Canon U.S.A. Receives Four `Pick of the Year' Awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc.

Canon Monochrome Product Line Chosen as Most Outstanding for 2006

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, recently received four Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) "Pick of the Year" Awards for Most Outstanding Monochrome MFP Product Line of 2006, Outstanding Segment 6 Monochrome MFP, and two awards for Outstanding Segment 3 Monochrome MFP.

Twice a year, BLI, a leading independent office equipment test lab, rewards those products that have provided the most outstanding performances in BLI's exhaustive lab tests with "Pick of the Year" awards. BLI's awards are based on a rigorous battery of lab tests that take approximately two months to complete and include an extensive durability test during which each unit is run at the manufacturer's maximum recommended monthly volume.

"Canon is proud to offer a robust product line of monochrome MFP solutions that meet the diverse needs of our customers," said Tod Pike, senior vice president, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The BLI awards underscore Canon's commitment to delivering award-winning monochrome MFPs."

Canon's monochrome MFPs received the Line of the Year award for "Most Outstanding Monochrome MFP Product Line of 2006", which recognizes the strength of Canon's remarkably consistent monochrome imageRUNNER product line. Canon receives the award this year after having been named BLI's "Line of the Year" recipient five of the last six years. "Canon was the clear choice for us this year because not only does it have BLI 'Pick of the Year' award winners in every segment, but it also has more 'Highly Recommended' models than any other qualifying vendor,"said Peter Emory, BLI Lab Manager.

The Canon imageRUNNER 7095 received the BLI segment Six Monochrome MFP "Pick of the Year" award for its performance in areas such as reliability, multitasking, administrative utilities, scan functions and ease of use. During BLI's two-month, 900,000-impression durability test, the imageRUNNER 7095 required only one service call, which was simply for preventative maintenance.

Powered by Canon's fourth generation imagePlatform architecture, the Canon imageRUNNER 7095 MFP features dual processor technology for faster, more robust data processing and superior image quality; increased memory capabilities to support improved job workflow functionality; production-level document handling features for mid-production environments, and robust input and throughput features, plus output options that include perfect binding, professional punching, high capacity stacking, saddle-stitched booklet finishing, booklet trimming, and paper folding. The Canon imageRUNNER 7095 (95-ppm), is Internet-ready and leverages Canon's Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform (MEAP[R]) technology, allowing for advanced document management and communication features with the tightest possible integration and device control across entire corporate networks.

Both the Canon imageRUNNER 3570 and 3530 have earned the BLI Fall 2006 "Pick of the Year" award for Outstanding Segment 3 Monochrome MFP. Both units provide excellent reliability and offer a range of features for mid-volume corporate departments. Specifically designed to help customers compete and win in today's high-performance, cost-sensitive office environment, Canon's imageRUNNER 3570 and 3530 devices effectively address small businesses and corporate workgroups requiring modular and dependable, yet basic, document creation solutions.

About Buyers Laboratory

For more than 45 years, Buyers Laboratory 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 10,000-square-foot lab, 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 more than 6,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete. 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, Digital Imaging Review and Business Consumer's Advisor newsletters and OEM library.

In addition to the testing of office equipment for its subscribers, Buyers Laboratory provides a vast array of confidential for-hire private testing services that includes document imaging device beta and pre-launch testing, performance certification testing, consumables testing (such as paper, toner, ink, photoconductors and print controllers) and print media testing (including virgin and recycled papers). Buyers Laboratory's consulting division, the Buyers Alliance, provides comprehensive purchasing support services to business consumers in the process of acquiring office equipment, which includes the creation of customized RFPs, user needs assessments and analyses of vendor responses.

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About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

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 Companies in America and is 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 2006+, with global revenues of $34.9 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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