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TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS-ARIZONA EARNS PRESTIGIOUS TITLE AS NO. 1 OFFICE MACHINE DEALER BY RANKING ARIZONA

TBS-Arizona Pulls-off Three-peat with this Year’s Honor

IRVINE , California   ( Feb 11, 2009 ) :

Toshiba Business Solutions – Arizona (TBS-AZ) today announced that for the third year-running, the company was named “No. 1 Office Machine Dealer” in the annual book, Ranking Arizona. The list is published as the result of the largest business opinion poll taken in the state of Arizona by AZ Big Media. Ranking Arizona nominations are submitted by readers and voted on by individuals via an online polling system between August and July each year.
 
“Arizona businesses have great respect for Ranking Arizona and know that it’s a huge honor to be voted ‘best of the best’ among businesses throughout our state,” said Lenore J. Grobstein, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Ranking Arizona. “Congratulations to TBS-Arizona for its impressive winning streak.”
 
“Local businesses know that they can count on TBS-AZ to deliver excellence in service, products and technologies that improve their business and their bottom line,” said Brad Osborn, vice president, Sales, TBS-Arizona. “Our company is appreciative of the overwhelming support we have received from our customers. We are extremely proud and honored to hold the title as the top office machine dealer in the Grand Canyon State for another year and will continue to work hard to earn the title for many years to come.”
 
Ranking Arizona’s 12th annual book highlights the top Arizona businesses in more than 170 categories and now is available for purchase at major bookstores throughout the state.

About TBS-AZ

Toshiba Business Solutions – Arizona (TBS-AZ) is a part of the network of office equipment dealers throughout the United States wholly-owned by TBS, a subsidiary corporation of Toshiba American Business Solutions Inc. (TABS). Established in 1997, TBS-AZ has almost 200 staff members under the direction of principals Philip Blake, president, and Frank Udvare, chief financial officer. As an industry leader, TBS-Arizona helps businesses streamline their overall document management output strategy by providing a single point of accountability for products, service, supplies and asset management. As a result, customers eliminate inefficiencies and reduce overall operational costs.

Named the most favored manufacturer nine 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 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.

For more information on the products and services offered by TBS-Arizona, call 602-470-8888, or visit www.toshibaaz.com.