Ramsey, N.J. – March 4, 2008 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies today unveiled the bizhub PRO 2500P at the 2008 ON DEMAND Conference and Exposition. The bizhub PRO 2500P is the first in a series of engines marketed by Konica Minolta to address heavy production print requirements in both the in plant and commercial printing markets. The new single pass duplex cut-sheet printers bring a new level of performance and value along with the productivity to meet the challenges of today's highly competitive print markets.

"The introduction of the bizhub PRO 2500P expands our production print market coverage and allows us to provide our customers with a complete range of monochrome and color solutions," said Kevin P. Kern, vice president, marketing and product planning, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "The addition of this new product family is evidence of our commitment to bringing compelling new offerings to the production print community."

Based on revolutionary single-pass duplexing technology, the bizhub PRO 2500P will deliver superior speed, offset-class quality, higher productivity and dependability to mission critical print environments. The bizhub PRO 2500P will feature a monthly duty cycle up to 8,000,000 impressions; and with maximum configuration, the system will support up to 13,800 sheets, including letter, legal oversized and custom-sized media. The bizhub PRO 2500P will be capable of 250-letter, 160-legal and 132-ledger-size images per minute.

The bizhub PRO 2500P will become available in the summer of 2008. 

Editor's Note: See the bizhub PRO 2500P in action at the 2008 ON DEMAND Conference and Exposition in Konica Minolta's booth (#916) from March 3-6, 2008. Konica Minolta will hold a press conference on March 4, 2008 at 11.00a EST in Room 54 of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Mass. To reserve your attendance at the press conference and/or to schedule booth tours, call Doreen Maciak at 781.782.5832.