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Konica Minolta Brings Enhanced Security and Improved Ease of Use to the Modern Workplace

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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This next generation of devices features functionality that places ease of use in the modern workplace at the forefront, and directly tackles concerns around security in the workplace with its advanced firmware upgrade that delivers even greater protection against malicious activity.

Key Points: 
  • This next generation of devices features functionality that places ease of use in the modern workplace at the forefront, and directly tackles concerns around security in the workplace with its advanced firmware upgrade that delivers even greater protection against malicious activity.
  • Konica Minolta’s new bizhub i-Series (bizhub 1 Series) provides increased visibility and information of security related topics throughout the organization, enabling users to be more alert and responsive.
  • For increased user convenience, regularly used functions which previously needed to be installed via the Konica Minolta MarketPlace are now preinstalled as standard.
  • More specifically:
    Visit Konica Minolta online to learn more about its office product portfolio.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Shipments Declined 15.5% Year Over Year in the Fourth Quarter of 2023, According to IDC

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals totaled 21.1 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), a decline of 15.5% year over year.

Key Points: 
  • Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals totaled 21.1 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), a decline of 15.5% year over year.
  • As with the prior quarter, the decline was caused by constrained demand and the tightening of financing conditions.
  • Shipment value during 4Q23 also fell 11.7% to $9.7 billion, according to the International Data Corporation ( IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker .
  • Notable highlights from the quarter include:
    Every geographic region saw a year-over-year decline in shipments, ranging from -5.9% to -30.6%.

Spruce Biosciences Reports Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updates

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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(Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for rare endocrine disorders with significant unmet medical need, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and provided corporate updates.

Key Points: 
  • (Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for rare endocrine disorders with significant unmet medical need, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and provided corporate updates.
  • “We are grateful to all the patients, families, study team and investigators who supported the CAHmelia-203 clinical trial,” said Javier Szwarcberg, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Executive Officer, Spruce Biosciences.
  • Non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $4.6 million compared to $3.6 million in 2022.
  • Net Loss: Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $47.9 million compared to $46.2 million in 2022.

IT Partners 2024: Pantum Showcases Latest Products, Accelerating Europe Market Development

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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PARIS, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading printer solution provider Pantum is bringing its latest products at IT Partners 2024, taking place at Disneyland Paris from March 13-14.

Key Points: 
  • PARIS, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading printer solution provider Pantum is bringing its latest products at IT Partners 2024, taking place at Disneyland Paris from March 13-14.
  • During the premier IT trade show, Pantum will connect with a wide variety of customer groups and tap into new market opportunities, with the goal of amplifying its brand recognition throughout Europe and the wider sector.
  • "We're very honored to be part of the IT Partners 2024 exhibition and showcase our latest products and innovations in the European market.
  • At IT Partners 2024, Pantum will introduce the Smart Classic series, a cost-effective printing solution with a compact design that's suitable for your desk and office setup.

Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework - Additional analytical value and operational aspects

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Key Points: 

    Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework - Closer alignment with FINREP solo

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    Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ?

    Key Points: 
      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ?
        Executive summary

        2

        towards closer alignment of the two frameworks, rather than implementing all
        changes at once.

      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ?
        Executive summary

        3

        1

        Introduction
        The complementary IReF cost-benefit assessment (CBA) followed an earlier
        consultation on an initial CBA that was launched in 2020.

      • The report summarises the feedback received from the banking industry on the
        possible closer alignment of the IReF with FINREP solo.
      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ?
        Introduction

        4

        2

        General question on closer alignment
        with FINREP solo
        Closer alignment between the IReF and FINREP solo could allow more substantial
        use of the IReF dataset for supervisory purposes, with the potential benefit of
        reducing ad hoc requests to reporting agents due to a more analytical and stable
        dataset.

      • The ECB legal framework for collecting FINREP solo information (Regulation (EU)
        2015/34)4 currently sets up four different levels of reporting for proportionality
        measures:
        ?

        FINREP data points;

        ?

        over-simplified FINREP;

        ?

        simplified FINREP;

        ?

        full FINREP.

      • Closer alignment does not mean that data
        under the IReF will be collected from reporting agents at the level of the legal entity
        in its entirety.
      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ? General
        question on closer alignment with FINREP solo

        5

        Chart 2.1
        General assessment on closer alignment between the IReF and FINREP solo

        Notes: The percentages are calculated for each driver as the simple average of the corresponding frequencies across euro area
        countries.

      • See Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of
        the IReF Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results
        are calculated.
      • Members also raised the point that IReF
        information required for closer alignment with FINREP solo would only be collected
        from institutions that are currently subject to FINREP solo reporting.
      • The open text comments that were received in the complementary CBA show that
        different approaches to reporting at the level of the reporting agent may result in
        different expectations regarding closer alignment.
      • There
        were also several comments regarding the frequency and timeliness of the reporting
        of attributes needed for closer alignment with FINREP.
      • Many comments questioned which accounting standards will underpin IReF
        reporting, as those applicable to statistical reporting are often different from those
        relating to FINREP solo reporting.
      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ? General
        question on closer alignment with FINREP solo

        7

        3

        Extensions related to concepts already
        available in the IReF baseline scenario
        The IReF baseline scenario includes several accounting concepts that only apply to
        specific financial instruments.

      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • See
        Annex B of the report ?Complementary cost-benefit assessment of the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Extension of the IReF
        Regulation to cover country-specific requirements? published on the ECB?s website for information on how national results are
        calculated.
      • Complementary cost-benefit assessment on the Integrated Reporting Framework ? Annex A
        Results by type and size of respondent

        57

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    Konica Minolta Brings Enhanced Security and Improved Ease of Use to the Modern Workplace

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    Thursday, March 7, 2024
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    ( Konica Minolta) today announced the successors of its award-winning bizhub i-Series multifunctional printers (MFP) and single function printers (SFP).

