07.02.2023|
Business-Inform
“The Supplies for Printing Machines” Database Internet Version Update
Moscow, February the 7th, 2023. The “The Supplies for Printing Machines” Database Internet Version
Update has been updated; the database is presented on the Information Agency “Business-Inform”
web-site in “Our Products/Reference” section.
The descriptions of new printer/MFPs models of Katusha, Avision, Deli, Hiper, Huawei, Pantum, Sindoh brands and corresponding OEM supplies have been
uploaded. Considerably enlarged were the sections dedicated to compatible
supplies of CACTUS, G&G, UNITON
Premium brands.
As of February the 7th, 2023, there are 21768 descriptions
in the “The Supplies for Printing
Machines” database of printing devices and supplies (cartridges,
toners, developers, ink-bottles etc.), including:
· 7638 printing devices,
· 10173 OEM supplies,
· 3957 compatible supplies.
The detailed description of the “The Supplies for Printing Machines” database version 1.2 and version 1.3 can be found on
the Information Agency “Business-Inform” website in “Our Products” section.
As with all Information Agency “Business-Inform” information products, “The Supplies for Printing
Machines” databases have both free and commercial circulation.
Free installation of the “The Supplies for Printing Machines” database in large Russian organizations – the Agency’s business partners
– began in June 2006. As of February the 7th, 2023, the “The Supplies for Printing
Machines” databases have been installed in more than 4100
public and large commercial enterprises.
Details: bizinform@list.ru, info@sforp.ru
31.01.2023|
Business-Inform
New Printing Devices on the Russian Market
Moscow, January 30,
2023 — Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers held the
Conference dedicated to the perspectives of the Russian market of office
printing devices and quality consumables in 2023-2024.
The Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held the
Conference, on January 30th this year, “The
Russian Market of Printing Devices and Consumables – 2023-2024 Perspectives”. During the Conference the stats of supplying of
office printing devices and corresponding consumables in 2022 were shown; new
tendencies in transformation of different market segments were analyzed (open,
alternative and parallel supplying); the forecasts of the development of the
Russian market for 2023-2024 were presented. The Conference was held in a
hybrid format (physical presence and on-line). The Conference saw participation
by the representatives of 168 Russian businesses and organizations. The
sponsors of the Conference were the companies: DaLZ (Moscow), CUHDO (Moscow),
INKOTEK (Moscow), BUSINESS-INFORM Group.
During the Conference 3 reports were heard:
· “The Russian Market
of Printing Devices and Consumables in 2022-2024 – Tendencies, New Brands,
Volumes of Supplying” (the speaker — Stanislav Malinskiy, BUSINESS-INFORM
Group)
The Report Theses: The stats of the Russian market of printing devices and consumables for
2022; the open, parallel and alternative markets – recommended suppliers, terms,
real and potential supplying volumes; the growth of the alternative market – the volumes of supplying, the evaluation of product
quality, customs facilities and issues, requirements of informational safety;
the downfall of the open market; the supplying in 2022-2024 – organizing, servicing, informational safety issues
and their solutions; parallel market: the sanctions have opened new
possibilities; Russian and new International brands on the Russian market – models and their analogs, the volumes of
supplying, expected quality reality; main factors influencing
the transformation of the Russian market; the sanctions as the driver of the
printing devices remanufacturing industry.
· “New Brands of
Printing Devices on the Russian Market – Model Ranges and Consumables” (the speakers —
Kim Satoshi, Nori Kawakami, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)
The Report Theses: New
brands of printing devices on the Russian market – Katusha, F+imaging, Avision, Huawei, Deli, Hiper; the comparative analysis of model ranges – technical
characteristics, functions, consumables; the
testing of prints and consumables quality; the testing of cyber- and
eco-safety; the remanufacturing of printing devices of new brands – the known
solutions confirm their quality.
· “The Quality
Leaders – We Present Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, Integral, HYB
Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line Products” (the reporter – Alina Savinova, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)
The Report Theses: The Russian testing of
consumables quality – methods, accredited labs, 2020-2023 testings and their
results; recommended brands – the volumes of planned supplying and recommended
suppliers; the solution the issue of organizing, paying and delivering of
quality cartridges in 2022-2024. We present Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, Integral,
HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line products and their Russian suppliers.
