London, March 19th 2008 -- IKON Office Solutions (UK), the largest independent provider of document management systems and services has announced the launch of the IKON CPP550 and IKON BusinessPro550, two new additions to its production portfolio.

With the capability to output up to 55 pages per minute (ppm), these colour printing and copying devices are ideal for tackling high volume, short run jobs in both corporate and commercial environments.

The IKON CPP550 offers speed, flexibility and ease of use for customers looking to expand their colour capabilities in commercial, graphic arts and corporate print environments. It has a variety of production-level finishing options and is available with a choice of Fiery or Creo external controllers.

The BusinessPro550 is designed to meet the exceptional colour quality and fast turnaround requirements of office environments and comes with an embedded Fiery controller as standard.

Both devices are capable of maximum monthly volumes of 80,000 ppm and enhance IKON’s growing range of production colour solutions. Marketing Director, Gary Downey says: “We are pleased to launch the IKON CPP550 and IKON BusinessPro550, and expect the high speed digital printing capabilities of these devices to enable corporate and commercial businesses to meet rapidly growing production colour print volumes.”

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IKON Office Solutions (www.ikon.co.uk) integrates imaging systems and services that help businesses manage document workflow and increase efficiency. With 20 UK offices and 1634 staff, including 878 service professionals, our customers know that they can rely on IKON as the single source of all their office technology. As the world’s largest independent distribution channel for copier and printer technologies, IKON offers best-in-class systems from leading manufacturers such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, EFI and HP, and document management software from companies like Captaris, Kofax, eCopy and others.  IKON also represents the industry’s broadest portfolio of document management services, outsourcing and professional services, on-site copy and mailroom management, fleet management, off-site digital printing solutions, and customised workflow and imaging application. With fiscal year 2007 revenue of $4.2 billion, IKON has approximately 25,000 employees in over 400 locations throughout North America and Western Europe.