Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services Adds the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP Digital...

Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services Adds the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP Digital Color Press to Improve Short-Run and On-Demand Printing

imagePRESS's Superior Image Quality Supports Pennsylvania Print
and Graphic Services Company's Core Offset Print Capabilities
BURLINGTON, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Canon Business Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. and
leading provider of document imaging and office solutions, today
announced that Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services of Warminster,
Pennsylvania, has installed the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP digital press
to support the commercial printer's growing need for digital print
services.

With customer orders for short-run and on-demand printing --
catalogues, booklets, brochures, and postcards -- in high demand at
Astro-Dynamic, the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP was selected to enable a
more efficient and cost-effective approach to meeting customer needs.
In addition, Astro-Dynamic uses the digital press to apply new
cross-over techniques, which integrates its existing offset with
advanced digital devices to drive productivity.

"We needed a solid solution like the imagePRESS C7000VP because
customer demand for short-run digital print services had outgrown the
production capabilities of our current fleet of devices," said
Darrel Dundore, owner, Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services.

"After surveying many of the digital solutions on the market, we
found that Canon's equipment and technology provided the highest
quality impressions at efficient speeds, while complementing our
existing offset output. Also, using the new press we are able to
provide customers with advanced customization options, including color
matching to ensure a consistent print quality," added Dundore.

The Canon imagePRESS C7000VP, which began shipping in June 2007,
represents the largest single engine R&D investment in Canon's
history. Capable of printing images with a level of quality that
rivals offset printing, the imagePRESS C7000VP maintains engine speed
regardless of media weight, including print speeds of 70ppm on media
up to 110 lb. cover. In its first six months of shipping in 2007, the
imagePRESS C7000VP captured 36 percent of the production print market
for color engines in the 70-90ppm segment for the entire 2007 calendar
year, according to Gartner Dataquest(i).

"Astro-Dynamic's investment in the imagePRESS C7000VP brings the
company, and others similar to it, a solution for producing more
short-run work and new, cutting-edge applications to better meet
customer needs and expand their business," said Dennis Uhniat,
executive vice president, Canon Business Solutions, Inc. "With a new,
powerful production engine built to provide high-quality on-demand
printing, the imagePRESS C7000VP offers output that rivals offset
image quality, helping companies capitalize on digital printing
opportunities and hopefully, increase their profitability."

Astro-Dynamic integrated the imagePRESS C7000VP into its existing
array of equipment with confidence in its ability to uphold production
based on the success of other Canon equipment on site. Other products
in use at Astro-Dynamic include the Canon imageRUNNER 9070, a 90 ppm
monochrome printer; the Canon CLC 4000, a 40 ppm color digital laser
copier; and the Canon imagePROGRAF W8400, a 44-inch large-format,
six-color inkjet printer.

About Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services

Family owned for 36 years, Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services
caters to advertising design and marketing specialties and offers
short-run book printing, digital printing, large format electronic
output, print-on-demand, offset and quick printing services and
products. The company also offers bindery, die-cutting and numbering,
hand work, book covers, business forms, coupon printing, and pocket
folders. For more information, please visit:
http://www.astro-dynamic.com/

About Canon Business Solutions, Inc.

From small/medium businesses to large corporate enterprises, Canon
Business Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A.,
Inc., serves a broad range of organizations with a variety of document
management and workflow solutions and services. Canon Business
Solutions operates from four major hubs (Chicago, Los Angeles, New
York, and Philadelphia), more than 40 satellite locations and
individual branch offices across the country. For more information on
Canon Business Solutions locations, please visit:
www.solutions.canon.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc.
(NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall
in the U.S. in 2007+, with global revenues of $39.3 billion, is listed
as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is on the
2007 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." To keep apprised of the
latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed
by visiting www.usa.canon.com/pressroom.

+ IFI Patent Intelligence Press Release, January 2008

(i) Source - Gartner Dataquest - "Printer, Copier and MFP
Quarterly Statistics - Database, 4Q2007, February 2008

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of
their respective owners.

Canon Business Solutions Web Site:
http://www.solutions.canon.com
or
For sales info/customer support:
1-800-815-4000
or
Editorial:
Brian Feeley, 609-239-6481
bfeeley@solutions.canon.com
or
Tom Martocci, 212-850-1009
tmartocci@solutions.canon.com

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