Boulder, CO, June 19, 2008: InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, announced today that a number of its workgroup and multifunction devices were included as part of three BERTL's BEST awards.  The InfoPrint Color 1764 MFP was named Best User Friendly Color Printer Range; InfoPrint Color 1764 was named Best Color Workgroup Printer; and InfoPrint Color 1769 MFP and InfoPrint Color 1759 MFP were named Best User Friendly Workgroup Family.
 
For more than 13 years BERTL has recognized the best hardware and software in the digital imaging marketplace with its prestigious awards.  Products are evaluated based on a challenging set of criteria, including print or copy speeds, feature sets, functionality and performance. Judging is carried out by some of the most recognized experts in the printing business.
 
The BERTL's analysts have selected these printers from InfoPrint based on exceptional features including:
 
·        The web-based printer home page that enables users to quickly check device status on the InfoPrint Color 1764 MFP.
·        The scan preview feature on the InfoPrint Color 1769 MFP and InfoPrint Color 1759 MFP enables users to preview thumbnails of scanned documents on the touch screen
·        Security features such as SNMP, SSL and IP security, Mac filtering and Kerberos authentication on the InfoPrint Color 1764
 
"With ease of use such a key factor in workgroup and multifunction environments, these BERTL's BEST winners from InfoPrint truly excel at providing end-users a solution that enables simplicity and a high level of security," said Margie Davis, Managing Director, BERTL.  "In the User-Friendly categories, these devices were clearly ahead of the game."
 
The InfoPrint Color 1764 MFP enables clients to consolidate copy, print, scan and fax functions in one cost-effective color device. The InfoPrint Color 1764 is optimized to be intuitive, convenient and user-friendly, enabling offices to manage their color printing effectively and affordably.  The InfoPrint Color 1769 MFP and InfoPrint Color 1759 MFP boost end user productivity with color printing, color copying, color duplex scanning and monochrome faxing, all in one device.
 
"The InfoPrint team is constantly working to continually improve the products and solutions we offer. Throughout the past year, we have focused on both improving color print quality and making our products more intuitive and user-friendly – which according to the analysts at BERTL, we achieved," said Paul Preo, Director, Workgroup &, Cut-Sheet Solutions at InfoPrint. "These awards are a validation of our success and give our customers the confidence that they are choosing the industry's best."