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26
OFFICE IMAGING PRODUCTS
Canon is the world’s largest manufacturer of office copying
machines and multifunction devices (MFDs), which are business
machines with combined operations such as copying, printing,
scanning and faxing, as well as sending and storing documents.
Canon made a sound showing in 2005 in the midst of chal-
lenging market conditions, and enhanced its brand image and
market share in emerging markets. Canon maintained top share in
several product categories through increased unit sales and the
introduction of strong-selling high-end color models for offices.
We bolstered our lineup in the imageRUNNER (iR) series, continu-
ing to develop our proprietary MEAP technology, which makes it
possible to customize individual MFDs in response to customers’
particular needs. These initiatives contributed to sales growth, as
we worked purposefully to offer proposals that enhance efficiency
of customers’ businesses.
Canon extended its
strategic alliance with
Microsoft Corporation
by entering an agree-
ment to provide
Canon’s next-genera-
tion Kyuanos color
management technolo-
gy for the upcoming
Windows Vista™ operating system. This will further enhance our
superiority over competitors by contributing to our color matching
strategy, through which we are realizing consistent, exact color
between digital input and output devices, and enabling high-
quality prints through Windows®products.
By continually introducing innovations we believe Canon can
maintain steady growth in spite of the general perception that the
business machine market has matured. The advance of our infor-
mation society and the digital era present us with tremendous
chances to expand our business domains. As the concept of an
office continues to broaden, Canon is aggressively developing its
Advanced imageRUNNER products that utilize networks and act as
office portals linking a variety of media.
Canon is now increasing activity in print-on-demand (POD)
applications. At the same time, we are focusing on leveraging
MEAP technology to expand document solution services, where
we will consult closely with customers to provide optimal solutions
for their specific demands. Our goal is to complement our current
mainstay office and SOHO businesses by establishing POD and
document solutions businesses as two additional pillars of the
Office Imaging segment.
We will also press ahead with efforts to boost profitability by
shortening development lead-time, optimizing SCM and reducing
inventory levels.
imageRUNNER C6870
Masaki Nakaoka
Chief Executive, Office Imaging Products Operations
As the concept of an office
broadens, Canon is developing
its value-added services
for the ultimate
in document
solutions.