Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today announced that it received six "Pick" Awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI). The awards acknowledge "outstanding performance" and excellence "in areas of importance to IT professionals" for a wide range of Sharp products, including Sharp Printer Administration Utility version 5 (PAU5); Sharp’s newest A3 MFPs (MX-2600N; MX-3100; MX-4101 and MX-5001); and the MX-C311/DX-C311, Sharp’s first color A4 MFP and part of its Frontier Series.
Mike Marusic, vice president, marketing, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. "Our line of MFPs, coupled with our software offerings such as PAU5 can help businesses operate more efficiently and keep service costs to a minimum."
The Sharp MX-C311 and Sharp A3 segment MFPs feature a number of award-winning features that consistently draw rave reviews from customers. These features include an 8.5-inch high-resolution touch-screen color display; Sharp OSA® development platform; and a stylish, textural exterior that compliments any office design. Furthermore, the MX-2600N, MX-3100, MX-4101 and MX-5001 include a standard, retractable keyboard that makes data entry at the MFP quick and easy.
Sharp Captures “Pick” Awards For 41- to 50-ppm Color MFPs
The Sharp MX-4101N and MX-5001N, with color and black speeds of 41 ppm and 50 ppm, respectively, have each earned a Spring 2009 BLI “Pick” because of their top-notch overall performance in BLI’s demanding two-month evaluation.
“We put these models through their paces and they passed with flying colors,” said Lynn Nannariello, BLI’s assistant managing editor. “Sporting a distinctive design that includes a textured exterior and rounded corners, these highly reliable devices offer an array of features that make them very easy to use.” Among these are a large full-color control panel, a standard retractable QWERTY keyboard that makes entry of e-mail destinations and index data more convenient, a remote front panel feature that allows administrators and users to view and control machine operations from a PC workstation and the ability to customize the touch screen so that the most commonly used features can be placed on the main screen. In addition, these devices, which offer an excellent security feature set, support Sharp OSA® (Open Systems Architecture) so that they can be configured to integrate with customers’ document management and other types of applications to automate workflow.Very good multitasking capabilities and color and black print output, plus high marks in all aspects of connectivity, also contributed to BLI’s decision to give these devices “Pick” awards.
“Sharp is extremely proud to have both the MX-4101N and MX-5001N selected by BLI as recipients of the prestigious ‘Pick’ award,” said Shane Coffey, associate director of product planning and marketing for Sharp Imaging and Information Systems of America (SIICA). “Excelling in BLI’s rigorous testing confirms our commitment to delivering products that provide a winning blend of performance, quality and reliability.”
