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Kyocera Mita America Names Finalists and National Winner in Inaugural U.S. Technical Service Award Competition

Certified Technicians Demonstrate Strong Aptitude in Competition for Cash Prizes, Trip to Japan Headquarters

Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the top five regional finalists and winner of its inaugural Kyocera Mita Technical Service Award competition in the United States.

The winner, Craig Doeden from Century Business Products in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will spend a week meeting with executives at Kyocera Mita's international headquarters in Osaka, Japan, along with taking exclusive tours of company facilities in Japan and China.

This first-ever U.S. competition provided more than 1,000 Kyocera-certified TASKalfa MFP technicians the chance to participate on behalf of their dealerships. The U.S. contest was launched less than three months after the introduction of Kyocera's popular new TASKalfa series of color multifunctional products (MFP), which started shipping in December 2008.

Ultimately, more than 150 dealership technicians competed for the grand prize. Top scorers from Kyocera's five regions advanced to a semi-final then final round of competition, held at Kyocera Mita's Dallas-based National Training Center on Friday, March 27.

"All of the contestants exhibited an impressive and advanced level of technical expertise, which has grown to become a hallmark of our certified training programs across the country," said Terry Knopsnyder, vice president of engineering at Kyocera Mita America. "This competition is an excellent vehicle to showcase their talent and dedication, and provides a unique way for Kyocera Mita to demonstrate its commitment to its channel partners. We are proud of our winners, and look forward to furthering our educational and training initiatives for all Kyocera Mita dealerships."

The regional winners were:

--  Timothy J. Peterson of Alpha Imaging, Inc., in Newington, Connecticut;
--  Mark Lugar of Kaweah Office Products, in Hanford, California;
--  Craig Doeden of Century Business Products, in Sioux Falls, South
    Dakota;
--  Mike Plough of COMDOC, in Savannah, Georgia; and,
--  Robert Harris of Bircham's Office Products, in Colorado Springs,
    Colorado
    

In addition to the U.S. event, similar Kyocera Mita Technical Service Award competitions are also being held in Canada and Europe.

ABOUT KYOCERA MITA AMERICA

Kyocera Mita America, Inc. (www.kyoceramita.com/us), headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., is a leading provider of computer-connectable document imaging and document management systems, including network-ready digital MFPs/printers, laser printers, color MFPs/printers, digital laser facsimiles, and multifunctional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America is a group company of Kyocera Mita Corporation. Kyocera Mita Corporation is a core company of Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. Kyocera Mita America, the first document solutions company with third-party certified sales data, has earned numerous honors for its products' high performance, reliability and cost efficiency. Kyocera Corporation's consolidated net revenues exceeded $10 billion for the year ending on March 31, 2008.