BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW - Everything about office equipment, supplies and parts

The new informational digest - BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW (2012) has been released and is available for purchase. This compilation includes the reports of the leading specialists in the fields of office equipment, document flow maintenance, supplies; all presented during BUSINESS-INFORM 2012 International Conference (Moscow, All-Russian Exhibition Centre, from 6^th to 8^th of June 2012, http://www.sforp.ru/BI2012/). The Digest contains five sections: Marketing, Outsourcing, Intellectual Property, Office Equipment, Supplies, as well as detailed contact information about all of the participants of BUSINESS-INFORM 2012 International Expo. All the materials are presented in both Russian and English languages.

Altogether the compilation includes 16 published articles. The Marketing section is composed of marketing research results provided by BUSINESS-INFORM (www.sforp.ru) Informational Agency specialists for the period of 2004-2011. The results are presented in two articles – “Russian Market Of Supplies for Monochrome Laser Printing in 2011: Basic Trends” and “Russian State Structures Laser-Cartridges Rating for the First Half of 2012” (by Malinsky Stanislav – the head of BUSINESS-INFORM Informational Agency). The represented materials show the dynamics of laser printers (including MFPs) and supplies sales volumes. The changes in the sales volumes of OEM and compatible supplies are being thoroughly analyzed. The articles also list the cartridge models for both monochrome and color printing that took the lead on the Russian market.

The Outsourcing section has three articles – “Office Printing Outsourcing – What Do We Pay for” presented by ADMIS Company (Russia), “Key Trend of the Year – Outsourcing for Small and Middle Businesses” by Obliznikov Evgeny (TEKO, Russia), “What is Cost per Copy Contract” by Pomyakshev Dmitry (DaLZ, Russia). These articles present a detailed demonstration of outsourcing advantages for Russian SMBs.

The Intellectual Property section has an article “Success Guides on Recycling Market” based on the report by Michael Cox (Static Control, USA), as well as the interview with Petr Kulakov, Business Development Manager (MSE). These materials present the solid proof for the necessity of intellectual property non-infringement on the Recycling market.

The Office Equipment section presents articles about modern office machinery provided by Russian representatives of the leading office equipment manufacturers - RICOH, KYOCERA, RISO. In the article “Smart Printing: Ricoh Adds Intelligence to Their Equipment” specialists from Ricoh Russia presented a detailed overview of the new intellectual functions integrated into modern monochrome Ricoh MFPs, and the new practical capabilities provided by these functions. In the article “Business Solutions Together with Kyocera” by Aladin Nickolai, Mikhalchenko Julia, Kozachenko Igor (KYOCERA Document Solution Russia) the specialists from Kyocera company reviewed the wide functionality range of modern Kyocera printers and MFPs. The article “Riso – A Founder of Risography and Innovator of Full-Color Printing” by Kim Anna (RISO EURASIA LLC) presents a detailed description of risographs and modern RISO ComColor printers.

The section dedicated to supplies contains articles presented by the representatives of the leading foreign companies. The section starts with an article “Legends and Myths about Toner” by Hagemann Tania (INTEGRAL GmbH, Germany) that analyzes long-lasting myths, that exist on both Russian and Global markets of laser printing supplies. In the article “Keeping Ink Quality Constant in an Ever-Changing Inkjet Market” by Hasan Bagli (OCP GmbH, Germany) there are a detailed overview of the main factors that influence the quality of supplies for inkjet printing. In the article “Fuji Drums Q Series” by Reinhardt Jippa (Fuji Electric, Japan) the author reviews the advantages of Q-series drums by comparing them with conventional OPCs. In the article “How to Make a High Quality Cartridge in Local Environment” by Gucalenko Vladimir (V.M., Ukraine) Vladimir presents in detail the experience gained by compatible supplies manufacturer, V.M. during the production of high-quality cartridges. In the article “Katun: Earning Customers’ Trust and Adding Value” by Thomas Wolf (KATUN, USA) readers can learn about the advantages of KATUN’s product portfolio (especially for color laser printing) and the new KATUN’s service-product, the Managing Print Services (MPS). The section ends with an article called “Know Chinese More, Be Better Informed” by Qian Ying (ABColor, China). The article is a detailed description of the Chinese national world-view, business running manner, and the specifics of the Chinese aftermarket.

The digest has a volume of 176 A5 pages. BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW (2012) can be purchased in distribution department of BUSINESS INFORM Informational Agency (Mansurovskiy pereulok 13, Moscow, tel - +7-495-6374820) or via Internet (http://www.bizinform.ru/order/buy/).