FS-C5016N Color Laser Printer

No other color printer can match the FS-C5016N’s price per page advantage in this class, according to Better Buys for Business

Fairfield, New Jersey, November 24, 2003 �?? Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that its FS-C5016N color/monochrome printer has been honored with the Editor??s Choice award from Better Buys for Business, a highly regarded testing organization of office imaging equipment.

�??At little more than half the industry average for color printing cost, this printer is truly a standout in a very competitive environment,�?� said Steve Hannaford, editor, Better Buys for Business. �??If you plan on using the printer extensively, and if you plan to produce lots of color pages, this is by far the most cost-effective letter/legal size printer on the market. We enthusiastically give it our Editor??s Choice Award.�?�

Some additional FS-C5016N highlights reported in the 2004 Color Laser Printer Guide from Better Buys for Business:

• Impressive consumables prices - Outstanding per-page costs make this a great choice for busy offices
• The FS-C5016N has a solid 400MHz processor, comes Ethernet-ready, and PostScript and PCL are standard as well.
• Memory starts at a generous 96MB RAM (608MB Maximum)
• Respectable paper handling capabilities
• Offers an optional envelope feeder (Capacity of 70 envelopes) – no other models have a dedicated envelope feeder in the color printer market
• Offers an optional Wi-Fi adaptor for wireless Ethernet

Also included in the report is a review of Kyocera Mita’s FS-C8008N/DN - 31 pages per minute (ppm) monochrome and 8-ppm full color multifunctional product.

FS-C5016N Product Information
Kyocera Mita’s FS-C5016N printer is available through dealers and printer resellers in North America (Estimated street price $2,356). For a local dealer or printer reseller near you, logon to www.kyoceramita.com/us.

The FS-C5016N is backed with an industry-leading 1-year warranty on parts and labor from the date of install, and the maintenance kit is warranted for a period of 3 years or 200,000 prints, whichever comes first.

Kyocera Mita’s FS-1020D offers low total cost of ownership (TCO), small footprint and high-quality output

Fairfield, New Jersey, October 20, 2003 - Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced the availability of its next generation monochrome laser ECOSYS printer, the FS-1020D. The printer has a fast 21 page per minute output yield (first print out in less than 10 seconds), standard duplex and produces crisp 600 dpi graphics and text. Utilizing ECOSYS technology, the FS-1020D can boast an ultra low $.012 (MSRP) per monochrome page cost.

“The FS-1020D further proves Kyocera Mita’s dedication to providing end-users with the highest quality printers at the lowest possible cost,” said Michael Pietrunti, vice president, marketing for Kyocera Mita America. “This device is perfect for any size company and can be easily positioned throughout an organization at a very low initial cost and TCO.”

The FS-1020D includes a standard paper capacity of 250 sheets, plus a multi-purpose tray that can accommodate 50 sheets (550 maximum paper supply). It can process letter and legal size paper up to 90 lb bond. The printer comes with 16MB of standard printer memory upgradeable to 272MB. The FS-1020D also is designed with a fast PowerPC405 266 MHz CPU – which processes documents quickly for maximum productivity and minimum wait time.

The printer can support most operating systems and print description languages, including PRESCRIBE, PCL6 (PCL XL PCL5e) and KPDL3 (Postscript 3 Emulation). Users can integrate the Kyocera Mita-developed IB-22 embedded wireless interface. This interface allows users to place the FS-1020D wherever they need maximum productivity without the cost of running additional network cabling.

The FS-1020D is backed with an industry-leading one-year warranty on parts and labor from the date of install. The unit measures 14.9" (W) x 14.8" (D) x 9.3" (H) and weighs approximately 23.2 lbs. The FS-1020D is Energy Star compliant.

About ECOSYS Technology
Kyocera Mita introduced ECOSYS for its printer line to symbolize its environmentally friendly properties. ECOSYS products allow the addition of toner to the existing unit without disposal of the drum, eliminating the unnecessary waste of cartridges. Unnecessary waste is eliminated because the only consumable is toner. ECOSYS printers also utilize long-life drums that significantly reduce the cost per page.

FS-1020D Availability and Pricing
Kyocera Mita’s FS-1020D printer is available through authorized Kyocera Mita dealers and printer resellers in North America at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $598. For a local dealer or printer reseller near you, logon to www.kyoceramita.com/us.

IB-22 Pricing and Availability:
The IB-22 wireless enhanced network interface is available today and is priced at $419 (MSRP).

