MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the
introduction of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series in 2009, the message
behind their mission has been clear: help customers advance their
business and business opportunities through the use of reliable,
security feature capable, customizable office print and scan
solutions. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a
leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has recognized a number of devices in
the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series of multifunction systems (MFPs) with
various industry honors, including the esteemed 2017 A3 Line of the
Year and two Winter "Pick" Awards.
The A3 Line of the Year Award is bestowed annually to the vendor
whose product line is determined by BLI to be the best overall in
its category that excel in BLI's rigorous two-month laboratory
evaluations. This is the second consecutive year Canon has received
this distinction. Selections for "Pick" awards are made by BLI's
staff of technicians and editors after subjecting a number of
devices from every major original equipment manufacturer to BLI's
comprehensive lab tests in the last six months.
"Indicating a vendor's ability to provide product lines that
deliver outstanding test results, the award for A3 Line of the Year
is BLI's most highly sought after distinction. For another year,
this award validates Canon's strong A3 market reputation for
offering reliable, easily adaptable systems that can enhance
existing workflows," said George
Mikolay, senior product editor, A3 Copiers/MFPs, Keypoint
Intelligence. "The introduction of the third generation of
imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs was a pivotal moment for Canon, and as
this generation of MFPs continues to grow, so does Canon's ability
to offer fully integrated and holistic business solutions."
"For the second year, Canon is honored that BLI has recognized
the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series with the Award for A3 Line of the
Year," said Toyotsugu Kuwamura, executive vice president and
general manager, Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon
U.S.A., Inc. "With the 2017
expansion of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series, this year's models
will build upon the firm foundation of reliability created by their
dependable third generation counterparts. Delivering consistent,
print and scan fleet solutions demanded by today's businesses,
Canon is proud to offer our customers a cohesive, secure and
customizable user experience aimed at reducing IT management
burdens and helping to balance the needs of the enterprise and the
individualized workflow expectations of the modern worker."
2017 A3 Line of the Year: Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE
MFPs
Geared towards advancing business, in eight short
years the imageRUNNER ADVANCE line has evolved to include
additional security features, provide enhanced personalization,
more control for administrators and powerful integration with
optional uniFLOW and Therefore™ solutions to deliver end-to-end
business process solutions. Announced as the user-friendly platform
of the future, the third generation of imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs
demonstrates Canon's commitment to embrace a unified approach
across hardware and software solutions in order to help enterprise
environments optimize their digital workplace transformation and
help meet the expectations of flexibility, customization and
convenience in the office demanded by today's changing
workforce.
Additional BLI Winter 2017 'Pick' awards in the A3 Category
Include:
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5535i MFP -
Outstanding 31-to-40 pages-per-minute (ppm) A3 Color
MFP
- imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5550i MFP -
Outstanding 41-50 pages-per-minute (ppm) A3 Color
MFP
Offering advanced personalization, along with a convergence of
imaging technology and support for cloud connectivity and various
mobile solutions, these models are well-suited for
small-to-mid-size organizations and departments within enterprises.
Providing high-quality output, powerful performance, outstanding
ease-of-use and virtually seamless integration with many Canon and
other third party workflow solutions, these award-winning models
are positioned to be at the core of an organization's digital
business communications.
For more information about Canon U.S.A., visit www.usa.canon.com.
About Buyers Laboratory LLC
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world's leading independent
provider of analytical information and services to the digital
imaging and document management industry. For over 50 years, buyers
have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products' strengths
and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while
industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to
BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on
product development, competitive positioning and sales channel and
marketing support. Using BLI's web-based bliQ and Solutions Center
services, 40,000 professionals worldwide create extensive
side-by-side comparisons of hardware and software solutions for
over 15,000 products globally, including comprehensive
specifications and the performance results and ratings from BLI's
unparalleled Lab, Solutions and Environmental Test Reports, the
result of months of hands-on evaluation in its US and UK labs. The
services, also available via mobile devices, include a
comprehensive library of BLI's test reports, an image gallery, hard
to find manufacturers' literature and valuable tools for
configuring products, calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and
annual power usage. BLI also offers consulting and private,
for-hire testing services that help manufacturers develop and
market better products and consumables. For more information on
Buyers Laboratory LLC, please call 973-797-2100, visit
www.buyerslab.com, or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.
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 markets. With approximately
$29 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2016† 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 news from Canon
U.S.A., sign up for the Company's
RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on
Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact
pr@cusa.canon.com.
†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Availability, prices and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
BLI is a business partner of Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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