark, Ricoh, Xerox printing devices– vaccination does not provide the defense against viruses; Up-To-Date topic: is it necessary to develop new vaccines and be vaccinated?; passive and active defense methods and legislative limitations of their use; the audit of printing devices in Russian organizations in 2021: main results and conclusions; the stingy pays twice, the stupid pays thrice, the idiot the whole life; to protect one’s health at least basic hygiene is necessary, or why one shouldn’t turn the new MFP on and start printing right away.

   · “Zero Trust Model – Implementation Recommendations and Possible Issues”. (speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy,  Russian University of Transport)

The report theses: The growth of crime rates during the COVID-19 pandemic; Zero Trust – is a safety model implying the total absence of trust towards any user, device or application; the main components of the zero trust architecture according to “NIST Special Publication 800-207: Zero Trust  Architecture”; 7 principles of Zero Trust and the features of their implementation within the modern systems of automated workflow; minimal Zero Trust control requirements; recommendations on Zero Trust implementation; the issues related to practical implementation of Zero Trust:the requirements of Zero Trust towards the operational systems and input/output devices and their functions; software updates as a new source of vulnerabilities; OEM and non-OEM cartridges carry new threats; preventive protection measures; the necessity to continuously monitor the network; if a data-theft is inevitable, the cryptography and the steganography may help; corrections of existing information safety policies are inevitable; the tendencies of the development of the Russian office printing market in the existing conditions.

This report received the Diploma as “The Best Scientific Report” on the All-Russia Science and Theory Conference “The Theory and Practice in Providing Informational Safety TPPIS-2021” in its section “Cryptographic Algorithms and Network Safety”

     · “Printers, MFPs and Cartridges – the Sources of Vulnerabilities; the Recommendation on Procurement, Usage and Disposal in 2022; the Responsibility of Suppliers and Users According to the Russian Legislation”. (speakers – Alexander Semenov, “Business-Inform” Legal Agency, Alina Savinova, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

The report theses: Office printing and its managing: software-technical aspects; the “holes” in system and application software; patches and their role for hackers and information safety specialists; printers and MFPs as sources of vulnerabilities; the solutions from the manufacturers of printing devices, are they to be trusted; certificates on information safety of printing devices and how can they be related to the Russian market; firmware and its upgrades; what are the aims of manufacturers; remote working places bringing new problems; cartridges (OEM, remanufactured, newly-built) and chips – one more group of information safety issues; what is chip doing: the statements of manufacturers and the opinion of information safety researchers; the spying devices and what is stated on the topic in criminal and administrative codes of the Russian Federation; the overview of court proceedings sings August 13, 2019; the responsibility of suppliers and the responsibility of users; the issues of disposal of printing devices and supplies from information safety specialists’ perspective: the overview of wrong solutions and practical recommendations for 2022.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the provided information, the results of the research on the vulnerabilities found in office printing devices in Russian and International organizations in 2021, as well as recommendations on their removal. A special attention of the Conference participants was paid towards the modern policies of data protection of corporate networks, as well as towards the issues related to the practice of workflow system usage (IT-outsourcing, MPS, the usage of remanufactured cartridges and newly-built cartridges). The participants of the Conference congratulated on of the speakers – Stanislav Malinskiy – with receiving the Diploma “The Best Scientific Report” on the All-Russia Science and Theory Conference “The Theory and Practice in Providing Informational Safety TPPIS-2021” in its section “Cryptographic Algorithms and Network Safety”.

As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #33, 2021) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (December, 2021).

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, /en/

Moscow, December 15^th, 2021. 22 Russian and 14 International brands have become the participants of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-03), during which the best non-OEM Brother TN-3480 cartridges were chosen, as well as toners for Brother TN-3480 cartridge remanufacturing.

Organizer of the Contest is the Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Russian Association AQCMS.

The testing works were done by the employees of the Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Russian Association AQCMS and a number of specialized Russian and International laboratories. The evaluation of each print and cartridge is generally done in accordance with ISO/IEC 24790:2017 International standard and the method approved for evaluation of toner cartridge printing quality during OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs (altogether – 46 parameters).

During the First Stage of the Contest Nominees were chosen: 4 best brands of cartridges (2 – newly-built cartridges and 2 – remanufactured ОЕМ-cartridges) and 5 types of toner (2 – Mitsubishi toners, 2 – Tomoegawa toners, 1 – toner under the Russian trademark). All nominees received their invitations for participation in the Second Stage of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-03), during which the Contest Winners were to be chosen. The Second Stage of the Contest has been in progress since November 29^th till December 14^th 2021. During this stage the contest cartridges were tested, those presented for the second stage by the First Stage Nominee companies.

According to the results of the testing done within the framework of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-03), the declared Winner is toner for remanufacturing: Mitsubishi UT19B3 (supplier –  Delacamp AG, Germany); the Contest Nominees are: toners for remanufacturing: Tomoegawa BR-14, Mitsubishi UT19B2. It is Mitsubishi and Tomoegawa toners that will be presented to the large Russian buyers of office printing devices during the conferences of the Information Agency “Business-Inform” in Q1 2022 as recommended for Brother cartridge-remanufacturing. Besides, it is the Mitsubishi and Tomoegawa toners (as well as suppliers which submitted them for the Contest) that are chosen by the public specifier-of-the-testing as the ones invited for toner supply bids for Brother cartridge-remanufacturing on the alternative market in the first half of 2022.

According to the results of the best non-OEM Brother TN-3480 cartridge testing (for both remanufactured OEM-cartridges and newly-built cartridges) done within the framework of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-03), it was noted that all submitted cartridges provided for making of high quality prints, but none of them reached the declared yield of 8000 pages. That is why, it was decided by the organizers not to declare Winners in the “Cartridges” nomination. All the suppliers of non-OEM cartridges, who showed the best results during the First Stage testing, are chosen by the public specifier-of-the-testing as the ones invited for non-OEM Brother cartridge supply bids on the alternative market in the first half of 2022.

Also the organizers of the Contest have recommended noting in the public report “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2022)” annually published by the Information Agency “Business-Inform” that during the procurements of toner on the Russian market several Tomoegawa toners have been discovered produced at various production sites and having different quality. That is why the Contest organizers recommend to invite for toner supply bids for Brother cartridge remanufacturing on the alternative market in the first half of 2022 only the supplier-company of the nominated Tomoegawa toner, since it is the Tomoegawa toner presented by this company that confirmed its high quality during the performed testing.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, https://www.sforp.ru/en/

Moscow, 07 December 2021. — The Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the results of the marketing research of the Russian market of office printing supplies 2021, as well as the forecast for market development for 2022-2024.

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS), on 07^th of December this year, held the Сonference “The Russian Market of Office Printing Supplies 2021 – Dynamics, Tendencies, Perspectives; the Results of 2021, Perspectives for 2022-2024”. During the Conference the results of marketing research were shown for the Russian market of office printing supplies for 2021, the results of quality testing of the most popular brands of non-OEM toner cartridges and toners, as well as the forecast of market development during 2022-2024. A special attention during the Conference was paid towards the real suppliers of high-quality supplies, their choosing and the distribution of planned supplying for the first half of 2022. The Conference saw the participation of representatives from 139 Russian businesses and organizations.

During the Conference 2 reports were heard:

·       “The Russian Market of Laser Printing 2021 – Open Market Stagnates, the Alternative Market is Gathering Speed”. (reporters: Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group, Alexander Semenov, BUSINESS-INFORM Legal Agency)

The report theses: The volumes of supplying and the volumes of sales on the Russian market in 2021; new terminology, new segmentation, new priorities and the new leaders on the Russian market; the influence of the COVID-19 pandemics on the Russian market; the issues of information safety and the environment and their solutions in 2021; the influence of the economic sanctions on the Russian economy, legislation, imported office equipment procurement planning and organizing; the Russian market will never ever remain the same; priorities (preferences) for the Russian manufacturers and International suppliers of high-quality products; the leadership and competence needs to be confirmed not only by talking, but with high-quality products supplying as well; myths and myth-makers on the Russian market: the testing of quality of the popular Russian leader-brand products: advertisement and reality; stagnation of the open market is defined by the stagnation of the mentality of the leading Russian suppliers; the lack of a real impetus for change leads towards the creation of a new alternative market with new leaders and new solutions profitable for both sellers, buyers and the state; 5 reasons why it is the alternative market that became a driver in supplying of high-quality supplies in 2021; new suppliers and brands of high-quality supplies; we present brands of high-quality supplies and commercial offers of their suppliers; we present high-quality cartridges being released on the European BUSINESS-INFORM Group production sites; we present Russian computer companies and their offers on the alternative market of supplies for office printing devices.

