Epson Expands ImageWay Partner Program to Include Scanner Offerings

Success of Projector Program Leads to Greater Presence in Channel

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Epson America Inc. today
announced the expansion of its ImageWay(SM) Partner Program for Value-Added
Resellers (VARs) to include its GT line of document scanners. The program will
now offer VARs the opportunity to grow their business and revenue through
sales of the Epson GT scanner line, along with the company's industry leading
business projector lineup.

By incorporating document scanners into the ImageWay Partner Program, Epson
has made it even more attractive for resellers in the individual, workgroup,
departmental, and large format scanner categories to offer the company's
industry leading performance, versatility, reliability, and value to customers
as a standalone sale or as part of a comprehensive document management
solution.

"The response from our channel partners since the launch of the Epson ImageWay
Partner Program has been extremely positive," said Tom French, director,
Commercial Channels, Epson America Inc. "By broadening the products available
through ImageWay, we are hoping to help resellers improve their opportunities
to grow their business and profit, while expanding and strengthening Epson's
presence in the channel."

As a member of ImageWay, resellers will now have access to exclusive
incentives, discounts and support to enhance their sales and marketing efforts
for document scanners as well as projectors. ImageWay also offers resellers a
breadth of tools and resources including sales incentives, marketing and
technical support, financing, education, and training opportunities. Sales
support services include substantially discounted projector and scanner demo
equipment, free evaluation products, pre-sales support, government and
educational discounts, and more.

Partners can access Epson resources through the ImageWay Web portal, where
they will find information and programs to help market their business, deliver
advanced solutions and exceed their customers' expectations. Members will also
receive ongoing communication from Epson through e-mail alerts, newsletters
and online training opportunities.

In March 2009, Epson was honored as "Channel Best Seller" and "Biggest Share
Gain" holder in the projector category in the 2009 CRN Bestsellers List. For
more information on the Epson ImageWay partner program, please visit
www.Epson.com/imageway.

About Epson America Inc.
Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation and a
leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its
customers. The company's extensive range of printers, scanners and 3LCD
projectors are renowned for their superior quality, functionality,
compactness, and energy efficiency. The Seiko Epson organization is proud of
its ongoing contributions to the global environment and was recently added to
the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies
in economic, environmental and social criteria.

Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. ImageWay is a
service mark of Epson America Inc. All other products and brand names are
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson
disclaims any and all rights in these marks.

SOURCE Epson America Inc.

Duane Brozek, +1-562-290-5683, duane_brozek@ea.epson.com, or John Jatinen,
+1-562-290-5173, john_jatinen@ea.epson.com, both of Epson America Inc.