Kyocera Mita’s ECOSYS technology delivers exceptionally low operating costs without sacrificing high quality output

Fairfield, New Jersey, July 30, 2003 - Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, announced today that it has been awarded the Most Cost-Effective Printer Technology award from internationally known Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories (BERTL). This award further validates Kyocera Mita�s commitment to lowering its customer�s total cost of ownership (TCO) as well as providing an environmentally friendly product, which maintains the highest quality output.

“Kyocera Mita is honored to receive BERTL’s Most Cost-Effective Printer Technology award,” said Michael Pietrunti, vice president, marketing for Kyocera Mita America. “BERTL’s recognition further supports our claims that Kyocera Mita offers the lowest printer TCO in the industry today. This commitment was further reinforced with Kyocera Mita’s introduction of the FS-C5016N, the first color printer in the 11-20 page segment to offer a color page for less than five cents.”

“The core of ECOSYS is a Kyocera Mita patented long life amorphous silicon drum which has a much longer life than traditional network printer imaging/toner cartridge units and can last up to a half million impressions without being thrown away,” said Carmel Rowley, CEO BERTL. “This not only reduces landfill waste, but also reduces the cost per page significantly. When BERTL analysts performed an accelerated 24-hour continuous print test, Kyocera Mita’s ECOSYS technology easily beat its competition, with reliability as good or better than products it was tested against.”

Fairfield, New Jersey, March 12, 2003 �?? Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that it has been honored with two Editor??s Choice awards by highly regarded testing organization Better Buys for Business. The 2003 Mid-Volume Monochrome Printer Guide from Better Buys for Business reports that Kyocera Mita FS-1800+ and FS-1800N+ (19 pages per minute) printers have been named the best overall buys and best performing products in their category. They demonstrate low cost of operation and strong paper handling, coupled with an economical purchase price when compared with competing brands. Also included in the report is a review of Kyocera Mita�??s FS-3800 (25 pages per minute) printer product family.

According to Better Buys for Business, “Each machine stacks up well against the competition. The FS-1800 and FS-3800 families boast some of the lowest operating costs of any printer in the guide – less than 0.7 cents a page. That’s a lot cheaper than the competition, and if you use these printers anywhere close to their duty cycles, it means a remarkable amount of savings.”

The report also highlights some additional advantages utilizing the FS-1800 and FS-3800 product lines, including strong paper handling capabilities, higher-than-usual print volumes, low operating costs, processing power (200MHz PowerPC chip), multiple original printing standard and optional hard drive. The devices also offer two-sided printing and envelope-feeding options as well as an optional embedded wireless (802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant) Ethernet card.

Kyocera Mita Dealers Will Sell TROY’s 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™ Wireless Product Lines combined with Kyocera Mita’s IB-22 Wireless LAN Interface for True Wireless Connectivity

