The Copy Centers Offer More Superb Color Documents With New Oil-Free Digital Press

SYRACUSE, NY, October 20, 2006 - - The Copy Centers is pleased to announce that acquistion of an IKON CPP 500 oil-free toner digital color press was completed this week. The CPP 500 utilitize a new oil-free toner technology recently introduced into the industry. Oil-free toners produce documents with a smoother, glossless and more natural color.

The few customers who so far have seen documents produced on the new CPP 500 are quite pleased with the result. Solid colors are more rich and bold and oil streaks sometimes found with oil-based toners are practically non-existent with CPP 500.

The Copy Centers has designated the IKON CPP 500 as the new workhorse for high-production color documents. Customers can expect to see improved color quality without any increase in turnaround time or cost. The Copy Centers have been in business for over two decades, and can say from experience that that the CPP 500 is the first digital press its seen that can deliver accurate color with high speed, high consistency and high reliablity. Although the print speed of the CPP 500 is the same as The Copy Centers' previous workhorse, the Canon Z5000, of 50 pages per minute, the turnaround time is expected to improve. The Copy Centers attribute the increase production performance by the increase reliablity of the CPP 500 and its capability to handle more heavier weight paper stock at maximum output speed.

The IKON CPP500 is a great additional to The Copy Centers' line of digital presses. The CPP 500 uses the latest in toner technology and allows The Copy Centers to continue forging ahead in maintaining its technological superiority in Central New York.

About IKON
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com), the world's largest independent channel for copier, printer and MFP technologies, delivers integrated document management solutions and systems, enabling customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates 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 and others, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions implemented and supported by its global services organization--IKON Enterprise Services. With fiscal year 2005 revenue of $4.4 billion, IKON has approximately 26,000 employees in over 400 locations throughout North America and Western Europe.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2005, with global revenues of $31.8 billion. For more information, www.usa.canon.com.