POWER OF EMPERON

1. POWER OF EMPERON THE POWER OF EMPERON TECHNOLOGY

2. POWER OF EMPERON Exclusive to Konica Minolta • Only vendor in our industry that “owns the code” • We make our own print drivers, network interfaces and video interfaces • No reliance on third party companies for support • Complete control over design and performance • Designed from ground up for MFPs • No finger pointing for problem resolution

3. HISTORY OF EMPERON • 1977 - Quality Micro Systems (QMS) was founded in Mobile, Alabama, by James L. Busby. The company initially developed controller technology in the form of graphics add-on cards, called Magnum boards, for industrial line printers. The magnum boards converted standard character printers into graphics output devices that printed large letters for people to read from a distance and bar codes for computers to read. • - 1982 - Launched the first laser printer controller, called Lasergrafix, and was an external. Lasergrafix controllers found homes in the science and engineering departments at many colleges and universities. Custom applications were often written for things like map making. Sometimes, the only output device compatible with the application was a Lasergrafix printer equipped with QMS's proprietary graphics language, called QUIC.

4. HISTORY OF EMPERON • 1991 - QMS launches the QMS-PS 410 desktop b/w laser printer, using UltraScript, a PostScript interpreter. Adobe Corp. had tested UltraScript extensively and qualified it as good enough to carry the Adobe name. Named “Crown” technology. • 1992 - QMS launches the QMS Hammerhead 860, which was the first desktop b/w tabloid laser printer on the market, offering automatic emulation switching (between PCL & PostScript), optional network capability. Base MSRP was $4595.00 • 1993 - QMS launched the world’s first desktop color laser printer, the QMS ColorScript Laser 1000, with base MSRP of $12,499.00. This also was the first PostScript driven color page printer. • 1999 – QMS Corp. acquired by then Minolta Corp.

5. HISTORY OF EMPERON Emperon is now part of Konica Minolta Systems Laboratories • Run by President – Mr. Hitoshi Tomita • Offices in: • San Mateo, CA (pictured) • Huntington Beach, CA • Fremont, CA • Windsor, CT (pictured) • Boulder, CO • Mobile, AL • Tokyo, Japan • Wuxi, China

6. WHAT ABOUT COMPETITORS? Sample list of competitive MFP vendors, and some of their print controller/driver/interface subcontractors: • Xerox= Marvell Technology Inc./Santa Clara, CA, Global Graphics/England, Conexant/Newport Beach,CA & Zoran/Sunnyvale, CA • Canon = Zoran, NetSilicon/Minnesota & Monotype Imaging/England • Sharp= Destiny/Taiwan & Zoran • Toshiba = Wind River/Alameda, CA & NetSilicon • Ricoh = Software Imaging/England, Oak/Zoran • Kyocera = Peerless/El Segundo, CA & Monotype • Hewlett Packard = Zoran, Global Graphics & Monotype Imaging

7. EMPERON BENEFITS The Power of Emperon Technology • Higher processing speeds (able to run at engine speed) • User Box functionality • Advanced user box editing and storing capabilities • User Box thumbnail preview • Universal sending functionality • Any job can be forwarded and routed etc.. • Biometric/HID/CAC Authentication Unit Support • Gigabit Ethernet (1000 BaseT) • Scanning out of box (up to 10 types) • IPv6 support • IP Address Fax (FoIP) and Internet Faxing • 600dpi fax resolution (competitors mostly 400dpi) • Bluetooth & USB options • Supports latest PDLs (including PDF 1.7) • First to support Microsoft Windows Vista/7 XPS • Microsoft WinHEC show in 2006 in Seattle

8. EMPERON BENEFITS PCL & PostScript Drivers Have Same Look & Feel PCL PostScript Under the “Basic Tab”, both drivers have the same ‘Look’ and ‘Application’ features and functions. Drivers are bi-directional and customizable.

9. EMPERON BENEFITS What Does Competition Offer? • EXAMPLES: • Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE • Optional PCL print driver for $1000 • Optional PostScript print driver for $1400 • Optional XPS print driver for $550 • No scan to WebDAV • Sharp MX-M b/w MFPs • Optional PostScript driver costs $745 • Optional XPS print driver costs $625 • Optional drivers require purchase of $500 RAM • Optional Internet Fax for $545 • Optional compressed scan PDF for $1230 • No scan to WebDAV • Xerox WorkCentre 7100 series of color MFPs • Optional PostScript driver costs $1000 • No option for 1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet • Optional scan to USB, scan to network, scan to desktop $1995 • Optional print and scan from USB thumb drive • Optional Internet fax $995 • Ricoh Aficio MP series of color MFPs • Optional PostScript print driver for $1500 • No optional XPS print driver • Optional 1000BaseT/Gigabit Ethernet $995 • Optional scan to email/folder/URL/TWAIN $1500

10. EMPERON BENEFITS Sample “Tie Downs” • “Isn’t It Comforting To Know That Konica Minolta Designs Their Own Print Servers?” • “Your Company’s Network Is Your Lifeline, Therefore, Shouldn’t You Demand That Your MFP Vendor Have Control Over The Interface To Your Network?” • “Can You See How Your Employee’s Productivity Will Be Improved By Our Award-Winning Print Drivers?” • “Wouldn’t You Agree That Investing In Bizhub Technology Means No Hidden Third Party Suppliers?” • “Since the Bizhub MFPs Offer Technology Standard That Will Work With Your Future Network Upgrades, Is There a Better Partner Than Konica Minolta?”