Santa Ana, California and Fairfield, New Jersey, October 24, 2002 -- TROY Wireless, a division of TROY Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TROY) and a leader in both wireless and wired network connectivity, and Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced a strategic marketing agreement to provide wireless connectivity solutions to Kyocera Mita’s network of dealers across the United States. This partnership will allow dealers to combine Kyocera Mita’s recently announced IB-22 Integrated Wireless Network Interface with TROY’s 802.11b Wi-Fi or Bluetooth products. This partnership will enable the end-user to achieve complete wireless connectivity on Kyocera Mita’s entire line of printers and multi-functional products. TROY's Chairman and CEO, Patrick Dirk, said: "We are pleased that Kyocera Mita, a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, has chosen Troy's 802.11b and Bluetooth products as their wireless solution. Their extensive dealer network is an ideal sales channel for our wireless connectivity products.” "The TROY Wireless products are a great complement to Kyocera Mita’s recently announced IB-22 enhanced wireless LAN interface,” said Michael Pietrunti, vice president, marketing for Kyocera Mita. “End-users can use these solutions for true wireless document processing, and keep the same functionality as a hardwired network. TROY is one of the few companies that provides both 802.11b and Bluetooth connectivity capabilities, which are critical to wireless capabilities for our customers. As a result, our dealers will now have a competitive advantage because they will be able to offer leading edge digital imaging products designed with wireless connectivity using the latest technologies.” The TROY Wireless products covered in this agreement include: – EtherWind 802.11b print server. The EtherWind connects any Kyocera Mita digital imaging product to an 802.11b wireless network. – WindConnect Bluetooth print adapter. The WindConnect provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity on Kyocera Mita digital imaging products. – EtherSync 802.11b PC card. The EtherSync enables 802.11b wireless capabilities on most laptop computers. – WindPort Bluetooth PC card. The WindPort enables Bluetooth wireless capabilities on most laptop computers. TROY Wireless 802.11b Product Information: The TROY Wireless 802.11b products are available through Kyocera Mita dealers. Kyocera Mita IB-22 Integrated Wireless Enhanced Network Interface Product Information: The highly functional IB-22 provides customers several advanced capabilities, including: the ability to implement into current/new networks without additional cabling, to move equipment without the cost of special networking assistance, mobile printing, multi-office printing flexibility and the cost benefit of paying virtually the same price as wired hardware. The IB-22 offers customers an embedded network solution that maintains full bi-directional communication and allows all Kyocera Mita utilities to operate exactly the same as when installed in a wired network. The IB-22 is available and is priced at $419 (MSRP). ABOUT KYOCERA MITA Kyocera Mita is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and leading providers of computer-connectable peripherals, including network-ready digital copiers/printers, laser printers, color copiers/printers, digital laser facsimiles, multi-functional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita is part of Kyocera Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. Kyocera Corporation’s consolidated net revenues totaled $7.78 billion during the year ended March 31,2002. Kyocera Mita’s headquarters for the Americas are in Fairfield, New Jersey. For more information, visit http://www.kyoceramita.com. About TROY Group TROY Group is a leading provider of wireless technology and electronic payment solutions. TROY Wireless, a leader in short-range wireless solutions, designs and manufactures high-performance 802.11b (also known as "Wi-Fi"), as well as Bluetooth(TM) hardware and software products. These products enable wireless communications between printers, PCs, mobile cellular phones, PDAs and digital cameras -- in office, home, industrial, retail, medical and other environments. TROY Wireless is also a premier supplier of hardwired network printing products. TROY Systems is an industry-leading provider of electronic payment solutions. The TROY Systems product line includes secure Internet check and credit card payment systems, ACH processing services, payment software systems, check conversion, electronic bill payment (EBP) and laser check printing solutions. The company distributes products to major corporations, key government accounts, retailers and distributors in 55 countries worldwide. Visit TROY at www.troygroup.com. Forward-looking statements of TROY (statements that are not historical fact) in this news release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain important factors could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made in this release, including the growth in acceptance of TROY's electronic payment solutions by online brokerage firms, e-merchants and other bill payment applications; the timely and successful development and integration of the Bluetooth™ and other wireless standards; the market acceptance of products incorporating wireless printing technologies; the ability to continue to develop and market other e-commerce payment, networked payment and wireless and other connectivity technologies; TROY's ability to refocus its management and resources on these emerging technologies; the ability to hire and retain qualified management, technology and other personnel; the impact of competition from existing and new technologies and companies; the ability to identify and assimilate acquired companies and technologies; the continued demand for printed financial documents; and the other factors set forth in TROY's periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities Exchange Commission from time-to-time. Note to Editors: WindConnect, WindPort, EtherWind, and EtherSync are trademarks of TROY Group Inc. Bluetooth is a trademark of BLUETOOTH SIG Inc. and licensed to TROY. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. Ecosys is a trademark of Kyocera Mita Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

Kyocera Mita is improving the document management processes of customers and making people's jobs easier through a high-performance, end-to-end digital imaging product line that delivers one of the industry's lowest total costs of ownership (TCO).

The company manufactures and markets network-ready digital copiers/printers, laser printers, color copiers/printers, digital laser facsimiles, multi-functional, wide format imaging products and a portfolio of Kyocera Mita-developed and third-party software and network solutions. Kyocera Mita is a group company of Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. Kyocera Corporation's consolidated net revenues totaled $9.0 billion during the year ended March 31, 2003. Kyocera employs more than 40,000 people worldwide.

Kyocera Mita's operations in the Americas are headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey. The company produces toner, developers and cartridges at a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, and operates a training and parts distribution center in Dallas as the hub for its technical and sales training operations.

Product Leadership

Kyocera's global leadership in printer technology was combined with Mita's strength in copiers and multi-functional products when the two companies merged in 2000. Kyocera Mita has leveraged this combined strength to manufacture a complete line of award-winning digital imaging products and their advanced ceramic components, including a long-life drum unit and engine that are common on all Kyocera Mita-manufactured products. Kyocera Mita introduced the world's first single-layer photo-electrostatic OPC drum in 1998, and continues to excel in the development and manufacture of long-life drums, a component it supplies to many printer and copier manufacturers around the world.

