Canon U.S.A., Inc. Wins “Outstanding Achievement Award” from Buyers Laboratory

July 2, 2004 — HACKENSACK, New Jersey — Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), the leading independent office products test lab and business consumer advocate, has announced that it has selected Canon U.S.A., Inc. as the recipient of the following “Outstanding Achievement Award” in acknowledgment of the exemplary performance of its fax-based products:

In commenting on Canon’s achievement, Anthony Polifrone, BLI’s Managing Director, stated, “Canon’s fax machines and fax-based multifunctional products have consistently proven to be impressive performers in our testing, almost always placing at the top of the list when compared to the hundreds of products we evaluate. And this year, Canon has clearly earned BLI’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Outstanding Fax-Based Document Imaging Devices, as demonstrated by its fax-based products earning four Highly Recommended ratings, one Recommended, and four “Pick of the Year awards.” Polifrone further noted, “Earning an award from BLI is no simple feat, as every product in our lab is subjected to the most extensive testing in the industry, in which we leave no stone unturned. As a result, when a manufacturer touts that its product has received a BLI award, buyers can confidently count on that product for superior performance, as it’s been put through the wringer and truly earned its kudos.” Camille Dendtler, BLI’s fax industry analyst, added, “Canon’s fax-based products truly set themselves apart from their competition with their good value, functionality, versatility and productivity, and they deserve to be acknowledged with this award.” BLI subscribers can get all the details on these awards in Buyers Lab’s June/July Digital Imaging Review newsletter. Anyone who is not a subscriber can purchase copies of this special “Pick” issue by calling Buyers Lab at 201-488-0404.

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For 47 years, Buyers Lab 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 for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover 10,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete source for global competitive intelligence. They are available to BLI subscribers online via the company's bliQ competitive information service. This encyclopedic resource also provides quick and easy access to BLI's First Look Reports, Field Test Reports, Lab Test Reports, Solutions Reports, and BLI-produced articles. In addition to the testing of office equipment for its subscribers, Buyers Lab provides consulting services to buyers and a vast array of confidential for-hire private testing services that include document imaging device beta and pre-launch testing, performance certification testing, consumables testing (such as toner, ink and photoconductors), software and solutions and print media testing (including virgin and recycled papers). For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please visit www.buyerslab.com, call (201) 488-0404 or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.