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.

 The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held the Conference, on August 09^th this year, “Office Printing – 2022: the Issues of Environmental Safety and Cyber Security”. During the Conference the most urgent issues of environmental safety and cyber security in using office printing devices were thoroughly reviewed, as well as their possible solutions and recommendations on practical aspects of digital transformation of business processes. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 122 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 4 reports were heard:

·        “The Issues of the Information Security and Environmental Safety on the Russian Market and their Solution for 2022-2023” (speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy, Russian University of Transport)

The Report Theses: The economic and political sanctions are changing the Russian market; new requirements towards the information security and environmental safety in organizing the supply of printing devices and consumables for 2022-2023; new requirements towards the suppliers; the responsibility of business directors for violating the requirements of cyber security in procuring and using of office printing devices; the Zero Trust policy and its implementation in Russian organizations and industrial businesses; the vulnerabilities of printing devices, their definition and removal; passive and active methods of protection and the legislative limitations on their use; new requirements towards the IT-outsourcing in modern conditions; environmental issues in using office printing devices and the corresponding solutions; legislative restrictions in procuring laser cartridges and the responsibility for their violation.

·        “Printers, Copiers, MFPs and Cartridges – the Sources of Vulnerabilities. The Audit of Printing Devices in Russian Organizations during 2021-2022: the Results, Conclusions and Recommendations” (speaker — Stanislav Malinskiy, Russian University of Transport)

The Report Theses: Office printing and it’s organizing: legal, administrative, and program-technical aspects; micro-program, system, and applied software: the vulnerabilities open and hidden, methods of passive and active protection; the leading manufacturing-brands of printing devices and the policies in the field of providing information safety; printing devices Brother, Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh, Xerox – the vulnerabilities are known and published, why aren’t they removed; the vaccination doesn’t guarantee the protection against the viruses; the passive and actives protection measures and legislative restrictions on their use; the audit of printing devices in Russian organizations in 2021-2022: the main results and conclusions; political sanctions and state cyber-crime of European Countries and US in 2022; new methods of active protection and their implementation; there are no more “untouchables”, the cyber-attacks must be repelled and cyber-criminals destroyed.

• “The Issues of Environmental Safety on the Global Market” (speakers – Kim Satoshi, Nori Kawakami, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

Theses of the Report: The International and Russian environmental 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 project “Ecology” – 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.

·       “The Quality Leaders: We Are Presenting You the Products from Static Control, 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 2022-2023; Sanction limitations and prohibitions will not interfere with the provision of Russian organizations and manufacturing business with office printing devices and consumables; we are presenting the products by Static Control, 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 new printing devices and corresponding quality consumables on the Russian market. A special attention by the Conference participants was paid towards the practical aspects of environmental and information protection in the conditions of political and economic sanctions in 2022-2023.

As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #35, 2022) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (July 2022).

Moscow, July 28, 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.

The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held the Conference, on July 28^th this year, “The Russian Market of Printing Devices and Supplies: the Stats and Trends for 2022”. During the Conference the stats of supplying office printing devices in the first half 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 194 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 4 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 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 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, the planned volumes of supplying, new suppliers and brands, custom facilities and the requirements of information security; 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.

• “New Models of Printing Devices: the Organizing of Procurement and Servicing, Sanctional Issues and Corresponding Solutions” (the speaker — Alina Savinova, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)

The Report Theses: We are presenting you the new models of printing devices from the leading Global brands Brother, Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Xerox; the Models Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J5855DW/J6555DW/J6955DW, their features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; models Canon ImageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4845i/4835i/4825i, their features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; models Xerox B230 (printer), Xerox В225/B235 (MFP), their features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; models HP LaserJet Managed E700/E800, their features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; models Canon i-SENSYS MF750 и LBP673CDW, their features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; the models Konica Minolta AccurioPrint C750i based on EFI Fiery IC-420 v2 (platform FS500), its features, technical novelties, technical and functional characteristics, supplies; the features of organizing procurements, supplying, and servicing in current conditions; the terms of preliminary applications are prolonged until the 16^th of August.

·                        “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 2022-2023; new requirements towards suppliers; the stats of supplying consumables for laser printing devices in the first half of 2022; the three segments of the Russian market (open, alternative, and parallel), their dynamics and trends; open supplies: the tendency towards the downfall from 75-80% of the Market to 30-35% of the Market (towards the beginning of 2024); alternative supplies: tendency towards growth from 15-20% of the Market to 50% of the Market (towards the beginning of 2024); parallel supplies: the target – 15-20% of the Market (towards the beginning of 2024); the main factors influencing the transformation of the Russian market.

