Konica Minolta wins the prestigious A3 MFP Line of the Year Award for Third Year in a Row
SINGAPORE, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. has won Buyers Laboratory LLC's (BLI's) most coveted award -- A3 MFP (Multi-function Printers) Line of the Year Award for the third consecutive year. In the 26-year history of the award, Konica Minolta is one of the only two brands to win the award three years in a row, and it sets the precedence as the only brand to do so in the past decade.
Once each year, Buyers Lab, the world's leading independent provider of analytical information and service to the digital imaging and document management industry, awards brands whose product lines are determined to be the best overall in their respective categories based on the cumulative results of models tested in BLI's rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation.
Based on a range of criteria, such as reliability, image quality, ease of use and productivity, Konica Minolta's MFP line tops BLI's tests as the MFP line that delivers the best value and performance. The breadth of the brand's line and its ability to provide quality products suitable for a variety of customer needs, from low-volume to high-volume, are also taken into account.
Konica Minolta's lineup of A3 MFPs includes 12 products - more than any other companies - that have earned Pick awards - which are awards that give special recognition to the hardware and software products that provide the most outstanding performance in BLI's unique evaluations twice a year. In addition, 14 products have received Highly Recommended ratings.
"We are extremely honoured to receive this prestigious award for the third consecutive year. Innovation stands at the core of our business and we are committed to investing in research and development to strengthen the bizhub product line even further in 2013," said Jonathan Yeo, General Manager, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Pte Ltd.
He added, "We have strong confidence in our products and we thank our customers for their faith in us. They can continue to count on us for office products with award-winning technology, smart document management solutions and top-notch customer service."
BLI recognizes Konica Minolta as being ahead of its competition, in the areas below:
High Performances in Colour and Black Printing
Konica Minolta received five individual "Picks" for its business colour products, ranging in speed from 36 to 75 ppm, and seven "Picks" on the monochrome side ranging in speed from 22 ppm to 75 ppm.
In addition to high productivity across the product line, the quality of its colour print is lauded, along with the product line's consistent output from start to finish. The MFPs also garner high marks for both business graphics and photographic images. In addition, the scan speeds for all 12 "Pick" winners are the fastest or among the fastest for both single-sided and double-sided scans. Moreover, modular finishing options enable users to easily upgrade as their needs evolve.
Innovation
Konica Minolta's relentless dedication to innovation makes the brand stand out from the rest of its competition. It is the first manufacturer to offer biometric authentication on its MFP, and its My Tab for print driver customization is an award-winning technology in itself.
Another key innovation that impressed the BLI panel is its new control panel interface. The 9-inch electrostatic display screen features the flick and drag function, which is common in today's smart devices. In addition, the intelligent and intuitive screen automatically wakes up from energy-save or sleep mode when it detects a user approaching the panel. It also allows users to choose from three different control panel interfaces, and gives them the option of choosing between a touch-sensitive or hard-key numeric keypad.
Last but not least, enhancing the product line is bizhub Extended Solution Technology (bEST), which enables integration of Konica Minolta devices with a range of software applications to help automate and streamline workflow and control costs.
Current Lineup
Konica Minolta's currently available A3 business colour "Pick" winners include the bizhub C364; bizhub C454; bizhub C554; bizhub C654; and bizhub C754. Its currently available A3 monochrome "Pick" winners include the bizhub 223; bizhub 283; bizhub 363; bizhub 423; bizhub 552; bizhub 652; and bizhub 751. Additional models in Konica Minolta's A3 lineup include the Recommended bizhub 215, and the Highly Recommended bizhub C224 and bizhub C284.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia
Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a leading company in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop, brings together unparalleled advances in security, print quality and network integration via its award-winning line of bizhub(R) multifunction products (MFPs); bizhub PRESS(R) and bizhub PRO(R) production print systems; magicolor(R) color printers; and pagepro(R) monochrome printers. Konica Minolta also offers software solutions and optimised print services to reduce document output cost, improve productivity and optimise office environment, backed by impeccable service and support team.
Konica Minolta adopts a proactive effort in reducing global environmental impact through its green product lifecycle.
In line with its core message "Giving Shape to Ideas", Konica Minolta endeavours to respond to its customers' needs across the world with relentless creativity, innovation and advance technology.
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