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Milton Keynes UK, 6 July April 2009
Konica Minolta mono multifunctionals have received recognition in the prestigious Buyers Laboratory Incorporated (BLI) Spring 2009 ‘Pick’ awards for outstanding copier-MFPs in the 41 to 69 page per minute (ppm) and 70 to 90ppm speed ranges.
 
The bizhub 601 was awarded outstanding 51 to 60ppm monochrome MFP and the bizhub 751 won outstanding 70 to 90ppm monochrome. With output speeds of 60 and 75 prints per minute respectively, the two multifunctional bizhubs are designed for high volume black and white print output in busy office or CRD (central reprographic department) environments.
 
Both multifunctionals offer copy and network scan usage as standard with network print, user box and fax options. Both feature the latest bizhub design of charcoal black livery with white InfoLine and a large full colour 8.5-inch touch screen display that can be both rotated and tilted to suit a desired position.
 
In addition Konica Minolta received a BLI ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ for the MyTab print driver customisation solution that allows users to save regularly used print features all on one front page of the driver. This speeds up the finding of settings eliminating the need to re-enter print parameters from several different tabs.
 
For Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), Malcolm Smith, Group Product Manager, said “This resounding endorsement from the highly respected BLI gives prospective customers an independent assurance of the quality and performance of the bizhub 601 and bizhub 751. We are also delighted to have been recognised with an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ for the MyTab solution. Konica Minolta aims to deliver excellence in both hardware and software provision for customers.”
 
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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd
 
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd markets business machines manufactured by Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc, in the United Kingdom through a direct sales force and a network of independent dealerships. Konica Minolta digital imaging systems are manufactured in Japan and China. All are ISO9002 accredited for quality procedures. 
 
UK turnover for Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is in excess of £150 million, placing the company fifth in the digital copier market with a 6.8 per cent share of the black and white market and a dominant 30.5 per cent share of the colour market (not including colour capable systems) according to InfoSource.
 
With a total workforce of 22,500 employees worldwide, Konica Minolta Business Technologies generated net sales of over £5.07 billion in fiscal 2007. Globally Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. had a turnover £7.74 billion in fiscal 2007. Building on its strong core of optical technologies developed over many years, Konica Minolta Business Technologies aims to be a corporation offering products and services that are essential to all areas of digital imaging.
 
 
About Buyers Laboratory
 
For 48 years, Buyers Lab (BLI) has been the leading independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's US and UK laboratories, the company has been the leading source of competitive intelligence for industry professionals on copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, duplicators, wide-format devices and multifunctional products.

 
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www.konicaminolta-images.com
 
For further information contact:                                 
Sarah Crumpler
Marketing Communications Executive
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd             
Tel: 01908 200400
Fax: 0871 2534864
E-mail: sarah.crumpler(at)konicaminolta.co.uk
Web: www.konicaminolta.co.uk

 
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