Launch of ground-breaking print management platform to help businesses drive efficiency,
manage costs and reduce corporate environmental footprint
Singapore, 15 April 2010 – In line with their promise of making business simple, Canon, today, launched the imageRUNNER ADVANCE, a new document management platform that blends hardware, software and services to introduce a new era of advanced image quality, workflow simplicity and efficiency in the workplace. A total of seven new models were launched today.
The Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE is a groundbreaking product range of Business Multi-Function Devices aimed at increasing productivity levels in business organizations, delivering greater efficiency, security, cost savings whilst simultaneously lowering environmental impact.
It is suitable for organizations of all sizes from SMEs to large enterprises. Designed to address the increasing demands of today’s complex business environment, the cutting-edge technology of the series simplifies document and print management. It also helps companies to become more efficient through easier integration into their document workflows.
“Productivity is a key area of debate in Singapore. By raising the overall productivity levels of the nation, Singapore will be in a stronger position in terms of competitiveness and economic growth. Increasing the productivity of enterprises definitely contributes to raising the productivity of the country and this is exactly what Canon does through the practical application of advanced technology.
The imageRUNNER ADVANCE series is designed to address the ever growing needs of users, administrators and business decision makers to better manage and customize workflows, while accomplishing more tasks in less time and achieving higher levels of quality. It is a productivity tool that businesses can easily deploy to advance their core competencies,” noted Lim Kok Hin, Senior Director and General Manager of the Business Imaging Solutions and Business Solutions Division, Canon Singapore.
The new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE series includes:
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imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5000 series
The new four models imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051 / C5045 / C5035 / C5030 will run color and black-and-white, A4 output at 51ppm, 45ppm, 35ppm and 30ppm respectively. The series offers new features and functionality to help maximize productivity and efficiency for general office users. |
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imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7000 series
The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7055 produces A4 output at 55ppm for both color and black-and-white documents. The device will provide a fast and reliable solution for high-volume office and busy enterprise environments. |
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imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO series
The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO will produce A4 output at up to 75ppm in black-and-white and 70ppm in color. imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9065 PRO, on the other hand, will operate at up to 65ppm in both black-and-white and color. These new models will help address the growing digital document imaging needs of a vast array of light production users, including copy centers and quick print shops and corporate print room users. |
Advanced Usability, Design and Convenience
With its new sleek and natural color design, combined with advanced innovations, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE series fits harmoniously into any work environment.
The series will also incorporate a Full Color SVGA TFT Control Panel (8.4-inch screen on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5000 series models and up to 10.4-inch screen on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7000 and C9000 PRO series models), with a customizable user interface to help define and simplify specific user workflows.
The Control Panel features a Quick Menu key that will enable users to improve and simplify their workflow, as well as share frequently used jobs or functions within a workgroup with a touch of one single button.
With standard USB input and optional media connectivity options such as Secure Digital (SD) or CompactFlash (CF) cards, users can walk up to any imageRUNNER ADVANCE series devices with their thumb drives or memory cards to scan and print on the spot.
The new models are also designed with robust and flexible paper handling capacities and finishing options, including staple and booklet finishing, and a wide range of media support through a variety of optional hardware accessories.
The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO and C9065 PRO have paper capacities of up to 9,300 sheets, and the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7055 has a paper capacity of up to 6,900 sheets. In addition, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051 / C5045 / C5035 / C5030 have paper capacities of up to 5,000 sheets.
The imageRUNNER ADVANCE series supports optional Super G3 fax functionality for high-speed fax transactions. The 4-line fax feature is capable of handling large volumes of fax documents, while ensuring lesser busy signals and greater connectivity. With the optional Remote Fax Kit, users can send fax to other fax-capable imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices in the network, even if it does not have a fax-board installed. This is a great tool for businesses to achieve significant cost and time savings.
Advanced Performance and Print in a Secure Environment
To meet and exceed the demand of today’s businesses, Canon has developed a dual processor system for the series. The image processor board works with the scanner, adjusts images, and ensures superior image quality and ultra-fast processing. The information processor board also controls user interface and coordinates device networking and connectivity.
With the new E-drum technology, imageRUNNER ADVANCE series produces sharp and vivid printouts at 1200 x 1200dpi printing resolution. In addition, Canon’s new oil-free and micro-dispersed wax based pQ Toner will also ensure that the series produces the crispest, most vibrant color printout.
They will also come with standard Ultra Fast Rendering II (UFRII) printing technology, as well as optional Adobe PostScript 3 and PCL 5c/6 capabilities. For color intensive users, there will be imagePASS and ColorPASS print controller options available.
In addition, these models will have a tighter collaboration with Adobe technologies, by offering the ability to print and scan into a variety of Adobe PDF formats and integration with Adobe LiveCycle® Rights Management Server ES to deliver advanced security to PDF documents.
All the imageRUNNER ADVANCE models support Canon’s MEAP technology, allowing for greater integration with customized business processes and with leading third-party software applications.
Advanced Document Workflow
The Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE series delivers superior and seamless workflow productivity and efficiency, thanks to a number of new functional capabilities including its innovative Advanced Box functionality.
The Advanced Box is a document sharing space built into the new models, providing enhanced document storage and advanced collaboration. With the ability to store documents in their native file formats and share them across network connected imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems and personal computers, the Advanced Box delivers a new level of capability in document storage and collaboration.
With this functionality in place, users can collaborate on a shared folder and access it easily from their PCs or other network-enabled imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. Personal folders are also available for more sensitive documents.
Greater Print Productivity with a Smaller Environmental Footprint
Canon is committed to the environment and green technologies through every phase of the product lifecycle. The new series is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 30 percent by focusing on each stage of manufacturing, energy use and logistics. These devices, which are designed to be the smallest and lightest in their class, with less packaging to make transportation more efficient, are the first Canon offerings to make use of 100 percent recycled plastics and bio-plastic materials in certain parts within the new machines.
The imageRUNNER ADVANCE series, which meets and exceeds ENERGY STAR standards, realizes up to 75 percent reduction in overall power consumption. New fusing technologies reduce overall power consumption in the new models to 1W or less in sleep mode.
More information is available at www.canon.com.sg/iradvance
About Canon Singapore Pte Ltd
Canon is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Canon Singapore Pte Ltd is the headquarters for South & Southeast Asia driving sales, marketing and service strategies. Besides handling the domestic market, the company leads 18 other countries including subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Thailand and a representative office in Vietnam. The parent company Canon Inc has a global network of more than 200 companies and employs more than 130,000 people worldwide. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits about 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is consistently one of the top three companies to earn the most number of patents over the last 17 years. As a Fortune Global 500 company, Canon is guided by its Kyosei philosophy that focuses on living and working together for the common good.
More information is available at www.canon.com.sg
