TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. RECOGNIZES DEALERS FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Toshiba Office Equipment Dealers Honored at the 18th Annual ProMasters Award Ceremonies

IRVINE , CA   ( Apr 26, 2010 ) :

Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the recipients of the annual ProMasters Service Awards. The award serves to honor dealers who provide their customers with exceptional technical support and customer service. This year, 74 dealers from the U.S., Latin and South America, and the Caribbean were recognized with the ProMasters Service Award and three were awarded with the ProMasters Elite Award. Developed 18 years ago, the awards program aims at motivating and ensuring that the vast network of independent and direct channel dealers continually deliver the best customer service possible.

"We are honored to be able to work with such an esteemed group of dealers," said George Colborn, vice president, Service, TABS. "Customer service and support is at the pinnacle of what drives success in our industry. Our network of dealers understand that it is at the core of our future growth and we appreciate their partnership in helping us achieve success together."

This distinction is reserved for a few select dealers that have met and surpassed high standards, rigorous evaluations, an ongoing qualification process, and a commitment that never ceases to demonstrate their dedication to customer service and technical knowledge in support of Toshiba products, software and services. The highest scoring dealer within each channel

(BTA, International, TBS) is awarded the ProMasters Elite Award. The 2010 recipients include:

ProMasters Elite Award Winners:

NAUTICON IMAGING SYSTEMS

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN NEW ENGLAND

TOPAC DE PANAMA SA

ProMasters Service Award Winners:

A & B BUSINESS EQUIPMENT

A A OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO INC

AARONS PRODUCTS INC

ABS BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC

ADAMS REMCO INC

ADVANCED BUSINESS EQUIPMENT

ADVANCED IMAGE SYSTEMS INC

ADVANCED OFFICE SYSTEMS INC

ALLIED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC

ATLANTIC TOMORROWS OFFICE

AVC CORPORATION

BISHOP BUSINESS EQUIPMENT CO

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INTL

COAST TO COAST BUS EQUIPMENT

COASTAL BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC

CONNECTED OFFICE PRODUCTS NC

COPY CONCEPTS INC

COPY DOCTORS INCORPORATED

COPY PRODUCTS INC

COPYFAX

DICK ROUNDTREE COPIERS INC

DIGITAL OFFICE PRODUCTS LLC

DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

DOCUMENT & NETWORK TECH INC

EAGLE SYSTEMS INC

HAGAN BUSINESS MACH - MEADVILLE

HAGAN BUSINESS MACHINES

HAWAII BUSINESS EQUIPMENT INC

HIGHER INFORMATION GROUP LLC

HOWARD D HAPPY COMPANY

IMAGETEC L P

INFINCOM INC

INTEGRATED OFFICE TECHNOLOGY

JAMES IMAGING SYSTEMS INC

KELLEY BUSINESS MACHINES

MICHAEL BUSINESS MACHINES INC

NORTHSTAR DIGITAL IMAGING INC

OFFICE BUSINESS SYSTEMS

PREMIER BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC

PREMIER SYSTEMS INC

SIMPLEX DIGITAL DOCUMENT CO

SOUTHWEST COPY SYSTEMS INC

SPARTAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC

STARGEL OFFICE SOLUTIONS

TGI OFFICE AUTOMATION

THE COPY SHOP INC

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN FLORIDA  

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN KENTUCKY

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN MINNESOTA, NEBRASKA, MONTANA, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN NEW YORK

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS IN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO

TURKS KERN COPY INC

U S BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LLC

UNITED IMAGING

VANDYKE INC

ZOOM IMAGING SOLUTIONS INC

DELTA BLUE ELECTRONICS N V

NATIONAL COPIER & OFFICE SUPPLY

RANKO S A

RILAZ SA DE C V

ROMIS S A

TOPAC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TECNOLOGIA DO BRASIL LTDA

TOPAC CHILE COMERCIAL LIMITADA

TOPACD SOL DE MEXICO SRL DE CV

TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOL DE PUERTO RICO

About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.

Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company in the world. 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 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. For more information on Toshiba products, programs, solutions and services, please visit www.copiers.toshiba.com.