{"id":11384,"date":"2015-02-19T15:33:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11384"},"modified":"2015-02-19T15:33:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:33:48","slug":"efi-and-konica-minolta-business-solutions-establish-wide-format-printer-distribution-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/02\/efi-and-konica-minolta-business-solutions-establish-wide-format-printer-distribution-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"EFI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions Establish Wide-format Printer Distribution Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles \u2013 February 18, 2015 \u2013<\/em> EFI\u2122 (Nasdaq: EFII) and Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) are\u00a0bringing advanced, high-quality wide-format inkjet imaging technology to a broader selection of the\u00a0printing industry through an expansion of their existing partnership. Under the terms of a new\u00a0agreement between the two companies, KMBS and its authorized dealer network will service and sell\u00a0EFI Wide Format LED and UV inkjet printers.<\/p>\n

The non-exclusive agreement expands the market presence for EFI to KMBS\u2019s extensive customer base\u00a0of North American digital printing providers. It also provides KMBS with a stronger wide-format\u00a0production offering, using advanced technologies from EFI \u2013 the graphic arts industry\u2019s leading provider\u00a0of LED and UV inkjet printers and inks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new agreement expands upon our long term partnership with EFI,\u201d said Kevin P. Kern, senior vice\u00a0president, Marketing at Konica Minolta Business Solutions. \u201cThe unique attributes of EFI\u2019s inkjet\u00a0products allow us to offer new capabilities to our Graphic Communications Customers, providing them\u00a0access to new markets for high-value print.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEFI has longstanding, successful strategic alliance with KMBS centered on the development of EFI Fiery\u00ae\u00a0products for Konica Minolta production equipment, and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to\u00a0expand our partnership,\u201d said Frank Mallozzi, EFI\u2019s senior vice president of worldwide sales and\u00a0marketing. \u201cWe are excited that KMBS, with its extensive distribution and deep relationship with\u00a0customers, chose EFI Wide Format products as a high-quality inkjet graphics platform to offer to its\u00a0customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dino Pagliarello, director of product marketing for KMBS, announced the wide-format distribution pact\u00a0during Konica Minolta\u2019s National Dealer Meeting in Los Angeles. The two companies already work\u00a0together to develop digital front ends that provide advanced color imaging and production capabilities\u00a0on Konica Minolta digital presses and printers.<\/p>\n

High-quality imaging, and an even higher return on investment<\/strong><\/p>\n

EFI\u2019s top-selling hybrid roll\/flatbed wide-format product, the EFI H1625 LED printer, is the first printer\u00a0available in KMBS sales channels through the new agreement. The versatile, 65-inch wide printer gives\u00a0KMBS customers the benefit of higher-end imaging using four color grayscale printheads producing\u00a0near-photographic image quality with saturated colors and smooth gradations.<\/p>\n

The printer also offers EFI\u2019s industry-leading white ink, a truly differentiating feature that expands the\u00a0productivity, value and quality users can offer on backlit signage, aluminum and aluminum composite\u00a0signage, window clings and other popular offerings printed on clear, metallic or colored media. EFI\u2019s\u00a0industry-leading \u201ccool cure\u201d LED technology on the printer reduces energy consumption and costs\u00a0compared to arc lamp UV and latex inkjet printers, plus it gives users the ability to print on a broader range of substrates, including media that cannot withstand high-heat drying or curing methods.<\/p>\n

Thanks to its reduced energy usage and an affordable price, this hybrid printer model has a low total\u00a0cost of operation, which makes the printer an even more valuable addition to the line-up of inkjet\u00a0products KMBS sells.<\/p>\n

KMBS and authorized KMBS resellers will begin selling EFI LED Wide Format hybrid printers in May. For\u00a0more information about EFI Wide Format printers, visit www.efi.com, or call 800-875-7117.<\/p>\n

