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KYOCERA Teaching Assistant Streamlines Classroom Workflow

Kyocera Mita America’s Latest HyPAS Application Transforms Multifunctional Products into On-Demand Test Grading and Analysis Solutions

FAIRFIELD, N.J. – July 20, 2011 – Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the availability of Kyocera Teaching Assistant, an affordable test creation, grading and analysis solution designed to streamline classroom workflow and boost student achievement.

Kyocera Teaching Assistant, powered by HyPAS, simplifies the task of printing, collecting and analyzing multiple-choice test results using bubble-sheet forms. Designed as an embedded solution on select Kyocera multifunctional products (MFP), Teaching Assistant drives classroom efficiency without requiring network resources, IT support, server software or PC connection. Teachers simply access Teaching Assistant on the Kyocera MFP and automatically print, scan, grade and analyze students’ test scores.

Teaching Assistant is available for any HyPAS-enabled Kyocera MFP, including Kyocera’s FS-C2626MFP, FS-C2526MFP,FS-3640MFP and FS-3540MFP color and black and white multifunctional printers, which launched today. For a complete list of Kyocera Teaching Assistant compatible devices, visit www.kyoceramita.com.

Kyocera Teaching Assistant helps prepare students to meet state-mandated goals. Beyond the K-12 classroom, Teaching Assistant is also a valuable tool for organizations conducting internal or external training programs. The application requires only standard paper to generate bubble sheets, and can instantly create, print, scan and score each multiple-choice test. In addition, Teaching Assistant will prepare analytical and graphical reports, with an option to print, e-mail or save the results to a USB flash drive, reducing paper, toner and energy consumption.

To learn more about Kyocera’s Teaching Assistant, please visit Kyocera Mita’s dealer locator at www.kyoceramita.com, and ask your local Kyocera dealer for information about a free 30-day, no-obligation trial.

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 www.kyoceramita.com/usdigital 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 $15 billion for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2011.