The participants of the Conference discussed together with the speakers the
provided information, the perspectives of supplying of new office printing
devices and corresponding quality consumables on the Russian market. A special
attention by the Conference participants was paid towards the companies
recommended as the suppliers of new printing devices and quality consumables
for 2023-2024.
As a nice surprise for all the Conference participants came the new issue
of BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (issue
#37, 2022) and its appendix “Testing and Quality” (December 2022).
20.12.2022|
Business-Inform
Full Promotion
Contracts for 2023: Only One Contract Left for Sale!
Moscow, December 20, 2022- Information
Agency “Business-Inform” concludes the selling of 2023 Full Promotion Contracts
to the suppliers the high-quality printers, cartridges, toners and inks. The
sales are to be closed on December the 29th. Just one Full Promotion
Contract for high quality cartridges is left for sale.
Information
Agency “Business-Inform” developed the Program for promotional
support of high-quality printers, toner cartridges, toner and ink brands
on the Russian market in 2023. The Program provides for introduction of
brands (information on the products and manufacturing, organizing quality
control, advertising, testing results, specialist and buyers’ opinions, etc.)
during all the Agency’s forums, conferences, video-conferences, contests, and
in all the Agency’s magazines and catalogs.
Promotional
support of high-quality brands will be organized within the framework of the
yearly commercial contracts on promoting products (Full Promotion Contracts).
The specialists of the Agency are certain that the work within the framework of
the yearly Full Promotion Contract will certainly improve not only the image of
the high quality brand and its products but will significantly enlarge the
volumes of its sales on the Russian market.
The maximum number of promotion contracts being negotiated is limited: 5
contracts for printer and quality cartridge brands and 5 contracts for quality
toner and ink brands. The sales of Full Promotion Contracts started on 05th of
December. As of 19th of December, just one Full Promotion
Contract for high quality
cartridges is left for sale. 4 contracts for printer and quality cartridge
brands and 5 contracts for quality
toner and ink brands have been already sold.
Information
Agency “Business-Inform” invites manufacturers and distributors of high-quality
cartridges to sign a yearly Full Promotion Contract for 2023. The offer is
valid until December 29th, 2022.
Details: bizinform@list.ru
13.12.2022|
Business-Inform
Office Printing 2022 – New
Brands on the Russian Market
Moscow, December 13, 2022 —
Information Agency “Business-Inform” and the Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers held the Conference dedicated to the new office
printing equipment brands and their features.
The Information
Agency “Business-Inform” and the
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) held the Conference, on December 13th this year, “Office Printing 2022 – New
Brands on the Russian Market”. During the
Conference the new brands of printing equipment were reviewed in details
(Katusha, f+Imaging, Avision) as well as the features of their current model
ranges. The Conference saw participation by the representatives of 147 Russian
businesses and organizations. The sponsors of the Conference were the
companies: DaLZ (Moscow), CUHDO (Moscow), INKOTEK (Moscow), BUSINESS-INFORM Group.
During the Conference 4
reports were heard:
· “New Brands of Printers and MFPs on the Russian Market
2022” (the speaker — Stanislav
Malinskiy, Russian Transport University)
The
Report Theses: The Russian Market of 2022-2023 and its features; Pantum, Katusha,
F+Imaging, Avision brands – manufacturers, model ranges and their analogs; the
segmentation of the Russian market and new brands; the issues of cyber-safety –
the testing of micro-software and the discovered vulnerabilities of new brands;
the sustainability of the new brands – no-one too away the legislative
requirements.
· “Parallel and Alternative Markets of Printing Devices
– the Growth Is Inevitable!” (the speaker — Alina Savinova, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)
The
Report Theses: The Russian market of 2022
and its main segments; the Economic Sanctions and their consequences; the
departure of well-known (ÎÅÌ) brands give perfect perspectives for new suppliers
and new solutions; parallel supplies – main tendencies, suppliers and their
offers; alternative supplies – main tendencies, suppliers and their offers; the
issues of information safety and their solution in 2022-2023; formation of
supplier-pool is close to completion – new offers and order-organizing.
