CRN’s Printer Roundtable

During the recent XChange 2018 conference in San Antonio, hosted by CRN parent The Channel Company, CRN convened a roundtable of executives from HP, Xerox and Lexmark to discuss the future of the print market—and the executives each took the chance to share their unique approach to A3 during the discussion. What follows is an edited portion of the comments from the executives--Dan McDonnell, vice president of U.S. Print Channel at HP Inc.; Greg Chavers, vice president of North America Channel Sales at Lexmark; and John Reilly, vice president of U.S. Channel Sales at Xerox.

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Printer Security Risks Loom As Silent Threat To Networks
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Vendors: If You're Ignoring Managed Print Services, You're Leaving Cash On The Table
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