TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. RECOGNIZED AS TOP PRIMARY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR EIGHTH TIME
Toshiba Receives Four Channel’s Choice Awards from Business Technology Association at the 2007 ITEX Show
IRVINE , California ( Mar 22, 2007 ) :
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (TABS), proudly announced that the Business Technology Association (BTA) awarded TABS with four out of five Channel’s Choice awards – the most of any equipment manufacturer – at the 2007 Imaging Technology Education & Exposition (ITEX) show in Las Vegas. TABS received the top honor, Superior Performance as a Primary Original Equipment Manufacturer, as well as awards for excellence in Corporate Support, Marketing Distribution and Digital Product Line.
"On behalf of the volunteer leadership of the Business Technology Association, I congratulate Toshiba for distinguishing itself among all office technology manufacturers as the winner of four 2007 Channel's Choice Awards," said Brent Hoskins, executive director, BTA. "The BTA Channel has spoken – Toshiba is viewed as the most favorable manufacturer partner by dealers. Certainly, the level of support it provides sets a benchmark for other manufacturers in our industry to pursue."
The Channel’s Choice awards are based on a nationwide survey distributed to a number of independent office technology dealers, designed to recognize the best suppliers in several different performance categories.
“TABS is thrilled to be recognized with the Channel’s Choice award for Superior Performance for eight years now,” said Mark Mathews, vice president, general manager, TABS. “It absolutely is an honor to receive the Channel’s Choice awards, and it underscores TABS’ commitment to producing superior-quality products and services that best meet the customers’ needs – which strengthens our partners’ trust and confidence in promoting our brand.”
This year, BTA received 291 ballots from independent office technology dealers throughout the United States. Results were tabulated on BTA’s behalf by Industry Analysts, Inc.
About Business Technology Association
The Business Technology Association is an international organization serving dealers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, manufacturers and distributors in the office technology industry. BTA helps its members profit through a wide variety of services, including free legal counseling, benchmarking studies and reports, the latest news about trends and products in the industry, cutting-edge educational opportunities and hard-hitting publications. For more information on BTA, please visit its Web site at www.bta.org or call (800) 505-2821.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has five divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; the International Division; and TOPAC U.S.A., Inc., dba Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of TABS, that operates a network of wholly-owned office equipment dealers throughout the United States.
Named the most favored manufacturer ten times by the Business Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba’s entire product line, customer support and marketing distribution policies are markers for the industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the “Manufacturer of the Year” eight times by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), and has twice been named to the CIO 100 for being among the top 100 “bold” (2005) and “agile” (2004) companies in the world.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2007 was approximately $76.6 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com
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