Can you please advise what are the best Business IT newsletters on the
web focusing on digital office hardware (multi-function devices,
printers and document management software solutions). What are the
best possible to sources of content on the above topic for use in our
company newsletter. (we don't want to keep on creating our own topics,
and we are hoping to source editorial from somewhere else)

Hello itsmechang-ga,

There are interesting new developments in the office equipment market
with the emergence of multi-function devices. Because the office
equipment market is mature reporting on what’s happening in the
industry is somewhat limited. I’ve identified some trade magazines,
publications and newsletter that are dedicated to this industry. To
get additional coverage, I’ve also included some general IT resources.
I’ve investigated both of your requests and I’m including links to IT
trade magazines, newsletters, portals and other resources as well as
some sources for locating pre-packaged or syndicated content that you
might include in a newsletter.

I’ve included resources that should help with your research and
marketing efforts. Please ask for clarification on any of this. I wish
you well for your enterprises.

czh


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RESOURCES FOR THE OFFICE EQUIPMENT MARKET
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Office Equipment Wholesalers
SIC Code 5044, NAICS 421420

http://www.mfpa.org/
MFPA (Multifunction Products Association)
coalition of over 30 major office equipment, computer hardware and
computer software developers and manufacturers all dedicated to
achieving this goal.

http://www.mfpa.org/archives.htm
We archive technical and marketing initiative conttribution papers at
our site. At present, even if you are not a member, you can access
most of the historical documents at the site:
http://www.mfpa.org/archives If you wish to submit a document for
archival in our FTP site, please email it to: submission@mfpa.org Our
staff will transfer it to the archives.

http://www.mfpa.org/lutzstop15trends.htm
Lutz: Top 15 Trends for 2000

http://www.digital-times.net/news.html
Digital Test Laboratory
Amazing array of reports and tests on copiers, printers, fax machines
and office consumable products. Free registration required to gain
access.

http://www.hoovers.com/industry/description/0,2205,8150,00.html
Computer Hardware - Computer Peripherals
Companies that primarily design, manufacture, and market a broad line
of peripheral hardware products to be used with a computer, including
printers, scanners, image display products, multimedia products,
digitizers, and other computing solution add-ons.

http://www.opstoday.com/
Office Printing Solutions
This is a very large collection of articles for the printing industry.


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GENERAL IT RESOURCES
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http://www.vnunet.com/
VNU Business Publications Ltd. 
This is a European portal site aimed at the Small to Medium Enterprise
(SME) market that offers lots of resources, including a Research
Library, Newsletters, and business and product advice.

http://www.zdnet.com/
This is a major portal for tracking IT industry trends with over a
dozen channels covering hardware, software, business issues, news,
directories and much more. Subscriptions to free newsletters. Market
research reports available for purchase.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/
http://reg.zdnet.co.uk/nl/index.php
ZDNet UK's offers 16 free newsletters

http://www.techweb.com/
TechWeb is a portal site for resources for technology markets, issues,
and trends. It offers a collection of trade magazines, industry
reports, research papers and free newsletters.

http://www.informationweek.com/
Information Week 

http://www.itworld.com/
ITWorld is a portal site that offers a wide variety of resources
including news, newsletters, webcasts, white papers and market
information.

http://www.iwsubscribe.com/newsletters/
InfoWorld – Hub for magazine and newsletters

http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_Node/0,4507,555,00.html
Information for small business owners.


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COMPANY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH RESOURCES
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http://www.zapdata.com/
zapdata is an Internet service of D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions  for
the B2B marketplace.

http://www.usbrn.com/index.htm
US Business Reporter
Company Profiles, Industry Reports, Investment Reports
This site provides several flat rate subscription pricing plans
starting at $99.95 per year for access to the entire web site. This
could be very useful for developing industry information for your
newsletter or researching target customers. It also has an e-mail
newsletter.

http://www.bigcharts.com/industry/marketwatch-com/focus.asp?bcind_ind=off&bcind_sid=171572
Dow Jones Office Equipment Index

http://www.bitpipe.com/data/olist?t=pd_10_86
Office Equipment –  Search the collection of market research and
analysts reports.


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CONTENT PROVIDERS AND SYNDICATORS
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http://www.asaypub.com/
Asay Publishing Network
This is a portal site for buyers of office machines and business
equipment.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Internet/Site_Management/Content_Management/Content_Providers/
Content Syndicators

http://www.business2.com/webguide/0,1660,6696,00.html
Internet Content Providers

http://www.business.com/directory/internet_and_online/content_tools/content_providers/
Internet Content Providers

http://www.freetechmail.org/faq.asp
This is a search engine for IT newsletters

http://newsfeeds.manilasites.com/about
NewsFeeds is the place to go to find out about syndicated news feeds.

http://www.nasitinc.com/newsfeeds.shtml
North American School of Information Technology
Nasit now delivers it's users ten feeds

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Request for Answer Clarification by itsmechang-ga on 25 Nov 2002 20:06 PST

the information "sources of content" for syndication is quite general.
Can you please be more specific with regard to "digital office
hardware (multi-function devices, printers and document management
software solutions)". This type of equipment is focused on the medium
- large sized business, not SOHO or personal. Cheers.

