Kyocera Mita America Multifunctional Products and Printers Named Winter 2012 Pick Winners by Buyers Lab
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – January 24, 2012 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, awarded the TASKalfa 7550ci color multifunctional product (MFP), TASKalfa 6550ci Color MFP and TASKalfa 4550ci color MFP, and the FS-C2626MFP/FS-C2526MFP color multifunctional printers, with Winter 2012 Pick awards in part for their outstanding value, productivity and feature set.
“BLI’s semi-annual ‘Pick’ awards recognize only those document imaging solutions demonstrating outstanding reliability, performance and value proposition during our two-month evaluation process,” said George Mikolay, senior product editor for A3/Copier MFPs at BLI. “The capabilities demonstrated by Kyocera’s TASKalfa 7550ci, TASKalfa 6550ci and TASKalfa 4550ci color MFPs have proven best-of-breed, and the FS-C2626MFP/FS-C2526MFP outperformed all other color multifunctional printers in its class tested in the last six months – all proving worthy of BLI’s Winter 2012 ‘Pick’ award.”
Broadened Scope for Lab Reports Envisioned at 2011 A3/A4 TAC: Vendors Push Solutions, Environmental and Vertical Market Suitability Assessments
By George Mikolay, Senior Product Editor, A3/Copier MFPs, and Marlene Orr, Senior Printer Analyst, November 21, 2011
At BLI’s 2011 A3/A4 Testing Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting, representatives from nine printer and copier vendors gathered to weigh in on BLI’s current and upcoming test procedures and evaluation criteria. This year’s participants included Canon, Dell, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Muratec, Ricoh, Samsung and Xerox.
Established in 2006, TAC is intended to get input from key industry participants on BLI’s test methods and reports to ensure the reports evolve to meet the industry’s changing needs. Past meetings have resulted in numerous improvements, including an increased print-to-copy ratio, higher volumes of scan testing and the inclusion of optimum monthly volumes for each device based on vendor-supplied averages for each speed range.
Kyocera Mita America Achieves ISO Certification for Latest TASKalfa Series of Color and Black & White Multifunctional Systems
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – November 1, 2011 - Kyocera Mita America, one of the world's leading document solutions companies, announced today it has been awarded ISO 15408 Certification for Data Security Kit (E) for its recently-launched TASKalfa series of color and black & white multifunctional products (MFPs). Data Security Kit (E) meets Evaluation Assurance Level 3 (EAL3) requirements, conforming to the standards set forth and known as Common Criteria. With this ISO-certification announcement, Kyocera is continuing its strategy to provide products and solutions that meet the security initiatives and requirements of today’s business.
Kyocera is continuing to make strides to ensure its customers can meet both compliance requirements, as set forth by Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA, and other federal government mandates, as well as stringent data security needs to ensure secure printing, sending and copying of highly confidential materials. Kyocera’s Data Security Kit (E) includes critical elements of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Overwriting and Data Encryption. In addition, Data Security Kit (E) will overwrite all data on the standard HDD at the device level immediately after each copy, print and scan job is completed. With efficient encryption at the HDD included in the process, both the data management table and image data are eliminated. Additionally, Kyocera enables enhanced security measures with applications and utilities including Secure Printing, Card Authentication Kit, AccessLock, and more.
Kyocera Mita America Unveils New Black and White ECOSYS Multifunctional Printers
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – October 18, 2011 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today introduced the ECOSYS FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP 37 page per minute black and white multifunctional printers. As part of Kyocera’s ECOSYS® line of environmentally friendly products, the FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP utilize long-life consumables for consistent high-quality image output while meeting Energy Star™ guidelines for power efficiency, resulting in superior products with a low total cost of ownership (TCO) and minimal impact on the environment.
Kyocera’s FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP are ideally suited for small- to medium-sized businesses and shared workgroup environments, incorporating enhanced standard features and functionality to help improve document productivity while lowering operating expenses. The FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP include a 250 sheet paper drawer and a 50 sheet multi-purpose tray (MPT), while offering two optional 250-sheet drawers for an 800-page maximum paper capacity. The FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP include standard network printing, copy and color scanning capabilities, while the FS-1135MFP also includes standard fax capabilities, giving businesses document imaging solutions designed to meet workflow requirements with a single device.
Kyocera Mita America FS-C2126MFP+ Awarded “Highly Recommended” Rating by Buyers Laboratory
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – October 11, 2011 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, awarded the FS-C2126MFP+ color multifunctional printer (MFP) with a 2011 “Highly Recommended” rating for its outstanding performance in lab testing, including flawless reliability, fast speeds and above-average ease of use. Earlier this year, the FS-C2126MFP+ outperformed all other products in its class and achieved BLI’s 2011 Summer Pick award.
“The FS-C2126MFP+ outperformed its competition during BLI’s two-month in-house evaluation, while our analysts tested the MFP in such critical performance areas as reliability, image quality, ease of use and feature set,” said David Sweetnam, European Laboratory and Research Manager at BLI. “The capabilities demonstrated by Kyocera’s FS-C2126MFP+ have proven it to be top of its class, and well-deserving of BLI’s ‘Highly Recommended’ rating.”
