PHILADELPHIA-July 9, 2001--Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. and a regional leader in document imaging systems, today announced expansion to Atlanta, Georgia. The new Atlanta office, to be located at 5625 Oakbrook Parkway in Norcross, Georgia, will serve commercial customers throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a subsidiary of Canon, Inc.. "We are excited about this significant expansion and we look forward to providing the world class document management solutions offered by Canon to the Atlanta area,'' said Dennis Uhniat, president, Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc. "We are committed to offering to this marketplace not only great solutions but a solidly built infrastructure that will support our customer's evolving needs to the fullest.'' W. Logan Johnson has been appointed Canon's general manager for the Atlanta region to oversee the development of new business. He has more than 20 years of management experience in the office equipment industry and has held several key positions in the Atlanta area during his career. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida State University and served as an officer in the United States Navy. The opening of the Atlanta office is part of the national expansion of Canon Business Solutions, which has four primary locations. Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., is based in Burlington, New Jersey. In addition to the new Atlanta office, it has offices in Philadelphia and Horsham in Pennsylvania, in Wilmington, Delaware, in the Washington, D.C. area and Baltimore. 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. The other locations: Canon Business Solutions-Northeast, Inc. is based in New York and has offices throughout the New York metropolitan area and Detroit. Canon Business Solutions-Central, Inc. is based in Chicago, with offices throughout the area and an office in Denver. Canon Business Solutions-West, Inc., based in Gardena, California, has offices throughout southern California. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging solutions and, through its parent company, Canon Inc., is a top patent-holder of imaging technologies. The company's comprehensive product line also includes camcorders, cameras and lenses, and semiconductor, broadcast and medical equipment. Canon U.S.A. employs 12,000 people at more than 30 facilities throughout North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.