"UBM has done everything that they said they would do - all the promises have been kept from the very start. From the beginning it has been all they said it would be. The management of my account has been excellent."

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ronald Gibson
Manager, Printing and Mailing Services


About Canon USA

Company Background
Canon is the world's largest document processing firm with $34.9 billion total revenue in 2006. For 24 of the last 25 years, Canon has been #1 in total market share coming in at 22.2% in 2006, with the nearest competitor, Hewlett-Packard, at 12.2% market share. Additionally, 62% of Canon's revenues are from document processing, which is the highest percentage in the copier industry, providing a higher level of expertise in document management.

Canon employs more than 118,000 people worldwide at more than 30 facilities throughout North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean . The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America , ranked #1 in the office copier product category in Brandweek's Annual Customer Loyalty Survey, and is ranked #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands."

Canon's local commitment is equally impressive, being one of the top 5 private employers in the state of Virginia . In addition to being #1 in copiers, color copiers, and laser facsimiles, Canon also manufactures the #1 selling laser printer for Hewlett-Packard in its Newport News , Virginia facility.

Market Share Dominance
Canon dominates the office products industry by being #1 in the overall copier market for the fifth consecutive year and in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market for the 24 th time in the last 25 years. No other manufacturer has even remotely equaled this achievement in the industry.

Market share information for 2006 is shown for all copier segments. As pictured, Canon is the number one manufacturer with 23.7% of the total black & white copier market, with the nearest competitor, Brother, shrinking to 10.8% market share.

Canon's market share superiority is further evidenced by reviewing the segment position rankings below. Canon has led every segment (PC to 6) of the black-and-white copier market for the past five years.

Market Share

Technological Leadership
Canon's overwhelming success is attributed to superior technology, the result of an unprecedented commitment to research and development. Canon devotes approximately 10% of its Net Sales to R&D, which exceeds the spending of competitors by a 2:1 ratio. In 2006 R&D spending exceeded $2.5 billion . This substantial investment has resulted in Canon being ranked among the top five U.S. Patent holders for the past 20 years (source: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office).

Innovation has been a key ingredient in Canon's success throughout its company history. Canon is one of the most prolific inventors of consumer and professional imaging solutions ranking #3 among all patent holders worldwide with 26,528 U.S. patents granted in its almost 70-year corporate history.