11.01.2021| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-Inform
BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #30,
2021)
Is In Preparation for Print
Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow) has started a
preparation for print of BUSINESS-INFORM Review Magazine (issue #30, 2021). The
magazine is aimed at the specialists of office printing devices, supplies and
parts industry.
The main magazine sections are:
Global Industry Leaders, Russian Market Leaders, AQCMS News, Marketing,
Printing Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety,
Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and
Aftermarket.
The topic of this issue is the Quality
and Ecology within the Industry of Office Printing Supplies. Advertising and Results of
Real Testings.
Information Agency “Business-Inform”
invites manufacturers and suppliers of quality supplies to place their
product-ads in BUSINESS-INFORM Review (issue #30, 2021).
The print-run is 20000 copies.
The digital version of
BUSINESS-INFORM Review can be found on Information Agency “Business-Inform”
web-site, http://sforp.ru/birevieweng/ .
The magazine will be on sale
(distribution) in the beginning of March
2021.
Regarding the issues of ads and information
placement in the magazine, please contact us: E-mail – bizinform@list.ru
15.12.2020| Business-InformThe Supplies of
Quality Cartridges in 2021 – Business-Inform and AQCMS Provide Corporate
Buyers with the Results of Testing and Recommendations on Choosing Brands
and Suppliers
Moscow, December 15, 2020 – The
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and
Information Agency “Business-Inform”
organized and held on December 15 the online-conference “Quality Cartridges on the Russian Market – Brands Confirming
their Quality, and their Suppliers” The conference saw participation
by the representatives of 108 Russian companies (buyers of the printing
supplies for office printing devices),
as well as a number of the heads of the Russian and European quality
alternative consumables supplier-companies.
During
the Conference three reports were presented:
— The Russian Market of
Printing Supplies 2020 – Main Results, Tendencies, Perspectives. (Malinskiy S.V. “Business-Inform” Group,
Tumanov M.B. Inkotec ltd.)
Theses of the report:
The Global market of printing supplies in 2020:
main results and tendencies. COVID-19 and its influence on the market of office
printing. The Russian market and its features. The requirements towards the
quality of printing and products sustainability. The legislative requirements
and their implementation. What to expect in 2021: the environmental control and
REACH requirements, “high quality” and “confirmed quality” printing labels,
controlling the compliance. The requirements towards the data safety of office
printing systems within Critical Information Infrastructure facilities. The policy
of “Zero Trust” and projecting of its requirements on the office printing
facilities. The alternative market: brands, suppliers and procurement volumes
in 2020. The growth of the alternative market in 2021, the enlargement of the
list of suppliers, and organizing the input control. The features of technical equipment
of new and reorganized organizations and businesses. New Chinese brands of printing
devices: technical and functional characteristics, prices, and printing quality
testing results. The remanufactured equipment and consumables: the offers by
European leading companies. The invitation for a dialog from BUSINESS-INFORM
2020 Virtual Expo participants.
— High Quality Cartridges
and Confirmed Quality Cartridges – the Testing Results, Recommended Brands and
Suppliers. (Malinskiy
S.V., Savinova A.A., “Business-Inform” Group)
Theses of the report:
The popular Global and Russian brands: production,
distribution, product quality, and regional policies. The popular 2020 cartridge
models, ratings of consumption and popularity, leading models prices and
quality: Russia and Europe procured cartridges quality testing results. The most
popular International and Russian brands: the Volumes of sales on the Russian
market, price policy and their products testing results. The International and Russian
brands recommended for alternative procurements for Russian organizations and
businesses in 2021 according to the results of the independent testing. The introduction
recommended supplier-companies of cartridges of high and confirmed quality. The distribution of supplying of 5.4 mln
cartridges among the recommended suppliers. The volumes of supplying in the
first half of 2021, the organizing of incoming quality control and additional
procurements. The responsibility of suppliers and consumers.
— The Environmental Requirements towards the Office Printing – the Legislative Requirements and
their Implementation in Russia. (Malinskiy
S.V., Vasiliev A.I., “Business-Inform” Group)
Theses of the
report:
The sustainability as an integral part of product quality.The legislative requirements towards sustainability and the
responsibility for non-compliance. The environmental testing of popular models
of compatible cartridges in 2020: the results contradict the advertising of
sellers. The environmental testing of OEM cartridges: are there no breaches or
are they yet “to be seen”? Are the remanufactured cartridges environmentally
safe? The issue of doping in sports and toxicity in cartridges: the same
causes, the same verdicts, the same results. The COVID-19 pandemic severely
punishes those who didn’t believe in decaBDE suppressing the immune system (the
official stats in countries not ratifying the Stockholm Convention). The
toxicity of cheap compatible cartridges: myths and testing results. Compatible decaBDE-Free
cartridges – already a reality, however, has the environmental safety issue
been solved? New environmental requirements from the Russian corporative buyers
in 2021 and their official form. The accepted limits of plastic recycling and
the issue of its implementation. The necessary disposal of plastic and issues
of its realization, the “Business-Inform” Group experience, or how to destroy 4
mln toxic cartridges? The issue of cartridge environmental safety in
alternative supplying and its solution.
