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March 22, 2011 – An eight time Pro-Tech Service Award winner
Konica Minolta Honors Blue Technologies, Inc of Cleveland, Ohio with 2011 Pro-Tech Service Award for Service Excellence
Ramsey, N.J. and Cleveland, Oh – March, 2011 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that Blue Technologies of Cleveland, Ohio has been honored with a 2011 Pro-Tech Service Award, which recognizes those Konica Minolta dealerships that demonstrate the highest commitment to customer support and satisfaction.
“Providing excellent service has become increasingly important in our industry, and Konica Minolta is committed to assuring the highest performance standards across our organization,” said James Ingrassia, Vice President, Solutions Support Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “The Pro-Tech Service Award represents Konica Minolta’s gold standard for service competence and proficiency. There is no higher honor for an authorized Konica Minolta dealer partner and Blue Technologies should be very proud of its achievement.”
An 8-time Pro-Tech Service Award winner, Blue Technologies, headed by Paul Hanna, President, is dedicated to delivering professional, reliable service and maximum performance for Konica Minolta’s award-winning lines of digital imaging products. To attain the Pro-Tech standard, each element of Blue Technologies’ operation was evaluated and measured, including its management skills, inventory control systems, technical expertise, dispatch systems, and customer satisfaction ratings.
“The Pro-Tech Service Award is a mark of distinction which we are proud to showcase as it symbolizes our commitment to offering the best business practices in our marketplace,” said Ed Kromar, Director of Service, Blue Technologies. “This award certifies to our customer base that we have the skills, people and systems to keep their Konica Minolta equipment operating at the highest level of productivity. Additionally, it provides our customers another great reason to count on Konica Minolta and Blue Technologies for all of their document management needs.”
March 22, 2011 – Konica Minolta's bizhub PRESS C8000 Receives Highest Product Rating from BERTL
“Exceptional" Color Digital Press Delivers Big-Iron Reliability, Outstanding Color Quality, and Exceptional Productivity at an Extraordinary Value
Konica Minolta’s bizhub® PRESS C8000 Color Digital Press has received the highest possible product rating from BERTL, Inc.
The Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories Inc. (BERTL) is an independent testing laboratory whose purpose is to provide objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on imaging devices and software solutions. The BERTL "Exceptional 5-Star Rating" is only bestowed on industry-leading products, and positions the bizhub PRESS C8000 as the must-have color digital press for the production print marketplace.
During the extensive product testing, the bizhub PRESS C8000 reached 5-Star Ratings in high profile categories such as finishing, media handling, printing, image quality and features. BERTL also mentioned the systems' security and workflow capabilities as well as its ease-of-use and configuration options with three different image controllers. BERTL concluded "the bizhub PRESS C8000 delivers market-leading innovation in the areas of productivity, reliability and workflow enhancement, and raises the bar in the production print industry."
This is the fourth time that Konica Minolta has received a major industry award on behalf of the bizhub PRESS product line. The bizhub PRESS C8000 was awarded the distinction of "2010 Color Product of the Year" by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), the industry group that publishes leading office equipment trade journals, The Cannata Report and LiveWire. At GRAPH EXPO 2010, the bizhub PRESS C8000 was selected as a Must See 'ems Award Recipient. And even before its official launch, the bizhub PRESS C8000 was deemed an award-winner for its innovative technologies including a "Best of Show" Award during at ON DEMAND 2010 in the Color Digital Printing Equipment category.
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February 7, 2011 – Konica Minolta Listed among "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World"
Social and Environmental Efforts Receive Global Recognition
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc announced that their parent company - Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. - has been listed among "2011 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" ("Global 100"), a global list of corporations that excel in sustainability.
Corporate Knights, the magazine for clean capitalism, in cooperation with its partners, has announced the annual Global 100 list since 2005. Focusing on sustainability of corporations, the Global 100 analyzes a number of companies and their activities on a global scale based on environmental, social, governance and financial data. After multiple layers of a strict review process, the Global 100 were selected from among approximately 3,500 companies around the globe.
