Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, a Leader in Document Imaging Systems, Expands to Tampa

Business Wire, Sept 26, 2002

Business Editors & High Tech Editors

BURLINGTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2002

Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. and a leader in document imaging systems, today announced expansion to Tampa.

The new regional office will be located at 7861 Woodland Center Boulevard at the Woodland Corporate Center in Tampa, Florida. It will serve commercial customers throughout the area. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ).

The new Tampa operation is the second Canon regional office to open in Florida in less than a year. Last December, Canon Business Solutions-Southeast established a regional office in Weston to serve the Greater Miami Metropolitan area that includes Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach.

"We are excited about our continued expansion in Florida, and we look forward to providing the world class document management solutions offered by Canon to the businesses that operate in the Tampa region," said Dennis Uhniat, president, Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc. "We are committed to supporting our customers' evolving imaging requirements in both north and south Florida."

Olga Miranda has been appointed Canon's general manager for the Tampa region to oversee the development of new business. She has been with Canon almost four years, most recently associated with marketing, sales and service while serving in the office equipment division for Latin America. Ms. Miranda is a graduate of Florida International University in Miami, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing.

The opening of the Tampa regional office is part of the expansion of Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., which is based in Burlington, New Jersey. In addition to the new Tampa regional office, it has offices throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area, Wilmington (Delaware), Arlington (Virginia), Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami. It provides clients with digital network printing, color and black and white copying, duplicating, faxing and large format printing along with business services consultation and outsourcing. Sintaks, Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc.'s system integration company, provides clients with additional support resources that focus on capabilities in IT Systems and Internet applications.

Canon Business Solutions-Northeast, Inc. is based in New York and has offices throughout the New York metropolitan area, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Canon Business Solutions-Central, Inc. is based in Chicago, with offices throughout the area and in Denver, Houston and Minneapolis. Canon Business Solutions-West, Inc., based in Gardena, California, has offices throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Francisco and San Diego.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $26 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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