OKI Printing Solutions*, the world's second largest manufacturer of business colour printers, locally represented by Printacom, has this month shipped its one-millionth digital LED colour page printer.
The one-millionth colour printer - the award-winning C3400 A4 printer - left OKI Printing Solutions' manufacturing facility in Thailand last week, which is responsible for 47% of the company's global manufacturing output.
OKI Printing Solutions' one millionth colour printer shipment is a key milestone in the company's aggressive climb to the number two position in the global colour business printer market for 2006; having held the number four position in 2005.**
This is due to the company's competitive growth of approximately 20% in the +10ppm segment, year-on-year for the last four years***, as well as the worldwide success of such ranges as the C5000 and C6000 Series business colour printers.
Neil Rom, managing director of Printacom, sole brand representative and importer of OKI Printing Solutions in South Africa, says: "Our year-on-year growth which saw us increase our market share by 18% validates our position as a major player in the global market. We are proud to be associated with OKI's success.
In addition to shipping one million colour page printers, OKI Printing Solutions has also shipped over seven million mono page printers, 22 million SIDM printers and more than 100 million printer ribbons to date - a significant result given the company focuses solely on providing to businesses.
President and CEO of Oki Data Corporation Mikihiko Maeno says: "Shipment of the one millionth colour printer not only marks a significant milestone for OKI Printing Solutions, but signals the beginning of another successful year for our company.
"In 2006 we extended our footprint across Asia and Central America to support a staggering 600% growth in company colour sales in the last three years. This year we look forward to announcing more major expansions that will support this rapid rate of business growth."
OKI Printing Solutions will continue to strengthen its global presence in 2007 through the launch of new colour products founded on the company's unique High Definition Colour technology.
* The brand name for Oki Data Corporation and a subsidiary of Oki Electric
** IDC 2006 Q4
*** IDC 2006 Q2
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Printacom, a member of the MBT group of companies, is the sole importer and the leading value-added distributor of the OKI range of printing solutions to the South African reseller channel.
OKI Printing Solutions specialises in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing business printing solutions which empower organisations to communicate more effectively. As a market leader in the global colour printer market, OKI has representation in 120 countries worldwide offering innovative and leading-edge products and services.
OKI Printing Solutions is ranked among the top three printer brands worldwide and is one of the few printer manufacturers that designs and develops its own components and technology, putting OKI ahead of its competitors' technology. OKI Printing Solutions is dedicated to continually improving the scope and value-add of its printing solutions and all of these initiatives are ably supported by Printacom through its extensive skills and service offering.
More information about OKI is available at: http://www.okisa.co.za
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