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Observer Online: Kodak Slides into Bankruptcy as IP Revenue Evaporates
[February 6, 2012] Kodak has finally lost its long battle to remain solvent. The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 19 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, citing debts of $6.8 billion and assets of only $5.1 billion. The real issue is whether or not Kodak can finally make its new digital businesses, consumer ink jet and commercial ink jet, profitable, and whether Kodak will be in the golden two-thirds of companies that successfully emerge from Chapter 11 is far f... |
Observer Online: 2011 Year in Review: Wide-Format Market Moves Onward and Upward
[February 3, 2012] With all the talk of flat to declining page volumes, growth in the wide-format market is forcing the industry to re-examine the definition of a page. New and emerging applications like home décor, signage, and packaging are driving unilateral year-over-year increases in worldwide unit shipments and revenue for all wide-format market segments even as more traditional wide-format markets like construction and engineering continue to struggle. |
Observer Online: 2011 Year in Review: Ink Jet Market Vendors Look to Differentiate in Flat Market
[February 1, 2012] Quick, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the desktop ink jet market? Mobile printing? An alternative to color laser for small- and medium-sized businesses? Professional features in an entry-level package? These are just some of the messages that ink jet vendors used in 2011 to make ink jet printers and MFPs relevant in today's dynamic small-office/home-office and SMB environments, with the sole purpose of capturing as many printed pages as possible. |
Journal Online: 2011 Year in Review: Our View
[February 7, 2012] After all is said and done, the bottom line for imaging supplies companies is how the past year's trends impacted their bottom line, and with few exceptions, the executives we spoke with were pleased with their respective firm's performance—and that of the entire imaging supplies market—in 2011. Yet, with consumables supplying the critical component of the industry's razor-and-blades business model, all participants in this component of the printing and imaging industry can ill ... |
Journal Online: 2011 Year in Review: Aqueous Ink Market Reflects Imaging Industry's Macro Trends
[January 31, 2012] In 2011, the imaging industry was abuzz with talk about page volumes and the myriad trends influencing how and where digital pages are being printed. With the same factors—the economy and mobile devices to name the top two—pulling different levers depending on the market segment, the aqueous ink market provides an interesting opportunity to see the big picture. After all, aqueous ink is used in desktop, wide-format, and continuous-feed commercial ink jet machines, spanning a number ... |
Journal Online: 2011 Year in Review: Digital Markets Prove a Refuge for a Paper Industry in Decline
[January 24, 2012] By now, no one, least of all paper industry managers, are surprised that the overall market for paper is in decline. In every direction, electronic alternatives to paper are proliferating. If there is a silver lining on this cloud, niche markets within the paper industry are still growing. |
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