Kyocera Mita America Awarded “A4 MFP Manufacturer of the Year Award” from Marketing Research Consultants
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – September 27, 2011 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that it has been named A4 MFP Manufacturer of the Year by Marketing Research Consultants, Inc. Kyocera was acknowledged based upon reactions of independent office equipment dealers nationwide.
“Kyocera Mita continues to honor its commitment to provide the best products possible. In conjunction with that they have selected their independent dealers as the channel of choice to deliver those same products,” said Frank G. Cannata, president, Marketing Research Consultants. “It was readily apparent throughout the survey that Kyocera Mita has delivered on that promise.”
A4 MFP Manufacturer of the Year award recognizes the manufacturer that provides the best overall sales and service support in the industry as determined by the 274 dealers who participated in the report’s 26th Annual Dealer Survey. Ratings given to Manufacturers are rated on communication skills, competitive products, and programs that enable the independent copier dealer to achieve a high degree of success in a very competitive marketplace.
KYOCERA Sets New World Record for Durability in A4 Printing Equipment's Photoreceptor Drum
KYOTO, Japan -- Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced the availability of its KYOCERA Mega Surface Series amorphous silicon (a-Si) photoreceptor drum, which offers record durability as a core component in electrophotographic printing equipment — including laser printers and multifunctional products (MFPs). The A4-sized a-Si drum is now available for shipment to equipment manufacturers worldwide.
The new product represents an industry first*1 in successfully employing a hard amorphous carbon (a-C) thin-film to form the drum's surface-protecting outer layer. In Kyocera's
own testing, this development makes it possible for a single A4 drum to print approximately one million sheets — more than triple the life of Kyocera's conventional A4 a-Si photoreceptor drum, which was already the industry's most durable, with a lifespan estimated by Kyocera to be approximately 300,000 A4-sized sheets*2.
Additionally, Kyocera's rigorous internal testing is designed to yield conservative durability estimates. Third-party testing of Kyocera's A3-sized imaging equipment has demonstrated 2.5-million-page durability with no drum replacement*3. The new series represents the first a-Si drum in the A4 class to demonstrate million-print durability using Kyocera's own extreme test parameters.
Katun® Corporation Introduces a Katun® Performance™ Toner Kit For Use In Kyocera Mita KM 3050/4050/5050 and TASKalfa 420i-Series Digital Copier/Printers
MINNEAPOLIS -- (September 2011) -- Katun Corporation, one of the world’s leading alternative suppliers to the office equipment industry, is proud to introduce a Katun® Performance™ toner kit for use in Kyocera Mita KM 3050/4050/5050 and TASKalfa 410i-series digital copier/printers. With this introduction, Katun has developed a complete toner kit - including toner cartridge, waste toner bottles, cleaning cloths, etc. – that provides excellent image reproduction.
“Katun now offers a new “with chip” version that gives you more complete functional performance, including an operational toner gauge and the ability to communicate with MPS systems,” says Bob Moore, vice president of product development. “In addition, Katun’s cartridge design reduces the chance of toner leakage – a problem that has affected some aftermarket toner kits for these machines. The Katun toner cartridge’s dispensing mechanism also reduces the chance of unwanted toner spillage during the removal process.”
Please note: A “No-Chip” version of this product is still available for interested dealers.
Case Study: Kyocera Wireless Corporation
The Company
Kyocera Wireless Corp. (KWC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc., which acquired QUALCOMM Incorporated’s CDMA consumer wireless phone business in February 2000. Based in San Diego, Calif., Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a leading supplier of innovative, feature-rich CDMA handsets and accessories for customers worldwide.
The Problem
KWC’s marketing group is tasked with educating and training not only their own sales force, but also those front line retail employees who sell phones to the consumer. They have an on-going need for informative and entertaining materials that speak to an extremely diverse audience – in terms of both education and attention span. The goal was to educate the audience as to the overall KWC brand and product line as well as simply the often-complex features and functionality of each phone.
The Solution
After working closely with KWC’s marketing staff, the following materials were created and implemented:
Kyocera Mita America Names Winner of the 2011 Technical Service Award Competition
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – August 23, 2011 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the winner and regional finalists of the 2011 Kyocera Mita America Technical Service Award competition in the United States.
Kyocera is proud to announce that Mike Parmer from Quality Digital Office Solutions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as winner of the Kyocera 2011 Service Award Competition, giving him the distinction of being named "The Best Kyocera Technician in the United States." Mr. Parmer received a cash prize and an all expense paid trip to Japan, China, and Hong Kong to meet with Kyocera executives, tour Kyocera facilities and experience the local sights and culture.
"Each of the Certified Kyocera dealership technicians who competed for the 2011 Technical Service Award competition demonstrated a deep knowledge of Kyocera products, and we’re proud that our certified training programs have developed such a talented group across our national network of dealerships," said Terry Knopsnyder, vice president of Engineering at Kyocera Mita America. "This competition provides a unique way for Certified Kyocera dealership technicians to demonstrate their abilities, and we’re honored to have such a great group supporting our channel partners."
