Linksys has released findings from a commissioned Wi-Fi study of channel partners that service small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC), a leading analyst firm. The IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Linksys, "The Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Opportunity for Channel Partners," highlights the gap between IT channel firms' current Wi-Fi offerings and small businesses' needs of supporting a mobile workforce. According to the IDC InfoBrief, channel IT companies need to rethink their SMB Wi-Fi offerings to include 802.11ac Wave 2 gear. Read more...

Stepes (pronounced /'steps/), a leader in just-in-time translation services, has announced the integration of ABBYY text recognition for faster translation of scanned documents on demand. Stepes desktop and mobile translation solutions now use ABBYY Cloud Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to automatically convert scanned documents and images into editable formats for agile translation services. Read more...

 Ricoh USA, Inc. has unveiled a new wide-format flatbed printer designed to bring low-maintenance reliability and ease-of-use to the decorative-printing market. The new RICOH Pro T7210 offers customers the ability to handle diverse materials of varied thicknesses, helping them to further broaden their revenue streams. This newest portfolio addition is the culmination of decades of Ricoh's commitment to innovation and to building solutions and offerings that meet the needs of customers around the world. The T7210 will be on display at SGIA EXPO, October 10-12 in New Orleans, in Ricoh booth 1351. Read more...