TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. SHOWCASES NEW COLOR MULTIFUNCTION PRODUCTS AT EFI CONNECT 2008
New Clean-Sheet e-STUDIO™ Product Offerings Provide End-Customer with Best-In-Class Color Printing at Monochrome Print Speeds
IRVINE , California ( Jul 29, 2008 ) :
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) announced today that its new flagship mid- and high-volume color multifunction products (MFP) will be on display at the ninth annual EFI Connect conference, July 29-Aug. 1 at the Wynn Las Vegas. The first public showing for these newly designed high-speed color MFPs, the flagship e-STUDIO™6520c and e-STUDIO4520c models provide multi-user offices and mid- to high-volume printing environments with print speeds of up to 65 pages-per-minute (PPM) and 45 PPM respectively, while still delivering crisp and clean color printing. Developed completely in-house by Toshiba, each product family features Toshiba’s next generation e-BRIDGE™ controller for efficient processing and multi-tasking, and a new Easily Replaceable Unit design, keeping maintenance downtime to an absolute minimum for maximum productivity.
“Color has revolutionized the way that organizations conduct business today, and color is no longer the sole province of the large-sized organization,” said Joseph Contreras, director, Product and Solutions Marketing, TABS. “All businesses want and need color to help their companies stand apart in their marketplace, and Toshiba’s new e-STUDIO6520c and e-STUDIO4520c MFPs allow them to do just that, with monochrome-comparable print speeds, competitive cost-per-page and exceptional color quality. Unveiling our new color line-up at the EFI Connect 2008 conference is a natural fit.”
On display at booth 202 in the main exhibit hall, Toshiba’s new e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c series of color MFPs are the fastest and most advanced color product line the company has ever created. Its clean-sheet design takes a radical new approach responding to the needs of today’s high-volume users, multi-user offices and lightweight production environments. The new Toshiba high-volume color line features a large, adjustable 10.4 Super VGA touch screen for quick and easy access to copying, printing, scanning, faxing and e-filing features, and a new two-part developer delivery system that automatically replenishes developer into the system as new toner is introduced, eliminating the need to install or maintain developer for the projected life of the MFP.
For businesses with less demanding print volume needs, Toshiba’s e-STUDIO2830c/3530c/4520c family of MFPs brings the same color printing technology from the e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c series to the mid-volume color segment. The series provides businesses with smaller output needs, the same crisp, clean prints and outstanding image quality as their high-volume counterparts.
Integrated into both the mid- and high-volume product series, Toshiba’s next generation e-BRIDGE controller takes document security to the next level by featuring integrated Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hard disk encryption, IPv6, IPSec, SNMPv3 and 802.1x authentication, protecting the document workflow all the way to the network. Both the e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c and e-STUDIO2830c/3530c/4520c series includes Secure PDF, enabling users to password-protect documents when creating scanned PDFs, to prevent unauthorized viewing or printing. In addition to their security similarities, the new color MFP series support printing from and scanning to a USB flash storage drive, and support full-color banner printing of sizes as large as 12 inches wide and 47 inches long.
Toshiba’s new Easily Replaceable Unit (ERU) technology ensures businesses the ability to stay running at full capacity, reducing the time spent replacing supplies and maintenance parts of the system. The ERU system keeps document workflow at a consistent rate, allowing for improved serviceability and less downtime for end-users.
The Toshiba e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c MFP series is scheduled to launch late August, and the e-STUDIO2830c/3530c/4520c color MFP product family is immediately available through Toshiba’s nationwide network of dealers. To find an authorized Toshiba dealer near you, or for more information on Toshiba’s wide line of document imaging products, solutions and total print management offerings, please visit www.copiers.toshiba.com.
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 nine 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” seven 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.