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 25 Nov 2002 21:44 PST

Hello itsmechang-ga,
Here are some additional resources that should meet your needs. 
czh

http://www.bertl.com/scripts/regnow/NewReg/regnow.cfm
BERTL (Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories) is a news,
research and critical analysis service covering Digital Imaging
Systems (laser printers, copiers, scanners, MFPs and related
services). Part of the BERTL service includes regular email bulletins
to registered readers.

http://www.betterbuys.com/
Buyer’s Guides
We independently test and analyze the performance of every model
offered by every manufacturer: copiers, fax machines, printers,
multifunctional machines, duplicators, scanners, electronic filing
systems and more.  Then we put our findings in easy-to-scan,
easy-to-reference, advertising-free buyer's guides.
http://www.betterbuys.com/guides/hvcmpp.html
High Volume Copier & Multifunctional Guide
http://www.betterbuys.com/guides/mvcmpp.html
Mid-Volume Copier & Multifunctional Guide
http://www.betterbuys.com/guides/lvcmpp.html
Low Volume Copier & Multifunctional Guide

http://www.corrypub.com/
Corry Publishing
http://www.businesssolutionsmag.com/
Business Solutions magazine targets top management of companies that
make up the distribution channel for information technology products.
http://www.integratedsolutionsmag.com/
Integrated Solutions is a magazine that advises and educates IT
decision makers who are charged with selecting enterprise-wide
solutions for their companies.

http://www.buyerslab.com/bli/bliProducts/compInfo_dir.htm
Digital Imaging Review provides coverage on such products as digital
multifunctional devices, digital (as well as analog) standalone
copiers, facsimile products, digital full-color copiers, and all other
types of digital imaging products from all the players.

http://www.enxmag.com/index.html
ENX Magazine is a monthly sourcing trade publication dedicated to the
document imaging equipment (such as copier, printer and fax) and
supplies industry.

http://www.oedn.com/
Office Equipment Dealer News

http://www.officetechnologymag.com/
Office Technology – Solutions for Imaging Technology Resellers

http://www.imagingnetwork.com/Frames/home_frame.htm
Imaging Network
imageSource is a publication for owners, service and sales managers
and IT directors implementing document technology products and
strategies.

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Request for Answer Clarification by itsmechang-ga on 25 Nov 2002 23:15 PST

Thanks for this, but when I mentioned "syndicated content", it means
that I can have access for use in my newsletter (either paid or free).
The publications you have a provided are just magazines. Their is no
mention in the links that they provide articles to other publications
for reprint and or use.

Can you please clarify. Thanks :)

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 26 Nov 2002 11:07 PST

Hello again,
I gave you all trade press and industry links because I thought you
wanted to immerse yourself in the industry so that you could then
write your own newsletter. I subsribe to a number of newsletters that
do this. They take reporting from the business press and write their
own commentary and recommendations for their customers. Thanks for
clarifying your own intent. My schedule is hectic today so it may take
til tomorrow to get back to you on this. In the meantime, it would be
very helpful to my understanding if you could point me to a specific
example of the type of material you're looking for. Thanks for the
input.
czh

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 27 Nov 2002 02:20 PST

Hello again,

Here are some resources for selecting syndicated content. Some of
these have highly specialized for-fee services. I’ve also included
some free offerings. I believe that one of these services should be
able to provide you with specialized content addressed to the office
hardware (multi-function devices, printers and document management
software solutions) market you’re planning to address. As you would
expect, there is great variation in the price and quality offered. I
hope that you will find something here that fits your content
requirements and budget. Happy exploration.
czh

http://www.yellowbrix.com/pages/www/index.nsp?id=isyndicate
iSyndicate - Complete Content Solutions

http://www.NewsEdge.com
Dialog NewsEdge 

http://www.comtexnews.net/main.htm
Comtex News Network

http://www.factiva.com/
Factiva

http://www.yournews.net/
Momac is Europe's market leader in multi-lingual digital content
syndication.

http://www.electroniccontent.com/conFinder.cfm
Content Finder is a free directory of syndicated content sources

http://www.purplepages.ie/site//content/default.asp
The Content Directory
The Internet Content Industry Directory - Over 1896 Resources Reviewed
and Indexed!

http://www.stickysauce.com/dcd/
Free content directory

http://webster.directhit.com/webster/search.aspx?qry=Syndicated+Articles&meta=rs
Ask Jeeves results for “syndicated articles”

http://www.informationweek.com/826/content.htm
Information Week, February 26, 2001
Syndicators Spin Out More News for Websites
Online content providers let companies offer information from a
variety of sources


SEARCH STRATEGY
content syndicators

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 28 Nov 2002 22:59 PST

Hello again,
I'm glad you were able to clarify your request so I could give you
better research results. You can post additional new questions to
follow this strand by referring the Question ID or by copying the URL.
The more background information you can give us, the better the chance
that a researcher will be able to help. If you have specific
financial, geographic, national, industry or other constraints, tell
us so we can best focus our efforts to help you. I would be very happy
to work with your further on finding what you need.  If you would like
me to work on additional questions, just say so. Here's an example
https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=57359. 
We have many very capable researchers who will be happy to work with
you.  I look forward continuing with your project.
czh

Thanks, the final response was more in the direction that I was hoping
for. If  I wanted for some to continue on the strand of information,
how can I ensure that they continue where you left off ?