Tokyo (January 16, 2015) -- Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI)*1, a U.S.-based independent test lab with the focus on office document equipment and solution products, has awarded the company recognition for its bizhub series of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) in several categories in BLI’s Winter 2015 Pick Awards*2.

Konica Minolta has been awarded Winter 2015 Pick for the bizhub C3350 in the A4 color category, following the five MFPs*3 recognized with Summer 2014 Picks last July. Additionally, the bizhub C3350 and the A4 monochrome MFP bizhub 4750 have received Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency*4 awards for their excellent energy performance.

The award-winning products and the reasons for their selection are:

Outstanding A4 Color MFP for Mid-Size Workgroups: bizhub C3350

Tokyo (December 19, 2014) -- Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce that its five A3 color multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) in the bizhub series, the bizhub C554e/C454e/C364e/C284e/C224e, have won Excellent Prize of 2014 China Red Star Design Award. The award-winning MFPs are primary products in the company’s Business Technologies business.

China Red Star Design Award was established in 2006 by Beijing Industrial Design Center to commend a broad range of outstanding industrial design in China and abroad. The award winners are selected by the jury board of domestic and international design experts, based on six criteria of innovation, utility, economic benefit, environmental-friendliness, craft and aesthetic.

Tokyo (December 4, 2014) -- Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) will be exhibiting at Eco-Products 2014 (December 11-13, 2014), one of the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan, held at Tokyo Big Sight.

The theme for the sixteenth Eco-Products is “Discover Ideas to Change the Future!” The annual exhibition has drawn a lot of attentions, as diverse stakeholders visit and exhibit at the show and share initiatives or solutions that address environmental issues on a global scale.

This year, under the brand proposition “Giving Shape to Ideas,” Konica Minolta will showcase its eco-considerate multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) and various products and services, developed from the mind and ideas with environmental impact reduction and the company’s advanced technologies. The values and benefits these products and services bring will be presented from the viewpoint of people in everyday life and work.

Tokyo (November 18, 2014) – Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI*1), a U.S.-based independent test lab with the focus on Imaging Hardware and Software products evaluation, has awarded Konica Minolta three Production Printer 2015 Awards*2 for its bizhub PRESS series, the digital printing system for production print market, that gave the best performance in BLI’s comprehensive suite of laboratory tests.

Challenge – Securely Direct PrinterOn Mobile Printing Jobs to Konica Minolta MFPs

Although PrinterOn’s hosted mobile printing service can print virtually anywhere, it could not take advantage of the special “Secure Print User Box” feature of the Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs.

Solution – PrinterOn Integration with Konica Minolta Secure Print User Box

PrinterOn extended the PrinterOn services to collect the necessary user information to be compatible with the Konica Minolta bizhub MFP Secure Print User Box.