·        “The Quality Leaders: We Are Presenting You the Products from Static Control, 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 2022-2023; Sanctional limitations and prohibitions will not interfere with the provision of Russian organizations and manufacturing business with office printing devices and consumables; we are presenting the products by Static Control, 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 quality consumables on the Russian market. A special attention by the Conference participants was paid towards the companies recommended as suppliers for 2022-2023.

As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #35, 2022) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (June 2022).

Moscow, July 12, 2022. — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers hosted the Conference dedicated to the Agency’s 25^th Anniversary.

Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS), on 12^th of July this year, held the Conference “Information Agency “Business-Inform” Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary! We Present the Agency and Its Partners”.  During the Conference the main results of the Agency’s works were demonstrated; the Agency’s partner companies and their products were presented. The Conference was staged at the Agency’s headquarters in hybrid format (both physical presence and on-line). The Conference saw the participation by the representatives of more than 250 Russian and International businesses and organizations.

During the conference 3 reports were heard:

·                                Information Agency “Business-Inform”: 25 Years on the Russian Market of Information Systems and Office Equipment (speaker — Stanislav Malinskiy, “Business-Inform” Group)

The Report Theses: The Agency and its founders; main directions of Agency’s activity and their directors; printers, scanners, MFPs, and consumables catalogs, the history of development, publishing, and distribution in 1998-2022; the Russian market marketing research: the open and closed sources of information, the reports for public and commercial organizations in 1997-2022; the office printing quality research and participation in development of Russian testing methods; BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazines, International BUSINESS-INFORM Expos, and International OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTESTs – the calling cards of the Agency; the scientific development of new informational and digital technologies, databases, multilayer neural networks, methods and means of data protection, pattern recognition systems, office printing and data storage systems; all the success and achievements are the result of cooperation with our Partners!

·                                Quality Leaders on the Russian Market: We Present You the Products of Static Control, Mitsubishi, IMEX, Integral, HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line (speaker – Alina Savinova, “Business-Inform” Group)

The Report Theses: The Russian testing of consumables quality: methods, accredited labs, 2020-2022 testing and results; quality leaders on the Russian market, their manufacturing facilities and products: we present Static Control, Mitsubishi, IMEX, Integral, HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line products and their Russian suppliers.

·                                Computing Systems, Networks, and Information Security  department of the Russian University of Transport and the Competencies of Its Graduates (speaker – Stanislav Malinskiy, Russian University of Transport)

The Report Theses: The Russian University of Transport – the leader in preparing of specialists for all kinds of transport with 125 years of its history; the Computing Systems, Networks, and Information Security department is one of the leading departments of the University in preparing the specialists in the field of computing systems and information security with more than 60 years of history; the postgraduate studies of the department and the program of preparing modern highly qualified specialists; we present the developments by students and postgraduates of the department made within the framework of the Agency’s activity; we represent heads of departments, experts and specialists of the Agency - graduates and teachers of the Russian University of Transport.

The participants of the Conference discussed with the speakers the provided information and the perspectives of the Russian market, the conditions and volumes of supplying printing devices and consumables in 2022-2023. A special attention of the conference participants was paid towards the companies recommended as suppliers in 2022-2023, as well as to the condition of enrolling in the Russian University of Transport in 2022 and the features of higher education study curriculums, implemented at the Computing Systems, Networks, and Information Security department of the Russian University of Transport.

As a nice surprise for all the conference participants came the new issues of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue #35, 2022) and its appendixes “Testing and Quality” (June 2022).

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Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue of the quarterly magazine, BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #35, 2022). The magazine readers are the specialists in the field of the office printing devices, supplies, and parts.

More than 30 articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Global Industry Leaders, Russian Market News, Marketing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket.

In the “Global Industry Leaders” section there is a published article by HYB “HYB – The HongHu that Dares to Soar”, interview with Kim Lee (HYB Toner) “HYB Toner Continues to Expand Its Range of High Quality Products”, as well as an interview with Jan Hagemann (INTEGRAL GmbH) “Predicated On World Events, Not Interfering, We Are Very Optimistic For Our Company’s Business And Success In The Market”.

