BLOGS + INSIGHTS

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource The European inkjet market continued to decline in the first half of 2024, even as inkjets continued to erode the market share of laser printers. With the printing speed gap between inkjets and lasers continuing to close,  inkjet technology is suitable for broader

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource Single-function page toner/laser printer sales continued their long-term decline within Europe in the first half of 2024, but will remain a meaningful share of revenues and unit sales for the foreseeable future. They still offer a low cost to print with enhanced sharpness,

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource Fujifilm Business Innovation and Konica Minolta have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture that will coordinate the procurement of raw materials and parts. This agreement follows a feasibility study for an alliance in the multifunction printer (MFP), office printer, and production

By Ralph Gammon, Senior Analyst at Infosource Kodak Alaris, a global leader in document scanners and Capture software, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity firm, Kingswood Capital. The deal is the culmination of an initiative  to sell the business, announced by the UK’s Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in

KEY TAKEAWAYS Globally end customer organisations invested close to 7 Billion US$ into IDP solutions in 2023. The demand for IDP solutions grew at solid double digit rate compared to the previous year. The demand for the automation of business processes continues to increase, fueled by the shortage of skilled

By Chris De Beer, Regional Manager at Infosource Infosource’s data shows weak growth of the Southern Africa copier and multifunction peripheral (MFP) markets in the full year of 2023 and the first half of 2024. But with signs that sales are picking up in South Africa, we forecast that there