Xerox Corporation has been named one of the leaders in the report of the Gartner research company “Magic Quadrant of MFPs and printers”-2010.

The Magic Quadrant is a research tool developed by Gartner, which allows demonstration of direction and level of development of a particular market and its participants, as well as to evaluate manufacturers from the point of view of completeness of market vision and ability to implement plans.

According to Gartner, the leader companies have the following characteristics:

• These are companies that, regardless of the location of the customer, can organize its uninterrupted supply of multifunction devices (including the base models), printers and related solutions and services in the field of printing.
• These are vendors producing a wide range of products, in no way inferior to the products of competitors. They have a broad distribution channel that enables the delivery of products to end users.
• These companies have consistently occupied large market share worldwide and are able to provide consistently high level of service in all regions where there Gartner customers are.
• These companies have great opportunities around the world: resources, research, experience, strategic vision. All this allows them provide first-class support to existing and future customers globally.
• These companies have extensive experience in implementing research and development into products and solutions that are designed to meet the needs of clients.

Rick Dastin, President of Enterprise Business Group at Xerox Corporation, says the company believe that recognition of the Xerox as one of the leaders will allow them to achieve even greater success in performing their long-term strategy.

“We help our clients increase productivity, reduce costs and reach new heights in business, – said Rick Dustin. – Our goal is to provide a clear and efficient work of all technology, software and business processes of our client so that they could concentrate on their core business.”

Canon introduced a new compact photo printer, the Selphy CP800, which allows quick and easy creation of professional-quality photos at home. The new mode replaces the Selphy CP780 and has a number of improvements. The printer made in a slim and elegant design is equipped with some creative features and is much easier to use.

Selphy CP800 is suitable for those who want a convenient printer making high-quality photos with a touch of a button. The printer comes in black or white body colors. The printer has an ergonomic and friendly interface, large buttons and a rotating 2.5-inch LCD screen. It can print directly from memory cards or any device that supports PictBridge standard, for example, digital or video camera. The Selphy CP800 also prints from a USB drive or mobile phone.

The printer has an auto image stabilization, which analyzes faces, contrast and brightness of images, and then corrects the deficiencies for brighter and clearer pictures. The effect of “smooth skin” may hide the faults of the skin when creating portraits, and by manually adjusting the brightness you can improve the quality of prints.

The thermal sublimation technology of ink transfer creates a smooth transition of tones and makes the image glossier. The ink dries instantly, so photos are ready for use right away. According to the company, a special coating protects pictures from moisture and keeps brightness and color saturation for 100 years if stored in the album. Selphy CP800 supports printing on media of different sizes, including postcards, L6 and credit card formats.

Selphy CP800 offers a variety of options for layouts. The ID Photo Layout allows you to print photos for documents on one sheet. Mixed layout allows you to combine photos into original compositions to demonstrate you creative abilities. The “My Colors” function give even more room for creativity providing different color settings: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Positive Film and Black-And-White.

An optional battery for model Selphy CP800 provides mobile printing on the go.

Canon has announced two leading products in the PIXMA lineup: the PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140. Their printheads are created using Canon FINE technology, and have 6 separate ink tanks, including a gray ink. They provide a professional level of photo printing in both grayscale and color.

Both models are able to print a 10×15 cm color photo borderless in approximately 20 seconds and have the printing speed of 12,5 / 9,3 images per minute in monochrome / color mode, according to the ISO ESAT standard. PIXMA MG8140 can scan and re-print 35 mm films and slides. In the two models is implemented an improved system of working with printing media: two paper path, double-sided printing and direct printing on a suitable DVD, CD or Blu-ray disk.

The new Intelligent Touch System by Canon makes the printer easy, allowing you to manage them using the touch panel. User interface is backlit to facilitate navigation and show what functions and operations are available at the moment. The new models also implement the Quick Operation system, which provides the fast and direct access to frequently used functions. Installation menu and function buttons make it easy to call the required options directly from the main screen.

The PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140 ship with Full HD Movie Print Function, enabling to print an image by selecting individual frames from Full HD videos shot on Canon digital cameras. The program provides the video images detail level at up to 1080p resolution, and can also improve resolution and reduce noise levels to ensure optimum quality with the help of Frame Enhancement technology.

In addition, users of printers can take advantage of the extended version of the Easy-PhotoPrint EX. Now this software has a direct access to Flickr. Easy-WebPrint EX provides a simple and intelligent printing of Web pages, allowing you to select, cut and combine the content of different sites in a single document–from fitting to one page to creating a booklet.

The PIXMA MG8140 and the PIXMA MG6140 standard supports Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Thanks to IrSimple, PictBridge, and Bluetooth (as an option) the printers can connect to compatible digital cameras, camera-equipped mobile phones and camcorders.

Artisan 725 and Artisan 835 are two new multifunction inkjet printers, which have been announced by  Epson. They are designed to print text and photos, as well as scan and copy a variety of documents.

Being moderately priced ($300 and $200 for Artisan 835 and Artisan 725, respectively), the new devices can print in up to 5760×1440 dpi resolutions and produce 10×15 cm photos with supernatural, high-quality reproduction of colors . Both MFPs can work autonomously, without connecting to a computer, since they have a built-in card reader to print documents and photos directly from memory cards. These models also have USB port for flash drives and hard drives, and even they can be connected to LAN using WiFi module or built-in network adapter. Epson Artisan 725 printer is equipped with a special control panel and Smart Touch 2.5-inch screen.

As a model Artisan 835, then it is 7.8-inch touch panel, a built-in diagonal display increased up to 3.5 inches. Both MFIs issuing 9,5 black and white pages per minute and 9 color pages in the same period of time. Release Artisan 725 and 835 is scheduled for this month. The older model comes in black, and younger will be available in black and white hull.