In today’s world, keeping eco-friendly practices in mind, there are various ways to reduce the waste of many products; like purchasing items that are made from recycled materials. Remanufactured printer ink cartridges are a great example of a commonly expensive, but very necessary product, that has gone through a recycling process to be resold to consumers.

PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, announces the publication of its newest study "Impact of Electronic Technologies on Print." 

Early in 2011, PRIMIR commissioned I.T. Strategies to investigate electronic communications technologies and provide insights into how and why the printing industry will be impacted by the ever-increasing array of communications solutions. Eight months later, after thousands of hours of interviews with technologists, industry experts, consumers and printers, I.T. Strategies delivered this significant study outlining the current and future effects of electronic technologies on each of the major print applications.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the addition of three PIXMA Office printers to the lineup: the MX512 Wireless All-In-One (AIO), MX432 Wireless AIO and the MX372 AIO. These new print, copy, scan and fax models help continue this tradition and are designed to provide users with the confidence that the final output will match the original concept.

Available for both new wireless models is the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint mobile app, for use with compatible Apple and Android smart phones and tablets, allowing documents to be scanned on the printer and sent directly to a compatible device. Users can print PDFs of documents that were created with the app directly from compatible devices, whereas in the past only photos could be printed.

SYDNEY – Fuji Xerox Australia announced its new Print Production Workflow Audit application for iPad. The industry first application of this kind is unique to organizations that have high-end print production capabilities and want to reduce costs through streamlined workflows.

The app, which is available now, free of charge from the App store, is an intuitive tool designed to quickly map a printer’s workflow; from job submission through the manufacturing process, right through to the final product delivery, all in a mobile, easy-to-use format via the iPad.

Ink giant Lexmark has announced disappointing results both in terms of the final quarter of 2011 and the whole year's performance.

Many have claimed that the company is still coming to terms with the pains of switching its inkjet business in order to focus on businesses rather than consumers.

This is reiterated in Lexmark's future plans which involved looking to better align both its sales and marketing resources in an attempt to focus on business customers.