Sloan Valve Flushes Paper Distribution Costs With Canon and eCopy
INTERNET WIRE (March 26, 2003)
NASHUA, NH AND LAKE SUCCESS, NY -- (INTERNET WIRE) -- 19-03-2003 --
eCopy, Inc., leading provider of products that transform paper documents
into digital information, and Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon
Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) and a leader in networked digital imaging solutions, today
announced that Sloan Valve Company, a world-class manufacturer of plumbing
systems, has revolutionized its paper workflow by deploying document
distribution capabilities from Canon and eCopy. Canon recently expanded its
long-term relationship with eCopy, Inc through a $15.8 million minority
equity investment.
Over its 97-year history, the Franklin Park, Illinois, Sloan Valve Company
has consistently developed and marketed plumbing products for commercial
and residential use. Most washrooms in office buildings, stadiums,
airports, and other public facilities in North America are standardized on
Sloan Valve products. This long history has lead to a massive amount of
paper documentation that somehow had to be stored and then made easily
available for review. The eCopy suite of products, coupled with the high
speed scanning capabilities of Canon's digital copier, enables Sloan Valve
to transform paper documents into information that is easily integrated
into all commonly used business applications.
"We were spending way too much time and resources archiving and retrieving
financial and other important documents," said Debi Luff, IT Administrator
for Sloan Valve. "At the same time, we were trying to deal with current
documentation. A solution that would simplify our entire document
management process. The Canon/eCopy offering was the ideal fit."
Enhancing the flow
Benefits of the eCopy/Canon solution include: - Eliminating the need to
store paper documents, reducing cost and freeing up valuable space -
Putting documentation on CD-ROM, making it much faster and more convenient
to retrieve needed information - Working from a scanned document
streamlined the review and approval process - Using the Canon/eCopy
solution to e-mail contracts and quotes to vendors, resulting in impressive
savings in long distance charges for faxes. "eCopy delivers the time
savings, paper savings, and cost savings that are essential if companies
are to achieve the efficiencies they need to be more competitive and
successful in today's global marketplace," said Ms. Luff. "Looking back,
I'm not sure how we ever did without it."
Sloan Valve anticipates expanding use of the system across the business.
"That's one of the most impressive things about the eCopy/Canon solution,
said Ms. Luff. "People leave the training sessions actually excited about
all the great, new ways they can use eCopy to make their life easier and
their departments more efficient."
About Sloan Valve Company
Sloan Valve Company pioneered many revolutionary plumbing products for
commercial and residential use in office buildings, stadiums and airports.
Since its introduction in 1906, the company's Royal Flushometer
diaphragm-type valve has become a standard in the plumbing industry. Today,
the Franklin Park, IL -based manufacturer supplies electronic flushometers,
faucets, hand dryers, and programmable water-control systems. Sloan Valve
enjoys a market leadership position worldwide due, in large part, to the
company's ability to deliver unmatched proprietary performance through
superior engineering. In survey after survey, Sloan Valve's brand is
preferred above all others.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most
Admired Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the Business Week list
of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), is a top
patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001,
with global revenues of $22 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately
11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit
www.usa.canon.com.
About eCopy, Inc.
Based in Nashua, NH, eCopy, Inc. is a market leader in providing products
that allow anyone in an organization to transform paper documents into
information that is easily integrated with leading business applications.
The eCopy Suite of products seamlessly connects a digital copier to an
organization's e-mail (like Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes) and other
networked enterprise applications. Targeted for general business use in the
Global 2,500, close to one million users worldwide send eCopies rather than
faxes and overnight letters. For more information, visit www.ecopy.com.
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