PCI and DASCOM have a great upgrade offer for line printer users

Printer Connection Inc. (aka PCI) is a recognized leader in high-speed business printers and has a long heritage as a reseller of TallyDASCOM, Tally, Genicom, and TallyGenicom printers. 

PCI and our vendor partner DASCOM Americas, the source of Tally and TallyDASCOM business transaction printers, now team up and announce a great offer to old-line printer users.

Line printer users can now get a $500 trade-in rebate when they purchase a new top-end Tally T2380 bundle for each of their older line matrix impact printers they trade into DASCOM. 

Many business users have experienced that parts are harder and harder to get for these old-line printers.  PCI has shared the news of how some line printers and parts are being discontinued by manufacturers.  Many PCI customers report they still rely on critical impact printing jobs, but their total volumes have dropped. Now, here's a great and straightforward answer available to these customers!

Printer Connection is one of the largest DASCOM reseller partners in the country.  To find out the particulars of this packaged offer and to order this special deal, call Warren Neeley toll-free at 866-430-6202. IT Resellers are welcome to team with PCI on this deal for their customers.

Customers Struggle with Software Companies Selling Hardware and Fear

The TRICK or TREAT of ISV hardware purchases!

Just in time for October, here's a scary tale about the dark and abandoned mansion at the end of the overgrown path in the woods..... "AHA!! Buy a different printer AT YOUR OWN RISK..."   MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  

Software companies that sell hardware with their attached scare tactics are doing economic harm to their clients for their own profit.

Years ago, the big-time bank software company in small-time rural Missouri yanked IBM around like a new puppy on a brand new leash.  Big Blue would absolutely fawn all over the firm James Henry, usually known to their users as Jack, and Ass. ( No wait - maybe the abbreviation is Assoc - right?)  IBM gained a lot of server sales by Jack selling their bank solution, and they would enforce their profitable support from the fuselage door of one of their jet aircraft.  

Like the old saying "Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine", customers that showed the gumption to buy a printer NOT from Jack's sales team would rue the day that they ever thought of such a foolish move.  No support!  

Meanwhile, Jack was selling hundreds and hundreds of printers from HP - one of the largest competitors to IBM - and the Blue Server Team wouldn't dare tackle that issue for the Printer Division.  Why was Jack a fan of HP and not the new cut sheet performer from IBM?  Well, because they had an entire division that sold TONER and maintenance plans and paper supplies, and the IBM unit cut Jack out of selling toner with it included inside the maintenance plan.

Customers would buy multiple 50 ppm HP lasers and literally bring in toner by the pallet load.  The customers spent way more in operations cost than it would cost to buy and operate the higher volume IBM cut sheet printer, but it did not fit the payment plan for those Gulfstream jets out at the airport.

  

For another example, many auto dealerships have a software and support relationship with a vendor called Reynolds, with a name so nice they named it twice.  The line printer of choice was from C.Itoh - but the problem has been that C.Itoh has gone out of this printer business.  Then Reynolds & Reynolds chose, supported and sold IBM, the InfoPrint 6500 - but the problem now is IBM has gone out of this printer business.  

Customers tell us that Reynolds says that only the IBM InfoPrint 6500 will work.  Funny, but we have plenty of Reynolds customers that dare to disagree and are happily using the IBM 6400 Premium Refurbished & Re-manufactured by Printer Connection.

Read more about the C.Itoh CI1000E and CI500E troubles and click to see replacement options at: ChooseGLMgroup.com 

For more information, contact Warren Neeley at 817-939-5614 or WNeeley@PCIprinters.com

Printronix Moves to Claim InfoPrint Industrial

Freshly back from the last rites and burial of the InfoPrint organization, Printronix made the announcement that for the last two decades, Printronix had been the sole OEM supplier of over 100,000 InfoPrint line printers and thermal printers.

In the Printronix press release, the company offers maintenance support and spare parts for the IBM and InfoPrint 6400, 6500, 4400 and 6700 printers.

From the announcement:
"Printronix provides a complete solution for InfoPrint Solutions customers, including a full line of printers, consumables and service offerings through the existing InfoPrint Channel Partner network which fully ensures uninterrupted customer support. InfoPrint end users can tap into the full product range offered by Printronix and its Channel Partners, who are trained and have the full backing of the Printronix global technical support team to ensure top tier customer support. "

In regards to Printer Connection, PCI is a Top Printronix (Platinum, one of <20) partner and was a Top InfoPrint partner (Premier, one of 10) until their tragic end.

A style of printer not sold or mentioned by Printronix is the 'Industrial Serial Matrix' printers known in IBM/InfoPrint customers as the 4247 and the previous 4230 and 4232. PCI is also a distributing partner (one of 4) for the Tally 4347 printer. This printer serves as a replacement and upgrade from the old 4247 and the new "Paint Shaker 4247-Z03". PCI can source the former InfoPrint 4247 as its OEM builder Compuprint is also coming out from behind the curtain. PCI strongly recommends evaluating the Tally 4347-i10 against the 4247-Z03 unit for any use on any printer stands other than a granite counter, as the Z03 can make many printer stands actually walk across the floor from the shaking.

Regarding maintenance service - the IBM and InfoPrint service was always and only offered as a 24x7 package, regardless of the customer's need or budget. The service norm in the industry is now 9x5 next business day and often with a spare printer as mission critical backup. PCI continues to offer and provide service and spares on all the InfoPrint and Printronix lines described in this Printronix action. For IBM/InfoPrint printers, service can be delivered by either PCI, Printronix, or a resale from PCI of Ricoh's continuing RPPS/contractor service arrangement for industrial printers.

For any information and discussion of future pricing and availability of service, parts and printers, contact Warren Neeley at 817-939-5614 or wneeley@pciprinters.com.