·       “The Perspectives of the Russian Market in 2022-2024; Focus on Quality; the Change of Leaders is Inevitable”. (reporters: Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group, Irina Titova, INKOTEC Ltd.)

The report theses: The forecast of tendencies and sales volumes on the Russian market of printing devices and supplies for 2022-2024; the issues of information safety and the environment; the actual Russian legislation and its violation by the manufacturer companies and the Russian supplier-companies in 2019-2021; the protection of the state interests and its implementation on the Russian market of office printing devices in 2020-2024; new types of public and municipal procurement and their practical implementation in 2020-2024; planned procurements on the alternative market in 2022-2024; the definition of high-quality brands for the procured products, recommended suppliers, the organizing of testing and input control, the preparation and implementation of invitational contests for 2020-2021, all this influence the 2022 procurements; the 2021 leaders of the Russian market: self-advertising and real supplying; the buyers opinion regarding the Russian and International brands of the supplies: we present the results of surveys for 2021; Focus on Quality! We present the “AQCMS Quality Label”; the definitions of “High Quality” and “Confirmed Quality” for HP supplies; we present the methods of testing and accredited Russian laboratories; we present the Russian Rating of High-Quality Consumables Suppliers and its possible implementation and actual content; we present the brands of supplies, which have confirmed their high quality and which are recommended for supplying on the Russian market of alternative procurement in 2022.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the provided results of market research, testing results of the quality for the most popular Russian and International non-OEM toner cartridge and toner brands, as well as the forecast for market development in 2022-2024. The participants of the Conference have in detail discussed the commercial offers of the suppliers for high-quality supplies recommended for organizing of planned supplies for the first half of 2022, as well as the commentary by BUSINESS-INFORM Group specialists on the line of high-quality cartridges released on the European production sites of BUSINESS-INFORM Group (also recommended for supplying onto the Russian market in 2022). A special attention of the Conference participants was paid towards the legislative basis for organizing invitational contests in the first half of 2022. As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #32, 2021) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (December, 2021).

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, https://www.sforp.ru/en/

Moscow, November 23, 2021. — Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the results of the quality research for laser printing cartridges and corresponding toners for their remanufacturing as well as recommendations for choosing quality products and their suppliers in 2022-2024.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS), on 23^rd of November, this year, held the Conference “High-Quality Cartridges and Toners, as well as their Suppliers on the Russian Market”. During the Conference the results of the quality testing were shown for the most popular non-OEM cartridges (newly-built ones and remanufactured cartridges) done in 2020-2021, the most wide-spread printing defects were analyzed along with the reasons for them, were presented brands which confirmed their quality during independent testing, as well as Russian and International companies – sellers of quality products. A special attention during the Conference was paid towards practical recommendations on organizing procurements of quality non-OEM cartridges and toners in 2022-2024 with consideration to the changes of the Russian legislation. The Conference saw the participation by the representatives of 118 Russian businesses and organizations.

During the Conference 2 reports were heard:

“2022 Procurement – Presenting the Procurement Volumes, Recommended Brands and Their Suppliers” (speakers - Stanislav Malinskiy, “Business-Inform” Group, Alexander Semenov, “Business-Inform” Legal Agency)

The report theses: The dynamics of the Russian supplies market for laser printing and its segments; the open market stagnates, and the alternative market grows at high rates; the Russian legislation for the open market and its changes for 2022; leaders of the open market and their products; traditional issues with the quality products on the open Russian market (yield, printing defects, etc.) and common explanations by the sellers; the product quality demonstrates both the competence and knowledge of its sellers; the Russian legislation for alternative market and its changes in 2021-2022; invitation tenders and the aspects of organizing them; the procedure of choosing the invited participants and its practical implementation; the volumes of confirmed procurements by the Alternative market in 2022 (5.5 mln. cartridges, 920 tons of toner) and their distribution according to printing devices brands; best non-OEM brands and toners for HP, Kyocera, Brother printing devices and their suppliers recommended for invitation and participation in tenders for supplying in the first half of 2022; presenting MSE, Pelikan, Uniton Premium, Mitsubishi, Imex, Integral, Tomoegawa, ITDL, HYB brands and their recommended suppliers; the issues of providing information safety in organizing supplying on the Russian alternative market; the protection of the interests of the suppliers, buyers and manufacturers of the products on the alternative market and its legislative basis.

“Cartridge and Toner Quality Testing in 2022 – Implementation Schedule, Methods and Laboratories” (speaker - Alina Savinova, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

The report theses: The quality of cartridges and its components: yield, print quality, the suitability for remanufacturing and environmental friendliness; International, European, and Russian standards and their implementation in the methods of cartridge quality evaluation by various organizations; American STMC method, methods of the Russian supplier companies, methods of testing laboratories of “Business-Inform” Group European partners and their legitimacy; the legislative requirements towards technical means and conditions for performing of testing. “Business-Inform” Group state contractual works on evaluation quality of cartridges presented on the Russian, European, and American market in 2022-2024: testing sample procurement organizing, performing independent quality testing and secondary testing of the winners’ results. OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs is a possibility for every brand to present its productson the alternative market. 40 main testing parameters during basic cartridge research in state contractual works of “Business-Inform” Group. The Russian manufacturers and their products: results of independent testing; the products of “Business-Inform” Group European partners: results of independent testing; results of testing and their influence on the choice of quality cartridge and toner suppliers for alternative market in 2022-2024.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the provided results of the research for laser printing cartridges and corresponding toners for their remanufacturing as well as recommendations for choosing quality products and their suppliers in 2022-2024. A special attention of the Conference participants was paid towards companies and brands recommended for participation in invitation tenders for the first half of 2022. As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #32, 2021) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (November, 2021).

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/

Moscow, September 29, 2021. — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the results of the marketing research of the Russian market of laser printer and MFP cartridge remanufacturing, as well as the results of the quality and sustainability testing of the most popular cartridges presented on the Russian market. 

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) on 29 of September this year held the Сonference called Russian Office Printing Supplies Market – Tendencies, Perspectives, and New Players. During the Сonference there were demonstrated the results of the 2014-2021 marketing research of the Russian printing device and supplies market, the results of the quality and sustainability testing of the most popular cartridges presented on the Russian market, as well as the results of the Winners of the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs held during 2019-2021. The Conference saw the participation by the representatives of 116 Russian companies and organizations, as well as the leading Russian and international experts. 

During the Conference 3 reports were presented: 

Russian Market of Printing Devices in 2014-2021 – Statistics, Tendencies, and Growth Drivers (Speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the Report:

The volumes of sales of printing devices and supplies on the Russian market – the 2014-2021 stats, segmentation, tendencies; the alternative market of printing devices and supplies – the origins, legislative basis, growth drivers, product quality control, the provision of requirements towards data and environmental safety; the realities of the Russian market – myths and manipulations, incompetence and false competence, the race towards leadership and attempts for survival; Russian manufacturing and new Russian developments in 2021-2025: aims and targets, their funding and their executors; involvement of the Russian higher educational establishments, research institutes, and Russian market leaders in the tasks of providing office printing – reasons, decisions made and perspectives; contractual obligations of “Business-Inform” group regarding the evaluation of product quality and the selection of potential suppliers. 

The Issues of Informational and Environmental Safety on the Russian Market  (Speaker – Alexander Semenov, Legal Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the Report:

The International and Russian legislations – the overview of requirements and limitations for the market of printing devices and supplies; the issues of the control and the implementation of legislative requirements – realities, solutions and perspectives for 2021-2024; national projects, “Ecology” and “Digital Economy” (Federal project “Informational Safety”) – the aims and requirements for 2021-2024; the requirements of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, RoHS, REACH and overseeing their violation in Russia; the Russian consumables suppliers – leaders in environmental violations and their partners: the volumes of supplies and the framework of responsibility; the actual acts on limiting the access of environmentally unsafe product suppliers on the alternative market in 2021-2024; expert organizations and their responsibility; the results of audits of certificates issued by Russian and foreign organizations – there are more questions than answers; organizing the control of environmental and informational safety of printing devices and supplies on the Russian market; involvement of the Russian higher educational establishments, research institutions and “Business-Inform” Group into performing product testing.