· “The Consumables
for New Brands – We Offer Quality Solutions” (the
reporters — Kim Satoshi, Nori Kawakami, BUSINESS-INFORM Group)
The Report Theses: The newbrands, model ranges and their analogs; OEM
consumables and their features; the evaluation of OEM printing quality; the
issue of chips and its solution; quality remanufacturing and new compatible
analogs – we present quality solutions and their suppliers; the sustainability
of compatible analogs and products for remanufacturing – we present the 2022
testing results.
· “The Quality
Leaders – We Present Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, IMEX, Integral, HYB
Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line Products” (the reporter
– 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 solution to
procurement organizing, paying and delivering of quality cartridges and toners
in 2022-2023; we present Static Control, Print-Rite, Mitsubishi, IMEX,
Integral, HYB Toner, UNITON Premium Green Line products 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 condition 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 #37,
2022) and its appendix “Testing
and Quality” (December 2022).
05.12.2022|
Business-Inform
Full
Promotion Contract Is the Fastest Way to Success
on
the Russian Market
Moscow, December 05,
2022 – Information Agency “Business-Inform” offers the Full Promotion Contracts
to the manufacturers and distributors of printers, quality cartridges, toners and
inks for presenting and promoting of quality products on the Russian market in
2023.
December the 05th saw
the concordance and the affirmation of video-conferences, testing, and the
publishing activity program of the Information Agency “Business-Inform” for 2023.
In 2023, the Agency will: hold 42 video-conferences for large Russian buyers of
printers, cartridges and toners (together with AQCMS); perform 12 instances of
quality research for cartridges, toners and inks for various brands of printers
and MFPs; publish the BUSINESS-INFORM Review magazine (4 issues), and special
issues of “Testing and Quality” (12 issues), “The Supplies for Printing Equipment”
Catalog (2 issues), “The Best Suppliers of Compatible Supplies” Catalog.
The Agency has
developed the promotional support program for quality brands of printers,
cartridges, toners and inks on the Russian market in 2023. The program provide
for introduction of brands (the product and production info, advertisement,
testing results, specialists opinion, etc.) during all video-conferences, in
all magazines and catalogs.
All video
conferences for large Russian buyers of printers, cartridges, toners and inks
will necessarily contain the report regarding the printer, quality cartridge,
toner and ink brands presented on the Global and Russian markets and the
results of the Russian quality testing. All the participants of
video-conferences will receive the digital versions of the Agency’s publishing
products for free. As of December 05th, the representatives of more
than 12,000 large Russian organizations and businesses have already entered the
subscription for Agency’s magazines and catalogs. More than 700 Russian
specialists have already received the login-passwords for participating in video-conferences
in 2023.
The promotional
support for brands will be organized within the framework of the annual
commercial promotion contracts (Full Promotion Contract). The Agency’s
specialists are certain that the work within the framework of the annual Full Promotion
Contract will improve not only the image of a quality brand and its products
but will also enlarge the volumes of its sales on the Russian market. The price
of an annual Full Promotion Contract is 360,000 RUB (6,000 USD, 43,200 RMB).
The maximum number
of promotion contracts being negotiated is limited: 5 contracts for printer and
quality cartridge brands and 5 contracts for quality toner and ink brands.
The Information Agency “Business-Inform” invites the
manufacturers and distributors of quality toners and cartridges to negotiate
the yearly promotion contract for 2023. The offer is valid until 29th of
December 2022 (payment - until the end of January 2023).
Details: bizinform@list.ru , info@sforp.ru
28.11.2022|
BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW|
Business-Inform
BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (Issue #37, 2022),
News from the World of Office Printing and Supplies
Information Agency “Business-Inform” web-site displays a new issue
of the quarterly magazine, BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #37, 2022). The magazine readers are the specialists in the field of the office
printing devices, supplies, and parts.
More than 20 articles have been
published in the magazine’s main sections: Russian Market News, Global Industry
Leaders, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and
Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket.
In the “Russian Market News” section we have placed an
interview with Roman Samoilov (Office
Assistant Ltd.) “Print-Rite Brand Is a Logical
Continuation of Our Product Portfolio”, Alexey Belikov (Cuhdo Ltd.) and Marina
Khromova (RMS Ltd.) “The Features of the Russian Market –
2022”, as well as
AQCMS press-releases “High-Quality Consumables on the
Russian Market” and
“Print-Rite Enters the Russian Market”.
