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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

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource Following their decision to integrate their businesses last year, Ricoh and Toshiba have finalized the establishment of a joint venture to be known as ETRIA and headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The name ETRIA stands for “Eternal, Try, Innovation, Alliance,” indicating the company’s dedication

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource After years of intense campaigning by right-to-repair advocates and complicated political discussions, European Union (EU) lawmakers have finally agreed upon new repair rules. The EU Council adopted the Right to Repair Directive on 31 May. The directive promotes the repair of broken or

By Petr Kramerius, Regional Manager at Infosource During 2023, Poland’s printing market eclipsed the size of the sanctions-hit Russian market across several segments, reaffirming its position as one of the key territories for printing and scanning vendors in Eastern Europe. In multifunction printers (MFPs), for example, the total market (including

By Eirini Louizou, Head of Production & Industrial Printing at Infosource Production printers are high-speed printers, starting at a speed of 60 pages per minute (ppm), used for high-volume print applications at low cost and superior quality. A common categorization is based on the production printing method, with production printers