IKON Named to Training Magazine's Top 100 for Third Consecutive Year.

MALVERN, Pa. -- IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN):

--Training Magazine Ranks Top 100 Organizations That Excel at Employee Development

--IKON Employees Participated in More Than 80,000 Development Opportunities in 2004

IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today announced the company has been named to Training magazine's Top 100 for the third consecutive year.

"IKON's business is fundamentally about partnering with customers to define, design, implement and support document management systems and services to drive document efficiency across the enterprise," said Beth Sexton, senior vice president of human resources, IKON Office Solutions. "In a services-oriented environment, the knowledge and skills of your people become an important differentiator--making learning and development even more critical to your strategy. IKON is committed to investing in employee development through our world-class learning organization, IKON University. We believe this investment helps to differentiate IKON, and ensure that our customers receive the expert service and support they require."

Through IKON University, IKON's nationally recognized learning organization, the company provides its employees with professional training programs through e-learning, instructor-led, manager-led and field-based workshops. In 2004, IKON employees participated in more than 80,000 development opportunities. In addition to receiving Training Top 100 honors for the past three years, IKON also received Corporate University Best In Class (CUBIC) Awards in both 2003 and 2004.

To select the Training Top 100, Training magazine's editorial staff conducted in-depth analyses of qualitative and quantitative elements of leading organizations' training programs, including program goals, evaluation, measurement and workplace surveys, and hours of training per employee annually. The Training Top 100 was published in the March 2005 issue of Training magazine.

About IKON

IKON Office Solutions Inc. (www.ikon.com), the world's largest independent channel for copier, printer and MFP technologies, delivers integrated document management solutions and systems, enabling customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates best-in-class systems from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, EFI and HP, and document management software from companies like Captaris, EMC (Documentum), Kofax and others, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions implemented and supported by its global services organization--IKON Enterprise Services. IKON represents one of the industry's broadest portfolios of document management services, including professional services, on-site managed services, legal document services, customized workflow solutions, and comprehensive support through its service force of 16,600 employees, including its team of 7,000 customer service technicians and support resources worldwide. With Fiscal 2004 revenues of $4.65 billion, IKON has approximately 500 locations throughout North America and Western Europe.

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