The
participants of the conference discussed with the reporters and the heads of
the Russian companies (suppliers of quality consumables) the presented
recommendations and testing results, the practical aspects of organizing
quality cartridges procurements and their printing quality control.
In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked
the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to continue discussing
urgent issues within the frameworks of following AQCMS Online Conferences
Russian corporative buyers of printing devices and supplies.
AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en
13.12.2020| BUSINESS-INFORM REVIEW| Business-InformBusiness-Inform Review Magazine (Issue
#29, 2020), 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 #29, 2020). The magazine readers are the specialists of the office
printing devices, supplies, and parts industry.
More than 30
articles have been published in the magazine’s main sections: Global Industry
Leaders, Russian Market Leaders, Standardization and Certification, Marketing, Printing
Outsourcing, Information Security and Environmental Safety, Office Equipment and Printing Technology, Printing Supplies and Aftermarket, as well as in the new section, AQCMS News, dedicated to the
activities of the Russian based Association of Quality Consumables
Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS).
In the Global Industry Leaders section presents articles by Scott Odom (Clover
Imaging Group) “Customer Needs to Understand the
Value of a Genuine Remanufactured Product”, Volker Kappius (Delacamp AG) “Quality
Cannot Be Proclaimed But Needs to Be Proven and Earned” and “Ethos of the
Genuine Remanufacturing Industry: Crossroads Ahead”, Jan Hagemann (Integral GmbH) “Focusing
On Quality Is The Best Long-Run Strategy In The Market”, Zoltan Matyas (GM Technology) “COVID-19 Shows the World a
“Double-Eco Challenge”. At GM We Are Ready to Take It Head On!”, and article by Ninestar Image Tech. Limited “Ninestar’s Product Launch Event Unveils
More Opportunities”.
In the Russian Market Leaders section one can find a interviews: Marina Chromova (RMS ltd) “Smart
Customer Will Never Chase Dubious Benefits” and Vyacheslav Teslenko (Uniton-Service) “An Educated User Will Be Able to Reverse
the Situation in Our Industry”.
In the AQCMS News section one can find a number of AQCMS press-releases: “AQCMS Discusses with the Russian Buyers the New
Products of Office Printing Industry”, “Quality
Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Requirements towards Products, and the
Responsibility of Suppliers”, “AQCMS Discusses
with the Russian Buyers the Environmental Issues of Office Printing
Industry”.
The Standardization and Certification section presents articles by Ray Stasieczko
“Meeting Standards Means Staying Relevant” and Tricia Judge “Static Control Continues to Set High Industry
Standards”.
In the Printing
Outsourcing section one can find the articles by David Gibbons “5 Steps Revealed to Seize the Cloud Print Advantage” and “MPS Channel Optimistic Despite Impact of COVID-19”.
In
the Marketing section one can
find the articles by Aaron Leon (LD Products) “E-commerce
and the New Normal”, Christine Dunne(Keypoint Intelligence) “Rethinking
the Mix of Print Devices Post-COVID”, Louella Fernandes (Quocirca). “COVID-19: Accelerating Print Industry Transformation”, Shirley Ba (IDC) “The Future Trend of
Home Office and Covid-19 Pandemic”.
In the Information Security and
Environmental Safety section one can find the articles “Is Your Printer a Weak Link in the System of
Data Security?” and “Chipjet Solves 3 Most Common
Error Messages with HP NeverStop Printers”
In
the Office Equipment and Printing Technology sectionone can find the articles by Graham Galliford “Toner/Laser
Supplies Will Continue to Dominate the Desktop Printer
Market”, Jarek Yang “Inkjet VS Laser: Inkjet
is a Better Business Tool”, and detailed review of technical and functional
models of printers/MFPs from Canon, Epson, and Zonewin.
In
the Printing Supplies and
Aftermarket section presents
articles by Mark Dawson “Printer
Supplies Opportunities Post COVID-19”, Dhruv
Mahajan “New
"Make-in-India" Policy —Is this an Opportunity for Printing
Consumables?”, Steve Weedon “Disrupting Imaging Supplies in Europe” as
well as an article “HYB Update Toner
Testing in Their Labs”.
