Purchase your copy of the most information-packed issue of The Hard Copy Observer for only $99. This 88-page issue covers the following hardware market segments in-depth:
- ink jet
- monochrome laser
- color laser
- monochrome laser MFP
- color copier
- production printer; and
- wide-format.
The hot topic of 2008--managed print services--is covered in depth, as are other key topics such as the economy, the environment, and China. Worldwide revenue projections for each hardware segment are included through 2012. To produce this issue, Lyra conducts numerous interviews with executives at the leading hardware firms in the industry, and quotes from those executives are interspersed throughout every article. Ann Priede, vice president, publications group, comments on some of the themes she observed in 2008. "After reviewing the year-in-review stories in this month's issue, three words come to mind: collaboration, customization, and innovation." Collaboration: Vendors are partnering in many areas, including hardware, software, services, and distribution. Some are taking collaboration to an extreme by acquiring firms that fit their strategies. Customization: Look no further than the industry's latest buzzword-managed print services-to grasp the significance of customization. Creating an output-management strategy unique to a specific customer is the embodiment of customization, and embedded development platforms bring such capabilities right to end users' fingertips. Innovation: Technology evolution is part of our industry's life cycle, but 2008 provided us with few revolutionary technologies. Moreover, vendors' responses to the growing call for environmentally friendly products and practices demonstrated another aspect of innovation, while the endless search for new customer applications drove the development of innovative price-performance configurations in many market segments." Purchase your copy of this invaluable issue today for only $99 to read up on the latest trends in imaging hardware. | 
