Danvers, MA – RISO, Inc., a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that its high-speed ComColor 9050 has received new industry awards and exemplary testing reports highlighting its superior performance.

The ComColor 9050 was one of only 22 products to be honored with a Must See 'em Award, announced during the Print '09 conference in Chicago, IL. Also, based on results from comprehensive and independent testing, BERTL has recognized the ComColor 9050 with its prestigious "Five-Star, Exceptional" rating, finding that the model performed flawlessly.  In addition, RISO's ComColor 9050 has been awarded a BERTL's Best award in the category of "Innovation."

"We are energized by the higher than expected market demand for the RISO ComColor inkjet series," said David Murphy, Vice President of Marketing for RISO, Inc. "These awards underscore that ComColor is ideal for customers in production environments who need performance and affordability in a high-speed color printer."

Details of the awards include:
    •    Must See 'ems: Of 4,000 products from 650 exhibitors, only 22 were selected as Must See 'ems at this year's Print '09.  Honored in the "production color" category, the ComColor 9050 was selected by an international panel of leading industry consultants, analysts, educators and magazine editors as one of the most compelling new products on display at the over 600,000 square feet McCormick Place exhibit space and trade show floor.

    •    BERTL Ratings – BERTL's prestigious "Five Star, Exceptional" rating is reserved exclusively for devices that deliver an outstanding range of business-critical features/functions, are innovative, easy to use, well-designed and represent exceptional value for the money for their target user base.  BERTL reports provide unbiased analysis of a device's performance, feature sets, functionality, and overall business process value.

    •    BERTL's Best Awards – Honored in the category of "Innovation," BERTL created the Best Awards to recognize the most innovative and highest quality products in the printing industry.  In 2008, RISO also received two for its EZ series digital duplicators: "Best Effective Duplicator Series" and "Best Digital Duplicator for the Office and Educational Market."

The ComColor high speed inkjet printer employs RISO's innovative FORCEJET imaging system and robust piezo drop-on-demand technology, with speeds of 150 pages per minute and a manufacturer's duty cycle of 500,000 pages per month.  Intended for applications such as transactional statements, direct mail, book printing, and low-cost marketing collateral material, the 9050 is the fastest cut-sheet full-color inkjet printer in the world.  RISO inkjet printers offer users productivity, versatility, cost containment, and environmentally friendliness.

To learn more about RISO's ComColor series, visit www.newinkjet.com or call 1-800-876-7476. Visit RISO, Inc.'s corporate website at http://us.riso.com.