Canon wins six BERTL BEST of 2011 awards

Canon has received six 2011 BEST awards from industry analysts BERTL, Inc., affirming its commitment to delivering industry-leading performance and reliability across its entire imaging portfolio.

Based on a survey by BERTL's product experts, Canon was recognised with BEST Awards for individual solutions from the Canon imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunctional device (MFD) and imagePROGRAF large format printer product lines, as well as uniFLOW, Canon’s print and scanning management solution. In addition, the Company received Product Line of the Year awards for the imageRUNNER, imageRUNNER ADVANCE and imagePROGRAF lines.

Recognised for delivering outstanding image quality, value and performance, BERTL BEST Awards were awarded to Canon in the following categories:

Best Office Multifunctional Line of the Year

• Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030i, Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051, Canon imageRUNNER 2530i and Canon imageRUNNER C1028iF

Best Segment 2 A3 Colour Multifunctional Printer

• Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030i

Best Device Management Solution

• Canon uniFLOW V5.0

Best Wide Format Product Line of the Year

• Canon imagePROGRAF 8300S
• Canon imagePROGRAF 6300S

Best 44-inch Graphic Arts Large Format Printer

• Canon imagePROGRAF 8300S

Best Colour Light Production Device

• Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9070 PRO

“We are delighted to have received these awards across our imaging solution portfolio. The 2011 BERTL Best Awards are testament to our focus on innovation, as well as our commitment to ensuring our customers are provided with the finest tools to enhance their output capabilities” said Paul Rowntree, European & UK Product Marketing Director, Office Imaging Products, Canon Europe Ltd.

“The awards also reflect the success of our individual ranges, particularly the imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE platforms, which proved extremely popular with our customers in 2011, but also Canon’s ability to provide a complete imaging solution incorporating hardware and software.”

Commenting on the awards received by the large format Canon imagePROGRAF range, Yuichi Miyano, Director of Large Format Solutions, Canon Europe said, “A perfect balance between speed, quality and cost of the imagePROGRAF iPF6300S and iPF8300S has made these devices extremely successful since their launch in early 2011, something that is reflected in the two BERTL Best awards for imagePROGRAF products.”

Art Wynne, president BERTL, Inc. adds, "BERTL's analysts were extremely impressed with the performance of Canon's devices throughout the Fall 2011 voting session. It is evident that Canon is fully dedicated and committed to offering customers the highest quality products throughout their entire product lineup, and these awards are a reflection of that dedication and commitment."

For more information on Canon, please visit www.canon.com

[photo shows Canon imagePROGRAF 8300S]