New Suppliers Offer New Products (Speaker – Yulia Danilogorskaya, Information Agency “Business-inform”)

Theses of the Report:

Quality printing and its integral parts – quality of prints, sustainability, informational safety; the problems of supplying quality products on the Russian market – the demand and the profit, advertising and reality, independent and hired testing. The OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs and their results in 2019-2021; the Contests’ Winners, their products and supplying perspectives in 2021-2022; the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs Program for 2022-2024 – holding plans, testing methods, expert laboratories of the Russian and the International organizations, the results and their usage in choosing quality products and their suppliers; active Russian production sites and their expert evaluation; planned Russian developments and production in 2021-2025 – scheduled numbers and the executors; the audit of the Russian manufacturers and suppliers of printing devices and supplies – economic performance, declared options and the reality; the growth of supply volumes of quality products defines new requirements towards suppliers and their responsibility; on the necessity of enlarging the list of supplier companies of quality consumables in the Russian reality; the overview of the Russian leader-brands and the results of the independent testing of their products; the involvement of the Russian computer market leaders in solving the issues of providing office printing – proposals, decisions made and perspectives. 

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the information presented, recommendation and testing results, practical aspects of procurement of quality and environmental-friendly printing devices, cartridges and quality toners (for cartridge remanufacturing). The Conference participants paid special attention to the proposals made by the leaders of the Russian market in supplying of quality products from US, Europe and Asia, as well as to the proposals done by Pelikan (Germany), GM Technology (Spain) and ITDL (India) regarding supplying their products that had participated in OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs and had their high quality confirmed. As a nice surprise came the new issues of the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #32, 2021) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (September, 2021). 

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/novosti/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, https://sforp.ru/en/

Moscow, June 08, 2021 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers presented the results of the research of the Russian market of consumables for 2019-2020, as well as the results of the testing of the OEM and the most popular compatible cartridges for office printing on the Russian market.

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) organized and held the online-conference, on June 08^th this year, held the online-conference “Quality of Toner Cartridges – Tendencies and Perspectives”. The conference saw participation by the representatives of 119 Russian businesses and organizations, as well as the leading Russian and International experts.

During the Conference the report was heard presented by “Business-Inform” Group:

·        Quality of Toner Cartridges – Tendencies and Perspectives 

(Stanislav Malinskiy “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The quality of the toner cartridge and its components: quality of prints, the possibility of remanufacturing, environmental safety, informational safety. National and regional methods of prints quality evaluation and their aspects; measured parameters and evaluated defects; environmental safety: main requirements of the Stockholm Convention regarding POPs, RoHS and REACH directives, and the responsibility of cartridge suppliers and sellers for their violation; data safety and the article 138.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia “Illegal Turnover of Special Technical Means Aimed at Secretly Obtaining Information”; the right for repair and issues of cartridge remanufacturing in Russia; the competence of suppliers corresponds with the quality of their products; the knowledge of methods and the certificates do not guarantee the quality of products!; traditional myths: who and why are spreading them; the audit of web-sites of the Russian supplier-companies: traditional myths come up more often than before; he advertising of the Russian laser-cartridge brands and the results of 2019-2021 testing - where is the quality?; presenting the winners and nominees of the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs for HP and Kyocera printing devices; where to buy quality products; the leading manufacturers name their official Russian partners and “Business-Inform” Group finishes the development of business-reputation rating of Russian companies; presenting the AQCMS “Confirmed Quality Label”; the environmental law and why is it violated, what to expect in 2021-2022; environmentally safe cartridges and who are supplying them into Russia; the real volumes of equipment and cartridge sales on the Russian market in 2019-2021 and the perspectives for 2022-2025; new requirements towards the information safety change the Russian market in favor of buyers interests; alternative market and its regulation; “invitation” contests and their legal registration; presenting the recommended suppliers for 2021-2022.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speaker the provided information, recommendations, testing results, practical aspects of procurement organizing of quality compatible (both remanufactured and new-built) cartridges and toners (for HP and Kyocera office devices). As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issues of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #31, 2021) and “Testing and Quality” by Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and the speaker and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of another AQCMS Online Conference for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru ,  https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Business-Inform: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/

  RESULTS of WINNERS

Which alternative cartridges and which toners for refilling are the best for HP printers/MFPs? We will declare those brands already on the 11^th of June!

43 Russian and 17 International brands have already become participants in the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (2021-02), where the best alternative HP CF244A, CF283A, CF226X cartridges will be determined, as well as toners for remanufacturing of those cartridges.

The Organizers of the Contest are Information Agency "BUSINESS-INFORM" and the Russian Association AQCMS (The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers).

The results of the Nominees and Winners of the Contest will be included in the public report: “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2021)”, annually released by the Information Agency “Business-Inform”. In addition, the organizers of the Contest will present the best brand proposals for alternative cartridges for HP printers / MFPs for the Russian large buyers of consumables in 2021-2022.

The application for participation in the Contest continues until June 04th.

The Nominees of the First Stage will be declared on June 11th, the Winner will be declared on July 30th.

Contest (2021-02):

http://printnews.biz/en/2021/04/26/international-open-quality-printing-contest-proposition-2021-02/

Details: bizinform@list.ru

Moscow, May 19, 2021 - Large Russian Buyers of alternative consumables for Kyocera printing devices discussed the results of the Open Quality Printing Contest (2021-01), interviews by the Contest Nominees, as well as commercial proposals from Russian supplier companies, recommended by the Contest Nominees, and planned volumes of purchases in 2021-2022.

The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held the online-conference  “Manufacturers and Suppliers of Quality Alternative Consumables for Kyocera Printing Devices”. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 148 Russian companies.

At the Conference, the results of the examination of all competitive cartridges (36 Russian and 17 foreign brands) were demonstrated, the Companies-Nominees, their production and the range of products, the results of the contest examinations were analyzed in details.  Suppliers of high-quality alternative consumables for Kyocera printers, recommended to Large Russian Buyers by Companies-Nominees and AQCMS, were demonstrated. All conference participants were shared with the interviews by the heads of the Companies-Nominees, published in the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue 31, 2021).

At the Conference particular attention was paid to commercial proposals of Russian supplier companies: PMC (Russian supplier of IMEX YFX-2, Mitsibishi UT19F5, HYB TG-48 nominee toners) and Business-Inform Group (Russian supplier of high-quality alternative cartridges). Russian supplying companies demonstrated the conditions and planned volumes of supplies of high-quality alternative consumables for Kyocera printers in 2021-2022, as well as the full range of high-quality products supplied by them.

The conference participants discussed the information presented, recommendations and results of examinations, practical aspects of organizing the procurement of nominee goods with the speakers.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru, https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

BUSINESS-INFORM: bizinform@list.ru, /en/ 

Moscow, March 29 - 30 Russian and 14 International brands have already become participants in the Contest where the best alternative Kyocera TK-3190 cartridges will be determined, as well as toners for remаnufacturing of those cartridges.

The Organizers of the Contest are Information Agency "BUSINESS-INFORM"​ and Russian Association AQCMS (The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers)

The Participants of the Contest are striving to demonstrate the advantages of their products in comparison with the ones of the best representatives of the Global industry of office printing supplies. The Russian buyers from large businesses and public organizations are also actively interested in proceedings and results of the Contest.

The results of the Nominees and Winners of the Contest will be included in the public report: “The Best Solutions in the Field of Office Printing (2021)”, annually released by the Information Agency “Business-Inform”. In addition, the organizers of the CONTEST will represent the winning brand proposals as alternative cartridges for Kyocera printers / MFPs for the Russian big buyers of consumables in 2022.

The application for participation in the Contest continues.

Email: bizinform@list.ru

Moscow, March 16, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on March 16 the online-conference “New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts”. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 149 Russian companies - buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies.

The Conference was devoted to the discussion of the article "New Chinese Cartridges are Mythbusters of Common Facts" by Alexey Belikov and Stanislav Malinsky, published in the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue # 30, 2021).

