Press Release Source: Imagistics International Inc.
Imagistics Receives Highly Coveted 2003 Buyers Laboratory Inc. ''Most Outstanding Multifunctional Product Line Of The Year'' Award
Thursday July 10, 8:31 am ET
Six Digital Multifunction Systems Receive Prestigious "Pick of the Year" Awards; Eight Multifunctional Products Receive "Highly Recommended" Status
TRUMBULL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2003-- Imagistics International Inc. (NYSE: IGI - News), a national direct sales and service imaging solutions company, announced today it has been awarded the Most Outstanding Multifunctional Product Line of the Year award for 2003 by Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), the nation's leading independent office products testing laboratory and business consumer advocate. In addition, Imagistics has won six BLI Pick of the Year awards in four individual product categories.
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"These awards validate our best of class strategy and our rigorous process of sourcing and testing, which are the important first steps in the value chain that Imagistics provides its customers," said Nathaniel Gifford, Vice President, Product Development and Marketing. "When complemented by our national distribution system and our commitment to installation and service, we believe this recognition of our superior product line solidifies our reputation as a leader in providing complete MFP solutions to our customers. We are especially proud that this is the first time we have won this prestigious award with an all digital multifunctional product line, despite strong competition from the industry's top suppliers."
Anthony Polifrone, BLI's president, noted, "Our Line of the Year award acknowledges an organization for consistent excellence and the breadth of its product line, while our Pick of the Year awards cite individual products for excellence in specific categories. For 2003, we chose Imagistics as the Line winner because every product of theirs that we evaluated this past test period gave an excellent performance. In fact, every single copier-based multifunctional Imagistics product tested won a Pick of the Year award in its category and their line had the best rating for average copies between services. Clearly, Imagistics has put together a very impressive line of products that proved its worth throughout our tests, which leave no stone unturned. Products have to truly earn the BLI seal of approval, and the Imagistics products cited have clearly done that."
Imagistics won the following 2003 Pick of the Year awards by product segment:
cm2020 with Fiery X3e+ Controller: "Outstanding Full-Color Multifunctional Imaging System for General Office Applications"
cm3120 with Fiery X3e+ Controller: "Outstanding Full-Color Multifunctional Imaging System For General Office Applications"
im3510: "Outstanding Segment 3 Multifunctional Imaging System 2003"
im4510: "Outstanding Segment 4 Multifunctional Imaging System (41 to 55ppm) 2003"
DL650: "Outstanding Segment 4 Multifunctional Imaging System (56 to 69ppm) 2003"
DL850: "Outstanding Segment 5 Multifunctional Imaging System 2003"
Every Imagistics product listed above has also received BLI's Highly Recommended status as did its Model 3500 and 5000 fax-based MFP's, bringing its total of "Highly Recommended" systems to eight. (Note: For more information about these products, go to www.imagistics.com).
"This achievement represents Imagistics' continued commitment to providing our customers with the best available product systems and solutions," noted Bill DiMinno, Director, Strategic Marketing and Business Development. "Due to our product selection process and extensive testing that we perform in our Technology and Quality Center, we were highly confident in our products reliability, functionality, and overall network stability. We submitted a robust line of product solutions that reflect strategic growth segments within the general office and IT departments across both monochrome and color technologies."
About Buyers Laboratory Inc.
For over 40 years, Buyers Laboratory, the nation's leading independent office products testing laboratory and business consumer advocate, has published the industry's most comprehensive test reports on office document imaging products, each representing months of rigorous hands-on testing in its 10,000 square foot lab. The company also maintains comprehensive databases of specifications on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products, and makes those specifications available to subscribers in the form of printed specification guides, product comparison software programs and an Internet- and fax-accessible database. While BLI's test reports and services are widely used by business consumers to help them make the best office equipment purchasing decisions, they are also considered to be the leading competitive information resources throughout the office equipment industry.
About Imagistics International
Imagistics International Inc. (NYSE:IGI - News) is a large direct sales, service and marketing organization offering document imaging solutions, including high performance, leading edge copiers, multifunctional products and facsimile machines to Fortune 1000 companies and other organizations. Its direct sales and service network is located throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Imagistics International is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Trumbull, Connecticut. For additional information about Imagistics International, please visit www.imagistics.com and www.IGIinvestor.com.
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