Kyocera Receives BERTL's Four Star ``Highly Recommended'' Award For Multifunctional Product; The KM-8030 Recognized for Functionality, Productivity and Efficiency.

FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Kyocera Mita America, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that its new KM-8030 multifunctional product (MFP) for enterprise/large workgroup environments, has won the prestigious Four Star "Highly Recommended" Award from BERTL, a independent testing organization of office, software and digital imaging equipment. The Kyocera KM-8030, introduced in April, received this honor based upon BERTL's independent evaluation of the 80 page-per-minute (ppm) monochrome MFP.

The BERTL analysis states that the KM-8030, based on a completely new print engine, "will exceed expectations in most front-office workgroup environments." Designed to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprise workgroup, the KM-8030 features a 200-sheet dual scan processor that reads double-sided pages in a single pass, allowing for larger quantities of originals to be scanned from the same batch. This class-leading document processor improves both speed and productivity. According to BERTL, the KM- 8030 is "a force to be reckoned with."

"The KM-8030 impressed us with its wide range of capabilities and versatility," said Elizabeth McNichol, vice president of corporate relations for BERTL. "Kyocera's consistency in bringing high-quality offerings to the marketplace continues with the KM-8030."

Also available as an option on the KM-8030 is KYOcapture Powered by AutoStore, a Document Capture Workflow Solution that seamlessly integrates with existing or new document management systems. KYOcapture works as a portal through which documents can travel, allowing the capture and distribution of paper-based documents to multiple locations. KYOcapture can be set up to automatically capture, process and route information, which eases IT administrative requirements and reduces end-user training.

"Having our products recognized this way by an industry opinion leader such as BERTL further validates our commitment to building quality, reliability, and the lowest total cost of ownership into all Kyocera products," said Bill Cassidy, product marketing manager, monochrome MFPs, for Kyocera Mita America. "This distinction, combined with our additional BERTL awards such as most cost-efficient digital imaging product line and best workflow management application, truly show Kyocera's breadth of product and scope of advanced technology."

ABOUT BERTL

BERTL(R) is the premier source for objective, independent product-evaluation reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and software. BERTL's evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards and product ratings are undertaken entirely at BERTL's expense for the benefit of its international subscriber base. At all times, BERTL's primary focus is the end user. BERTL publishes the world's largest library of evaluation reports on copiers, printers, MFPs, fax and color and production devices. The reports are available in a range of specialized subscription services: Color at Work(R), LabCheck(R), ITchat(R) and Imaging at Work(R). Also available is the DataCheck(R) service, a database of over 4,000 products covering all major manufacturers. To learn more about BERTL, visit www.BERTL.com or telephone [phone].

About Kyocera Mita America, Inc.

Kyocera Mita America, Inc. (www.kyoceramita.com/us), headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., is a leading provider of computer-connectable peripherals, including network-ready digital copiers/printers, laser printers, color copiers/printers, digital laser facsimiles, and multifunctional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America is a group company of Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. To date, Kyocera Mita America is the only document solutions company that supplies its certified sales data to third party global market intelligence and research firms. In addition, Kyocera has earned numerous honors for its products' high performance, reliability and cost efficiency. In 2005 alone, Kyocera Mita America earned the Office Products Analyst award for the most reliable copiers and multi-functional products (MFPs), BERTL's Best Award for the most cost-efficient digital imaging product line, and BERTL's Best Award in the category of Best Workflow Management Application for KYOcapture. Kyocera Corporation's consolidated net revenues totaled $11 billion during the year ending on March 31, 2005.