MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, concluded its two-day Analyst Summit, an
invitation-only event inspiring attendees to embrace the spirit of
Canon See Impossible by providing a glimpse into the
Company's vision for the future of its Business Imaging Solutions
Group (BISG). "One Canon," a corporate vision specifically for its
B-to-B divisions was revealed. Canon designed this strategy with
the intent to help ensure its customers and partners benefit from
all of Canon's offerings and to not only strive for success, but
also for the impossible. At the Summit, hosted at Canon Americas
Headquarters in Melville, New
York, Company leadership, industry analysts and customers
convened to discuss the current state of business, share in
customer best practices and review Canon's strategy to address
today's changing business environment.
Focusing on the theme of Canon See Impossible, newly
appointed executive vice president and general manager of the
Business Imaging Solutions Group (BISG), Canon U.S.A., Inc., Toyo
Kuwamura, elaborated on his new business strategy, named
"One Canon," and how this new strategy can help transform business.
Through his collaborative approach, "One Canon," the Company will
deliver more integrated solutions offerings and leverage the full
power of Canon's capabilities, enabling customers to unlock the
impossible and drive business forward into the future.
"I am absolutely amazed by the expertise, insight and passion
that drives Canon, our partners and customers," said Toyo Kuwamura, executive vice president and
general manager, BISG, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The attendees at our Summit
share a common goal – to help simplify the complexity that often
plagues most businesses and their many processes. Our mutual
success in achieving this goal can unlock the potential value in
all businesses and this is precisely why we wanted to share the
stories of our customers and partners as well as insight into the
future of Canon."
Providing informative presentations by leveraging the expertise
of the Canon Group Companies, including Canon U.S.A, Canon Solutions America, Canon
Information and Imaging Solutions, Canon Financial Services and
Canon Business Process Services, attendees heard firsthand the
forward thinking possibilities One Canon will offer the market.
Based on three pillars, (1) see innovation, (2) see possibility and
(3) see smart solutions, sessions encompassed a wide range of
topics and success stories, including:
Engaging the Canon Reseller Community
Included in the
"One Canon" approach is Canon's ongoing commitment to establishing
strong partnerships with independent dealers. This is demonstrated
through services such as the recently announced Canon Business
Services Platform, a self-service online marketplace and virtual
storefront providing authorized dealers a simple way to offer,
order, manage, bill and deliver subscription-based document and
information management solutions from Canon. Mason Olds, senior vice president and general
manager of Sales, BISG, leads the charge to empower Canon dealers
with the opportunity to enhance relationships with their customers
by helping them navigate through a rapidly changing business
environment where offering smart solutions is the key to success.
To speak on this partnership was Leo
Bonetti, chief executive officer of Flo-Tech, a Canon
authorized dealer and service provider, recognized as one of
Canon's Top 30 Independent Dealers. Bonetti spoke of how his
organization worked with Canon to help facilitate the needs of
their customers.
By example, Mr. Bonetti discussed his cooperative approach with
Canon to secure business at RSM (formerly McGladrey), the nation's
leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on
the middle market. Satisfied with the service provided by Flo-Tech
but looking to improve their prior printing fleet, RSM wanted the
direct service provided by Flo-Tech with the technology of a
worldwide imaging leader. As a result of this cooperation, RSM now
has nearly 500 Canon printers installed with uniFLOW solutions
across the United States,
providing RSM with an efficient workflow in a high volume office
environment. The collaboration between these three parties
illustrates how Canon and independent dealers can work together to
help satisfy the needs of the end-user.
Fueling Innovation in the Production and Large Format
Sector
Showcasing award-winning innovations from across its
comprehensive and expanding production and large format portfolio,
Canon's mission is clear – to empower customers to grow their
businesses. Canon works with customers to identify what equipment
makes the most sense and helps drive their business to new heights.
The approach is clearly being embraced by customers as Canon
highlighted its successes at the recent drupa event, fueled by the
imagePRESS Series, ColorStream, imageStream and VarioPrint i300.
Canon continues to be a pioneer, bringing to market innovative
technology like Voyager. Still in development, this B2+ press
shown at drupa has been said to have the potential to set a new
benchmark for photo quality inkjet output.
Joining Canon in propelling the production industry forward is
one of the largest direct mail and marketing service providers in
the United States —Access Direct.
Lori Messina, executive vice
president of Access Direct, discussed the company's decision to
partner with Canon with the goal of being an industry leader, not
industry followers. Today Access Direct is one hundred percent
equipped with Canon and Océ branded equipment including the
renowned Océ VarioPrint i300 color digital press offering a level
of flexibility that allows greater options in total print
production and the ability to take on additional customer
applications thereby contributing new opportunities for business
growth.
Igniting Possibilities for Customers
With uniFLOW,
Canon has ignited a world of possibilities for customers,
demonstrating Canon's evergreen commitment to helping businesses
optimize their workflow. "uniFLOW is the only true 'One Platform'
system acting as a single platform for printing and scanning,
requiring only one system to manage users, groups, cost centers,
rules and security permissions," said Karsten Huster, founder of NT-ware. "With the
latest addition of uniFLOW Online to this award-winning lineup of
solution offerings, Canon has expanded its technology to customers
that may not have previously had the infrastructure or personnel in
place to host an in-house, server-based solution."
Furthering Canon's integrated approach to customer problem
solving, solutions and services from Canon Information and Imaging
Solutions (CIIS) were also highlighted. Via CIIS, Canon has
established a local software and services R&D center capable of
driving near customer development and delivery activities leveraged
across all Canon customer facing business units. Working in
combination with Canon partners and its global R&D centers,
CIIS is positioned to rapidly respond to unique customer needs
aiding Canon business units in effectively meeting customer's most
vexing challenges. During the summit, CIIS demonstrated how
it is utilizing its technology and service capabilities to meet
Canon's own internal workflow challenges and, in doing so, is
leveraging itself to better support end customers.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading
provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital
imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With
approximately $31 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest
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