Canon Maintains #1 Brand Leadership Position in Color and Black-and-White U.S. Copier Market Share.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004 Analyst Firm Report Shows Canon Again Holding the #1 Spots in 2003 Share Canon U.S.A., Inc., 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 digital imaging solutions, today announced its continued success in maintaining the number one brand position in both the 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. and color copier markets, 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*. For the second consecutive year, Canon is number one in market share in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market in the U.S. In addition, for the 21st time in the last 22 years, Canon is number one overall in black-and-white copiers, with 33% share in the U.S. Canon also continued its #1 brand market share position in the color copier market. For the 17th consecutive year Canon is the overall market brand leader in the U.S. color laser copier market, with 27% share. The tremendous success of the Color imageRUNNER C3200 enabled the Canon brand to lead the U.S. color market in 2003. "With a tradition of strength in the U.S. copier market, Canon has been particularly pleased by the success of the Color imageRUNNER C3200 and the pace by which color usage is growing in the general office," said Kinya Uchida, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Canon U.S.A. "Being number one in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market, for the second year in a row, however, is an even stronger indicator of our overall success and the superior value proposition provided by the Canon copier brand over our competitors." The Gartner Dataquest research studies focused on market share for color and black-and-white copiers of both digital and analog technology, including PC copiers (1-10 ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap ) and copiers in Segments 1-6, which range in speed from 11 to 91+ copies-per-minute (cpm). Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is 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 is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2003, with global revenues of $29.9 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. *Source - Gartner Dataquest - "Printer Quarterly Statistics United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. - Database", Camille Iorns, February 2004. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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