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KYOCERA Mita America Introduces Highly-Efficient, Compact Monochrome Desktop Printer

FS-1300D Offers Small Business Workgroups and Small Office Users a High-Quality, Fast Printing, Price-Competitive Printer Solution

FAIRFIELD, N.J. - March 4, 2008 - Kyocera Mita America, one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the availability of its FS-1300D, the latest ECOSYS® monochrome laser printer to meet today’s fast-paced small business workgroup and small office printing requirements. Offering high-quality output with a competitive six-second first print out time, and standard duplex for double-sided printing, business users gain a printer solution that handles tasks both effectively and economically.

This compact, high performance desktop printer delivers 30 pages-per-minute print speeds and a six-second first print out time, which is critical in business environment where printing tasks often comprise of short simple document jobs. In addition, its powerful controller and standard 32MB of memory (upgradeable to 544MB) ensures that large document output needs are also met and processed with high-quality printing efficiency.

"In this competitive economic environment, organizations must be focused on investing in document imaging solutions that are reliable and have a low total cost of ownership," said William Cassidy, associate director, product and solutions marketing, Printers, Kyocera Mita America. "We’re proud to say that our new FS-1300D printer strongly matches both of those requirements with strong output speeds for enhanced reliability and as part of our ECOSYS line, the device offers long-life consumables to ensure one of the lowest costs per print."

Focused on end-user productivity, the Energy Star Compliant FS-1300D offers two new features; an LED panel, providing users distinct color indicators to highlight the printer’s status at the device, and an innovative Status Monitor, which relays information for the printer directly to a users desktop. These new features are designed to simplify customer interaction and improve the workflow, performance and productivity within the office.

Further, the FS-1300D offers the user a robust set of standard and optional features, including standard 1200 dpi print resolution for high-quality black and white imaging, standard Hi-Speed 2.0 USB connection, standard 250 sheet output/input trays, standard 50 multi purpose tray, which handles alternative media stock from heavier paper to envelopes and labels; optional 250 sheet paper feeder, with a maximum paper capacity up to 800 sheets, and an optional network interface card which can support IPv6.

Pricing and Availability
The FS-1300D is available now through authorized Kyocera dealers at a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $530.00. To find the nearest dealer, please visit Kyocera Mita America's dealer locator, at: www.kyoceramita.com/us.

ABOUT KYOCERA MITA AMERICA
Kyocera Mita America, Inc. (www.kyoceramita.com/us), headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., is a leading provider of computer-connectable document imaging and document management systems, including network-ready digital MFPs/printers, laser printers, color MFPs/printers, digital laser facsimiles, and multifunctional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America is a group company of Kyocera Mita Corporation. Kyocera Mita Corporation is a core company of the Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. Kyocera Mita America, the first document solutions company with third-party certified sales data, has earned numerous honors for its products’ high performance, reliability and cost efficiency. Kyocera Corporation's consolidated net revenues exceeded $10 billion for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2007.