IRVINE, Calif. (May 19, 2014)— Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. today announces it has secured two Business Technology Association (BTA) 2014 Channel Choice Awards for its exceptional corporate support and distribution efforts within the independent office technology dealer channel.

Screen Shot 2014-04-09 at 3.44.30 PMThis year marks the 8th and 12th occasions the Irvine, Calif.-based leading managed print services (MPS) provider and business printing solutions innovator has earned the industry’s top honor within the respective distribution and corporate support categories. Since the award’s inception in 1989, Toshiba has won an industry-leading 43 BTA Channel Choice Awards.

BTA National President Todd J.Fitzsimons presented the awards on May 15 as part of the BTA Mid-America “Cruise to Success” event, which took place at the InterContinental Magnificent Mile in Chicago. “Congratulations to Toshiba for its exemplary performance in the categories of distribution and corporate support,” said Fitzsimons. “It is a privilege to recognize the company as the highest ranking vendor for 2014 in these categories.”

Screen Shot 2014-01-14 at 11.38.45 AM“Winning the 2014 BTA Channel Choice Awards for our excellence in distribution and corporate support is clearly a testimony to our vast array of accomplished and dedicated dealers and skilled internal operations, sales, marketing, service and training teams,” said Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. Vice President of Sales Americas, Larry White. “While it is nice to have industry-leading multifunction products, it is paramount to have talented and hardworking individuals to sell and support the devices working on our behalf.”

Screen Shot 2014-01-17 at 12.06.17 PMBTA’s Channel Choice Award winners were determined by the results of ballots cast by 356 independent dealers located throughout the country. The dealer votes were tabulated by Rochester, N.Y., office equipment market analyst firm, Industry Analysts Inc.

About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the world’s eighth-largest electronics/electrical equipment company. TABS is a leading managed document services (MDS) provider with experts that help organizations take control of document security, workflow and print environments. With the award-winning Encompass™ managed print services (MPS) program, e-STUDIO™ line of multifunction printers (MFPs), toner products and retail information/thermal printing systems, TABS is leading the way for businesses to print smarter, work safer and conserve resources. For more information on Toshiba solutions and services available in the United States and Latin America, please visit www.business.toshiba.com and watch our corporate video on YouTube.

About The Business Technology Association
The Business Technology Association (BTA) is an international not-for-profit trade association serving independent dealers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, manufacturers and distributors in the office technology industry. BTA helps its members profit through a wide variety of services, including free legal advice and guidance; business benchmarking studies and reports; information on the latest news, trends and products in the industry; strong educational offerings; and industry-specific publications. Office Technology and BTA Hotline Online.

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