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PC World Honors MINOLTA-QMS With Two World Class Awards; Magazine Recognizes Laser Printers for Excellent Quality and Value.


Business Editors

MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001

MINOLTA-QMS Inc. is continuing to be rewarded for excellence, as two of its laser printers will receive 2001 World Class Awards from the editors of PC World at a presentation on the evening of Wednesday, June 27 held in conjunction with PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than .

PC World is rewarding the magicolor(R) 2200 GN for ranking as Best Buy atop its Top Ten Color Laser Printer A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer.  chart since March 2001, and the PagePro(TM) 1100L for maintaining a prime position on its Top Ten Small Business/Home Laser printer chart since September 2000. Both printers offer convenient, high-quality and affordable printing at a competitive price.

In reviewing the magicolor 2200 GN, PC World said the printer, with its low price and high output, might signal a trend in business printing. "Perhaps the days of color-monochrome compromise have come to an end," the magazine said, "now that a color laser can deliver the same quality of text as an office monochrome Also called "mono." Refers to display screens that use one foreground and one background color; for example, black on white, white on black or green on black. The first terminals connected to mainframes and minicomputers were monochrome, and monochrome screens were widely used on early  laser printer at almost the same speed."

The magazine had similarly high praise for the PagePro 1100L, saying it "costs less than any other laser printer on the chart, and it keeps up with the pack on text, at 8.6 pages per minute. Even better, its graphics speed of 4.7 ppm races ahead of the herd."

"World Class Awards in both the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent.  and color categories exemplifies the strength of our entire product line," said Steve Fletcher Steve Fletcher (born July 26 1972) is a professional footballer born in Hartlepool. He is currently playing for Chesterfield, but spent most of his career at south coast club A.F.C. Bournemouth. , president of the Americas group for MINOLTA-QMS. "Being recognized by respected media sources like PC World is validation for us. It shows that our products can more than hold their own when placed head-to-head with those of our competitors."

The magicolor 2200 GN

The magicolor 2200 GN color laser print system produces prints at up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) in black and white and 5 ppm in color, has built-in Ethernet(R) and parallel interfaces, and can print on up to legal size media. Advanced document handling features, like automatic duplexing, a mailbox A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam).  option, and color copying capabilities, let it perform all the extras the office needs.

The PagePro 1100L

The PagePro 1100L has everything SOHO users want in a business printer, including support for up to 8.5" x 14" size documents, Windows(R) "Plug and Play," quality output, expandable paper capacity, ease of use, and compact size -- all for a super low price.

Availability

The magicolor 2200 GN Print System and PagePro 1100L are available through MINOLTA-QMS' worldwide network of authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 distributors, resellers, and e-commerce partners. To locate the reseller nearest you, call 800/523-2696 or visit the MINOLTA-QMS Web site at www.minolta-qms.com.

MINOLTA-QMS Inc.

MINOLTA-QMS Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Minolta Co. Ltd., is an innovative developer, manufacturer, and supplier of document printing solutions. The product line includes color and monochrome laser printers, and associated supplies and accessories for general office, electronic publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. , graphic design, advanced imaging, and home office applications. MINOLTA-QMS is headquartered in Mobile, Ala., and distributes products through a global network of e-commerce, reseller, and distribution partners.

Editors Note:

If your publication prints direct reader contact information, please use the following:

MINOLTA-QMS Inc.

One Magnum Pass

Mobile, AL 36618

800/523-2696 or 334/633-4300

Internet Address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. : http://www.minolta-qms.com

The MINOLTA-QMS logo and magicolor are trademarks of MINOLTA-QMS Inc. PagePro is a trademark of Minolta Co. Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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