OKI Printing Solutions Ships One Millionth Color Printer
TOKYO
MARCH 07 –OKI Printing Solutions*, the world’s second largest
manufacturer of business color printers, today shipped its one
millionth digital LED color page printer.The one millionth color
printer – the award winning C3400 A4 printer – left OKI Printing
Solutions’ manufacturing facility in Thailand, which is responsible for
47% of the company’s global manufacturing output.OKI Printing
Solutions’ one millionth color printer shipment is a key milestone in
the company’s aggressive climb to the number two position in the global
color business printer market for 2006; having held the number four
position in 2005.**This is due to the company’s competitive growth of
approximately 20% in the +10ppm segment, year-on-year for the last four
years***, as well as the worldwide success of such ranges as the C5000
and C6000 Series business color printers.In addition to shipping one
million color page printers, OKI Printing Solutions has also shipped
over seven million mono page printers, 22 million SIDM printers and
more than 100 million printer ribbons to date – a significant result
given the company focuses solely on providing to businesses.President
and CEO of Oki Data Corporation Mikihiko Maeno says: “Shipment of the
one millionth color printer not only marks a significant milestone for
OKI Printing Solutions, but signals the beginning of another successful
year for our company.“In 2006 we extended our footprint across Asia and
Central America to support a staggering 600% growth in company color
sales in the last three years. This year we look forward to announcing
more major expansions that will support this rapid rate of business
growth.”OKI Printing Solutions will continue to strengthen its global
presence in 2007 through the launch of new color products founded on
the company’s unique High Definition Color technology.*The brand name
for Oki Data Corporation and a subsidiary of Oki Electric.