Inkjet & Digital Printing
Konica Minolta is Recognized by BLI with Multiple “Pick” Awards
Friday 24. July 2009 - Office-Equipment Testing Lab Recognizes the bizhub 601, bizhub 751, magicolor 7450 II grafx, and MyTab Printer Driver for Overall Excellence
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has awarded Konica Minolta three Spring 2009 “Pick of the Year Awards” for the bizhub 751/601 Series and the magicolor 7450 II grafx, as well as awarded an “Outstanding Achievement Award” for Konica Minolta’s exclusive MyTab Printer Driver. BLI’s semi-annual awards are given to the hardware and software offerings that measure up as the best in BLI’s comprehensive evaluations, which assess a wide range of the most important features and performance factors for buyers.
BLI recognized Konica Minolta with the following awards:
bizhub 751 as “Pick of the Year Award” winner in the 70- to 90-ppm monochrome MFP segment
bizhub 601 as “Pick of the Year Award” winner in the 51- to 60-ppm monochrome MFP segment
magicolor 7450 II grafx as “Pick of the Year Award” winner in the mid-sized workgroup color printer segment
Konica Minolta’s exclusive MyTab Printer Driver as an “Outstanding Achievement Award” winner
After subjecting a wide range of printers, MFPs, and document solutions to rigorous lab tests, BLI awarded winners based on their outstanding performance. The tests evaluate products for a variety of important performance aspects, including reliability, image quality, productivity, print drivers, feedback to workstations, administrative utilities, ease of use, network setup, toner yield and more.
“As the speed of doing business continues to accelerate and the need for greater productivity becomes more and more critical, BLI recognizes Konica Minolta for its innovative products and solutions, which can save customers valuable time and improve overall efficiency,” said BLI Assignments Editor George Mikolay. “Combined with an aggressive and highly competitive pricing structure and the continued strength of the Konica Minolta name, these winners are proven leaders in their respective categories.”
“These awards from BLI further support our company vision that customers can count on Konica Minolta for their entire gamut of imaging products and solutions needs,” said Kevin Kern, Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “Our award-winning lines of office systems, printers, production print systems, and application solutions continue to distinguish themselves from among the competition as the highest quality technology solutions in the marketplace.”