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 21th 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 (www.ramis.ru, +7 495 542-5098, Moscow, Medoviy
lane, 4 (building 5)).
08.12.2020| Business-Inform
Guangzhou Zhono
Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. – A New Participant of
BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Virtual Expo
December 03, 2020. Moscow.- Zhono (China)
– a new participant of International Printing Equipment, Supplies and
Parts Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo.
Zhono is an international high-tech
company primarily focused on integrated circuit design and committed to
becoming the world's leading supplier of security chip solutions.
The company was founded in 2013 and is
headquartered in the Guangzhou High-Tech Development Zone, with R&D centers
in Guangzhou, Shanghaiand Xi'an. The
company has a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United States directing our North
American sales and marketing activities. Zhono holds many patents and has
passed ISO 9001, GB/T29490, and other system certifications. The company has
developed and manufactured printing consumable chips, microcontrollers (MCU)
and security chips that are widely used in office equipment, smart hardware,
and the Internet of Things devices. Zhono technology has been highly regarded
by thousands of customers worldwide.
Zhono strives to enlarge the
network of its partners in Russia and
invites Russian specialists to visit its virtual booth C2 on
International Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo.
On issues related to organizing meetings and contacts with Zhono representatives please contact the
Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia), e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject:
“Contact with Zhono”) or Zhono directly, e-mail: sales@zhono.com (Sherry Hao)
17.11.2020| Business-Inform
COVID-19 Raises
the Requirements towards the Data Safety of
Russian Businesses and Organizations Moscow,
November 10, 2020 – The
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and
Information Agency “Business-Inform”
organized and held on November 10 the online-conference “COVID-19 Raises the
Requirements towards Data Safety of Russian Businesses and Organizations”. The conference saw participation by the representatives
of 141 Russian companies (buyers of office printing devices and corresponding
supplies), as well as a number of Russian experts in the field of Cyber-Security (CS), and
the heads of Russian companies supplying printers/MFPs and quality alternative
supplies. The Conference sponsors are Cuhdo Ltd., Uniton Service Ltd., and Incotec Ltd.
During the Conference three reports
were presented:
— COVID-19 Changes and Raises the Requirements towards
Data Safety. (Stanislav
Malinskiy, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)
Theses of the report:
COVID-19 transforms all industries of
Global Economy. Transfer to “remote working” changes the patterns of businesses
work, and changes the concept of “perimeter” for CS departments. Remote working
creates new vulnerabilities. As a result: the rates of cyber-crimes grew
manyfold. The cost of losses in 2021 will be 6 trillion USD (at minimum). COVID-19
and WHO related Phishing: the scope, main tactics, how to protect oneself
against it. The official statement and recommendations from WHO. Beware,
SMShing! Fake sites and ransomware attacks. New vulnerabilities of working from
home. Recommendations for CS departments. Special attention for home appliances:
computer, laptop, smartphone, telephone, printer. Attention – Home Printer! Printer
vulnerabilities and how to avoid them. How to choose a cartridge? Recommendations
by AQCMS experts for CS departments. COVID-19 creates new personal
vulnerabilities. Previous CS policies ceased to work. VPN only provides time
for turning to new CS policies. Russian statistics and 2021 forecasts. The
future belongs to “Zero Trust” policy and professionals’ collaboration.
— COVID-19 Forces
the Implementation of the “Zero Trust” Policy. (Stanislav Malinskiy,
Mikhail Petrov, “Busines-Infrom” Group)
Theses of the report:
COVID-19 pandemic and Global economy
shocks. COVID-19 waves and their influence on CS. The number of vulnerabilities
will continue to grow. The concept of “perimeter” for CS departments and its
transformation. The stream of cyber-threats is getting stronger. How to win
time of organizing (improving) of cyber-defense? VPN-solutions and managing the
remote working for employees. The offers by Global leaders in terms of CS. The
problems are many and they’ll continue to grow. Attention – Information Security
is not only cyber-defense. The Human Factor and its role in CS policy. “Zero Trust”
(ZT) policy: the history of inception development, success and mistakes. The
main principles of ZT policy and their practical implementation. The project ofThe National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST,
USA) regarding Zero Trust architecture (800-207 document). Attention
towards home computer, laptop, smartphone, telephone, printer! Attention
towards the remote personnel. The most frequent “home” vulnerabilities. Do we
need to teach the personnel CS basics? Is “bait-phishing” justified? The problems of designing and realization of ZT policies. The experience of
International and Russian businesses. Russian specifics. Recommendations by AQCMS experts for Information Security departments.Printer also requires
attention. How to choose a printer and a cartridge? How to choose the suppliers
and what to make of their recommendations and testing? The issues of the Russian
legislation and their solutions during pandemic period. Federal Law #187 and
the perspectives of its implementation. AQCMS experts recommendations for Information
Security departments.
