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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WINS COVETED TRIFECTA OF TOP AWARDS FOR E-STUDIO6530C SERIES

Three of the Nation’s Renowned Independent Consulting Firms Give Rave Reviews to Toshiba’s e-STUDIO™6530C Series

IRVINE , California   ( Jul 06, 2009 ) :

Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) is proud to announce that its e-STUDIO™6530C color multifunction (MFP) series has earned the highest of honors from the nation’s renowned independent consulting firms – BERTL, Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), and Better Buys for Business. The coveted trifecta of top honors includes: “BERTL’s Best 2009,” Better Buys for Business “Editor’s Choice 2009” and “BLI’s Pick of the Year 2009.”

In addition to these significant accolades, the Toshiba e-STUDIO6530C also received the following recognitions based on independent analysis encompassing industry expertise, laboratory and field tests:

  • Better Buys for Business – “Innovative Product of the Year”
  • BERTL – “Five Star Exceptional” Rating
  • BLI – “Highly Recommended” Rating
  • BLI – “Highly Reliable” Rating in BLI’s in-house durability test; Reliability Certified Award

 

“Durability is a hallmark of just about every Toshiba device that we’ve ever tested –and this unit is no different,” said Carl Schell, associate editor, BLI. “It required no service of any kind over the course of 275,000 impressions. And because of the self-refresh developer system, which helps provide more consistent image quality throughout the life of the toner cartridges, and easy replaceable units, organizations should experience very little to almost no downtime whatsoever.”

Developed for general office use and high-volume printing environments that desire high-quality color printing at monochrome speeds, the e-STUDIO5520C/5520 management products that help our customers do better business is our highest priority, and receiving these acknowledgements helps clearly demonstrate that.” CT/6520C/6520CT/6530C/6530CT series of color MFPs are the fastest and most advanced Toshiba color product offerings created to date with exceptional print speeds of 55/55, 65/65 and 65/75 PPM color/black and white respectively. Utilizing Toshiba’s leading-edge enhanced laser image technology (e-Fine), these color MFPs deliver best-in-class color clarity and rich text renditions in all scanning, printing and copying jobs. The entire line supports print resolutions of 1,200 x 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi) and 10-bit scanning resolutions of 600 x 600 dpi, allowing the series to provide razor sharp text and superior graphic detail in all printed documents.

Designed and manufactured entirely in-house by Toshiba, this line of high-speed color MFPs includes a laundry-list of new and innovative features, including the new Self-Refresh Development System, increasingly versatile paper handling options, and instant scanning to and printing from a portable USB memory drive. Additionally, multi-user offices and high-volume printing environments can continue to improve productivity with Toshiba’s next generation e-BRIDGE controller for efficient processing and multi-tasking, while the Easily Replaceable Unit design that keeps maintenance downtime to an absolute minimum.

“We are incredibly proud of the awards and accolades the e-STUDIO5520C/5520CT/6520C/6520CT/6530C/6530CT series has received,” said Rory Fox, senior product manager, TABS. “Delivering innovative and efficient document management products that help our customers do better business is our highest priority, and receiving these acknowledgements helps clearly demonstrate that.”

 

About BERTL®

BERTL® Inc. is the source for objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions. 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. BERTL reports, research and other industry informative services are available in a range of specialized subscription services. To learn more about BERTL, visit www.BERTL.com or telephone 973-882-0200.

 

About Buyers Laboratory Inc.

 

Since 1961, Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office equipment test lab and business consumer advocate. The company’s database, which covers more than 10,000 products, is available to subscribers in the form of printed specification guides, as well as CD-based and online product comparison software programs. For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please visit www.buyerslab.com, call 201-488-0404 or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.  

About Better Buys for Business

Better Buys for Business is an experienced team of office equipment analysts and experts who together provide consumers with objective product reviews to help them make informed buying decisions about all types of office equipment. Their research is grounded in real-world performance testing of equipment, and every recommendation in every guide is backed by more than 15 years of experience in equipment research and analysis. They also solicit and incorporate feedback from users about equipment performance, ease of use and brand satisfaction. They talk off-the-record to dealers and manufacturers, attending trade shows and touring manufacturing facilities worldwide to stay on the leading edge of advancements, inspecting and reporting on many new machines before they ever hit the market.


About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.

Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has five divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; the International Division; and TOPAC U.S.A., Inc., dba Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of TABS, that operates a network of wholly-owned office equipment dealers throughout the United States.

Named the most favored manufacturer ten times by the Business Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba’s entire product line, customer support and marketing distribution policies are markers for the industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the “Manufacturer of the Year” eight times by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), and has twice been named to the CIO 100 for being among the top 100 “bold” (2005) and “agile” (2004) companies in the world.

TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2007 was approximately $76.6 billion.

For more information on Toshiba copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com.