In the “Russian Market News” section there are interviews with Alexey Belikov (CUHDO Ltd.) “The Russian Market Will Overcome New Issues”, Igor Chelebaev (LEKOM Ltd.) “LEKOM Ltd. Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary” and Mikhail Pushkarskiy (Osnovnoy Postavshchik Ltd.) “The Bet On Service Always to Be a Winning One”, as well as AQCMS press-releases “The Russian Market of Printing Devices and Supplies – 2022: New Realities, Tendencies, and Perspectives”,  “The Actual Issues of Cybersecurity in the Field of Office Printing”, “New Brands of Printing Devices – Model Ranges, Perspectives, Testing and Quality Evaluation”.

In the “Marketing” section we have placed articles by Graham Galliford “Digging Deeper into Inkjet's Market Share” and Mark Davis (Keypoint Intelligence) “Small But Mighty”, as well as a number of short-notes dedicated towards the forecasts on the development of printing in 2022.

The “Information Security and Environmental Safety” section contains the article by Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “VA, or No-VA, That Was the Question”, David Gibbons (RT Media) “EU Commission Rejects Imaging Equipment Agreement”, Malinskiy Stanislav (Russian University of Transport) “The Vulnerabilities of Printing Devices Carry a Potential Threat towards the Security of an Organization”, Louella Fernandes (Quocirca) “Escalating cyberattacks drive zero trust adoption”, as well as a number of short-notes dedicated towards the forecasts of cybersecurity industry development.

In the “Office Equipment and Printing Technology” section there is an article published, called “New Applications for Wide-Format Printers”, as well as short-notes dedicated to new Canon and Epson printers.

 In the “Printing Supplies and Aftermarket” section there are articles published by Tricia Judge (Int’l ITC) “HP Releases More Diabolical Firmware Updates”, Clover Imaging Group “The Important Difference Between Reuse and Recycling — And Why it Matters” and HYB Toner “HYB’s Branding Month Celebration”.

Especially for international specialists, several articles dedicated to the Russian and International markets have been presented in English (see English Pages section). 

The digital version of the magazine can be found on Business-Inform agency’s web-site. 

The printed version can be ordered starting from the 1^st of July, at the Business-Inform distribution department (www.sforp.ru, email: bizinform@list.ru, tel. +7 495 988-6146, Moscow, Barabanniy Lane, 4 (building 6)), Moscow specialists can purchase the magazine in RMS company shop (https://ramis.ru/, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy lane, 4 (building 5)).

   Moscow, May 26, 2022. — Russian University of Transport (MIIT) hosted the international theoretical and practical conference, “Intelligent Transport Systems”.

            On 26^th of May, this year, Russian University of Transport (MIIT) hosted the international theoretical and practical conference, “Intelligent Transport Systems”. During the conference the reports from leading Russian and International specialists – the developers of modern intelligent systems for solving various transportation tasks – were presented. Within the Conference section “The Security of Intelligent Transport Systems” two reports were presented by the head of “Business-Inform” Group, Stanislav Malinskiy:

·    “The ‘Zero Trust’ Security Concept – the Principles and Practice of Implementation” 

The report analyzes the changes within the landscape cybersecurity threats in the condition of COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions. It reviews the downsides of perimeter protection policy and substantiates the necessity of shifting cybersecurity departments of the Russian organizations towards the “Zero Trust” policy, while describing in detail the principles of such policy and possible issues in its implementation as well as corresponding solutions.

·     “The Vulnerabilities of Printing Devices Require Fast Removal” 

The report analyzes the threats to cybersecurity of organizations caused by the vulnerabilities of printing devices. The results of successful attacks were demonstrated, the possible hacker-threats and their consequences were evaluated. The report reviews the most dangerous vulnerabilities of the modern printing devices by various global brands. Offered are the recommendations for timely removal of known vulnerabilities.

                On May 31^st, within the framework of AQCMS and Information Agency “Business-Inform” Conference on the topic called “New Requirements towards the Cybersecurity of Office Printing Systems within the Conditions of Sanctions”, the head of “Business-Inform” Group, Stanislav Malinskiy, will present those reports together with a detailed analysis of vulnerabilities of all global printing devices from Global brands installed in the Russian organizations. A special attention will be paid towards the issues of cybersecurity of office printing devices occurring due to periodic updates of devices’ firmware by their manufacturers.