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Konica Minolta named a leader in 2011 worldwide multifunction printer (MFP) and printer report


technologies, solutions, and support, we now have confirmation that the direction we are heading in is the right one.”


Global presence Gartner's Magic Quadrant for vendors of


Ken Osuga: “To arrive in the leaders’ quadrant is great news for us and we are here to stay.”


K Worldwide1


onica Minolta Business Solutions Europe has


announced its placement in the leaders’ quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers, published by Gartner, Inc.


Ken Osuga, president Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, commented: “Recognition as a global leader in the highly competitive MFP and printer marketplace is what we have been working toward. To arrive in the leaders’ quadrant is great news for us and we are here to stay. Transforming to a comprehensive solution provider in the B2B sector, including award-winning


multifunction products (MFPs) and printers worldwide serves as a guide for midsize and large organisations to identify and evaluate technology providers that deliver MFP and printer products and services. Gartner customers are increasingly seeking providers who can match their global presence and become partners in helping them with their printing and document management needs.


Konica Minolta has been able to achieve its global standing as the provider of an


“ 38 IT RESELLER – NOVEMBER 2011 makers want to procure them.


This latest recognition caps a banner year for Konica Minolta’s award-winning line-up of bizhub MFPs.


Earlier this year, Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) named Konica Minolta its 2011 Line of the Year award winner for the company's series of bizhub colour and monochrome MFPs. In the past two years, Konica Minolta has won more BLI awards than any other vendor and the product line-up has proved itself in the areas that matter most to our customers – reliability, ease of use, productivity and image quality.


Endorsement


For Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK), Jonathan Wilson, market development manager, commented: “The Gartner report is a terrific endorsement of the customer centric policies Konica Minolta is now pursuing. As a company we have focused on customer needs with the aim of providing holistic document workflow solutions. These innovative policies are now paying off both in


Transforming to a comprehensive solution provider in the B2B


sector, including award-winning technologies, solutions, and support, we now have confirmation that the direction we are heading in is the right one.”


– Ken Osuga, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe.


industry-leading product portfolio while maximizing the full advantage of a multiple sales channel strategy delivering the hardware, software, and services to customers when and where decision-


1 Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers, Worldwide, S. McNee, F. De Silva, 24 October 2011. www.itrportal.com


commercial terms and in recognition from leading industry analysts, such as Gartner. 2012 promises to be a dynamic and exciting time for Konica Minolta.” 


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