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The Federal Government has established a whole-of-government major office machines panel.

A new wave of Web-connected printers from the likes of HP and Lexmark are changing the way we dole out documents. Instead of dumb single-purpose devices, a modern multifunction cloud printer can print any document from nearly any device, anywhere you have an Internet connection. It’s a quantum leap forward in terms of flexibility, and every successful business owner knows you need to stay flexible and adapt to the needs of your customers.

Printer vendor, Lexmark, has appointed Les Howarth as its new country manager.

Former Lexmark channel and SMB manager, Carmel Mosser, has returned to the print vendor as its Asia-Pacific channel development manager.

Cloud computing provider, Sqware Peg, is dabbling in distribution by partnering with marketing automation solution, Eloqua.

Cellnet is terminating its remaining IT relationships and will wind up the division this month. The news comes after the ASX-listed distributor sold its IBM business to Avnet last week.

Lexmark has taken the wrappers off its new range of SMB multifunction printers (MFPs).

Lexmark international vice-president and general manager of worldwide SMB and printing solutions, Kevin Goffi net, caught up with MATTHEW SAINSBURY to discuss where the SMB printer market is at, what the pain points are for channel partners working in this space, and where the opportunities lie.

No matter how clearly our world of online photo albums, Google Docs, and e-cards may seem--yet again--to ring the death knell for anything on paper, sometimes you still want to print.

Is your printer stealing from you? Yes--if it's making you replace ink or toner constantly, or if you need to buy pricey special paper to get the best output. Maybe it's stealing your time or sanity by being a lot slower than it said it'd be, or having cheapo components that break or are just plain hard to use. PC World reveals some sinners-and saints-based on our recent printer reviews.