Inkjet & Digital Printing

Konica Minolta now a Board Member of Mopria Alliance – a global industry organisation that aims for a simplified printing environment with mobile devices.

Friday 06. June 2014 - Konica Minolta, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President Shoei Yamana; hereinafter "Konica Minolta") has been appointed as a board member of the Mopria Alliance, a non-profit membership organization comprised of leading global technology companies.

The Mopria Alliance was established with the goal of developing a set of technology standards to facilitate wireless printing from any smartphone, tablet or other mobile devices to any printer certified by the Alliance. Since its formation in September 2013, global companies from various industries – including printing, software, engineering, consulting and semiconductor manufacturing – have joined the Mopria Alliance to work collaboratively towards providing an ideal mobile printing environment.
Konica Minolta first joined the Mopria Alliance as an executive member this January. Recently, Konica Minolta was nominated and approved by Mopria members to become a?board (seated executive) member. In this role, Konica Minolta will contribute to the dissemination and promotion of a seamless mobile printing environment from a global perspective by participating more proactively in the activities of the organization. These activities include final approval of Mopria specifications and the product certification process as well as press relations and developer outreach.