Press Release Canon colour light production printer wins coveted EDP award LONDON, UK, 27 May 2010. Canon UK, world leader in imaging solutions, announced today that the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9060 PRO has been awarded the accolade of ‘Best High End Multi-Functional Printer’ by the European Digital Press (EDP) Association at a ceremony at Ipex. Comprising publishers of leading European magazines devoted to digital printing, the EDP Association represents a readership of over one million graphic arts professionals. Focusing on innovation and the value of new technical abilities the product offers, the EDP Technical Committee described Canon’s colour light production device in the following terms: ‚Very fast with 60 pages per minute, high paper capacity, many finishing-options and nice integration of Adobe LiveCycle-Management. This new printer offers good print quality combined with a fast printing speed and those parameters remain unchanged whether the printer runs in colour or black and white – therefore enabling the user to print mixed colour and black and white documents without any changes in productivity.‛ Trevor Dodsworth, Head of Product Marketing, Business to Business, Canon UK says, ‚We’re delighted that the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9060 PRO has won this award. It has proved to be exceptionally popular since its launch and this is a fantastic accolade. The innovative technology in this printer offers customers a scaleable solution that can grow in tandem with their business and help them to make a leap to a new area of business involving digital print.‛ Designed to offer outstanding value to production environments, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9060 PRO delivers excellent image quality, advanced finishing and powerful workflow integration. - ENDS - About Canon (UK) Limited Canon is a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions for the home and office environments. Canon has a global philosophy of Kyosei - living and working together for the common good, which clearly demonstrates commitment to customers, staff and the environment shared by all. Canon (UK) Ltd is the UK marketing and sales operation for the global company based in Tokyo, Japan. In the UK Canon employs around 1,450 people in various locations including Ireland. The main business focus for Canon (UK) Ltd is in two clearly defined market segments: Business Solutions covering both the office and professional printing environments (including: multifunctional printers, IT consultation, photocopiers, printers, large format printers, fax machines, document management hardware & software) and Consumer Imaging (input solutions: film and digital SLR cameras, digital still compact cameras, camcorders, binoculars, calculators and scanners; and output solutions: Inkjet and laser printers, faxes, desktop all-in-ones and multimedia projectors). Broadcast Division is an extension of our product portfolio covering the supply and servicing of professional lenses and their accessories to the Television Broadcasting environment. Further information about Canon UK Ltd is available at: www.canon.co.uk or visit the Canon Press Centre http://www.canon.co.uk/About_Us/Press_Centre/index.asp UK Media enquiries, please contact: Adam Poole Canon (UK) Ltd 01737 220000 Adam_poole@cuk.canon.co.uk Isabel Napier or Helen Gough Nelson Bostock Communications + 44 (0) 20 7792 7443 isabel.napier@nelsonbostock.com