Canon USA

Company Background
Canon is the world's largest document processing firm with $45 billion total revenue in 2010. For 28 of the last 29 years, Canon has been #1 in total market share coming in at 18.6% in 2010. In addition to being the leader in copiers, color copiers, and laser facsimiles, Canon also manufacturers the number one selling laser printer for Hewlett-Packard in its Newport News, Virginia facility.

Canon is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, ranked number one in the MFP office copier category in Brandweek's Annual Customer Loyalty Survey and ranked number 33 on the Interbrand’s list of Best Global Brands. In 2011, Canon U.S.A. received the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Award for Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design and has also received the prestigious “MFP Line of the Year” Award from Buyer’s Laboratory Inc. six times since 2000.

Since our founding in 1977, United Business Technologies has chosen to partner with Canon because of our confidence in Canon's corporate values and sophisticated line of products. In 2010, United Business Technologies received several significant recognitions from Canon, including being named Canon's largest independent dealer in the Southeast region.

Market Share Dominance
Canon dominates the office products industry by being number one in the overall copier market for the twelfth consecutive year and in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market for the 28th time in the last 29 years.

As pictured below, Canon is the number one manufacturer with 18.6% of the total copier market.

Technological Leadership
Canon's overwhelming success is attributed to superior technology, the result of an unprecedented commitment to research and development. In 2010, Canon devoted approximately 8.5% of its Net Sales to R&D, which exceeds such spending of many key competitors and ensures that research and development efforts continue to grow.

Innovation has been a key ingredient in Canon's success. Canon is one of the most prolific inventors of consumer and professional imaging solutions having in excess of 29,000 U.S. patents in its 70-year history. In 2010, Canon ranked fourth in the country for receiving patents in the private sector, with 2,543 patents granted according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.