October 24, 2005 — HACKENSACK, New Jersey — Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) today announced the release of Field Test Reports on three products launched by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., to be published as part of BLI's new international Web site and expansion into Asia. The three Fuji Xerox multifunctional products (MFPs), the DocuCentre C5540 I, Document Centre C250 and Document Centre 286CP, were subjected to extensive field testing by BLI technicians at Fuji Xerox in Singapore. Notably, all three units earned BLI's highest Five Star rating.
"The devices displayed exceptional overall value and outstanding image quality," said Pia Beddiges, Manager of BLI's Field Testing department. The three MFPs also have a similar platform to Fuji Xerox's comparable U.S. models sold by partner Xerox Corporation under their brand. Those products earned BLI's "Outstanding Multifunctional Imaging Device User Interface, Spring 2004 Award," Beddiges added.
"The DocuCentre C5540 I, Document Centre C250 and Document Centre 286CP also offer a feature set that increases users' productivity," according to Ken Nardone, Technical Manager of BLI's Field Testing department. "The units offer extensive job reserves, as well as good overall ease of use when programming copy and print jobs and replenishing supplies," Nardone said. Also of note is each of the unit's bi-directional print drivers that enable users to check the status of the device from the Web utility before sending a print job, eliminating the need for an external utility, added Nardone.
The Field Test Reports are being published as part of BLI's new international product launch and the recent opening of offices in Asia. From the Hong Kong office BLI will be better able to service the document imaging community in the region. BLI intends to continue testing Fuji Xerox models as well as other models from the region.
BLI's Field Test Reports give business consumers insight into the quality and performance of imaging products shortly after they are released into the market. Each report evaluates ease of use, copy/print productivity, image quality and many other features. As part of the appraisal, each of these key areas, as well as subcategories, receive ratings from One to Five Stars so that business consumers can assess areas of particular interest and concern.
For over 40 years, Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office equipment test lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, BLI has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases, which cover close to 8,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the most reliable and complete, are available to subscribers in the form of printed specification guides, as well as CD-based and online product comparison software programs. Over 10,000 users around the world subscribe to bliQ, BLI's competitive intelligence service providing comprehensive information on every digital imaging product sold.
With its Buyers Alliance program, Buyers Lab also provides comprehensive purchasing support services to business consumers in the process of acquiring office equipment, which includes creating customized RFPs and conducting on-site document imaging device usage assessments. In addition, Buyers Laboratory provides a vast array of confidential for-hire custom testing services, including document imaging device beta testing, print controller testing, and the testing of consumables, such as paper, toner, ink, transparencies and photoconductors.
For more information on Buyers Laboratory Inc., please visit www.buyerslab.com, call HK 852 8200 1176 or e-mail john.donnelly@buyerslab.com.
About Buyers Laboratory
For 47 years, Buyers Lab has been the leading independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's US and UK laboratories, the company has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover 10,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete source for global competitive intelligence. They are available to BLI subscribers online via the company's bliQ competitive information service. This encyclopedic resource also provides quick and easy access to BLI's First Look Reports, Field Test Reports, Lab Test Reports, Solutions Reports, and BLI-produced articles.
In addition to the testing of office equipment for its subscribers, Buyers Lab provides consulting services to buyers and a vast array of confidential for-hire private testing services that include document imaging device beta and pre-launch testing, performance certification testing, consumables testing (such as toner, ink and photoconductors), software and solutions and print media testing (including virgin and recycled papers).
For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please visit www.buyerslab.com, call (201) 488-0404 or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.
