Konica Minolta Business Solutions, winners of the Macworld 2007 "Best Productivity Hardware” category with the magicolor® 7450 are pleased to announce that they have been nominated for the 2008 Macworld Award for best “Productivity Hardware” category with their new magicolor® 8650DN A3+ colour laser printer.

The nominees for the Macworld 2008 “Productivity Hardware” section include: Konica Minolta magicolor® 8650DN, Brother - HL-4070CDW, Lexmark - X500n, OKI - C8800n, Panda - GateDefender Integra 300, Xerox - Phaser 6180.

Each year Macworld editors decide what the finest products of the last 12 months have been across different industry sectors. Macworld readers are then given the opportunity to vote for what they think are the products of the year.

The magicolor® 8650DN A3+ colour laser printer has been designed to fit into any business, corporate or design environment. Its high-throughput processing capabilities, outstanding print quality and versatile media handling make the magicolor® 8650DN ideal for the enterprise and creative workplace.

Built for high-volume applications and output, the magicolor® 8650DN colour laser printer is well-suited for printing a broad range of business and marketing materials on demand.

For further information on the complete range of printers available from Konica Minolta Business Solutions, please contact Konica Minolta on 01784 442255 or visit us at, www.konicaminolta.co.uk/printer