Epson Named to the 2009 CRN Best Sellers List by Everything Channel

Recognized as the Channel Best Seller and Biggest Share Gain Holder in the Projector Category

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ – Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide(1), today announced its position as “Channel Best Seller” and “Biggest Share Gain” holder in the projector category as recognized by the 2009 CRN Best Sellers List by Everything Channel, the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing, and accelerating technology sales channels. The list, which will appear in the March 30, 2009 issue of CRN and online at www.channelweb.com, helps technology Solution Providers make strategic decisions about the top selling products in the IT Channel. The list recognizes the most popular technology categories and brands being sold through the Channel today.

Epson projectors are renowned for their excellence in image quality, ease-of-use capabilities and innovative technologies that make projecting in a classroom or business environment seamless and reliable. Epson offers a wide range of projectors designed to meet the needs and budgets of all customers, delivering robust features including:

• Extended Lamp Life: Epson exclusive E-TORL(R) lamp technology offering more lumens (brightness) per watt than lamps used with competitive projection technology offering similar lumens specification, leading to increased energy efficiency and cost savings over time(2); replacement E-TORL lamps can cost up to $200 less than competing replacement lamps
• USB Plug ‘n Play Connectivity: Epson’s proprietary technology offers a unique USB connection for “plug-and-play” projection
• Epson 3LCD Technology: Features Epson’s latest 3-chip 3LCD optical engine to deliver amazing color and detail
• Network Monitoring and Control: RJ-45 wired LAN connectivity for remote monitoring and control via the IT network helps save time and money, regardless of the projector’s physical location

“This is a great testament to Epson’s position as the number-one seller of projectors in the world,” said Tom French, Director of Commercial Channel Sales, Epson America, Inc. “Combining world-class products with a world-class channel program that delivers unrivaled results has always been our goal and we’re so pleased to have achieved it.”

CRN partnered with the NPD Group, the world’s leading provider of technology market research information to compile the data. The CRN Channel Best Sellers list represents the top five best-selling technologies in 20 technology categories, the leading Channel Best Seller in each category, and the Top Growth Bestseller. The #1 Channel Best Seller is determined by market share data from January through December 2008, while the #1 Top Growth Best Seller is determined by change in share between January through December 2007 and January through December 2008.

“The CRN Best Sellers List helps Solution Providers make important product decisions and educated recommendations,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel. “We applaud Epson America for making the list.”

About Epson America, Inc.

Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC) and is a leading provider of digital imaging products that exceed the vision of its customers. The company’s extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors and small- and medium-sized LCDs 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

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM’s businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

    (1) Based upon Q4 2008 worldwide front projection market share estimates
        from Pacific Media Associates
    (2) Lamp life results will vary depending upon mode selected,
        environmental conditions and usage; lamp brightness decreases over
        time

SOURCE Epson America, Inc.