Buyers Laboratory (BLI) has announced the recipients of its unique and prestigious Summer 2010 “Pick” awards, which acknowledge the top-performing document imaging devices and software solutions tested in BLI’s lab during the previous six months. Awards cover the most important hardware and software categories in the multi-billion dollar office imaging marketplace. Buyers count on BLI’s semi-annual “Picks” to help them make buying decisions because they identify which products are the best of the best. Competing for these top industry honors are products from virtually every vendor and an array of solutions providers in the global market.
You can find more information about the winners our Web site www.buyerslab.com. For complete test reports and test results on any of these products, call 201-488-0404 or e-mail support@buyerslab.com for subscription information.
A3/Ledger “Pick” Awards Presented
The Summer 2010 Copier MFP “Pick” winners are:
Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc.
Konica Minolta bizhub C452
Outstanding 41- to 50-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFP
Konica Minolta bizhub C552/C552DS
Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFP
Konica Minolta bizhub C652/C652DS
Outstanding 61- to 70-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFPs
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung MultiXpress C9250ND*
Outstanding 21- to 30-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFP
Samsung MultiXpress C9350ND*
Outstanding 31- to 40-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFP
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
*Limited availability in Europe beginning in July; products to be unveiled in the United States on October 1.
Outstanding Lab-Tested A/4 Devices Are Honored
Four Vendors Awarded BLI “Picks” For Monochrome Printers and MFPs
Dell Inc.
Dell 3333dn/3335dn
Outstanding Small Workgroup Monochrome Multifunction Printer
Kyocera Mita Corporation
Kyocera FS-1128MFP
Outstanding Personal Monochrome Multifunction Printer
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.
Samsung ML-2525W
Outstanding Personal Monochrome Printer
Sharp Electronics
Sharp MX-B400P
Outstanding Large Workgroup Monochrome Printer
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
HP Honored for Ease of Use; Epson Lauded for Overall Economy
Buyers Laboratory (BLI) is pleased to announce that it has awarded special recognition to Hewlett-Packard and Epson America, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Smart Install
Outstanding Achievement in Ease of Use
Epson America, Inc.
Outstanding Achievement in Value
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Outstanding Achievement” winners, please click here.
BLI Honors Five Color Printers with “Pick” Awards
Dell Inc.
5130cdn Color Laser Printer
Outstanding Legal-Size Departmental Color Printer
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Color LaserJet CP4025 Series
Outstanding Mid-Size Workgroup Color Printer
Lexmark International, Inc.
C546dtn
Outstanding Small Workgroup Color Printer
InfoPrint Solutions Company
Color 1825dtn
Outstanding Small Workgroup Color Printer
Sharp Electronics
Sharp MX-C400P
Outstanding Large Workgroup Color Printer
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
Two Outstanding Inkjet Devices Win “Pick” Awards
Lexmark International, Inc.
Pinnacle Pro901
Outstanding Business Inkjet All-in-One
Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh GX e5550N
(also sold as the Lanier GX e5550N and Savin GX e5550N)
Outstanding Business Inkjet Printer
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
“Pick” Awards Presented In All Major Solutions Categories
“Document imaging solutions are proving to be the lifeblood of the industry,” noted BLI Managing Editor Daria Hoffman. “From the capture solutions that digitize and route hardcopies to the management software that helps customers retrieve files to the assessment and print management tools that enable a dealer to deliver managed print services, these solutions help resellers engage and retain customers in an environment where hardware alone has been a tough sell.”
DocuWare Enterprise Sets the Bar High
DocuWare Enterprise, tested in version 5, is an impressive document management system that can suit the needs of a wide range of organizations. BLI's “Pick” For “Outstanding Enterprise Document Solution,” DocuWare Enterprise allows users to import documents, classify them, perform a full-text index for easy search and retrieval, and incorporate them into an organization’s digital workflow.
“The DocuWare platform is very full featured and sets the bar very high for what an integrated document management system should include,” said Jamie Bsales, senior product editor for solutions at BLI. “Just about any document type—whether scanned from hardcopy or imported electronically—can be stored in the system, and the platform’s workflow features allow companies to deploy custom workflows for any type of document or business process.”
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
Drivve Stands Out Among Document Capture and Routing Solutions
Among the network scan capture/routing solutions BLI evaluated in the period, Drivve | Image 3.0 stood out and has earned a BLI Summer 2010 “Pick” award in the category. Drivve | Image, a data capture and indexing solution designed to meet the capture needs of most document-intensive scanning environments, helps users transform paper documents into indexed electronic information for easy management, storage and retrieval.
