Five star BERTYL rating for KYOCERA’s TASKalfa MFPs

After reviewing several hundred copiers, printers, fax, multi-functional, colour and production devices, BERTYL analysts have awarded KYOCERA’s TASKalfa monochrome MFPs top recognition with an Exceptional Five Star rating. The well earned recognition from BERTL was awarded based on the TASKalfa’s ability to offer high productivity speeds, class-leading preventive maintenance (PM) schedules (300,000 for the 300i, 500,000 for the 420i/520i), and industry-leading memory capacity of 2GB of RAM and 160GB hard disk drive.

KYOCERA’s TASKalfa series also received high marks for print and copy productivity, high image resolution of 600dpi for optimum image quality, extensive paper supply for the 300i (2,200 sheets) and 420i/520i (4,200 sheets), as well as document finishing and security features.

"As the leader in office automation technology, KYOCERA is committed to surpassing industry standards for all of our ultra-reliable and value-driven products. Receiving BERTL’s Five Star, Exceptional rating for our industry-leading monochrome MFPs is a result of our continual commitment to excellence," states Jody Harrington, Senior Manager: Commercial Operations at KYOCERA MITA South Africa. "This recognition further demonstrates KYOCERA's dedication to delivering class and industry-leading document imaging products with superior durability, print quality and the lowest total cost of ownership."

KYOCERA also received high marks for its customisable application development platform, HyPAS (Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions), designed to extend the value of KYOCERA’s MFPs through both Java and Web Service applications. HyPAS allows KYOCERA and its dealers to customise many of its products to specific business applications and improve efficiency for the end-user. “KYOCERA has clearly proven its ability to offer MFPs that deliver an outstanding range of business-critical features and functions with the performance and durability that allow businesses to optimise their document imaging needs; whilst still providing the lowest total cost of ownership to businesses,” concludes Harrington.


About KYOCERA MITA South Africa:

KYOCERA MITA is a leading manufacturer of document output devices for the business market. From black & white and colour copiers to network-ready multifunctional systems, laser printers and wide-format imaging devices, KYOCERA’s technically advanced and award-winning products offer reliable and efficient office automation solutions. Backed by ECOsys technology, every KYOCERA machine is designed with long-life components to improve document management processes whilst reducing the effect on the environment. KYOCERA MITA South Africa is fully BEE compliant through a partnership with Nozala Investments.

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