During the Conference three reports were presented:

- Quality of Office Printing: Are the Prints Done with OEM-Cartridges the Examples to Follow? The Testing Busts the Myths (Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

Theses of the report:

The common statements are – OEM-cartridges are examples to follow, the remanufactured cartridges and NBCs must strive towards the quality of OEMs; The International standards and methods of printing quality evaluation – traditional approaches and testing organizing; Testing on demand and its execution – to what extent can we trust the testing results ordered by OEMs?; The testing of prints quality done by OEM-starter cartridges, the expected and unexpected results. The quality testing results of prints done be remanufactured cartridges and quality NBCs; Why non-original materials still have low-quality-cheap-products as their face – cheap NBCs, badly remanufactured OEM cartridges?; If the old myths are still being spread it means they are still required; By whom?; Do the customers still need it?

- Remanufactured Cartridges on the Russian Market – Statistics and Tendencies for 2018-2020. The Reality Contradicts the Common Statements (Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

- The Sustainability and Environmental Safety of Cartridges – the Testing of OEM Cartridges and NBCs Raises New Questions. (Alexey Belikov, CUHDO Ltd.,  Yulia Danilogorskaya, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

Theses of the report:

The statements are – OEM cartridges are out of all suspicions, Chinese NBCs are toxic, unsustainable, cheap toner is dangerous for your health; When did this information appear and how much truth is in it?; The testing of OEM-cartridges, remanufactured-cartridges and NBCs done in 2019-2020 – more questions than answers. The testing of plastics – attention, bromine and bromine compounds in OEM-cartridge plastics requires control and additional research!; Bromine compounds – are they really safe, or is it a time-bomb? Until September 2015 meldonium has not been considered a doping, so what will happen to bromine compounds in OEM cartridge plastics? The testing of toners – attention! The toner in OEM cartridges requires control and additional research; The testing of plastics and toner from 30 most wide-spread brands of Russian compatible cartridges – the numbers are scary, but are not surprising. Mew Chinese “decaBDE-free” NBCs – the testing in the Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Science confirms the environmental safety of cartridges; The ban on supplying toxic cartridges on alternative market and its implementation in 2021-2022. The recommended suppliers of cartridges for 2021 and the model range of popular cartridges; If the old statements are still being spread it means they are still required; By whom?; Do the customers still need it?

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers provided information, recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects. As a surprise for all the participants of the Сonference there has been free issue “Testing and Quality”, published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and speakers and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en  

1. The Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow, Russia) is staging the contest for the best non-OEM cartridges – Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling. The Contest is scheduled for March 01^st– June 15^th, 2021.

2. The contest under the name OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101) will have 2 stages.

During the first stage (March 01^st – April 10^th) prints will be evaluated made with non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built), and Nominees of the Contest will be chosen – the best cartridge and toner brands used for refilling.

During the second stage (April 16^th– May 31^st) cartridges and toners chosen as the first stage Nominees will be evaluated. According to the results of the second sage, the Winners of the Contest will be declared, the best non-OEM cartridges – Kyocera TK-3190 analogs – and toners for their refilling.

3. The works are performed by the staff of Information Agency “Business-Inform” together with the Russian association AQCMS and a number of specialized Russian and International laboratories.

4. The participation is paid: the price of participation in the first stage is 500 USD for International participants or 36000 rubles for Russian companies.

5. On March 01^st the work of the first stage begins on evaluating the quality of non-OEM cartridges (remanufactured and new-built).

Each participant company must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before April 01^st, 2021 the test prints made with its non-OEM cartridge, analog of TK-3190 (the yield is 25000 pages). Each participant of the Contest presents all test prints made with its cartridge after each 500 copies with 5% coverage (50-52 test prints in total). The test template is presented by the organizer to each of the participant companies after the participation in the first stage of the Contest has been paid.

6. The evaluation of each print will be made in accordance with international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017. 

7. Test prints are to be submitted:

With a COURIER (for Russian participants):

Moscow, Barabanniy per., h.4, bld.6, entrance 6. tel.+7 495 9886146,

AQCMS (with “for Contest” notice)

By POST (for International participants): 

127474 Moscow
Dmitrovskoye sh. 62 bld 2

CUHDO Ltd

Attn Brazhnikova Tatyana

+7 916 602 86 22

8. According to the results of evaluation of each of the prints presented by a participant the integral rating of its cartridge will be defined; thus 3-4 winner-brands (Nominees) will be chosen. At the same time, in the cartridge contest the participation is by all participants and for toner contest the participation is only by participants who submitted prints done by remanufactured cartridges (remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges). The generalized results of winner-brands prints evaluation will be published. Other results won’t be published. The announcement of the first stage Nominees is planned for April 12^th, 2021.

9. After the first stage, integral ratings of the presented cartridges (prints) for all participating companies will be received, as well as integral ratings for Nominees.

10. After the first stage of the Contest and announcing of its results all Nominees will receive the invitation to participate in the second stage of the contest taking place April 16^th – May 31^st. The participation in the second stage of the Contest for Nominees is not obligatory. The price of participation in the second stage of the Contest is 500 USD for International companies or 36000 rubles for Russian companies.

11. Each nominee company from the first stage of the Contest deciding to participate in the second stage must submit to the Information Agency “Business-Inform” before May 17^th, 2021 its non-OEM cartridge - TK-3190 analog - (for the first stage Nominees in the “Cartridge” group) or its toner used for refilling of remanufactured TK-3190 analog cartridge (for the first stage Nominees in the “Toner” group).

12. The testing of products presented for the second stage of the Contest will be done according to the international standard ISO/IEC 24790:2017. 

13. The generalized evaluation results of the Contest Winners’ products will be published. Other evaluation results will not be published.

Announcement of the Contest Winners is planned for June 15^th, 2021.

Therefore, if your company wishes to participate in International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST (202101), all that you need is:

- to inform the Informational Agency “Business Inform” (mail: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru , header “Participation in 2021-1 Contest”), name the Contest participant-BRAND (for new-built cartridges) and the Contest participant BRAND + toner BRAND (for remanufactured OEM cartridges and remanufactured new-built cartridges);

- to pay the participation in the first stage of the Contest and receive the Official Invitation for participation and test template for producing test prints;

- to send to the address (specified in the paragraph 7) the test prints done with your cartridge after every 500 prints with 5% coverage (50-52 test prints in total) until April 01^st.

Should you have any questions regarding the participation in the testing feel free to contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform”.

Moscow, January 13, 2021 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held the online-conference “2021 Perspectives – Quality of Printing and Environmental Control, the New in the Industry and the Russian Legislation”. The conference saw participation by the representatives of 122 Russian companies (buyers of office printing devices and corresponding supplies), as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and European remanufactured printing devices and quality alternative consumables supplier-companies.

During the Conference three reports were presented:

- Remanufactured Printers, Copiers, MFPs – the Suppliers’ Offers, Quality and Environmental Testing, the Specifics of Supplying and Servicing. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Tumanov M.B., INKOTEC Ltd.)

Theses of the report:

The Global market of remanufactured printing devices in 2015-2020 – the volumes of sales, dynamics, and tendencies. COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office printing. Leaders of the European market and their products. Chinese printing/copier devices remanufacturing companies and their products. The Russian market and its features. The requirements towards the quality of printing and products sustainability. The legislative requirements for remanufactured products and their implementation in Europe and Russia. The Russian suppliers myths; and why they are still being spread. Why does the Russian customs service ignore the requirements of RoHS European directive, and when this ignorance will stop. The issues with certification. The results of comparative quality testing of new and remanufactured of printing/copying devices – the abilities of remanufacturing industry are not limitless. The issues of providing informational safety and their solutions. The plans of supplying the remanufactured equipment into Russia in 2021 and quality control, sustainability, and informational safety procedures.

- New Brands on the Global Market of Printing Devices – Manufacturers, Models, Consumables Features. (Malinskiy S.V., “Business-Inform” Group, Zakharov P.I., INKOTEC Ltd.)