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n

About EFI<\/em><\/p>\n

EFI (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the\u00a0transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the\u00a0company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business\u00a0automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to\u00a0produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to\u00a0increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles \u2013 February 18, 2015 \u2013 EFI\u2122 (Nasdaq: EFII) and Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) are\u00a0bringing advanced, high-quality wide-format inkjet imaging technology to a broader selection of the\u00a0printing industry through an expansion of their existing partnership. Under the terms of a new\u00a0agreement between the two companies, KMBS and its authorized dealer network will service and sell\u00a0EFI Wide Format LED and UV inkjet printers. The non-exclusive agreement expands the market presence for EFI to KMBS\u2019s extensive customer base\u00a0of North American digital printing providers. It also provides KMBS with a stronger wide-format\u00a0production offering, using advanced technologies from EFI \u2013 the graphic arts industry\u2019s leading provider\u00a0of LED and UV inkjet printers and inks. \u201cThis new agreement expands upon our long term partnership with EFI,\u201d said Kevin P. Kern, senior vice\u00a0president, Marketing at Konica Minolta Business Solutions. \u201cThe unique attributes of EFI\u2019s inkjet\u00a0products allow us to offer new capabilities to our Graphic Communications Customers, providing them\u00a0access to new markets for high-value print.\u201d \u201cEFI has longstanding, successful strategic alliance with KMBS centered on the development of EFI Fiery\u00ae\u00a0products for Konica Minolta production equipment, and we are very pleased to have the opportunity to\u00a0expand our partnership,\u201d said Frank Mallozzi, EFI\u2019s senior vice president of worldwide sales and\u00a0marketing. \u201cWe are excited that KMBS, with its extensive distribution and deep relationship with\u00a0customers, chose EFI Wide Format products as a high-quality inkjet graphics platform to offer to its\u00a0customers.\u201d Dino Pagliarello, director of product marketing for KMBS, announced the wide-format distribution pact\u00a0during Konica Minolta\u2019s National Dealer Meeting in Los Angeles. The two companies already work\u00a0together to develop digital front ends that provide advanced color imaging and production capabilities\u00a0on Konica Minolta digital presses and printers. High-quality imaging, and an even higher return on investment EFI\u2019s top-selling hybrid roll\/flatbed wide-format product, the EFI H1625 LED printer, is the first printer\u00a0available in KMBS sales channels through the new agreement. The versatile, 65-inch wide printer gives\u00a0KMBS customers the benefit of higher-end imaging using four color grayscale printheads producing\u00a0near-photographic image quality with saturated colors and smooth gradations. The printer also offers EFI\u2019s industry-leading white ink, a truly differentiating feature that expands the\u00a0productivity, value and quality users can offer on backlit signage, aluminum and aluminum composite\u00a0signage, window clings and other popular offerings printed on clear, metallic or colored media. EFI\u2019s\u00a0industry-leading \u201ccool cure\u201d LED technology on the printer reduces energy consumption and costs\u00a0compared to arc lamp UV and latex inkjet printers, plus it gives users the ability to print on a broader range of substrates, including media that cannot withstand high-heat drying or curing methods. Thanks to its reduced energy usage and an affordable price, this hybrid printer model has a low total\u00a0cost of operation, which makes the printer an even more valuable addition to the line-up of inkjet\u00a0products KMBS sells. KMBS and authorized KMBS resellers will begin selling EFI LED Wide Format hybrid printers in May. For\u00a0more information about EFI Wide Format printers, visit www.efi.com, or call 800-875-7117. About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range\u00a0of\u00a0IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing\u00a0solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has\u00a0won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014 Magic\u00a0Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter. About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is a worldwide provider of products, technology and services leading the\u00a0transformation of analog to digital imaging. Based in Silicon Valley, with offices around the globe, the\u00a0company’s powerful integrated product portfolio includes digital front-end servers; superwide, wide-format, label and ceramic inkjet presses and inks; production workflow, web to print, and business\u00a0automation software; and office, enterprise and mobile cloud solutions. These products allow users to\u00a0produce, communicate and share information in an easy and effective way, and enable businesses to\u00a0increase their profits, productivity, and efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[179,2094],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11384"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11384"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11387,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11384\/revisions\/11387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}