Konica Minolta ties with Dutch Oce in printers
TOKYO,
April 08 – Japanese office equipment maker Konica Minolta Holdings Inc
said on Monday it would develop and market office-use printers and
production print systems with Dutch firm Oce NV The companies plan to
jointly develop technology for the light to mid-range production print
market, Konica Minolta said in a statement.
Konica Minolta will
also supply the Dutch photocopier and printer maker with office
printers to sell under the Oce brand and the two companies will supply
each other with production print systems for sale under their
respective brands.Oce Chief Executive Rokus van Iperen told Reuters
last week his company wanted to expand partnerships with Konica
Minolta, Fujifilm Holdings’ (4901.T: Quote, Profile, Research) unit
Fuji Xerox, and Canon Inc (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) to
cross-sell printing machines.Oce, which has been by hit by sales
declines in the U.S. financial and construction sectors, said last week
it would be cutting an estimated 350 jobs worldwide