Staples has already announced plans to offer 3-D printing services in some stores.
He helped open restaurants, tailor shops, printing services and a toy factory before stumbling into the real-estate business.
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Hence the recent inclusion of tablet computers and Twilight books and the exclusion of casserole dishes and photo printing services.
The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) replaces proprietary printing services with a single method for sending print jobs from a computer to any authorized printer connected to an IP network.
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CPI's studios would ask customers to return weeks later to collect their portraits, after having them printed at centralized facilities something fewer customers are willing to accept in a time of ubiquitous instant printing services.
The price compares favorably to commercial photo-printing services from companies like Eastman Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ), which cost around 29 cents per print, but they're not as cheap as Snapfish , which charges 19 cents including shipping, according to Merrill Lynch.
Instead, today anyone wanting access to 3D printing services can get it from companies like Shapeways, Sculpteo, or Materialise, each of which can put the type of high-end 3D printing technology into the hands of creative types required to make anything from toys and puzzles to jewelry and clothing.
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After these moves and the shutdown of its desktop-printer unit last September, Kodak's future is now pinned on selling printing equipment and services to companies.
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Kodak noted that in addition to the commercial, packaging and functional printing and enterprise services businesses, it also continues to own and operate the Consumer Inkjet, Entertainment Imaging, Commercial Film and Specialty Chemicals businesses, given the company's expertise, capabilities and strong customer relationships in these markets, as well as their combined cash-generating capability.
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Now, here comes Michael Dell, vowing to turn his company's low-cost, process-based manufacturing model directly onto both the printing and managed-services businesses.
Three of HP's four main lines of business--printing, PCs and services--are profitable.
Although its services and printing business are doing well, the company is not able to show enough growth in these areas to offset it abysmal showing in its low margin areas.
With respect to the company's divisions, personal systems, printing, enterprise, services and software have each taken a hit from the previous year, with HP's financial services segment being the only unit to show growth (despite the fact that financing volume is also down).
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In 2009 Xerox acquired Affiliated Computer Services, which tilted the business model away from printing and more toward add-on services.
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In addition, airlines and airports that use automated kiosks for services such as printing boarding passes and baggage tags would have to ensure that any kiosk ordered 60 days after the rule takes effect is accessible.
Part of the 123D family of products, 123D Catch users can take advantage of a connected group of Autodesk software, fabrication services for 3D printing and laser cutting, and a community of like-minded individuals focused on 3D design and personal fabrication.
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Industries represented in this portfolio include pharmaceuticals, telecom services, mining, real estate, business services, semiconductors and printing.
PCs revenue was down 8%, printing fell 5%, enterprise services were off 7% and software was down 2%.
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By midyear Philips' data centers will be able to "sell" printing, computing and file management services to employees.
It also plans to offer premium services, such as the printing of photobooks documenting the progress of a relationship.
It also plans to provide professional services to commercial and digital printing markets.
The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems.
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HP's business spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure.
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HP, the world's largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure.
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The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world.
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Some financial newsletter services have been extensively using 3D printing as bait to attract new subscribers.
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The movie studio contracted the services of Augsburg-based 3D printing company Voxeljet to make replicas of the vintage ride.
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Because Afghanistan had no access to printing plants, Roshan had to rely on promotional services in Dubai, a two-and-a-half-hour flight away.
Revenue was up 20% in software, 7% in enterprise servers, storage and networks and 4% in services, and fell 1% in printing and 3% in Personal Systems Group.
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