Canon Press Release NEW DOCUMENT SHARING SERVER 09/22/2009

CANON U.S.A. INTRODUCES NEW DOCUMENT SHARING SERVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE imageRUNNER ADVANCE SERIES LAUNCH
New imageWARE Document Server Extends the Ability to Share Documents, Driving Advanced Collaboration

Las Vegas, September 22, 2009 – To make it easier to share and manage documents using the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today introduced imageWARE Document Server, a document management application designed to expand upon the sophisticated collaborative capabilities of the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series.

imageWARE Document Server is a server application that simply connects the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop utility and enables workers to collaborate and share information in a networked environment. imageWARE Document Server incorporates a variety of popular document management functions, such as Check In/Check Out, Version Control, Full Text Search, Audit Trail and User Index Search. imageWARE Document Server was developed using Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft's popular and reliable collaboration platform, helping to make the system easy to deploy and enable IT administrators to easily manage and configure the system from any personal computer using a Web browser.

"The new imageWARE Document Server will help to further extend the information reach of knowledge workers to the departmental level," said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "The combination of imageWARE Document Server and the advanced desktop and device functionality built into the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series will allow workers to easily share and manage information and documents with co-workers."

imageWARE Document Server, licensed on a per server basis, is expected to be available for purchase and shipment during the fourth quarter of this year through Canon authorized dealers and Canon Business Solutions locations. Suggested retail pricing for the software will be made available at the time of product shipment.

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