Toshiba TEC teams up with KIP to offer Wide Format Document Imaging Solutions in UK

April 10, 2008 | 18:38

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New distribution agreement complements Toshiba MFPs, services and
software with specialist Wide Format MFPs for architectural,
construction and engineering sectors

Chertsey, 10th April 2008 -- Toshiba TEC Imaging Systems is teaming up
with KIP UK, the UK subsidiary of the world's leading manufacturer
specialising in wide-format digital reprographic systems, to offer
Toshiba's UK customers wide-format multifunction printing (MFP)
solutions starting with the highly versatile and now colour capable
KIP3000 wide-format MFP.

The new distribution agreement will enable Toshiba to respond to
customer requirements for wide-format scanning, copying and printing as
part of their overall print and document management solution. The two
companies will work closely on tailoring solutions and providing
on-going support to their joint customers.

KIP MFP Wide Format Solutions provide high definition digital A0 and
A1-sized copying, scanning and printing - without the need for a
centralised print room. They are highly intuitive with easy to use and
understand touch screen control. The initial launch sees the
introduction of the KIP3000 a system, which has a print speed of around
2.5 A0-sized pages per minute.

As with all KIP systems, the KIP3000 can be purchased as an entry level
system that is easily upgradeable to provide additional functionality
for monochrome and colour scanning, printing and copying. The latest
versions can be configured to deliver one touch full colour scanning
together with high quality colour copying capability to an existing wide
format inkjet printer.

A leading innovator, KIP specialises in wide-format printing and image
capture technology, and is a major provider of wide format digital
solutions for the architectural, engineering and manufacturing
industries.

"In the fast moving environment of document capture, distribution and
reproduction we are increasingly seeing similarities in the requirements
of narrow and wide format - analogue to digital, mono to colour, copier
to MFP, the changes are the same," says Dick Casey, Marketing Manager,
KIP UK. "Customers are increasingly looking for best of breed single
source supply. We believe that this relationship which brings together
two of the premier suppliers of MFP solutions is a major benefit for all
of our customers."

Steve Hewson, marketing director, Toshiba TEC said: "Our relationship
with KIP UK gives our customers access to the best wide-format print,
copy and scan solution on the market today. KIP3000 systems can be
configured to support a wide variety of applications within an
enterprise document management solution that also incorporates
technologies and expertise from Toshiba and its other partners. We look
forward to working with KIP to develop the market for innovative MFP
solutions together in the UK".

Ideally suited to the wide format requirements of the design, building,
and engineering sectors, Toshiba also believes that other customers may
benefit from integrating KIP3000 systems into their IT infrastructure.

"We have come across some customers who have printed off Multiple A3
sheets, which they have then painstakingly taped together. So, we can
see KIP models like the new colour capable KIP3000 being used in the
marketing departments of some corporates to produce A0 or A1 poster
sized marketing materials": added Hewson.

About KIP UK
KIP UK is the UK subsidiary of the Katsuragawa Corporation Japan, one of
the reprographic industry's most renowned innovators in digital scanning
and printing systems. The UK company was formed in 1988 to specialise
in the wide-format image capture, storage and retrieval solutions. The
KIP product range now covers everything from low volume budget priced
analogue copiers through to fully integrated and networked digital
scan-to-file and print systems.

KIP UK is the only major supplier of digital reprographics systems in
the UK dedicated entirely to the wide-format market. This gives them a
unique focus on wide-format technology. www.kipuk.com

About Toshiba Tec
Toshiba Tec UK Imaging Systems is part of the globally operating Toshiba
Corporation, active in various high-tech industrial sectors. Toshiba Tec
is a leading supplier of information technology and office equipment
products ranging from multifunctional print and copying devices (both
monochrome and colour), to fax machines and digital document management
products. Toshiba Tec UK Imaging Systems is headquartered in Chertsey
where all UK based business activities are managed and coordinated.

Further information is available at:
www.toshiba.co.uk/imaging
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