Theses of the report:

New Chinese brands of printing devices – technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing quality testing results. Avision, Elean, Deli, Lenovo, Zonewin, Xiaomi printing devices brands and their specifics. Which models we are to see on the Russian market in 2021 and under which names. The provision of consumables is no simple task. The evaluation of printing quality and sustainability of new models. The issues of servicing and certification. The requirements towards the informational safety of office printing systems within Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy of “Zero Trust” and projecting of its requirements on the office printing facilities.

- High Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Volumes of Supplements, Quality and Sustainability Control, Remanufacturing and Disposal. (Malinskiy S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The alternative market in Russia – brands, suppliers, and the volumes of procurement in 2014-2020. The growth of alternative market in 2021, the growing list of brands, raising of the requirements towards the products, and organizing the entry control. The specifics of technical equipping of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. The issue of informational safety and legislative support for the alternative market. The requirements of Federal Law #187 and the key changes in Federal Laws #44 and #223 for suppliers. The expected changes in contractual system field. The procurement from the sole supplier and the rating of business reputation of a company. The new edition of the sole supplier procurement basis points. New rules of reviewing the application for defining the sole supplier for procurement. The closed list of possible requirements towards participants. The prohibition of foreign devices procurement according to Federal Law #223 and its practical implementation. The algorithm of alternative procurements and its practical implementation for 2021-2022. The overseeing bodies and their powers. High quality cartridges and confirmed quality cartridges – the main criteria and 2020 testing results. The supplying distribution of 5.4 mln cartridges among the recommended manufacturers of quality cartridges. The volumes of supplying in the first half of 2021, organizing the entry control and additional procurement. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers. The issue of sustainability control for cartridges in alternative supplying.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers, the heads of the Russian and European remanufactured printing equipment and quality alternative consumables supplier companies the provided information, recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of remanufactured equipment and quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects. As a new-year surprise for all the participants of the conference there has been free subscription for BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine and its appendix “Testing and Quality”, published by Information Agency “Business-Inform”

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and speakers and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of the urgent issues of the office printing industry within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en 

   Moscow, December 15, 2020 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on December 15 the online-conference “Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – Brands Confirming their Quality, and their Suppliers”. The conference saw participation by the representatives of 108 Russian companies (buyers of the printing supplies  for office printing devices), as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and European quality alternative consumables supplier-companies.

            During the Conference three reports were presented:

— The Russian Market of Printing Supplies 2020 – Main Results, Tendencies, Perspectives. (Malinskiy S.V. “Business-Inform” Group, Tumanov M.B. Inkotec ltd.)

Theses of the report:

The Global market of printing supplies in 2020: main results and tendencies. COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office printing. The Russian market and its features. The requirements towards the quality of printing and products sustainability. The legislative requirements and their implementation. What to expect in 2021: the environmental control and REACH requirements, “high quality” and “confirmed quality” printing labels, controlling the compliance. The requirements towards the data safety of office printing systems within Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy of “Zero Trust” and projecting of its requirements on the office printing facilities. The alternative market: brands, suppliers and procurement volumes in 2020. The growth of the alternative market in 2021, the enlargement of the list of suppliers, and organizing the input control. The features of technical equipment of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. New Chinese brands of printing devices: technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing quality testing results. The remanufactured equipment and consumables: the offers by European leading companies. The invitation for a dialog from BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Virtual Expo participants.

— High Quality Cartridges and Confirmed Quality Cartridges – the Testing Results, Recommended Brands and Suppliers. (Malinskiy S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The popular Global and Russian brands: production, distribution, product quality, and regional policies. The popular 2020 cartridge models, ratings of consumption and popularity, leading models prices and quality: Russia and Europe procured cartridges quality testing results. The most popular International and Russian brands: the Volumes of sales on the Russian market, price policy and their products testing results. The International and Russian brands recommended for alternative procurements for Russian organizations and businesses in 2021 according to the results of the independent testing. The introduction recommended supplier-companies of cartridges of high and confirmed quality. The distribution of supplying of 5.4 mln cartridges among the recommended suppliers. The volumes of supplying in the first half of 2021, the organizing of incoming quality control and additional procurements. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers.

— The Environmental Requirements towards the Office Printing – the Legislative Requirements and their Implementation in Russia.  (Malinskiy S.V., Vasiliev A.I., “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

The sustainability as an integral part of product quality.The legislative requirements towards sustainability and the responsibility for non-compliance. The environmental testing of popular models of compatible cartridges in 2020: the results contradict the advertising of sellers. The environmental testing of OEM cartridges: are there no breaches or are they yet “to be seen”? Are the remanufactured cartridges environmentally safe? The issue of doping in sports and toxicity in cartridges: the same causes, the same verdicts, the same results. The COVID-19 pandemic severely punishes those who didn’t believe in decaBDE suppressing the immune system (the official stats in countries not ratifying the Stockholm Convention). The toxicity of cheap compatible cartridges: myths and testing results. Compatible decaBDE-Free cartridges – already a reality, however, has the environmental safety issue been solved? New environmental requirements from the Russian corporative buyers in 2021 and their official form. The accepted limits of plastic recycling and the issue of its implementation. The necessary disposal of plastic and issues of its realization, the “Business-Inform” Group experience, or how to destroy 4 mln toxic cartridges? The issue of cartridge environmental safety in alternative supplying and its solution.

            The participants of the conference discussed with the reporters and the heads of the Russian companies (suppliers of quality consumables) the presented recommendations and testing results, the practical aspects of organizing quality cartridges procurements and their printing quality control.

            In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to continue discussing urgent issues within the frameworks of following AQCMS Online Conferences Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and supplies.

 

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en  

During the Conference three reports were presented:

— COVID-19 Changes and Raises the Requirements towards Data Safety. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

COVID-19 transforms all industries of Global Economy. Transfer to “remote working” changes the patterns of businesses work, and changes the concept of “perimeter” for CS departments. Remote working creates new vulnerabilities. As a result: the rates of cyber-crimes grew manyfold. The cost of losses in 2021 will be 6 trillion USD (at minimum). COVID-19 and WHO related Phishing: the scope, main tactics, how to protect oneself against it. The official statement and recommendations from WHO. Beware, SMShing! Fake sites and ransomware attacks. New vulnerabilities of working from home. Recommendations for CS departments. Special attention for home appliances: computer, laptop, smartphone, telephone, printer. Attention – Home Printer! Printer vulnerabilities and how to avoid them. How to choose a cartridge? Recommendations by AQCMS experts for CS departments. COVID-19 creates new personal vulnerabilities. Previous CS policies ceased to work. VPN only provides time for turning to new CS policies. Russian statistics and 2021 forecasts. The future belongs to “Zero Trust” policy and professionals’ collaboration.

— COVID-19 Forces the Implementation of the “Zero Trust” Policy. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Mikhail Petrov, “Busines-Infrom” Group)

Theses of the report:

COVID-19 pandemic and Global economy shocks. COVID-19 waves and their influence on CS. The number of vulnerabilities will continue to grow. The concept of “perimeter” for CS departments and its transformation. The stream of cyber-threats is getting stronger. How to win time of organizing (improving) of cyber-defense? VPN-solutions and managing the remote working for employees. The offers by Global leaders in terms of CS. The problems are many and they’ll continue to grow. Attention – Information Security is not only cyber-defense. The Human Factor and its role in CS policy. “Zero Trust” (ZT) policy: the history of inception development, success and mistakes. The main principles of ZT policy and their practical implementation. The project ofThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA) regarding Zero Trust architecture (800-207 document). Attention towards home computer, laptop, smartphone, telephone, printer! Attention towards the remote personnel. The most frequent “home” vulnerabilities. Do we need to teach the personnel CS basics? Is “bait-phishing” justified? The problems of designing and realization of ZT policies. The experience of International and Russian businesses. Russian specifics. Recommendations by AQCMS experts for Information Security departments.Printer also requires attention. How to choose a printer and a cartridge? How to choose the suppliers and what to make of their recommendations and testing? The issues of the Russian legislation and their solutions during pandemic period. Federal Law #187 and the perspectives of its implementation. AQCMS experts recommendations for Information Security departments.

