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Big copies are big business

Westchester County Business Journal,  Jul 02, 2007  by Yurcan, Bryan F

The first half of 2007 in office products saw, among other things, the teaming up of two giants in their respective fields to offer business printing and graphics services.

OfficeMax and Canon U.S.A., Inc., partnered up to offer color, large-format printing at OfficeMax Impress, OfficeMax's print and document service, using the Canon imagePROGRAF large-format printers,

Promotional banners, posters and displays call be key tools to small businesses. According to the InfoTrends Research Group, the demand for large, printed graphics is expected to grow front $11 billion to $13 billion by 2011.

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"The insight into this need comes directly from our customer, - they let us know loud and clear that large-format printing is a key necessity," said Brian Norris, senior vice president for OfficeMax ImPress in a news release. "But having a bigger printed piece doesn't mean anything if the quality of reproduction is poor. Canon's expertise and world-class technology continue to exceed industry expectations and will enable OfficeMax ImPress to deliver exceptional quality that will help our customers design and produce their best work."

OfficoMax ImPress is OfficeMax's print and document service operation that serves businesses and consumers through direct and online sales.

Last year, OfliceMax and Canon announced that OfticeMax would be installing Canon imagePROGRAF W6400 printers at more than 500 OfficeMax locations. Due to the success of the original installation, OfficeMax and Canon have agreed to extend the installation of Canon's large-format printer to all OfficeMax locations. Currently, OfficeMax is installing imagePROGRAF printers in The remaining ImPress locations totaling more than 900 OfficeMax imagePROGRAF installations nationwide.

"The extension of the CanonOfficeMax relationship to include all OfficeMax locations will be a plus for customers and businesses looking to leverage largeformat printing," said Tod Pike, senior vice president, imaging systems group, Canon U.S.A. Inc.

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