Canon USA Honored with Seven Fall 2011 Best Awards from Bertl

Affirming its commitment to delivering industry-leading performance and reliability across its entire imaging solution portfolio, Canon USA Inc. has received seven Fall 2011 BEST awards from BERTL, Inc. Based on a survey of BERTL's product experts, Canon was recognized with BEST awards for individual solutions from the Canon imageCLASS printer, imagePROGRAF large format printer and imageRUNNER/ imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction system product lines, as well as uniFLOW V5.0 management system software. In addition, the Company received Product Line of the Year awards for the imageRUNNER/imageRUNNER ADVANCE and imagePROGRAF lines.

Recognized 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 C5051, Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030, Canon imageRUNNER 2530, Canon imageRUNNER C1020
• Best Wide Format Product Line of the Year – Canon imagePROGRAF 8300S and Canon imagePROGRAF 6300S
• Best Segment 2 A4 Desktop Multifunctional Printer – Canon imageCLASS MF5960dn
• Best 44-inch Graphic Arts Large Format Printer – Canon imagePROGRAF 8300S
• Best Segment 2 A3 Color Multifunctional Printer – Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030Best Color Light Production Device – Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075
• Best Device Management Solution – Canon uniFLOW V5.0

"The 2011 BERTL Best Awards displays Canon's commitment to providing the highest quality products and solutions," said Junichi Yoshitake, senior vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon USA. "These awards are a testament to our commitment to innovation and ensuring our customers are provided with the finest tools to enhance their output capabilities."

"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," said Art Wynne, president, BERTL, Inc.