- COVID-19 Raises the Requirements towards Data Safety of Office Printing. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Alina Savinova, “Business-Inform” Group)

Theses of the report:

Transfer to “remote working” changes the patterns of businesses work, and changes the concept of “perimeter” for CS departments. Remote working creates new vulnerabilities. The change of office printing system during the pandemic: the return to the past – A4 format, low printing speeds, the priority for cheap and easy to use models. The vulnerabilities of printing devices: evident and hidden. Do we really need complex systems of office printing? Let’s evaluate “Pros and Cons”. How to protect office printing for businesses and who must be responsible? The study of vulnerabilities of printers and MFPs presented on the Russian market. Manufacturers’, suppliers’ and sellers’ myths. Let’s take a look at the web-sites of the Russian market leaders. Printing supplies requires the attention from CS departments. The office quality evaluation (printing, environment, remanufacture-ability + cyber-security). Attention – the chips! Attention – MPS software! The testing of products for office printing, presented on the Russian market. Let’s look at the web-sites of the Russian market leaders. The recommendations by experts from “Business-Inform” Group and AQCMS. The Expert Council of AQCMS on informational safety offers cooperation.

The participants of the conference discussed with the reporters and Russian CS experts as well as with the heads of office printing devices supplying companies the presented recommendations and testing results, the practical aspects of organizing office printing devices and supplies procurements, as well as the necessary organizational, informational and legal support from “Business-Inform” Group and AQCMS in transformation of CS and Information Security policies during COVID period.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences to discuss the issues of Information Security for Russian businesses.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Business-Inform: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/en/

the Requirements towards Products, and the Responsibility of Suppliers

  Moscow, October 27, 2020 – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on October 27 the online-conference “Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Requirements towards Products, and the Responsibility of Suppliers”. The Conference saw the participation by the representatives of 124 Russian companies, buyers of supplies for office printing devices as well as the heads of Russian and European supplier-companies specializing in quality alternative printing supplies. The Conference sponsors are CUHDO ltd., Uniton Service Ltd., and INKOTEC Ltd.

During the Conference two reports were presented:

- International and Russian Brands – the Well Known Name Doesn’t Guarantee the Quality of Products. The Testing Results of Popular Cartridges Presented on the Russian Market (Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The popular global brands: the production, distribution, quality of products and regional policies;

The aspects of supplying into Europe and Russia– the mentality of buyer forms the respective attitude towards him/her;

Popular cartridge models, their price and quality – the results of quality testing of cartridges procured in Russia and Europe;

The most popular Global and Russian brands – the volumes of sales on the Russian market, price policy and testing results of their products;

Myths and reticence by Russian suppliers and sellers;

The International and Russian brands recommended for alternative supplying into Russian organizations and businesses in 2021 according to the results of independent testing.

- “High Quality Cartridge” and “Confirmed Quality Cartridge” Labels – the Approved Technical Requirements towards Products, and the Suppliers Responsibility

(Malinskiy Stanislav, Savinova Alina, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The evaluation of printing and prints quality – the International standards ISO/IEC, STMC and LEM methods;

Measured parameters and means of measurement; 

The legitimacy if methods and measurements results;

The use of standardized methods of quality evaluation (STMC, LEM) in production does not guarantee the quality of products; 

Myths on the web-sites of Russian and International office printing cartridge sellers;

Tricks and Manipulations by Sellers;

The “High Quality Cartridge” and “Confirmed Quality Cartridge” labels – the approved technical requirements towards alternative products to be supplied on the Russian market in 2021; 

The organizing of supplied products quality control, and the suppliers responsibility;

The volume of 2021 supplies; 

The potential suppliers and their products testing results in Russian and European laboratories.

            The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers (the heads of supplier companies and the leading industry experts) the presented recommendations and testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control aspects, as well as the organizational, informational and legal support of “High Quality Cartridge” and “Confirmed Quality Cartridge” alternative supply labels.

            In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again within the framework of another AQCMS Online Conference for Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and materials.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru ,  https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en 

Moscow, September 08, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on September 08 the Online Conference “Cartridges for Laser Printing on the Russian Market - Environmental Problems and Possibilities of their Solution”. The Conference saw the participation by 114 Russian companies – buyers of consumables for office printing equipment. The sponsors of the Conference are Cuhdo ltd. and Incotec ltd.

During the Conference two reports were presented:

- Environmental Requirements for Laser Printing Consumables of the Russian Market – the Essence and the Practical Implementation (Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), RoHS, REACH;

The demands for POPs liquidation and prohibition of their manufacturing;

The requirements for collection, transportation and disposal of toxic waste;

Popular myths, tricks and manipulations by cartridge suppliers;

Legitimacy of certificates and Russian realities;

Does the certificate (provided by the supplier) protect cartridge sellers and buyers?

Russian facilities for disposal of toxic and dangerous waste – their location, real capacities and perspectives;

The Business-Inform public company’s experience in disposal and liquidation of cartridges.

- The Liquidation of Toxic Cartridges in Russia– the Practical Issues of Legislative Requirements Implementation (Malinskiy Stanislav, Danilogorskaya Yulia, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The import and sales of cartridges in Russia – the legislative requirements and practice;

The volumes of toxic cartridges on the Russian market in 2018-2019;

The responsibility of manufacturers, suppliers, sellers and buyers of toxic cartridges;

European fines and the experience of their implementation;

The issues of collection, transportation and disposal of toxic cartridges – who is paying for it all?

The results of environmental testing of OEM and non-OEM cartridges in Russia and Internationally;

News of the Russian legislation 2020-2021 – New requirements for suppliers and buyers – How to follow them?

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the presented testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges, toners and parts procurement organizing, practical aspects of environmental control of procured products, as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposal of consumables.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again within the framework of another AQCMS Online-Conference for Russian corporate buyers of printing equipment and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Moscow, September 02, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on September 02 the Online Conference “The Evaluation of Office Printing Quality – Reality, Myths and Expertise Results”. The Conference saw the participation by 97 Russian companies – buyers of consumables for office printing equipment. The sponsors of the Conference are Cuhdo ltd. and Incotec ltd.

During the Conference two reports were presented:

- International and Russian Methods – the Ability to Evaluate Does not Guarantee the Quality of Products (Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

Popular standards and methods: ISO, DIN, ASTM, STMC, LEM etc;

The implementation of quality evaluation methods (STMC, LEM) does not guarantee the product’s quality;

Myths present on the web-sites of Russian and International office printing devices sellers;

Tricks and manipulations by Sellers;

The results of technical, environmental and legal testing;

The quality label for cartridges - The AQCMS offers its solution.

- The Quality Label of AQCMS – the Working Group Offers the Solution and Its Practical Implementation (Malinskiy Stanislav, Savinova Alina, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)

Theses of the report:

The evaluation of prints and printing quality – International standards ISO/IEC, methods STMC/LEM;

Measured parameters and means of measurement;

Legitimacy of methods and test results;

What the developers of methods and sellers of “quality” cartridges prefer to omit;

What the customer wants (the results of studies related to the issues of printing-device-cartridges corporate buyers’ opinions);

The quality label of AQCMS – the working group offers the solution and its implementation. What the label should guarantee to buyers, sellers, and suppliers of cartridges.

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the presented testing results, practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing and their quality control, as well as necessary organizational, informational and legal support of the AQCMS Quality Label offered by the working group.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to continue the discussion of up-to-date issues within the framework of another AQCMS Online-Conference for Russian corporate buyers of printing equipment and consumables called “Cartridges for Laser Printing on the Russian Market – Environmental Problems and Possibilities of their Solution that is due to take place on 08 of September.

Moscow, August 11, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on August 11 the Online Conference “Quality Cartridges, Toners, and Parts – The Results of Testing by Russian and International Laboratories”. The Conference saw the participation by 84 Russian companies – buyers of consumables for office printing equipment – as well as the heads of Remanufacturing Centers, created within the boundaries of those companies, The sponsors of the Conference are CUHDO ltd. and INCOTEC ltd.