    Key Points: 
    • ( Konica Minolta) today announced the successors of its award-winning bizhub i-Series multifunctional printers (MFP) and single function printers (SFP).
    • This next generation of devices features functionality that places ease of use in the modern workplace at the forefront, and directly tackles concerns around security in the workplace with its advanced firmware upgrade that delivers even greater protection against malicious activity.
    • For increased user convenience, regularly used functions which previously needed to be installed via the Konica Minolta MarketPlace are now preinstalled as standard.
    • More specifically:
      Visit Konica Minolta online to learn more about its office product portfolio.

    HP Harnesses Enterprise Color Quality Printing to Power Small Businesses

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    Thursday, March 7, 2024
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    LAS VEGAS, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at HP Amplify Partner Conference 2024, HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) announced the new HP Color LaserJet Pro 3000 series, the latest addition to its world-class office print portfolio. Designed for customers that require high performance in a small footprint, the new Color LaserJet 3000 series is the latest device powered by energy efficient TerraJet toner technology, enabling sharper colors and fast print speeds for growing businesses.

    Key Points: 
    • LAS VEGAS, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at HP Amplify Partner Conference 2024, HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) announced the new HP Color LaserJet Pro 3000 series, the latest addition to its world-class office print portfolio.
    • "With our new Color LaserJet Pro 3000 series, featuring innovative TerraJet technology, we deliver exceptional color quality, professional speed, and energy efficiency in a compact design.
    • The new HP Color LaserJet Pro 3000 series delivers the tools small businesses need including:
      HP’s next generation toner technology, TerraJet, has a unique toner formula that enables richer and sharper colors.
    • The new HP Color LaserJet Pro 3000 series is part of a broader A3 and A4 portfolio that has been completely revamped for the hybrid office, offering consistent solutions for small businesses through enterprise customers.

    Demographics, labor market power and the spatial equilibrium

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    Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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    Abstract

    Key Points: 
      • Abstract
        This paper studies how demographics affect aggregate labor market power, the urban wage
        premium and the spatial concentration of population.
      • I develop a quantitative spatial model
        in which labor market competitiveness depends on the demographic composition of the local
        workforce.
      • If these factors differ across workers, labor market power has a role to
        play in explaining wage inequality.
      • This paper contributes to the literature on differences in labor market power by analyzing a
        new dimension of heterogeneity: demographics.
      • Since older workers are less mobile in terms of
        switching workplaces, firms have more labor market power over older workers.
      • I start by estimating labor market power by measuring the sensitivity of worker turnover to
        the wage paid.
      • I find a strong
        role of demographics in determining the degree of labor market power enjoyed by firms.
      • Next, I provide evidence of the importance of differences in labor market power for spatial
        wage inequality.
      • To explore the consequences of labor market sorting, I build a spatial general equilibrium
        model in which labor market competitiveness depends on the demographic composition of the

        ECB Working Paper Series No 2906

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        local workforce.

      • If these factors differ across workers, labor market power has a role to
        play in explaining wage inequality.
      • In
        the model, geographic sorting by age matters and leads to higher labor market power in rural
        areas, which implies an urban wage premium that is 4% larger than with uniform labor supply
        elasticities.
      • I follow Manning (2013) and estimate labor market power by measuring the sensitivity of worker
        turnover to the wage paid.
      • Bachmann et al., 2021; Ahlfeldt et al., 2022a; Berger et al.,
        2022) that nest a monopsonistic labor market in a spatial general equilibrium model (Redding
        and Rossi-Hansberg, 2017).
      • As firms have more labor market power
        over older workers, they face an upward-sloping labor supply curve that is less elastic in regions
        with an older workforce.
      • Firms choose in which labor market to operate in the sense that there is free
        entry at fixed costs into all locations.
      • How are differences in labor market competitiveness across space sustained in spatial equilibrium?
      • I use the model to quantify the importance of heterogeneity
        in labor market power for the urban wage premium and the spatial concentration of population.
      • My work is complementary to but quite different
        from this paper since I argue that population aging increases labor market power rather than
        product market power.
      • By analyzing the effects of a changing age composition of the workforce in the context
        of labor market power, I relate to literature on the labor market effects of population aging.
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        after controlling for age, differences in labor market power between East and West Germany
        vanish.

      • They conclude that higher
        concentration is associated with higher labor market power (as in the model of Jarosch et al.,
        forthcoming).
      • I offer an alternative explanation why labor market power differs across regions:
        Since denser regions have a younger workforce, workers are more mobile in terms of switching
        jobs which implies lower labor market power of firms.
      • In this case, I infer a
        high labor supply elasticity and low labor market power of firms.
      • I contribute to this growing debate by
        quantifying differences in labor market power across worker groups and their effects on regional
        inequality.
      • While the model shows how demographics affect labor market power, the urban wage premium and agglomeration, one fundamental question remains open for future research: What
        are the policy implications of (differences in) labor market power?

    Xerox Announces New Solutions to Advance Productive Hybrid Work Environments and Simplify IT Efforts

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    Thursday, February 1, 2024
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    “Xerox is driving innovation in the areas where our clients need it most,” said Terry Antinora, vice president and general manager of global offering solutions at Xerox.

    Key Points: 
    • “Xerox is driving innovation in the areas where our clients need it most,” said Terry Antinora, vice president and general manager of global offering solutions at Xerox.
    • The update adds three workflows along with an automation tool that reinforces hybrid work practices and security.
    • The Xerox VersaLink C415/B415/C625/B625 MFPs and the Xerox VersaLink C620/B620 will be available in all regions by the end of March.
    • For more information on these new MPS updates and Xerox’s solutions for hybrid environments, visit Xerox.com.