MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- While businesses
continue navigating through a hybrid work environment, Canon
U.S.A., Inc. and its channel
partners are offering solutions that can help organizations and
their employees stay connected and maintain access to critical
business information – regardless of location. Showcasing the
quality of these solutions, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, is the recipient of two Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021 Pick
Awards in the Document Imaging Software Category: Outstanding Cloud
Output Management Solution for uniFLOW Online, and Outstanding
Information Governance Solution for Therefore.
"Working with documents is increasingly a digital process,
especially in the age of COVID-19," said Lee Davis, associate director of
Software/Scanners, Keypoint Intelligence. "Businesses are
leveraging all kinds of software and services to supplement their
existing document hardware, pushing their productivity to the max.
For the last year, we've been testing a wide range of these
solutions, from print and fleet management solutions that enable
businesses to control costs and optimize efficiency, to full blown
content management and workflow platforms that can automate entire
business processes. Today, we honor the standout performers for
their productivity-enhancing features and exceptional value, ease
of use, and other key attributes."
Based on rigorous testing, including evaluation of key
attributes such as features, usability, and value, these awards
recognize the most impressive solutions evaluated by Keypoint
Intelligence during the previous 12-month test cycle:
Outstanding Cloud Output Management Solution: uniFLOW
Online
Continuing to solidify its position as a leading
cloud output management platform, with features such as Secure
Printing, cost tracking, mobile printing, and scan workflows,
uniFLOW Online receives BLI's Outstanding Cloud Management Solution
award. Keypoint Intelligence also highlights the solution's latest
version for its Microsoft Universal Print integration, as well as
improved scan workflow, security features, device and print
management, and mobile capabilities.
In addition to offering solutions designed with efficiency and
quality in mind to help its customers navigate through the hybrid
work environment, Canon helps meet the demands of today's
distributed workforce through ease of use and consistency across
its imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX multifunction printers in the office and
desktop imageCLASS multifunction printers at home. These solutions
can be connected with the uniFLOW Online solution to provide
security features, detailed reporting, and potential cost savings
to support employees across disperse locations.
Outstanding Information Governance Solution:
Therefore
Due to its strong security and information
governance features, Therefore receives the BLI Pick Award for
Outstanding Information Governance Solution for the third
consecutive year. Specific security and information governance
features that stood out to Keypoint Intelligence include its
e-signature support, tight version control, audit trails detailing
who accessed and/or made changes to documents, and automated data
retention (and destruction) policies. In addition, this highly
customizable information management platform is equipped to deliver
a powerful business process automation engine, supported by
security and high-quality document management features.
"As these unprecedented times have accelerated alternative ways
of working, Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
has showcased its commitment to meeting industry trends and
customer demands by offering solutions specifically designed to
support a hybrid work environment," said Shinichi Yoshida, executive vice president and
general manager, Canon U.S.A.,
Inc. "We are honored to receive recognitions in two areas that have
been particularly important this year, and look forward to continue
supporting customers through our high-quality solutions for years
to come."
For more information, please visit www.usa.canon.com.
About Keypoint Intelligence
For almost 60 years,
clients in the digital imaging industry have relied
on Keypoint Intelligence for independent hands-on
testing, lab data, and extensive market research to drive their
product and sales success. Keypoint Intelligence has been
recognized as the industry's most trusted resource for unbiased
information, analysis, and awards due to decades of analyst
experience. Customers have harnessed this mission-critical
knowledge for strategic decision-making, daily sales enablement,
and operational excellence—improving business goals and increasing
bottom lines. With a central focus on clients, Keypoint
Intelligence continues to evolve as the industry changes by
expanding offerings and updating methods, while intimately
understanding and serving manufacturers', channels', and their
customers' transformation in the digital printing and imaging
sector.
About Buyers Lab Software Pick Awards
Document Imaging
Software Picks stand alone in the industry and are hard-earned
awards as they are based on rigorous testing, including evaluation
of key attributes such as features, usability, and value. Each
product that passes its lab test earns a Platinum, Gold, Silver, or
Bronze rating, with the best performers qualifying as Pick
contenders.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately
$33 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 2019† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020.
Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its
Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
U.S.A., sign up for the Company's
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on Twitter @CanonUSA.
†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
Availability and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
Many variables can impact the security of a customer's device
and data. Canon does not warrant that the use of features will
prevent malicious attacks, or prevent misuse of devices or data or
other security issues.
Canon is one of two investors in Therefore Corporation.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a client
of BLI.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of
their respective owners.
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