During the Conference the following reports were presented by the best Russian experts on a wide range of issues:

- “The Winners of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST – We Present Reliable Manufacturers and Suppliers” (Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “Toners and their Manufacturers. The Manufacturing of Toners in Japan, China, India, Turkey, Europe – the Advertising, Quality, the Results of Russian and European Testing. The Results of Studies of Cartridges Sustainability and Safety” (Titova E. INCOTEC Ltd.);

- “Quality IMEX, MK Imaging, Integral and Tomoegawa Toners. Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Testing Results. The Country of Origin Is Important!”(Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “European Manufacturers of Remanufactured Cartridges and their Suppliers. European Trends and Realities” (Savinova Alina, Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “The Quality of Toner and the Country of Its Origin. What Do the Manufacturers Hold Back? Results of Japanese and Chinese Toners Testing”(Savinova Alina, Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “Toxic Cartridges on the Russian Market. Russian Laws and Reality. What to Expect in 2021” (Zaitsev S. The Agency of Business and Financial Information “Business-Inform”);

- “Testing and Quality Control. International, European, and American Standards and Methods – the Areas of Implementation and Legitimacy Issues”  (Tumanov M. INCOTEC Ltd.);

- “The Issues of Waste Recycling and Disposal. Advertising, Myths, and Reality on the Russian Market. The Difference between the Quality and Toxic Plastic Waste” (Malinskiy Stanislav, Information Agency “Business-Inform”).

            The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the practical aspects of quality cartridges, toners, and parts procurement organizing, as well as the environmental friendliness of procured products and the issues of consumables remanufacturing and disposal.

            In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again in the end of September within the framework of another AQCMS Online-Conference for Russian corporate buyers of printing equipment and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

Moscow, August 04, 2020. – In July 2020, AQCMS and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and conducted four online-conferences on various issues of office printing industry. The conferences saw the participation by 380 heads of IT-departments of public and large commercial organizations from 17 Russian cities. All the participants were offered to fill in the questionnaires developed by the specialists of Information Agency “Business-Inform” with the aim of studying various issues related to the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on organizing the work of IT-departments in Russian public organizations and large commercial companies.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” received 358 completed questionnaire forms in total; their analysis has shown the following:

1. More Work

95% of the respondents (341 of 358) think that switching to remote mode of work (work from home) by the part of their personnel has led to increasing the workload no less than by 1 hour a day; 48% (173 of 358) –no less than by 2 hours a day, 18% (64 of 358) – no less than by 3 hours a day.

2. Work Becomes Chaotic

91% of the respondents note that the remote work of the part of the personnel has made IT-management considerably busier in terms of discussing and solving of trivial issues, which in usual conditions would be going practically unnoticed. 38% of the respondents note that the increase in the workload for solving unimportant issues causes annoyance and sometimes even aggression.

3. The Personal Contact is Essential

87% of the respondents note that working remotely they feel deprived of a personal contact with one or several of their personnel members from their departments. The absence of such contact causes them to feel discomfort. The contact via Skype, Zoom, MS Teams, etc. doesn’t solve this problem completely.

4. Remote Work Negatively Affects Attitude

92% of the respondents think that the remote mode of work of the part of their personnel does not allow them to maintain 100% efficiency of their department’s work. 79% of the respondents claim that their departments’ work includes several tasks whose execution becomes problematic due to some of the personnel working remotely. 61% of the respondents think that organizing the further remote work of the part of their personnel will require considerable changes in departments’ structure and official functions.

5. Technical Policy Requires Changes

90% of the respondents note that the experience of working in the COVID-19 pandemic conditions has demonstrated the necessity of introducing considerable changes to the technical equipment and re-equipment plans for their IT-departments. 52% of the respondents think that working in pandemic conditions will require the increase in procurement of personal printing devices (printers/MFPs) and corresponding consumables. 49% of the respondents think that the need for high-output network printingcopying devices will decrease in pandemic conditions, therefore it is reasonable to refrain from buying such devices in 2020-2021, or it is sensible to perform the procurement only to replace “old” devices. 76% think that they will lower the procurements of consumables for network printing devices in 2020-2021 by 20% or more.

6. Remote Work Changes IT-Priorities

74% of the respondents note that they are sure that part of their personnel will continue working remotely at least until the end of 2021. In this situation 69% of the respondents think that issues related to MPS-services implementation has lost their actuality.Among the most important and urgent issues for today they have named the implementation of modern cloud technologies  within their IT-departments (96% of the respondents) and data safety solutions (92% of the respondents).

7. Growing Number of Contacts Stimulates New Ideas

94% of the respondents claim that forced extension of their contact base in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic has already given them new ideas and solutions which they plan to implement in 2020-2021.  92% of the respondents think that remote working experience has allowed them to get a refreshing outlook on work organization, distribution of functions and the usefulness of personnel in their departments. 91% of the respondents think that new contacts will be used by them even after their departments will return to normal working mode.

Moscow, July 22, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) organized and performed on 21 of July the Online Conference “Modern Office Printing: the Issues of Quality, Environmental Safety and Information Security”. The Conference saw the participation by representatives of 43 Russian companies, the largest buyers of office printing equipment and consumables. The sponsors of the conference are: Information Agency “Business-Inform”, CUHDO Ltd., and INCOTEC Ltd.

During the Conference the following reports were presented:

- “Cheap and Toxic Cartridges on the Russian Market: The Issues of Collecting, Transportation and Disposal. The Responsibility of Suppliers and Buyers. Articles and Reports by International Specialists as a Source of Myths and Deception of Buyers” (Malinskiy S. Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “Quality Cartridges from MSE, Static Control, G&G and Cheap Leaders-of-the-Russian Market-Cartridges – Real Demand, Advertising and Testing Results” (Malinskiy S. Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “The Problems of Remanufacturing Industry in Russia: Quality Toners and Their Manufacturers. Toner Production in Japanand China: Advertising, Quality and Testing Results” (Titova E. INCOTEC Ltd.);

- “The Quality of a Cartridge: the Opinions by Manufacturers, Sellers and Buyers. What Should a Quality Label Be?” (Savinova A. Information Agency “Business-Inform”);

- “Toxic Cartridges on the Russian Market. Myths by Manufacturers and Sellers. The Issue of Disposal of Toxic Cartridges in Russian Is Non-Existent. There Is Only the Unwillingness to Follow Russian Laws” (Zaitsev S. The Agency of Business and Financial Information “Business-Inform”);

-    “The Issues of Information Security for the Systems of Office Printing. Micro-software and Chips. What Do the Manufacturers Conceal? Federal Law #187 and Its Enforcement in 2021-2022. The Impact of the Law on the Market of Printing Devices and Consumables”  (Tumanov M. INCOTEC Ltd.).

The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers and the leading industry experts the practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organization, the printing quality control, information security and environmental requirements for procured products, as well as the issues of consumables remanufacturing and disposal.

In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again during September at another AQCMS Online-Conference for Russian corporative buyers of printing equipment and consumables.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en

AQCMS Discusses the Office Printing Industry Issues

with the Largest of Russian Consumables Buyers

Moscow, July 03, 2020. – The Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) had organized and performed on July 03, an online-conference called “Quality Consumables: Who Manufactures Them and Where to Buy Them?” The participants of the Conference were the representatives of 146 Russian companies – the largest buyers of consumables for office printing devices. The Conference sponsors are Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow), CUHDO Ltd., and INCOTEC Ltd.

The best Russian experts presented the participants with the reports regarding:

- The dynamics and tendencies of the Russian market of consumables during 2011-2020;

- The methods of the office printing quality evaluation in Russia and abroad;

- The testing results of printing quality and environmental characteristics of cartridges presented on the Russian market during 2014-2019;

- The leading Russian and International brands and the dynamics of their shares on the Russian market;

- The environmental requirements towards office printing devices and corresponding consumables (Stockholm Convention, RoHS,REACH etc.);

- The experience of creating and running (within Russian companies) the b/w cartridge remanufacturing centers.

The Conference participants together with the leading industry experts discussed the issues related to practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing; the control of printing quality and of environmental requirements for the products procured; as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposing of the consumables.   

The considerable interest among the participants of the conference was caused by the following discussions:

- Cartridge quality testing: the discrepancy between the declared and an actual yield, low optical density of the image, grey background. Where to buy a quality cartridge, and who can really help in it?

- Forgeries on the Russian market: why their numbers are growing?

- Environmental rules violations and corresponding responsibility: the negative impact on health and environment of the cheap low-quality cartridges is proven; the commentaries of the Russian lawyers and experts regarding the responsibilities of the manufacturers, suppliers (sellers) and consumers (buyers) in accordance with Stockholm Convention and RoHS requirements.

- Remanufactured cartridges and their procurement: the issues of quality and consistency of characteristics or the possibilities of creating new jobs and preserving the environment?

