Inkjet & Digital Printing
Konica Minolta Named a Leader in 2012 Worldwide Multifunction Printer (MFP) and Printer Magic Quadrant
Friday 16. November 2012 - Global Recognition Complements a Banner Year for Konica Minolta's Award-Winning bizhub MFPs
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced Konica Minolta’s placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the “2012 Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers, Worldwide” 1 published by Gartner, Inc.
“Our continued position in the leaders’ quadrant demonstrates the success of our business strategy to provide customers with comprehensive print solutions that include award-winning bizhub MFP technology, integrated software and IT services,” said Rick Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “We are committed to providing customers with the best user experience, solutions and services to help them work smarter and more efficiently.”
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for vendors of multifunction products (MFPs) and printers worldwide serves as a guide for midsize and large organizations to identify and evaluate technology providers that deliver MFP and printer products and services. Gartner customers are increasingly seeking providers that 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 a provider of an 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-makers want to procure them.
This latest recognition caps off a banner year for Konica Minolta’s award-winning lineup of bizhub MFPs that include: “Manufacturer of the Year” by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), the industry group that publishes leading office equipment trade journals, The Cannata Report and LiveWire; and Buyers Laboratory LLC. (BLI) 2012 “Line of the Year” award winner in the A3/Ledger MFP segment. In the past two years, Konica Minolta has won more BLI Awards than any other vendor and, according to BLI, the bizhub product lineup has proven itself in the areas that matter most to customers – reliability, ease of use, productivity and image quality.
1 – Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers, Worldwide,” S. McNee, F. DeSilva, Z. Shan, 24 October 2012