Epson WorkForce Pro C Series Printers Win Gold in Best in Biz Awards 2012

LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, a leading provider of exceptional performing business solutions, has been named a Gold winner in the Small to Medium Business Product of the Year for its WorkForce^® Pro C Series printers from Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. For the Small to Medium Business Product of the Year, judges analyzed various criteria to determine category winners, including cost savings for SMBs, ease of use, warranty, support, and business productivity. The WorkForce Pro C Series printers received high rankings in these areas and more, earning it the title of Gold winner.

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Ep­­son developed the WorkForce Pro C Series specifically to provide VARs and commercial channel partners and their customers with cost-effective printing solutions that deliver superior quality output and meet customer technology needs. The Epson^® WorkForce Pro C Series single function and multifunction Workgroup Color Printers deliver up to 50 percent lower  printing costs when compared to color laser printers¹, increased reliability with a best-in-class three-year warranty, professional quality prints, and robust duty cycles for durability.

 More than 400 entries were received in this year's awards program, from a wide array of public and private companies of all sizes and from a variety of industries and regions in the U.S. and Canada. Best in Biz Awards 2012 honors were presented in more than 50 categories, including Company of the Year, Most Innovative Company of the Year, Executive of the Year and Best New Product of the Year.

"As Epson has continued to provide superior color printing solutions for small-to-medium-sized businesses, we are honored to have been recognized with a Gold Award for the WorkForce Pro C Series line of workgroup color printers," said Grace Huang, group product manager, Business Imaging, Epson America. "To be acknowledged by industry experts and media reinforces Epson's commitment to continue offering innovative solutions that boost productivity while staying true to our heritage of professional quality and performance."

Winners of Best in Biz Awards 2012 were determined by an independent panel of 32 judges from top-tier news, business and technology publications, as well as broadcast outlets and analyst firms, such as ABC, Businessweek, Computerworld, ECT News Network, Entrepreneur, eWeek, Examiner, Financial Times, Forbes, FOX News, Hartford Business Journal, IDG Ventures, IEEE Institute, Inc., Insight Media, King Features Syndicate, Lab Reviews, Network World, The News and Observer, PC Magazine, ReadWriteWeb, South Florida Business Journal, Tech-Gaming, Techtalk, Upstart Business Journal, USA Today and ZDNet.

For a full list of gold, silver and bronze winners in Best in Biz Awards 2012, visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com/2012-winners.

About Epson

Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 81,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: www.Epson.com.

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About Best in Biz Awards

Best in Biz Awards recognizes top companies, teams, executives and products for their business success as judged by independent panels of members of the press and industry analysts. Best in Biz Awards honors are conferred in three separate programs during the calendar year: U.S. and Canada, EMEA, and International. Any organization from any industry boasting demonstrated success in the awards program's region can enter any of the more than 50 company, department or team, executive and product categories. Entries for Best in Biz Awards 2013 EMEA are being accepted from all companies based in or operating in Europe, Middle East and Africa until January 17, 2013. For more information about the entry process and categories in all three programs, please visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com.

¹EPSON and WorkForce are registered trademarks, and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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