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Pictured in the Canon Booth at On-Demand 2009 in Philadelphia are from left to right: Dennis Uhniat, EVP, Canon Business Solutions; Dave Reed, President, Minuteman Press of Cambridge, Mass.; Peter Reed, Vice President, Minuteman Press of Cambridge, Mass.; Dean Lyttefi, Operations Manager, Minuteman Press of Cambridge, Mass.; Chris Foley, Area Market Director, Canon Business Solutions; Ben Niernberg, Regional Production Specialist, Canon Business Solutions. (Photo: (c) 2009, manmountain.com)

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Canon Business Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. and a leading provider of document imaging and office solutions, today announced that Minuteman Press of Cambridge, Massachusetts has installed the Canon imagePRESS C6000 and C6000VP digital presses to support the growing demand for short-run quality color output.

"By implementing the imagePRESS C6000 and C6000VP, we will be able to save approximately 25% from our previous 'older generation' digital printing solutions through a combination of higher productivity and lower supply costs," said Dean Lyettefi, Operations Manager, Minuteman Press of Cambridge. "We also felt more secure knowing Canon now has a direct presence in the Boston area through its sales subsidiary Canon Business Solutions. While new to the Boston area, Canon Business Solutions has significant experience with the C6000 / 7000 product line and the commercial print industry. This assured us that our investment will be supported by a company committed to the highest standards," Lyettefi added.

The Canon imagePRESS line represents the largest single engine R&D investment in Canon's history. Capable of printing images up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution with a superior level of quality, the imagePRESS C6000 prints at 60 letter pages per minute, including media up to 110lb cover stock. The imagePRESS C6000 reflects our commitment to enabling businesses of all sizes to capitalize on our years of intensive R&D in digital color imaging and reproduction.

"Minuteman Press of Cambridge is committed to being a top choice for printing services in the Boston area. We are proud that the imagePRESS C6000 will allow them to achieve their goal. The imagePRESS line is addressing a critical need in the printing industry and the early adapters to this technology are those that are taking the lead in their market space," said Denis Griff, Sr. Director of Production Print, Canon Business Solutions, Inc.

About Minuteman Press of Cambridge

Minuteman Press of Cambridge is one of the largest Minuteman Press franchise operations in the United States. As one of the first Minuteman operations to offer services in the Boston metropolitan area over 16 years ago, Minuteman Press of Cambridge has achieved record-breaking growth and a strong track record as an industry innovator. Minuteman Press of Cambridge was an early adapter to digital print technologies and today centers its business on digitally based processes, partnerships and business models. A growing number of clients take advantage of Minuteman's on-demand environment that connects their infrastructures with Minuteman's, integrating digital workflows as well as e-procurement via the client's ERP system. Minuteman Press of Cambridge is located at 5 Cambridge Center, in Kendall Square, Cambridge-the heart of Greater Boston's booming knowledge economy. For more information, please call (617) 876-3688.

About Canon Business Solutions, Inc.

From small/medium businesses to large corporate enterprises, Canon Business Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., serves a broad range of organizations with a variety of document management and workflow solutions and services. Canon Business Solutions, Inc. operates from 58 offices in 38 metropolitan areas across the country. For more information on Canon Business Solutions, Inc. locations, please visit: www.solutions.canon.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked third overall in the U.S. in 2008†, with global revenues of US $45 billion, is listed as number seven in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies 2008 list, and is on the 2008 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei - "all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future" - Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/RSS.

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