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KYOCERA MITA America Launches Environmentally Friendly and Cost-Effective Color ECOSYS Printer for Organizations of All Sizes

The FS-C5400DN Delivers Consistent Image Quality, High Productivy and a Low Total Cost of Ownership

FAIRFIELD, N.J. – June 15, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the launch of the FS-C5400DN (37ppm) desktop color printer. As part of Kyocera’s ECOSYS® line of environmentally friendly printers, the FS-C5400DN is Energy Star™ certified for power efficiency and utilizes long-life consumables for consistent high-quality image output.

For organizations seeking to meet the demand for vibrant business color printing while simultaneously managing the associated costs, the FS-C5400DN features 600 dpi color output with a class leading durable maximum monthly duty cycle of 150,000 pages. In addition, the FS-C5400DN delivers more business “uptime” through a class leading 300,000 page preventive maintenance (PM) schedule. This incredible PM cycle creates longer intervals of time between required service visits and helps minimize maintenance costs for end-users and keeps organizations productivity high.

“In this competitive economic landscape, Kyocera ECOSYS printers provide new levels of efficiency and performance combined with Kyocera low total cost of ownership to business color printing,” said Richard Heckelmann, product and solutions marketing manager, printers for Kyocera Mita America. “The ECOSYS product line has helped organizations reduce costs without sacrificing quality. Now with the launch of the FS-C5400DN that capability is expanded to help companies produce quality work in-house for maximized savings. With Kyocera’s ECOSYS technology, the FS-C5400DN printer delivers the consistent output quality, manageability and ultra reliability that Kyocera is recognized for throughout the industry.”

To maximize workgroup productivity and efficiency, the FS-C5400DN features standard networking, 256MB of memory (upgradeable to 1.28GB), high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity, PDF and Microsoft XPS file printing capability and departmental accounting or tracking capabilities for up to 100 account codes. The FS-C5400DN can support various network operating systems, for seamless use across the office. The Kyocera FS-C-5400DN also comes standard with a USB Host Interface, allowing mobile users to select files (TIF, PDF and XPS) and print documents easily from a portable USB memory device directly at the printer.

Kyocera offers a multitude of optional network and device management tools to enhance productivity, device management and document output. These tools include KMnet Viewer, KMnet Admin, KMnet for Accounting and PrintQ Manager and can be deployed for optimized use across any organization. PrintQ Manager, a server-based software tool, allows companies to monitor, maintain and analyze print jobs and usage on all Kyocera networked printers. Kyocera offers the Color Optimizer, a plug-in that provides end-users printing in color to improve color matching on their critical business documents.

In addition, a standard Command Center web interface allows users to verify the operating status of the printer and make setting changes related to security and network printing. For businesses with heightened security or compliance requirements, the FS-C5400DN comes standard with IPsec and IPcv6 support.

The FS-C5400DN can print a broad range of materials made of a variety of paper stock, and comes standard with a 500-sheet input tray and a standard 150-sheet multi-purpose tray (MPT). In addition to paper saving standard duplexing, the FS-C5400DN offers an optional 500-sheet paper feeder that can support media up to 120 lb index. Maximum paper capacity (with options) is an impressive 2,150 sheets from five different paper sources to minimize refilling and changing paper types.

Pricing and Availability
The FS-C5400DN is available now through authorized Kyocera dealers, a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $2,593. 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 $11 billion for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2009.