Gartner names Canon copier market leader in the U.S.
In
its February 2006 “Printer Quarterly Statistics United States-Database”
report by Camille Iorns, Gartner Dataquest (Stamford, CT) reports Canon
U.S.A., Inc. (Lake Success, NY) is the number one overall brand leader
in the color copier market and in every speed segment of the
black-and-white copier market in the U.S.
Canon held the No. 1 brand
market share position in the color copier market for 2005, with a 21
percent share. This is the 19th consecutive year Canon has been the
overall market brand leader in the U.S. color laser copier market.
In
addition, this is the fourth consecutive year Canon has captured the
No. 1 position in every speed segment of the U.S. black-and-white
copier market, and the 23nd time in the last 24 years that Canon has
been the No. 1 overall brand leader in the black-and-white copier
market, with a 27 percent share.
“Our strong heritage in digital
imaging and copier technology has allowed Canon to consistently be the
U.S. market leader,” said Ryoichi Bamba, executive vice president and
general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “With
advanced document handling and management capabilities, coupled with
unmatched system performance and innovation, Canon has proven to be the
copier of choice for many U.S. companies year-after-year.”
The
Gartner Dataquest research studies focused on market share for color
and black-and-white copiers of digital and analog technology, including
PC copiers (1-10 ppm) and copiers in Segments 1-6, which range in speed
from 11 to 91+ copies-per-minute (cpm).