In the “Global Industry Leaders” section we have placed articles by Stuart Lacey “Why Quality Will Always Win Over Price”
and “We Offer High-Quality
Remanufactured Equipment”, as well as press-releases “Avision Printers on the Russian Market” and “RemaxWorld Expo 2022
International Exhibition Demonstrates New Solutions and New Industry Leaders”.
In the “Marketing” section we have placed articles by Mark Dawson (IOP) “How Important is Price when Building a
Brand?”, Juan Carlos Bonell (Static Control) “How do Costs Impact Prices, and Prices Impact Costs?”, Sabrina Wang
(HiGlobal) “Shipping Containers: Where
Are They and Why Do They Cost so Much?”, as well as a short article “The Chinese Trade Volumes Have Dropped
Dramatically”.
The “Information Security and
Environmental Safety” section we have placed articles “Zero Trust and Printers”,
“Five Tips on Making Print More Sustainable”, “Hundreds of Thousands of Konica
Printers Vulnerable to Hacking via Physical Access”, “Printers: The Overlooked
Cyber Security Risk”, “The Impact of Printing on the Environment”.
In the “Office Equipment and Printing Technology” section we have placed articles by Louella Fernandes (Quocirca) “Proptech
and Print: Natural Bedfellows for the Sustainable Office?”, Wanza Wang (RT Media) “Lexmark Sustainability Achievements
Recognized”, as well as “ European Employers Miss the Opportunity to
Automate Processes for Hybrid Work”, “Brother Releases New Additions to Its
INKvestment Tank Range”, “AccurioPrint C750i Series Driven
by EFI Fiery”, “Industrial Printers Shipments Show Moderate
Growth in Q2 2022”.
In the “Printing Supplies and Aftermarket” section there are articles
published by Shannon Parrish (Static Control) “Static Control’s Passionate Vision for the Future”,
Dennis Haines “Sourcing Quality Products
in China at the Right Price”, Ben Chen (Sino Printing Supply
Chain Management Co. Ltd.) “Shipping and Logistics Costs? Will
They Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels?”, as well as articles “Print-Rite Sustainable Compatible
Toner-Cartridges” and “Fake Review
Report”.
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 12th of December, 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)).
15.11.2022|
Business-Inform
High-Quality
Consumables on the Russian Market
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 15th 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).
02.11.2022|
Business-InformPrint-Rite
Enters the Russian Market
On October 27th 2022, Office Assistant (Russia,
Moscow) held a press-conference announcing the launch of Print-Rite (China) brand on the
Russian market.
High quality Print-Rite
toner-cartridges and toners are well-known on the Global market of compatible
supplies for printing devices of all types. These premium-class products are being
supplied exclusively by Print-Rite Imaging
Technology, the leader on the Global market of compatible supplies having more
than 40 years of experience in manufacturing. Already in 1993, the company released
the first-in-China ink-cartridge, and in 1995, the first toner-cartridge.
Right now, Print-Rite is a
transnational corporation, its products being supplied to more than 150
countries. The company produces the whole range of components for compatible
cartridges: toner, OPCs, chips, etc.
All Print-Rite
branded products have more than 3200 registered patents. The in-house research center
and the company’s own scientific designs allow it to continuously enlarge the
range of supplied products to satisfy the actual needs of its customers
globally. The compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IECQ QC 080000 standards also
confirms the commitment of the company towards the protection of the
environment and the strict control of the presence of the dangerous chemicals
in its products.
Office
Assistant confidently holds the leading positions on the Russian market of
compatible consumables and parts for printing devices. The company is an
official distributor of well-known international brands such as Pantum, Static Control, G&G, CET, Cactus. Now it has
become the exclusive distributor of Print-Rite products in Russia.
Roman
Samoilov, the company’s General Director, in his report during the conference noted,
that Print-Rite brand consumables
are in the middle price category while possessing premium quality. Already in
the nearest future on the Russian market, a range of toner cartridges will be
presented covering around 80% of items in demand. The largest number of commodity
positions (more than 100) are for HP printing devices; more than 80 are for
Xerox devices; over 65 are for Canon devices. Also Office Assistant has
available in stock Print-Rite
brand cartridges for Kyocera, Samsung, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, and Brother
printing devices. The packaging of the new brand will be localized according to
the Russian legislation; the technical support will be provided by Office Assistant
service centers and the company’s partners.