Press Release
Konica Minolta wins BLI Summer 2014 Pick Awards for 5 monochrome MFPs and for its app PageScope Mobile Langenhagen, July 2014 Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe (Konica Minolta) has won the Summer 2014 Pick Awards for its A3 monochrome multifunctional peripherals (MFP) bizhub 754e, bizhub 654e and bizhub 454e, its A4 monochrome MFPs bizhub 4750 and bizhub 4050 and its mobile application PageScope Mobile. The award has been granted to Konica Minolta by Buyers Lab (BLI), an independent company that evaluates office document equipment and solution products based on an extensive list of different criteria. The Pick Awards are granted twice a year. “In January this year, Konica Minolta already received the 2014 A3 MFP Line of the Year award four times in a row. And now we won again one important BLI award. This is the proof of the success of Konica Minolta’s ongoing quest to meet different customers’ needs across diverse work environments and of its commitment to the development of a wide range of products featuring advanced, user-friendly technology”, says Olaf Lorenz, General Manager, International Marketing Division Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. Konica Minolta convinced the jury across all areas - reliability, image quality, ease of use and productivity. In particular, the award has been given to the bizhub 754e, bizhub 654e and bizhub 454e due to their high level performance and durability while giving an exceptional print image quality. Additionally, their conveniently designed control panel featuring such functions as touch and swipe scrolling convinced the jury. Moreover, the print driver MyTab function is enabling custom configuration of the user’s most frequently used features. The bizhub 4750 and bizhub 4050 received the awards for their high reliability and image quality. Besides, their excellent control panel permits flexible and intuitive operation via the INFO-Palette Design – an interface enabling the easy customization and development of related applications through the utilization of an integrated protocol and a standardized API. Both systems offer scalability via Open API and reduced TCO values. The application PageScope Mobile, which is offered both as iOS and Android mobile application convinced the jury by its robust feature set including a wide range of settings for 1
printing and scanning and other useful functions. Moreover, its security standards are outstanding due to the jury’s opinion. About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH, based in Langenhagen, Germany, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Inc., Tokyo, Japan, forming part of its Business Technologies business area. As a leading global service provider in the field of IT processes, document processes and digital production printing solutions, the company excels in serviceled business consulting, implementation and management, and supplies a range of worldleading printing systems and solutions. In this context, Konica Minolta’s Optimized Print Services concept (OPS) combines consultancy, hardware, software implementation and operation in order to enhance business process efficiency and cost-effectiveness. To support customers optimally with powerful and sustainable solutions, technology leader Konica Minolta continuously invests in research and development work and regularly sets new standards.
Contact Silke ZĂźhlke Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Phone: +49 (0)511 7404 5604 Silke.Zuehlke@konicaminolta.eu
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