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Konica Minolta launches a new bizhub MarketPlace, accelerating customers’ business by expanding MFP functionality

Tokyo (January 17, 2017) – Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced that Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. and Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH are launching a new and enhanced version of the bizhub MarketPlace platform to accommodate the global market, in U.S.A. and Europe, adding a variety of applications and helpful features. The bizhub …

SHARP RECEIVES TOP INDUSTRY RATINGS FOR ITS FULL LINE OF ADVANCED AND ESSENTIALS COLOR WORKGROUP DOCUMENT SYSTEMS

Montvale, NJ, January 11, 2017

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) has earned 10 Highly Recommended ratings from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), a world-wide leading independent evaluator of document imaging products and solutions. A “Highly Recommended” rating is the highest mark a product can receive from BLI. …

SHARP INTRODUCES PANTONE® COLOR MATCHING FOR 10 NEW MFP MODELS

MAHWAH, NJ, Nov 3, 2016

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced that all 10 models in its Color Advanced and Essentials Series multifunction printer (MFP) line, ranging in speed from 30 ‐ 60 pages per minute (ppm), now support Pantone color matching. Together with its high-speed office …

Konica Minolta Opens a Strategic Business Base in France to Strengthen Its Industrial Printing Business

Tokyo (November 7, 2016) – Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that it has opened a strategic business base in France to facilitate the growth of its industrial printing business.
Established as part of a global management strategy, this is Konica Minolta’s first overseas business base in its core business area, where the company …

Sharp Earns Business Technology Association’s Top 2015 Channel’s Choice Award

Kansas City, MO – May 2015 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America was recently presented with the 2015 Channel’s Choice Superior Performance Award by the Business Technology Association (BTA; www.bta.org). Pete Salmon, vice president of Western Region Sales for Sharp, accepted the coveted award on behalf of Sharp on May 7 from …

Sharp Wins Business Technology Association’s Top Award For The Channel’s Choice Of Primary Vendor

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), has received the 2015 Business Technology Association (BTA) top overall Channel’s Choice award for overall satisfaction of a manufacturer based on: Corporate Support, Distribution, Product Line and Inventory performance. The award recognizes Superior Performance as a Primary Line Provider and …

Konica Minolta Clover Announce Toner Partnership

RAMSEY, NJ – April 2015 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions, one of the world’s leaders in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud service, and Clover, the global leader in the recovery, refurbishment, remanufacturing and redeployment of business and electronic assets, announced today a partnership that will make Clover a strategic toner …

Lexmark Announces Rebranding, Unveils New Logo

A new logo and brand that emphasizes Lexmark’s continued evolution into a business information services powerhouse will be unveiled Tuesday.

The company’s Perceptive Software division will switch to the Lexmark name, although its products will remain under the Perceptive banner. The move brings all of Lexmark’s recent worldwide acquisitions of business information and software companies under …

Sharp Electronics’ SmartStorage® Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Solution Installed on Baker Electric Facility in Southern California

Escondido, California – Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) is pleased to announce that it has installed its SmartStorage® energy storage solution at Baker Electric’s headquarters located in Escondido. The 30 kW storage system is coupled with Baker’s existing 90 kW solar PV system. Baker Electric, a key channel ally of Sharp, …