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This business category includes mainline fax machines, as well as print-
ers, scanners, software, and other information peripherals.
The main shift in this business category has been toward offering cus-
tomer solutions. We provide products and services to help companies
make the right choices in complex networking and information technolo-
gy investments.
Our networkable scanners and printers incorporate in-house-devel-
oped digital and image processing technologies. In software, we use our
systems integration capabilities to customize packages.
F
ISCAL
1998 P
ERFORMANCE
Sales of communications and information systems rose 4.6%, to ¥322.4
billion ($2,443 million). This represented 23.0% of net sales, from 23.4%
a year earlier.
C OMMUNICATIONS AND I NFORMATION S YSTEMS
BTicino uses the Aficio FX10 at its headquarters
in Varese, Italy, and also has an Aficio 250.
BTicino manufactures electrical sets and
equipment and has more than 1,000 employees.
The multifunctional Aficio FX10 machine incor-
porates copier, faxing, scanning, printing, and PC
fax/modem functions.
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308.3
287.4
283.2
269.3
SALES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
(Billions of Yen)
Madrid City Council relies on the FAX1700L
fax machine.
The FAX1700L is a desktop plain-paper laser mod-
el that can scan documents into transmission mem-
mory while receiving. It delivers high productivity
and excellent image reproduction.