"Konica Minolta believes that the listing on the Global 100 reflects its group-wide commitment toward social and environmental consideration," says Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "Konica Minolta will continue to impress upon its global customers, stakeholders, business partners, and employees that they can count on Konica Minolta to create new businesses that support global environment initiatives, and contribute to the sustainable development of human society."
January 14, 2011 – Konica Minolta Receive 2011 MFP "Line of the Year" Additional Key Awards from BLI
Outstanding Performance of bizhub Color and Monochrome MFPs Earns Seven Key Awards from Leading Industry Analyst
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), announced that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has awarded Konica Minolta two additional industry awards to the five previously announced on January 12th.
BLI presented Konica Minolta with Winter 2011 "Pick" Awards recognizing the bizhub® 20P Monochrome Printer as "Outstanding A4 Printer for Small Workgroups", as well as awarded an "Outstanding Achievement" award to the bizhub 363 Monochrome MFP for Energy Efficiency in the A3/Ledger Monochrome MFP Category.
BLI's "Line of the Year" is awarded once a year to the OEM whose product line is determined to be the best overall in its category based on the cumulative test results of all model's tested in BLI's rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation. Among the many factors considered are reliability, image quality, productivity, ease of use, scanning, a host of connectivity attributes and overall value. Also considered is the breadth of the OEM's line and its ability to provide quality products suitable to a broad spectrum of customer needs, from low-volume to high-volume.
In the last year, Konica Minolta has won more A3 "Picks" than any other vendor. "Time and again, Konica Minolta's line has proven itself in the areas that matter most to end users-reliability, ease of use, productivity and image quality," said George Mikolay, Senior Product Editor, A3/Copier MFPs, Buyers Laboratory Inc. "
The 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.
To recap a week of key industry awards, BLI recognized Konica Minolta with the following awards:
• "Line of the Year" - A3/Ledger Color and Monochrome MFPs
• bizhub 423 - "Pick" Award winner for "Outstanding 41- to 50-ppm A3/Ledger Monochrome MFP"
• bizhub 363 - "Pick" Award winner for "Outstanding 31- to 40-ppm A3/Ledger Monochrome MFP"
• bizhub 283 - "Pick" Award winner for "Outstanding 21- to 30-ppm A3/Ledger Monochrome MFP"
• bizhub 223 - "Pick" Award winner for "Outstanding 21- to 30-ppm A3/Ledger Monochrome MFP"
• bizhub 363 - "Outstanding Achievement" Award for Energy Efficiency in the A3/Ledger MFP Category
December 21, 2010 – Konica Minolta Wins Multiple Innovative Product of the Year Awards from Better Buys for Business
bizhub PRESS C8000 and bizhub 423 Series of Monochrome MFPs Recognized in Recent Analyst Buyer's Guide
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. announces that Better Buys for Business has recognized the bizhub® PRESS C8000 Color Digital Press and bizhub 423/363/283/223 Series of Monochrome MFPs as 2010 "Innovative Product of the Year" awards in the high-volume printer and office copier categories respectively. These awards are given to exceptional models and are based on rigorous analysis of all current competitive models.
Better Buys for Business also recognized Konica Minolta with the following awards:
• bizhub C280 as Editor's Choice in the 2011 Color Copier Guide
• bizhub C360 as Editor's Choice in the 2011 Color Copier Guide
• bizhub C452 as Editor's Choice in the 2011 Color Copier Guide
• bizhub C552DS as Editor's Choice in the 2011 Color Copier Guide
• bizhub C652DS as Editor's Choice in the 2011 Color Copier Guide
"Konica Minolta keeps adding new features that make their machines ever more viable for high-end users who want to produce offset-quality print runs using sophisticated tools to produce very good color pages inexpensively," said Steve Hannaford, editor-in-chief, Better Buys for Business. "The bizhub PRESS C8000 looks to be an impressive new addition to its line."
