| There has been much development in the photocopier | | | | series of devices. The two most talked about and |
| industry during the last year with new ranges of | | | | eagerly anticipated releases were the Xerox |
| copiers being released, heightened environmental | | | | ColorQube range and the Canon imageRUNNER |
| concern, new acquisitionÂs and partnerships and | | | | ADVANCE range. The Xerox ColorQube, released in |
| the recession all having a maÂjor part to play. | | | | May 2009, pioneered the use of solid ink blocks instead |
| ÂÂNew releases | | | | oÂf cartridges, which Xerox have claimed will |
| From Seimens, to Sharp, to Kyocera Mita, to Ricoh, to | | | | reduce wÂaste and decrease printing costs. Not |
| Xerox, to Canon, the majority of the big players in the | | | | to be outdone, Canon also released a wÂhole |
| photocopier manufacturing industry have released new | | | | new range of photocopiers this year, the |
| printing and imaging equipment in the last year, whether | | | | imageRUNNER ADVANCE range was released in |
| it be a new device added to an already existing series, | | | | September 2009. These photocopiers focused on |
| such as Ricoh adding to their Aficio range and Konica | | | | improvements in document communication, integration |
| Minolta adding to their Bizhub range, or a whole new | | | | and environmental impact. |
