Konica Minolta Receives Multiple 2011 Pick Awards from BLI
Outstanding Performance of bizhub MFPs and Solutions Earns Recognition from Leading Industry Analyst
Ramsey, N.J. - August 26, 2011 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has awarded Konica Minolta Summer 2011 "Pick" Awards for the bizhub® 652 Monochrome MFP, bizhub 552 Monochrome MFP, PageScope® Enterprise Suite, and Universal Print Driver.
BLI's semi-annual awards present special recognition in each category to those products that provided the most outstanding performances in exhaustive lab tests. BLI recognized Konica Minolta with the following awards:
• Konica Minolta bizhub 552 - Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3 Monochrome MFP
• Konica Minolta bizhub 652 - Outstanding 61- to 70-ppm A3 Monochrome MFP
• Konica Minolta PageScope Enterprise Suite 2.1 - Outstanding Device/Print Management Suite
• Universal Print Driver - Outstanding Achievement in Innovation
"Konica Minolta's line of bizhub MFPs continues to perform exceptionally well in our rigorous competitive testing and the solutions that complement the product line are no exception to this superior performance," said George Mikolay, Senior Product Editor, A3/Copier MFPs, Buyers Laboratory Inc. "In the last year, Konica Minolta has won more A3 'Picks' than any other vendor and also received the 2011 'Line of the Year' award in the A3/Ledger MFP segment, making these recent awards further evidence of the company's ongoing commitment to industry-leading products and solutions."
For document imaging devices BLI's twice-a-year "Picks" assess reliability in terms of the service and preventive maintenance calls required over the course of a rigorous two-month evaluation. Its comprehensive evaluation includes an assessment of copy and print quality, productivity, ease of use and economy, as well as connectivity issues such as feedback to workstations, administration utilities, print drivers, multitasking and scanning solutions. BLI's software evaluations assess ease of administration, ease of use, value and security, among other factors.
"As we continue to innovate and advance our technology in response to the ever-changing demands of our customers, BLI's 'Pick' Awards are a testament to our success in achieving this goal," said Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "Customers can count on Konica Minolta for the technology that addresses their full range of digital printing needs, including award-winning products, solutions and service."
About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. For the fourth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. BLI has named Konica Minolta 2011 "Line of the Year" award winner for the company's award-winning line of bizhub Color and Monochrome Multifunctional Products. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
About Buyers Laboratory
For 50 years, Buyers Lab (BLI) has been the leading independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's US and UK laboratories, the company has been the leading source of competitive intelligence for industry professionals on copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, duplicators, wide-format devices and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover close to 15,000 products globally and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete source for specifications and side-by-side comparisons, all of which are available as part of bliQ, BLI's web-based encyclopedic resource. Subscribers also have access to BLI's renowned Lab Test Reports, First Look Reports, Solutions Reports, Environmental Reports, news articles and a complete library of manufacturers' product literature, as well as valuable tools including a Product Configurator and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator.
Konica Minolta Contact
James Norberto
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
+1 201.825.4000
PR@kmbs.konicaminolta.us
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Konica Minolta is a trademark of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. bizhub and PageScope are registered trademarks of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