- COVID-19 Raises the Requirements towards Data Safety of Office Printing. (Stanislav Malinskiy, Alina Savinova,
“Business-Inform” Group)
Theses of the report:
Transfer to “remote working” changes
the patterns of businesses work, and changes the concept of “perimeter” for CS
departments. Remote working creates new vulnerabilities. The change of office
printing system during the pandemic: the return to the past – A4 format, low
printing speeds, the priority for cheap and easy to use models. The vulnerabilities
of printing devices: evident and hidden. Do we really need complex systems of
office printing? Let’s evaluate “Pros and Cons”. How to protect office printing
for businesses and who must be responsible? The study of vulnerabilities of
printers and MFPs presented on the Russian market. Manufacturers’, suppliers’
and sellers’ myths. Let’s take a look at the web-sites of the Russian market
leaders. Printing supplies requires the attention from CS departments. The
office quality evaluation (printing, environment, remanufacture-ability + cyber-security).
Attention – the chips! Attention – MPS software! The testing of products for
office printing, presented on the Russian market. Let’s look at the web-sites
of the Russian market leaders. The recommendations by experts from
“Business-Inform” Group and AQCMS. The Expert Council of AQCMS on informational
safety offers cooperation.
The participants of the conference discussed with the reporters and
Russian CS experts as well as with the heads of office printing devices
supplying companies the presented recommendations and testing results, the
practical aspects of organizing office printing devices and supplies
procurements, as well as the necessary organizational, informational and legal
support from “Business-Inform” Group and AQCMS in transformation of CS and
Information Security policies during COVID period.
In the end of the Conference,
the Participants thanked the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet
again within the framework of other AQCMS Online Conferences to discuss the issues
of Information Security for Russian businesses.
AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en
Business-Inform: bizinform@list.ru, http://sforp.ru/en/
12.11.2020| Business-Inform
ITDL Toners for HP Q2612A and HP CB436A Cartridges Confirmed their High Quality
November 11, 2020, Moscow -
Indian Toners and Developers Limited (ITDL) toners have confirmed their quality
during independent testing in AQCMS Competence Center.
Indian Toners and Developers
Limited (ITDL) company was
founded in India in 1990. The main direction of the company activity is the
production of toner. ITDL possesses its own manufacturing facilities situated in Rampur (Uttar
Pradesh) and Sitarganj (Uttarakhand) with the total output capacity of 3600
tons of toner annually. The company has a wide distribution network consisting
of nearly 120 distributors and 600 dealers. ITDL exports toners in more than 20
countries worldwide; and during the years it has been one of the leading
manufacturers and suppliers of toners in South-East Asia.
ITDL
strives to grow its network of partners in Russia. To demonstrate to the
Russian specialists the high quality of ITDL toners, the company has submitted
for testing to the Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and
Suppliers (AQCMS) the samples of its products.
The independent testing of ITDL toners for the most popular laser cartridges
models in Russia performed at the AQCMS Competence Center,
allowed to evaluate the quality of ITDL products: the quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M425 (cartridge CF280),
HP LaserJet P1102 (cartridge CE285), HP LaserJet M1005 (cartridge Q2612A) and HP
LaserJet P1505 (cartridge CB436A) with the use of ITDL toners complied with the
quality of OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST nominee prints, ànd the
quality of prints made on HP LaserJet Pro M104A (cartridge CF218A) with the use of ITDL toners turned out
to be close to the OPEN QUALITY PRINTING CONTEST nominees prints quality. So
the above-mentioned ITDL toners may be recommended by Russian specialists for
usage in remanufacturing laser cartridges.
ITDL is the participant of International
Virtual Office Printing, Supplies and Parts Expo BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 and
invites Russian specialists to visit its virtual booth A6/B13.
On issues
related to organizing meetings and contacts with Indian Toners and Developers Limited
(ITDL) representatives please contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform”
(Russia), e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: “Contact with ITDL”) or ITDL directly, e-mail: export@indiantoners.com .
10.11.2020| Business-Inform
GM Technology (Spain) – A New Participant of BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Virtual Expo
November 09, 2020. Moscow.- GM Technology (Spain) – a new participant of International Printing Equipment, Supplies and Parts Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo.
