Effective March 31, 2021, OKI Data Americas, Inc. (ODA) will no longer distribute printer hardware under the OKI brand to the North, Central, and South American markets. This includes all LED-based single and multifunction, as well as dot-matrix (SIDM) printer hardware.
According to this press release by OKI DATA, this announcement impacts the Americas market only.
OKI’s domestic (Japan) and other overseas markets will maintain their current business course and strategy. Global OEM arrangements and the distribution of specific value-added product lines, that impact the Americas, will be directly managed by OKI Data Corporation in Japan.
“ODA, or selected partners, will continue to provide consumables, parts, and warranty services to the Americas markets as required by relevant countries and states in order to effectively support our installation base. We will continue to work with our distribution partners to forecast, purchase and fulfill shipments to maintain inventory levels that meet market demand.” From an internal memo.
OKI Data, or selected partners, will continue to provide consumables, parts, and warranty services to the Americas markets as required by relevant countries and states to effectively support our current installation base. OKI will continue to work with our distribution partners to forecast, purchase and fulfill shipments to maintain inventory levels that meet on-going market demand.