Konica Minolta Launches New Light Production Monochrome Print System bizhub(R) PRO 1100

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 11, 2016 -- Demonstrating the company's commitment to developing new technologies that help production printers produce high quality with the flexibility they need, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce the bizhub PRO 1100. With a rated output of 100-pages per minute and high performance image capture, the bizhub PRO 1100 meets the needs of central in-house printing facilities, external print-for-pay services and vertical markets including legal, education, and government.

The bizhub PRO 1100 operation panel has been unified with the bizhub colour production print machines to improve operability and usability. With this, the bizhub PRO 1100 has many new workflow options including:

• Adoption of Job Centro/Color Centro pairs up job management and work flow with the colour production products including job ticketing editing functions for colour machines.
• Adoption of controller hot folders.
• Standard dual-colour scanner provides high-speed, simultaneous double-sided colour scanning up to 180-opm. Image stabilization technology - equipped with the density balance and gamma correction functions providing improved image quality, more stable production of printed materials and also minimizes disparities in quality between different machines.
• New additional options help to boost operability while reducing initial introduction costs.
• Expansion options for solution applications.

Sustainability

bizhub PRO 1100 meets a Gold level rating in Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), an environmental assessment system. It has also cleared standard Typical Energy Consumption values for Version 2.0 of the International Energy Star Program by a substantial margin.

"The powerful and affordable bizhub PRO 1100 offers the flexibility our customers need—with smart features, excellent productivity, durability and image quality," says Norm Bussolaro, director, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd., "With a wide range of workflow and finishing options, the bizhub PRO 1100 is well-suited to meet the needs of in-house print facilities, specialized vertical market applications and print for pay markets."

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. is one of the world's leaders in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings deliver solutions to improve our customers' speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate the sharing of information to increase productivity. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for nine consecutive years. Konica Minolta has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for four years in a row. For more information, please visit www.KonicaMinolta.ca and follow Konica Minolta LinkedIn, Twitter @KonicaMinoltaCA, and YouTube.

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CONTACT: Rebekah Fougere, Director, Marketing   & Sales Support
         Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd.
         +1 905.890.6600 x404
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