Global Imaging Systems, Inc
June 22, 2025 - 11:57 am
Business Profile
Global Imaging Systems, Inc. (Global) provides solutions for office technology to middle sized market businesses in the US. The Company provides and sells several services for office equipment, like multi-function products (MFPs), copiers, printer, electronic presentation system, facsimile machines, and network integration solutions. Global also provides some additional services like video conferencing and management services. Thus Global offers several automated products for offices, integrated solutions and high quality customer service.
Global has offices in more than 32 states all across the United States and has acquired about 80 businesses. Global’s operating companies organized and made a core company in key business markets. Other businesses of the company are operating as several satellites of the core company. Company maintains their effectiveness and low cost for document and several image-processing services like storage, input and output. Company offers solutions by utilizing products from Xerox, Konica Minolta, Sharp, Kyocera Mita, Panasonic, Hewlett – Packard, Muratec, IBM, Sony, Microsoft, InFocus, and other leading companies. The Company also offers variety of contract services, including maintenance, network management, supply, network management, technical support and training.
Thomas S Johnson founded Global imaging systems in 1994. In 1998 Global became a publicly owned company. Revenue of the company exceeded 1 billion dollars in the fiscal year 2006. On May 2007, Xerox Corporation Acquired the Global Imaging Systems. It continues its operation as an independent unit of Xerox. Now it also offers several Xerox products to the clients in the middle and small markets.
On 20th September, 2007 the company acquired Inland Business Machines, Inc., of Sacramento, California in US. In August’07 it also purchased Marbaugh Reprographics Supply Co. Inc an Indianapolis based company for an undisclosed amount. The company in June’2007 acquired Blackstone Valley Office Systems a Lincoln, R.I.-based company.
The company has following strategic objectives for growth:-
• To become leading and most profitable provider of office technology solutions to clients medium segment market.
• To grow organic and inorganic way i.e. by internal expansion and acquiring related businesses.
• To enter into new geographic markets by acquiring competitors.
• To expand core markets by acquiring satellite companies, which are typically smaller and in close proximity to company’s core business
Because of growth strategy which is basically through acquisition, it is important for the company to have quick integration with new company. Global Imaging System has tools and model so that integration is completed in 120 days.
Global Imaging Systems has entered into mutually beneficial alliances with a number of vendors and business partners. These relationships have allowed the company to benefits in both tangible and intangible aspects. The relationship helps in getting favorable pricing benefit which in turn is passed on to customers. It also allows having comprehensive understanding of company’s market and growth strategies.
Global Imaging Systems is headquartered in Tampa. It has practice of involving employees in social cause like monetary support to local, not-for-profit organizations. The Company has selected several Florida organizations to receive the majority of this support.
It has various relationships with such organizations as below:
• The Company supports “The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation” at the University of Florida.
• The company works closely with Metropolitan Ministries which is a not-for-profit organization. The company sponsors this organization’s annual fund-raising luncheon.
• The company provides sponsorship to The Centre for Women an organization which promotes self-sufficiency and enriches the lives of women, girls, families and the elderly.
• The Company encourages its employees to participate in OASIS Network activities
Company is a part of the growing solutions of office technology s industry. Company provides services and products in following three complementary and converging sectors.
Digital automated office equipment – Provide services for digital automated offices and markets the equipments and service like digital black and white copiers, duplicators, color copiers, fax machine equipment, scanners, color copiers, and several multi-function equipments.
Network Integration Solutions - Provide services in various fields like network integration solutions market design, computer networks, install, service, and related equipments. Well-coordinated office technology solutions required some competency in network integration.
An organization can take the advantage of productivity-enhancing technology for computer network but it also faces some costly and complex issues relating to computer network design, implementation, selection, and management.
Electronic Presentation Systems – Deals in electronic presentation market and sells several product and services like video projectors, distance learning systems, interactive whiteboards and video conferencing equipments. Company is in digital automated market of office equipments. Several clients want a single source for all electronic systems. To fulfill the desire of the customer company has appointed several multi-vender services. Company introduces new product and services frequently.
