GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 17, 2002--Canon Business Solutions-West, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. and a leader in document imaging systems, today announced expansion to Phoenix. The new regional office will be located at 3003 North Central Avenue in Phoenix. It will serve commercial customers throughout the area. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a subsidiary of Canon, Inc. "As the leader in digital imaging solutions, we are committed to offering the Greater Phoenix marketplace total solutions and a solid infrastructure to support our customers' evolving digital printing needs," said William Joseph, executive vice president, Canon Business Solutions-West, Inc. "According to market studies conducted by Gartner Dataquest, an industry research company, 2001 marked the 19th time in the last 20 years that Canon has held the number one copier market share position in the U.S. and the 15th consecutive year Canon Color Laser Copiers have held the top color spot. This clearly shows our strong performance in corporate and production environments." Roy McDaniel has been appointed Canon's general manager for the Phoenix region to oversee development of the new business. He has more than 26 years of management and sales experience in the office equipment and network printing industries in the Arizona and California markets. "Our goal is to become the leading provider of document solutions to this dynamic market while offering customers another choice," said Mr. McDaniel. "This expansion allows us to provide the Greater Phoenix area with hardware and software business solutions and service that generates greater bottom line results for our customers." The opening of the Phoenix regional office is part of the expansion of Canon Business Solutions-West, Inc., which is based in Gardena, California. In addition to the new Phoenix office, it has offices throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area, in San Francisco and San Diego. 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. The other locations: Canon Business Solutions-Northeast, Inc. is based in New York and has offices throughout the New York metropolitan area, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Canon Business Solutions-Central, Inc. is based in Chicago, with offices throughout the area, Denver, Houston and Minneapolis. Canon Business Solutions-Southeast, Inc., based in Burlington, New Jersey, has offices throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area, in Wilmington (Delaware), Arlington (Virginia), Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $26 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.