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Rochester Software Associates Inks Partnership Deal With Konica Minolta

Press release from the issuing company

Rochester, NY, September 20, 2005 – Rochester Software Associates, Inc., a leading provider of digital document workflow solutions is pleased to announce that Konica Minolta is now an authorized distributor. RSA’s solutions will enable Konica Minolta’s customers in markets such as education, finance, government, and commercial printing, to increase efficiencies, eliminate mistakes, minimize costs and improve quality and response time. Konica Minolta is a leading provider of printing systems. The latest addition to Konica Minolta’s bizhub product line, the bizhub 1050, is a significant entrance in the production print market. RSA’s product line provides critical software solutions to enable bizhub printers to handle proprietary documents such as RDO files. RSA solutions convert proprietary output to industry standard PostScript plus provide enterprise output management. Konica Minolta will also be offering WebCRD, RSA’s browser-based solution for print ordering, fulfillment, production management and cost tracking. Users submit, manage, reorder, and output digital printing jobs using the Internet or Intranet. Powerful PDF workflow options solve frustrating workflow issues. WebCRD increases productivity and improves turnarounds while lowering digital document production costs. In preparation of this partnership, RSA has been training Konica Minolta’s specialists through RSA University, an intense hands-on technical training exclusively for RSA partners. “We are excited about our new relationship with Konica Minolta.” noted Tim Kelly, Senior Vice President at RSA. “Our data transform, web submission and job management tools are a perfect companion to the bizhub product line. They enable bizhub printers to receive and print jobs from any source at higher volume and increased efficiency.” “RSA provides Konica Minolta with the outstanding software solutions enabling our bizhub printers to enhance customer workflow and productivity in data center and publishing environments.” Said Kevin Kern, Vice President Product Planning and Development at Konica Minolta. “RSA’s expertise in production printing workflow coupled with our award winning bizhub product line is a winning combination.”