Canon Dominates Copier Market; Expands #1 Leadership Ranking in Black-and-White Copiers; Leads Analyst Firm Ranking In Analog And Digital Categories.Business and Technology Editors LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002 Canon U.S.A., 4Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) and a leader in imaging solutions, has expanded its #1 leadership position in the analog and digital plain paper black-and-white black-and-white adj. 1. Partially black and partially white: a black-and-white cow. 2. Being in writing or print: black-and-white proof. 3. copier market. During the first half of 2002, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gartner Dataquest, a unit of Gartner Inc. and one of the world's leading research and advisory firms, Canon ranked #1, with 35.3 percent of the market, for total analog and digital copiers sold. Canon also was #1, with 22.7 percent of the market, for the digital copier segment. (U.S Printer and Copier Quarterly Statistics Database, August 28, 2002.) "In addition to expanding Canon's overall market share lead, Canon for the first time is the leader in every market segment measured by Dataquest," said Tod Pike pike, in zoology pike, common name for the family Esocidae, freshwater game and food fishes of Europe, Asia, and North America. The pike, the muskellunge, and the pickerel form a small but well-known group of long, thin fishes with spineless dorsal fins, , senior vice president and general manager of marketing, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Canon now ranks first in every segment and leads with the highest market share among digital placements. "Despite significant competition and a business economy that remains in flux flux In metallurgy, any substance introduced in the smelting of ores to promote fluidity and to remove objectionable impurities in the form of slag. Limestone is commonly used for this purpose in smelting iron ores. , Canon continues to be the brand in demand," added Mr. Pike. "We expect to continue to increase our lead position in the market with the development of new technologies, the introduction of new product offerings and continued emphasis on customer service." According to Dataquest, for combined analog and digital shipments of plain paper copiers in the U.S., Canon's delivery of 286,854 units is more than twice the number sold by its nearest competitor. In digital units, Canon shipped 143,309 units to achieve the top ranking. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired ad·mire v. ad·mired, ad·mir·ing, ad·mires v.tr. 1. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval. 2. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect. 3. Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $26 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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