Konica Minolta's Customer, Book & Story, Took Home Two Gold Awards in Digital Printing at the Asian Print Awards 2012

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia's customer, Book & Story, an Indonesia-based photo studio providing in-house photo book production, picked up two prestigious Gold Awards in Digital Printing in the categories for Multi-piece Productions and Campaigns, and Book Printing -- 4 or more Colours at the 10th Asian Print Awards, held on 29th November 2012 at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore.

Using Konica Minolta's production digital printing system, Book & Story produced award-winning photo books, which boast of vivid and natural colours that deliver spectacular visual impact.

"The digital print sector is one of the fastest changing sectors in the print and publishing industry. At Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia, we stay ahead of competition and expand our market share by committing ourselves to continual innovation and responding to our customers' needs. The accolades Book & Story garnered not only bear testament to the company's artistry and creativity but also the industry's recognition of Konica Minolta's effort and dedication to the continual renewal and improvement of print technology," said Mr. Ryo Maruhashi, Managing Director, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia.

Konica Minolta's digital production print system ability to print pictures that speak a thousand words, is attributed to Konica Minolta's exclusive print production technology -- the groundbreaking high chroma (HC) toner. Konica Minolta's unique new "Simitri® HC toner" offers a more enhanced chroma which can produce amazingly vibrant colors, striking graphics, and photographic images that capture more of the subtle tints and hues of the natural world.

A market leader in the industry, Konica Minolta Business Solutions brings together unparalleled advances in security, print quality and network integration via its award-winning line of bizhub PRESS® and bizhub PRO® production print systems.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a leading company in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop, brings together unparalleled advances in security, print quality and network integration via its award-winning line of bizhub® multifunction products (MFPs); bizhub PRESS® and bizhub PRO® production print systems; magicolor® color printers; and pagepro® monochrome printers. Konica Minolta also offers software solutions and optimised print services to reduce document output cost, improve productivity and optimise office environment, backed by impeccable service and support team.

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