NEW YORK, September 1, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced several major initiatives developed to enhance the Canon Managed Document Services (Canon MDS) program, including elements targeting national service infrastructure for its authorized dealer channel, environmental sustainability and new solutions improving efficiency across a broad range of single office to multi-fleet, enterprise-level engagements. 

“Canon’s approach to MDS begins with best-in-class hardware and a technology portfolio that includes the revolutionary imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform that we complement with a range of customizable solutions and professional services to create a premiere MDS offering,” said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A.  “With an increasing number of customers seeking to achieve significant document management efficiencies and greater control over total output management, Canon’s MDS solutions provide a comprehensive, easy-to-implement program that delivers the bottom-line results necessary to succeed in today’s business environment.”

Canon’s new initiatives are designed to help channel partners effectively deliver innovative, forward-thinking services driving continuous business improvements and satisfaction by enhancing the following program components:

Tokyo (Sep 1, 2010) - Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc (Konica Minolta) announces that it will globally provide Optimized Print Services (OPS), the approach to optimize customers print and document environment.

Konica Minolta has been delivering OPS at regional level by focusing the markets of North America and Europe so far. To meet global enterprises satisfaction concerning asset management, transparency, cost reduction, and standardized processes within a company; Konica Minolta provides these former regional services now as global consistent services.

Last year, Konica Minolta set up a global OPS program with participants from Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. Focusing on service menus which are most frequently demanded by customers, Konica Minolta has unified tools and processes in place to deploy and deliver Optimized Print Services. Amongst others, Konica Minolta established several key services such as “Remote Management”, a service to manage MFP and printer without geographic limitation on a high service level, and “Centralized Monitoring”, a service to provide high transparency of the total fleet by monitoring service incidents, volumes and asset data for consolidated management reporting.

To close the loop, Konica Minoltas OPS program also provides the same services (consult, implement, manage) for business processes, security and financial aspects to offer customers a holistic solution design for cost reduction and improvement of productivity.

NEW YORK, September 1, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced its new flagship color production presses, the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP, C6010VP and C6010 digital presses.  Built upon the revolutionary imagePRESS platform, the new devices were developed in direct response to customer feedback to help grow their businesses. Based on the ten areas of excellence that are most important to their business, the new models offer commercial printers, print-service providers and Inplant/CRDs the ability to work with an expanded array of media types as well as new features designed to enhance output quality, productivity and versatility.

“Following the successful launch of the imagePRESS line in 2007, Canon has invested three years of product research and development, incorporating significant customer input and feedback to improve the platform and deliver greater performance across a range of categories,” said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A.  “With an increasing demand for high-quality print performance and a greater return on capital investments, the imagePRESS has established itself as the preferred choice of commercial printers and print-for-pay providers across the country.”

Enhanced Productivity and Output Quality
To enhance performance and deliver print quality and consistency rivaling offset in the most demanding environments, the new Canon imagePRESS C7010VP, C6010VP and C6010 provide improved image quality through:

• New sensor technology that enables better humidity controls resulting in more accurate toner distribution.
• Enhanced airflow unit and toner density stabilization providing improved color consistency and halftone smoothness throughout the print run.
• Canon's high-performance, oil-free V Toner with a smaller particle size (5.5 microns) than competing systems, allowing for outstanding prints on a broad array of media including textured stocks, extending the range of applications users can handle.

New York, September 1, 2010 – Developed to meet the diverse needs of today’s business users, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital imaging, today introduced the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030/C2020 models of compact, color multifunction products.  Offering a simplified, user-centric design that is ideal for remote office locations, small businesses and networked environments, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030/2020 models deliver the extraordinary reliability, economy and productivity of Canon’s revolutionary imageRUNNER ADVANCE line of multifunction office products, in a compact, environmentally conscious design. 

“With the launch of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform, Canon redefined customer expectations for MFP performance, reliability and value,” said Sam Yoshida, Vice President and General Manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A.  “The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030/C2020 models extend the scope of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series enabling Canon to offer a complete range of next-generation document imaging solutions for end-users ranging from low-volume offices seeking increased efficiency to high-volume, light-production environments seeking optimal performance and cost-savings.”

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030/C2020
Built upon the revolutionary imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030 and C2020 models increase office productivity by delivering high-quality output in an efficient and reliable manner with the flexibility to adapt to the most dynamic business needs.