RAMSEY, NJ--(Marketwired - July 27, 2016) - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced today that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the world's leading independent evaluator of document imaging products and solutions, has awarded two Konica Minolta's Multi Function Printers (MFPs) with Pick awards for the Summer 2016 season.

The award-winning products and the categories the won are:

• Konica Minolta bizhub® 227 -- Outstanding 21- to 30-ppm A3 Monochrome MFP
• Konica Minolta bizhub C308 -- Outstanding 21- to 30-ppm A3 Color MFP

After their independent lab-based evaluation, BLI analysts selected the bizhub® 227 thank to its excellent reliability, robust feature set, high quality print output, outstanding value proposition and other attributes. The bizhub C308 was honored for its flawless reliability, comprehensive security measures, fast print speeds in multi-user environments, accurate and productive scanning and other strengths.

"We are proud of this accolade which reflects our unrelenting focus on our customers," said Kevin Kern, senior vice president, Business Intelligence Solutions and Product Planning, Konica Minolta. "As customer requirements evolve, we are committed to delivering the technology and services to meet their changing needs."

"The Konica Minolta bizhub 227 impressively bridges the gap between compact A4 MFPs and traditional mid-volume A3 office MFPs," said BLI Senior Editor George Mikolay. "With a low price and outstanding overall performance, the device is a high value-add for small- to mid-size workgroups. And the bizhub C308 will reduce costs and streamline workflows in a number of ways."

BLI is an independent company that evaluates document imaging software and solution products. Presented twice a year, BLI's Pick awards acknowledge the offerings that measure up as the best in BLI's rigorous and comprehensive lab testing, which assesses a wide range of factors most important to buyers.

About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers' speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity. The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for nine consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.countonkonicaminolta.com and follow Konica Minolta onFacebook,YouTube, and Twitter@konicaminoltaus.

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