Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRO 1050 named "Most Outstanding Multifunctional Imaging System of the Year"
Langenhagen, Germany, January 2006
The bizhub PRO 1050 was commended for a second time this year with the coveted “Most Outstanding Multifunctional Imaging System of the Year” award for 2005 by industry experts Buyers Lab (BLI). This award comes only months after the bizhub PRO 1050 was also named in the BLI "MFP Product Line of the Year" in July.
"Rarely has a product impressed us the way the bizhub PRO 1050 has," said BLI managing editor Daria Hoffman, "Of all the many products tested in the past year, it is the unanimous favourite of BLI’s technicians and editors."
The bizhub PRO 1050 is a robust steel device that can easily meet the demands of high-volume production printing needs. With an ability to reach a monthly volume of 1.5 A4 sheets its flexibility in regards to paper management and finishing is highly regarded by print professionals. The customer can now choose from 13 system configurations. The bizhub PRO 1050’s top-quality print results are also ensured thanks to Simitri™, Konica Minoltas extra fine polymerised toner that features improved halftone definition and solid fills.
For over 40 years the Buyers Lab has been publishing the industry’s most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging and is also recognised for housing one of the most extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products.
Keiji Okamoto, general manager business operations says, "We are extremely proud that the bizhub PRO 1050 has been recognised for its superior printing and functional qualities. It was the first device launched in this category and has already achieved massive success in its first year. But we’re always looking to improve our products so from January 2006 customers will able to choose from 13 configurations of the system so every customer will be able to tailor the system to suit their personal printing needs."
About Buyers Laboratory
For over 40 years Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office equipment test lab and business and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry’s most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in the company’s 10,000-square foot lab, BLI has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers and fax machines and multi-functional products . The company’s databases, which cover more than 6,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the most reliable and complete, and are available to subscribers in the form of printed specification guides, as well as CD based and online product comparison software programmes.
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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH is a leading provider of image information products with subsidiaries and distributors in more than 50 countries in the EMEA region. The company places major emphasis on the document management and solution business, especially in the field of colour output, as well as on micro systems, facsimiles and related supplies. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe is a subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With a total workforce of 20,500 employees world wide, Konica Minolta Business Technologies gained a net sales of close to 4.48 billion Euros in fiscal 2003/2004. Building on its strong core of optical technologies developed over many years as a camera manufacturer, Konica Minolta Business Technologies aims to be a corporation offering products and services that are essential to all areas of digital imaging.
Website: http://www.konicaminoltaeurope.com/
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