Join Océ Business Services and IDC for a Free Webinar on Leveraging Business Process Imaging to Contain Costs and Improve Productivity

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Océ Business Services, a Canon Group company and a leader in managed business process services, will co-present a webinar with industry analyst International Data Corporation (IDC). The session is designed to help organizations leverage the value of business process imaging (BPI). BPI encompasses the “front-end” activities of a business process where paper documents are converted into digital format and entered into a digital workflow.

The webinar will spotlight the results of a new study − conducted by IDC and sponsored by Océ – that reveals the critical role BPI plays in helping to contain costs and improve efficiency for mission-critical business processes such as accounts payable. The study also examines how the right technology, people and processes are critical to the success of an organization's BPI center.

The webinar will be presented by Ted Ardelean, Director of Marketing for Océ Business Services and Holly Muscolino, Research Director for IDC, on April 12^th at 2 P.M. ET. Highlights include the following:

• BPI challenges and critical success factors
• How optimizing BPI centers can improve downstream business process efficiency
• Why outsourcing is a well-established option for maximizing the value of BPI
• Case studies highlighting successful BPI centers

Complimentary registration for the webinar is available by clicking on the following link: BPI Webinar.

About Océ

Océ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.oce.com.

Océ Business Services provides high quality managed services and technology to manage, monitor and optimize document intensive processes so companies can improve operating efficiency and performance. Océ Business Services solutions span the document lifecycle and include records management, imaging, managed print services, mail and eDiscovery. Proprietary methodologies apply Six Sigma®. North American headquarters are in New York City and employment is about 5,000. Learn more at www.ocesolutions.com or follow us on Twitter.

Océ and Canon: Stronger together

In 2010 Océ joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 198,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totaled USD $45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at www.canon.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With $45.6 billion in 2011 global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. CAJ, ranks third overall in patent holdings in the U.S. in 2011† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2011. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. 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/rss.

†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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