 - Independent consulting: where to go to get an independent (from manufacturers, suppliers and sellers) consultation or expert opinion?

According to the results of the conference a workgroup of 7 persons was created for preparation of specific suggestions on developing the unified approach:

- Towards the definition of “high quality” concept for various-branded cartridges;

- Towards the system of informational support of the Russian buyers of the office printing devices and corresponding consumables;

- Towards the system of profile training and re-training of governmental organizations and commercial establishments engaged in procurement of office printing devices and corresponding consumables.

As a head of the working group was elected the President of AQCMS, Malinskiy Stanislav (e-mail: info@aqcmsrus.ru), as a Secretary, Savinova Alina, (Business-Inform, e-mail: info@sforp.ru).

As a nice surprise for the participants of the conference, there came presents on behalf of one of the sponsors. the Information Agency “Business-Inform”, which provided the participants of the conference with a free subscription for all printed matter of the Agency for 2020-2021 (BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazines, Supplies for Printing Machines catalogs, The Best Suppliers of the Compatible Consumables catalog) and sent out to all conference participant the digital versions of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issues #26, #27).

            The participants of the conference thanked the organizers and sponsors, and expressed the desire to meet once again already in September. The organizers of the conference confirmed such possibility and declared they would be planning to perform the online-conference for the end of September, and the part of the next BUSINESS-INFORM Review issue (#28, 2020) –which is to be released in the beginning of September – would be specifically focused on the issues of quality evaluation and standardization as well as on presenting quality consumables for office printing and their suppliers.

AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/ 

The best Russian experts will present the participants with the reports regarding:

- The dynamics and tendencies of the Russian market of consumables during 2011-2020;

- The methods of the office printing quality evaluation in Russia and abroad;

- The testing results of printing quality and environmental characteristics of cartridges presented on the Russian market during 2014-2019;

- The leading Russian and International brands and the dynamics of their shares on the Russian market;

- The environmental requirements towards office printing devices and corresponding consumables (Stockholm Convention, RoHS,REACH etc.);

- The experience of creating and running (within Russian companies) the b/w cartridge remanufacturing centers.

The Conference participants together with the leading industry experts are to discuss the issues related to practical aspects of quality cartridges procurement organizing; the control of printing quality and of environmental requirements for the products procured; as well as the issues of remanufacturing and disposing of the consumables.   

It is planned, according to the results of the conference, to create a workgroup for preparation of specific suggestions on developing the unified approach:

- Towards the methods of assessment of high quality of various-branded cartridges;

- Towards the system of informational support of the Russian buyers of the office printing devices and corresponding consumables;

- Towards the system of training and re-training of governmental organizations and commercial establishments engaged in procurement of office printing devices and corresponding consumables. 

to Russian Governmental Organizations and Commercial Companies

Moscow, June 25, 2020. – The members of the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers are ready to provide Russian governmental organizations and commercial structures with free of charge consulting services for optimization of printing devices fleets and with help in provision of quality consumable materials. The Association believes that the optimization of modern offices is not only profitable economically but allows Russian organizations and commercial companies to protect their employees from the harmful impact of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) found in many cheap compatible cartridges on the Russian market.

On June 19 and 22 this year, the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held several online conferences with participation by association members as well as invitees from governmental organizations and commercial companies. During the conferences reports by the heads of AQCMS Expert Councils were heard regarding actual solutions in the field of optimization of businesses printing fleets; informational and environmental safety issues; advantages of quality cartridges; testing results of compatible cartridges presented on the Russian market; as well as regarding the basic violations of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants by a number of manufacturers and sellers of compatible cartridges.

Having listened to and discussed the reports the conferences participants expressed their concern in regard to existing issues of printing devices fleets optimization in Russian organization; provision of informational and environmental safety in the modern office printing and copying devices; the presence on the Russian market of the large number of compatible cartridges violating not only the environmental requirements of RoHS and REACH, but also the requirements of the Stockholm Convention (ratified in Russia in 2011, a Global Agreement by 183 countries with the aim to protect people and the environment from highly toxic chemical substances). The participants of the conferences noted that they understand the range of objective reasons forming the existing situation on the Russian market and the forced character of procurement by a number of Russian governmental organizations of cheap and economically unfeasible office printing devices and corresponding consumables.

The participants of AQCMS conferences offered the representatives of the Russian Governmental organizations and commercial companies the free of charge provision of consulting services for solving the issues of optimization of printing devices fleets and help in provision of quality consumable materials. The representatives of AQCMS paid the attention of the conferences participants to opportunities available to acquire free consultations in Expert Councils and AQCMS Competence and Consulting Centers; as well as to the starting from 7^th of July and organized by one of the AQCMS participants (namely Laboratory of Electrography) specialists teaching courses in the standardized method of printing quality evaluation LEM 2.01.19 certified in Russia.

The leading Russian companies the suppliers of office printing devices and quality consumables have offered the Russian governmental organizations and commercial companies not only the opportunity of free consulting services within the Expert Councils and AQCMS Centers but also a real help in organizing supplement of office printing devices and corresponding quality consumables, as well as all the necessary materials for organizing cartridge remanufacturing centers for existing printing devices fleets within the businesses’ premises.

“We are ready to meet right away with the representatives of any governmental organization and commercial companies and discuss with them the whole range of individual issues related to the optimization of the office printing equipment fleets; to providing cartridges of confirmed quality; to creation of their own remanufacturing centers; as well as to the educating of the specialist in modern methods of evaluation and providing quality of office printing”, - told the President of AQCMS, Malinskiy S.V.

Regarding the issues of cooperation with AQCMS Expert Councils and Centers feel free to contact us via e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: AQCMS)

The applications for educating specialists in the Russian standardized printing quality evaluation method (LEM 2.01.19) can be received via phone: 8 (800) 222-50-51 or via e-mail: почте education@electrography.ru

Stage 3 – The Evaluation of Remanufactured OEM Cartridge Printing Quality

   June 23, 2020. - Moscow. The 3^rd Stage of the International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST is about to be completed. During this Stage the printing quality testing of remanufactured (refilled) first-pass genuine cartridges HP CF283A is performed.

            Contest Organizer – Information Agency «Business-Inform»

            Contest Co-Organizers – AQCMS and Laboratory of Electrography.

            The evaluation will be performed in accordance with the Russian method of standardized testing LEM 2.01.19., certified in Russia (Registration # РОСС RU. 32155.04ЛЭМ0).

The active phase of the Contest continues until July 06, 2020.

Cartridges for the Contest are accepted until July 06 with the obligatory indication of the company participating, toner type used in refilling and its manufacturer.

The Winners and Nominees of the 3^rd Stage of the Contest will be announced on July 20.

The cost of participation in the 3^rd Stage of the Contest is: 300 USD per cartridge.

According to the results of the expertise of each of LEM 2.01.19-tested remanufactured (refilled) OEM cartridges Nominees and Winners of the Third Stage will be decided, as well as types of toners, providing the quality refilling of OEM-cartridges.

After the end of the 3^rd Stage of the Contest all participant-companies will receive the results of testing for cartridges presented as well as winner-results.
            Should you have any questions related to participation in the Contest, feel free to ask Information Agency “Business-Inform”, mail: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru

Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo, which began its work on April 1, 2020, has already welcomed more than 5000 virtual visitors.

All participants who paid for the booths they’ve reserved on BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 are able to place the information regarding their company or its products on their virtual booths using them as web-pages in English and Russian free of charge during the year. All new information, placed on virtual booths, will be sent out to 15,000 addresses of the Russian specialists weekly.

The most interesting for the Russian virtual visitors have been the virtual booths which display articles, interviews or news regarding a company’s products.

For instance:

CLOVER booth - http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/B11.htm 

DELACAMP booth – http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/B4_C3.htm  

APEX booth - http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C12_D4.htm  

HYB Toner booth – http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/A3.htm  

Bulat booth –  http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/BC2.htm  

RM booth -  http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/CD1b.htm  

AQCMS booth – http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C6.htm  

Business-Inform booth - http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/virtex/C4.htm  

The Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Exhibition can be found here:

In English – http://sforp.ru/BI2020eng/ 

In Russian - http://sforp.ru/BI2020/ 

Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo will continue its work until May 2021.