OMNIA Partners expands Ricoh alliance

OMNIA Partners expands Ricoh alliance

Ricoh USA, Inc. announced a new agreement with the Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO), OMNIA Partners Private Sector, providing opportunities to grow with Ricoh to a variety of enterprises, Fortune 1000 companies, private businesses, manufacturers and distributors....
Worldwide IT spending to decline

Worldwide IT spending to decline

IDC expects worldwide IT spending to decline by 2.7% in 2020 as COVID-19 drives down forecasts. Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 2.7% in constant currency terms this year as COVID-19 impacts the global economy and forces many organisations around the...
Lexmark Connect earns 5-star rating

Lexmark Connect earns 5-star rating

Lexmark Connect, the channel partner programme offered by Lexmark has received a 5-Star rating from CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, in its 2020 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide is the definitive listing of the most rewarding partner programmes from...
New executive appointments at Canon

New executive appointments at Canon

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the appointment of Kazuto Ogawa as President and CEO of Canon U.S.A. Inc., effective 1 April 2020, along with other senior executive promotions. Ogawa has almost 40 years of experience with Canon since beginning his career with Canon Inc....
Stephen Schienbein heads up AKI GmbH

Stephen Schienbein heads up AKI GmbH

The document management provider Kyocera Document Solutions has appointed Stephen Schienbein to a dual function for the new financial year. In addition to his position as Kyocera Sales Director, Schienbein will also be responsible for AKI GmbH. He succeeds Martin...
2021 the year of the multi-cloud?

2021 the year of the multi-cloud?

IDC expects 2021 to be the year of multi-cloud as the global COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms critical need for business agility. By 2022, over 90% of enterprises worldwide will be relying on a mix of on-premises/dedicated private clouds, multiple public clouds, and legacy...