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26 Print.IT Reseller
Micro-P launches
new print division
As one of the UK’s leading ICT distributors, Micro-P believe
in offering resellers the right product, at the right time,
at the right price and providing information to help make
informed buying decisions suitable for all markets.
Established for over 30 years, Micro-P’s
print pedigree dates back to the sale
of the first daisywheel printer in the
‘80s and the launch of Epson in the UK
channel in the ‘90s. Today, it is a major
distributor for leading print brands
including Brother, Xerox, Lexmark,
Samsung, Oki, Dell, Epson, Tally
Dascom, Konica Minolta and Plustek.
Following the arrival of Dan Lenan
General Manager (Print), Micro-P has
invested significantly in its print division
to provide its valued customer base with
an unrivalled level of service and support,
including new sales specialists and product
experts (see below).
These additions, along with a major brand
vendor portfolio and extensive SKUs coverage,
positions Micro-P at the front of the printer
and consumables distribution market.
Dan Lenan says: “We’re committed to
continuing to bring fantastic offers, service
and sizeable margin opportunities to the
channel, from entry level inkjet, right the
way through to high-end A3 multifunction
devices and everything in between.
“I’d like to introduce you to all the
members of the Micro-P print division and
invite you to contact us to discuss your
printing and consumable needs.”
For pricing, availability and further
information contact the Micro-P Print
Division on 01256 707070 or visit
www.micro-p.com
I’d like to introduce you all to the members
of the print division here at Micro P. In
recent months we have made significant
investment into this business unit with
regards to resource and support that we
are able to provide to our valued customer
base. These additions, along with the vendor
portfolio and coverage of SKU’s across
these vendors, positions Micro-P t the fro t
of the printer and consumables distribution
market. We’re committed to continuing to
bring fantastic offers, service and sizable
margin opportunities to the channel.
Best wishes
DAN LENAN
General Manager - Print
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The printer with the
smiley face
HP’s results for Q2 2012
highlight the decline of
home printing, with the
Imaging and Printing
Group revealing a
23% fall in consumer
hardware units,
year-on-year. Clearly,
HP’s hope that the launch of web-connected home
printers would lead to a new era of on-demand (or
automatic) printing of customised material, from
newspapers and magazines to recipe cards and
colouring pages, was seriously misplaced.
Yet, here we have another company with high hopes
for an internet-connected home printer. Developed by the
London product and design studio Berg, the Little Printer
scours the web on the owner’s behalf and assembles items of
interest into miniature newspapers just 2.25in wide – i.e. no
larger than a till receipt.
Due to ship at the end of October, the Little Printer works
in conjunction with a publishing platform that developers,
publishers and website owners can use to produce bespoke
publications for individual users.
Berg has already signed up a number of content partners,
including
The Guardian
for news headlines; Google for daily
to-do lists; foursquare for location-based services including
restaurant recommendations for your area and the location
of friends; and Arup, which is producing a series of mini-
publications on building projects such as the Sydney Opera
House and London Zoo Penguin Pool.
The Times
and BBC Worldwide are also said to be
developing material for the Little Printer that in addition can
be used to send messages to friends and print daily weather
reports, horoscopes, puzzles and weekly birthday reminders
from Facebook.
In many ways, this is no different to what HP was trying
to do – and maybe still is – but what Berg has in its favour
is the novelty value of the tiny thermal printer with the
smiling face and the fact that it is designed as a smartphone
accessory which is a major new market for hardware
manufacturers.
Little Printer owners manage their subscriptions and
set up printing times via their iOS, Android or Windows
smartphone and the Berg Cloud Remote mobile website.
The web-connected home printer can be pre-ordered from
bergcloud.com. The price of £199 includes the printer; BERG
Cloud Bridge, which plugs into the user’s home broadband
router and provides a wireless connection to the Web; and
spare paper.
www.bergcloud.com
Lara Jarvis
Product Manager Xerox
laraj@micro-p.com
01256 774072
Nathan Price
Sales Specialist Xerox
nathanp@micro-p.com
01256 774086
Deon Denny
Product Manager Samsung
deond@micro-p.com
01256 774087
Carla Allen
Sales Specialist Dell
carlaa@micro-p.com
01256 706952
Dan Wogan
Product Manager Epson
danw@micro-p.com
01256 707070
Phil Miller
Business Manager
philipm@micro-p.com
01256 774076
Ross Chapman
Sales Specialist Oki
rossc@micro-p.com
01256 774047
Maxine Pedley
Product Specialist Consumables
danw@micro-p.com
01256 858759
Ben Robinson
Marketing Manager – Print
benro@micro-p.com
01256 774134
Dan Lenan
General Manager
– Print
01256 707070
Charlotte Gillooley
Sales Specialist Lexmark
charlottey@micro-p.com
01256 744048