All Kyocera Mita printers and multi-functional products utilize the common KX driver, which provides a standard look and feel for end users and also enables the easy set-up and management of all products running on the network.

Technology Innovation

Kyocera Mita innovates using technology to reduce TCO, streamline advanced document imaging tasks and protect the environment. Its environmental awareness is evidenced through the ECOSYS brand of printers. Unnecessary waste of cartridges is eliminated in ECOSYS products, since toner is added to the existing unit without disposal of the drum, a feature that not only helps protect the environment but contributes to a low TCO.

Kyocera Mita is the first player in the industry to offer complete embedded wireless connectivity for all Kyocera Mita-developed printers and MFPs. The company's wireless offerings enable mobile printing and multi-office printing flexibility and give end users true wireless document processing at the same functionality as a hard-wired network.

Dealer Network

The award-winning, high-performance Kyocera Mita product line is offered through a nationwide network of over 400 dealers, who add value to customers through quality integration, customization and 24/7 service and support for the products. Kyocera Mita supports its network of dealers with a strong National and Government Accounts Division that assists with large, multi-regional opportunities and provides a focused strategy for Fortune 1000 accounts and the government.

The Result
Kyocera Mita's ECOSYS printers and copiers create less waste than any competing products and have the lowest comparable cost per print.

Environmentally Proactive
Environmental consideration has also been taken in the development of the materials used in the external casing of ECOSYS printers. A bromine-free resin blend of polycarbonate and ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene stryrene) has been employed. Bromine, a fire resistant agent, is known to release toxic dioxins into the atmosphere when burned at low temperatures.

ECOSYS Environmental and Cost Benefits
The benefits of Kyocera Mita's cartridge-free ECOSYS technology are twofold. Ecologically, ECOSYS can help to eliminate the environmental burden of used print cartridges worldwide that are now disposed of each year. Economically, by eliminating the recurring costs associated with replacement print cartridges, ECOSYS printers provide the industry's lowest TCO. This incremental savings can recoup the printer's purchase price in a year or less, particularly in network printing environments.

ECOSYS Honors and Awards
Kyocera Mita's ECOSYS printers have been recognized around the world since 1992 for their innovative technology and environmental friendliness.

Here are recent worldwide awards:

• Better Buys for Business - FS-C5016N - Editor's Choice 2003
• Government Computer News - FS-1900 - Reviewer's Choice 2003
• Buyers Laboratory Inc. - FS-9500DN - Recommended Rating 2002
• BERTL - FS-9500DN - 2002 Best of the Best
• Buyers Laboratory Inc. - FS-9100DN - Recommended Rating 2002
• Better Buys for Business - FS-9500DN - Editor's Choice 2002
• Buyers Laboratory Inc. - 3800 - Recommended Rating 2002
• BERTL - FS-9100 - 2001 Exceptional Rating
• BERTL - FS-8000C - 2001 Recommended Rating
• Byte Magazine, Best of Comdex Spring 1992
• Byte Magazine Award of Excellence 1992
• Editor's Choice from Better Buys for Business, Editor's Choice PC Magazine (UK) 2001
• Editor's Choice rating from PC Magazine (UK), 1998
• Editor's Choice rating from PC Professional (Germany), 1998
• Finalist, Best New Products Award at FOSE 1997
• Test Labs Recommended rating from Computer Reseller News 1996
• Finalist, Best New Products Award at FOSE 1996
• Pick of the Year from Buyers Laboratories 1996
• Best Overall 11-30ppm Laser Printer rating from Byte Magazine 1996
• Top 10 rating from PC World 1996
• Pick of the Year from Buyers Laboratories 1995
• Best of Comdex Spring from Byte Magazine 1995
• Better for the Environment rating from Newsweek 1994
• Major Savings Against Other Page Printers citation from Sunday Times (UK), 1994
• Look More Closely reference from Computer Weekly (UK), 1994
• Technical Excellence rating from PC Expert (France), 1994
• Saving Printing Costs Long-term citation from PC Dealer (UK), 1994
• Performance is Incredible citation from PC Report (South Africa), 1994
• Pick of the Year rating from Buyers Laboratories 1993
• World's Best rating from PC Professional (Germany), 1993
• Award of Excellence from Nikkei Sangyou Newspapers (Japan), 1993
• Best of What's New from Popular Science 1992
• Editors' Choice rating from PC Magazine 1992