Drivve | Image works with Fujitsu network scanners, Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs and Xerox EIP-enabled MFPs. Toshiba and Canon versions will soon be available as well, according to the company, and Drivve also offers a generic, non-manufacturer-specific version for customers with cross-platform environments or with other brands of devices.
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
Affordable, Class-Leading Desktop Document Management From OKI
Desktop Capture Solution from OKI Printing Solutions is a desktop document management application that offers seamless, dynamic integration with Microsoft SharePoint and DocuWare document management systems. The solution combines Nuance PaperPort Professional 12—which delivers class-leading OCR, capture and management features—with unique-to-OKI drivers that add custom icons to the interface for drag-and-drop delivery to SharePoint or DocuWare.
“Desktop Capture Solution delivers all the features the vast majority of workgroups and departments require of a document management package,” noted Jamie Bsales, senior product editor for solutions at BLI. “And it’s also one of the most affordable document capture/management solutions BLI has found that offers true SharePoint integration.”
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
Print Audit Chosen as BLI's Output Assessment “Pick”
In BLI’s labs tests, Print Audit Rapid Assessment Key v2 proved to be an easy-to-use USB device that gives equipment resellers an at-a-glance view of an organization’s document imaging hardware, as well as the meter counts of and general information about discovered devices.
“The Rapid Assessment Key v2 is a handy tool that helps provide resellers with basic yet powerful information about an organization’s fleet—no matter how big—and the volumes the devices produce,” said BLI Associate Editor Carl Schell. “In turn, resellers can digest the data and offer up ways to streamline or reposition the business’ imaging equipment to help reduce costs associated with document output.”
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
Canon Wins “Pick” Award for Print Management and MPS Solution
Targeted at Canon’s authorized resellers, Canon imageWARE Remote is a print management solution that delivers crucial information to service operations, and can serve as the backbone of an MPS (managed print services) practice. It automates meter collection, provides real-time diagnostics and alerts for consumables and error conditions, and allows for offsite firmware upgrades.
“In the past, imageWARE Remote proved to be a simple system for Canon service providers to use. And now, with several key new features, the company has improved the solution and made it even easier to employ,” said BLI Associate Editor Carl Schell. “And unlike most other print management platforms, the solution is free for resellers to deploy—no associated costs, and no options to select and pay for.”
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
Lexmark Honored With Outstanding Achievement Award for SmartSolution Integration
Getting the most from an investment in an MFP is often hampered by confusing control-panel interfaces that bury much of a device’s functionality. But with its SmartSolutions platform, Lexmark has unveiled a completely new approach to MFP application integration, which is why the editors at BLI have honored SmartSolutions with a special “Outstanding Achievement” award during BLI’s Summer 2010 “Pick” awards season.
To find out more about why this Solution was chosen as a “Pick” winner, please click here.
BLI Honors The Most Energy-Efficient MFPs With “Outstanding Achievement” Awards
BLI awarded “Outstanding Achievement” honors to the most energy-efficient models tested in the past six months, with honors going to four models from Canon, and to one model each from Konica Minolta, Lexmark and Ricoh. BLI measures the energy consumed by document imaging products in all operating modes as well as in energy-save, idle and sleep modes. In addition to reporting on a range of other environmental-related features, such as runnability with various grades of recycled paper, the reports include a projected annual energy consumption and cost based on real-world usage for each product segment.
After analyzing the results for the top performers in a range of printer and MFP categories, BLI awarded Summer “Outstanding Achievement” awards to the following products, which proved to be the most energy-efficient in their respective categories:
CANON U.S.A., INC.
Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5035
Canon imageRUNNER 3245/3245i
Canon imageCLASS D1180
Canon imageCLASS MF8350Cdn
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, USA, INC.
Konica Minolta bizhub C452
RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION
Ricoh Aficio MP C5000
(also sold as Lanier LD550c and Savin C5050)
LEXMARK, INC.
Lexmark X651de
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
Scanner “Pick” Awards
The Summer 2010 scanner “Pick” winners are:
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
HP Scanjet Enterprise 7000n/nx Workstation
“Outstanding Network Scanner”
PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS COMPANY OF AMERICA
Panasonic KV-S1045C
“Outstanding Workgroup Scanner”
CANON U.S.A., INC.
Canon imageFORMULA P-150
“Outstanding Mobile Scanner”
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Pick” winners, please click here.
BLI Honors Three Scanner Vendors For Outstanding Achievement
VISIONEER INC.
Visioneer Strobe 500
“Outstanding Control Panel Design”
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox DocuMate 3115
“Outstanding Control Panel Design”
CANON U.S.A., INC.
Canon CaptureOnTouch
“Outstanding Scan Profile Utility Design”
To find out more about why these products where chosen as “Outstanding Achievement” winners, please click here.
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