GM Technology was founded more than 30 years ago. Recently GM Technologies has become the largest manufacturer and supplier of remanufactured products in Europe. The headquarters of the company’s main logistics center is situated in Seville (Spain). GM Technologies offers the remanufactured equipment in three categories GreenLine, Eco Select and Eco Smart; it ships globally approximately 45,000 units and over 280 containers per year. The company serves clients in all 27 EU member states as well as Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Highly skilled multilingual team, consisting of 125 professionals, with extensive experience dedicated exclusively to the international market allows us to develop unique and outstanding trade relationships.
GM Technology is member of ETIRA, European Toner & Inkjet Remanufacturers Association. In order to achieve the total satisfaction of the client, GM Technology Management Department undertakes the incorporation of an Integrated Quality and Environment Management System based on regulations UNE-EN ISO 9001 and UNE-EN ISO 14001 establishing the compliance with marked management objectives which will move the company towards established goals.
GM Technology strives to enlarge the network of its partners in Russia and invites Russian specialists to visit its virtual booth AB2 on International Virtual BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 Expo.
On issues related to organizing meetings and contacts with GM Technology representatives please contact the Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Russia), e-mail: bizinform@list.ru (subject: “Contact with GM Tech”) or GM Technology directly, e-mail: zoltan@gmtechnology.es (Zoltan Matyas).
28.10.2020| Business-InformQuality Cartridges
on the Russian Market – the Requirements
towards Products, and the Responsibility of Suppliers
Moscow, October 27, 2020 – The
Association of Quality Consumables Manufacturers and Suppliers (AQCMS) and Information Agency “Business-Inform” organized and held on October 27 the
online-conference “Quality
Cartridges on the Russian Market – the Requirements towards Products, and the
Responsibility of Suppliers”. The Conference saw the participation by the representatives
of 124 Russian companies, buyers of supplies for office printing devices as well
as the heads of Russian and European supplier-companies specializing in quality
alternative printing supplies. The Conference sponsors are CUHDO ltd., Uniton Service Ltd.,
and INKOTEC Ltd.
During the
Conference two reports were presented:
- International and Russian
Brands – the Well Known Name Doesn’t Guarantee the Quality of Products. The Testing
Results of Popular Cartridges Presented on the Russian Market (Malinskiy Stanislav,
Information Agency “Business-Inform”)
Theses of the report:
The popular global brands: the
production, distribution, quality of products and regional policies;
The aspects of supplying into
Europe and Russia– the mentality of buyer forms the respective attitude towards him/her;
Popular cartridge models, their
price and quality – the results of quality testing of cartridges procured in Russia and Europe;
The most popular Global and
Russian brands – the volumes of sales on the Russian market, price policy and
testing results of their products;
Myths and reticence by Russian
suppliers and sellers;
The International and Russian brands
recommended for alternative supplying into Russian organizations and businesses
in 2021 according to the results of independent testing.
- “High Quality Cartridge” and
“Confirmed Quality Cartridge” Labels – the Approved Technical Requirements towards
Products, and the Suppliers Responsibility
(Malinskiy Stanislav, Savinova
Alina, Information Agency “Business-Inform”)
Theses of the report:
The evaluation of printing and
prints quality – the International standards ISO/IEC, STMC and LEM methods;
Measured parameters and means
of measurement;
The legitimacy if methods and
measurements results;
The use of standardized
methods of quality evaluation (STMC, LEM) in production does not guarantee the
quality of products;
Myths on the web-sites of
Russian and International office printing cartridge sellers;
Tricks and Manipulations by
Sellers;
The “High Quality Cartridge” and
“Confirmed Quality Cartridge” labels – the approved technical requirements
towards alternative products to be supplied on the Russian market in 2021;
The organizing of supplied products
quality control, and the suppliers responsibility;
The volume of 2021 supplies;
The potential suppliers and their
products testing results in Russian and European laboratories.
The participants of the Conference discussed together
with the speakers (the heads of supplier companies and the leading industry
experts) the presented recommendations and testing results, practical aspects
of quality cartridges procurement organizing and their printing quality control
aspects, as well as the organizational, informational and legal support of
“High Quality Cartridge” and “Confirmed Quality Cartridge” alternative supply
labels.
In the end of the Conference, the Participants thanked
the organizers and sponsors and expressed the wish to meet again within the
framework of another AQCMS Online Conference for Russian corporative buyers of
printing devices and materials.
AQCMS: info@aqcmsrus.ru , https://aqcmsrus.ru/?lang=en
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