FAIRFIELD, N.J. – July 21, 2010 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Better Buys for Business, a leading independent authority on document imaging equipment, has recognized Kyocera’s TASKalfa 552ci color multifunctional product (MFP), with a 2010 Editor’s Choice Award. The TASKalfa 552ci was recognized for its ultra-reliability, highly productive output speeds and flexible output capabilities.

Better Buys for Business noted the remarkable speed of the Kyocera TASKalfa 552ci color MFP, printing at speeds of 55ppm (pages per minute) in black-and-white and 50ppm in color. The TASKalfa 552ci also received high marks for its fast warm-up speed, 225,000-page monthly duty cycle and long-life components. Kyocera was also noted for its powerful and scalable software solutions platform, Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions (HyPAS), designed to extend the value of Kyocera’s MFPs through both Java and Web Service applications.

"Kyocera is dedicated to developing products that make business more efficient, and receiving Better Buys for Business Editor’s Choice Award for our TASKalfa 552ci MFP validates our effort to deliver the industry’s most cost effective, highly productive and reliable document imaging products," said Danielle Wolowitz, senior manager, MFP product and solutions, Kyocera Mita America. "This acknowledgement by Better Buys for Business is an endorsement of Kyocera's dedication to bringing to market products with the speed, print quality and affordability that today’s business require."

For its Editor’s Choice Award, Better Buys for Business editors and analysts select those models that serve as a benchmark of high quality, exceptional performance and real value. Awards are given to exceptional models of ten different types of office equipment including copiers, printers, faxes and scanners.

“Today’s marketplace is driving businesses to focus on speed and efficiency, and Kyocera has clearly proven its ability to offer an MFP that can deliver these business-critical features that allow businesses be more competitive and successful,” said Stephen Hannaford, editor-in-chief, Better Buys for Business. “The TASKalfa 552ci color MFP expands on Kyocera’s legacy of offering leading office technology products with high-quality, reliable color and low TCO, and is truly worthy of receiving the Better Buys for Business Editor’s Choice Award.”