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HP in better shape than Pittney Bowes or Xerox

Posted on July 3, 2012 by robertwilkie

Well Debt wise….Sounds like Xerox has more to pay off then HP….  However the jist of the whole story is HP is not a good stock to buy http://seekingalpha.com/article/698971-6-reasons-to-stay-away-from-hewlett-packard

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Analysis not favoring Xerox

Posted on July 3, 2012 by robertwilkie

This analysis talks how the print aspect is basically dieing, and Xerox has done a horrible job getting into services.  Mostly low end services with not much bang for the buck. http://247wallst.com/2012/07/02/for-wall-st-xerox-does-not-copy/

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Analysis is favoring Xerox and Pittney Bowes

Posted on July 3, 2012 by robertwilkie

Mostly the author likes how both companies are moving out of products and into services. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/research-on-pitney-bowes-inc-and-xerox-corp-business-equipment-companies-signing-deals-and-expanding-capabilities-2012-07-02

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Xerox starting its next buying spree

Posted on July 3, 2012 by robertwilkie

Xerox has starting buying up companies again.  This one in Texas that does e-discovery/forensic like software. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/xerox-expands-electronic-discovery-services-offerings-with-acquisition-of-lateral-data-2012-07-02  

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And doing well in Russia too

Posted on June 29, 2012 by robertwilkie

Xerox on the roll with sales to other 3rd world like countries it seems. http://www.channelemea.com/spip.php?article5674

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Printer sales doing well for Xerox…well in South Africa

Posted on June 29, 2012 by robertwilkie

Apparently Xerox is doing very well with low to mid-low printer sales in S.A.  I wonder what set them apart from other printers? http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56304:xerox-brand-making-strong-headway-in-sa-despite-printer-market-decline  

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Penetration testing with Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting port where you can use a raspberry Pi board to break into (or in this case, out of) a network.  The site is being hammered from folks viewing it, so it maybe a few days til you can get … Continue reading →

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Cheap parts tumbler

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice cheap parts tumbler for parts that are CNC’ed out from metal.  Having done some metal work in the past, cut metal can be very sharp on its edges.  I typically sanded the edges down or use a de-burring tool.  … Continue reading →

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Interesting twist to Printer Security

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robertwilkie

I got this off of one of SANS email lists.  Most likely the malware is just running a port scan and hits port 9100 on the printer, which triggers a bunch of junk to print out.  Well that’s my guess.  … Continue reading →

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More HCL layoffs, this time on the West Coast

Posted on June 28, 2012 by robertwilkie

Looks like some more former Xerox folks where let go by their new employer, HCL.  This time its on the West Coast. http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/06/indian_contractor_hcl_technolo.html  

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