The days of a MFP being expected only to copy documents are gone and today's MFP are able to offer small, medium and large offices a range of value added functions. The Bizhub 501 is one of the MFP which is offered to medium sized offices, and these innovative MFP are equipped with finishing options, such as grouping, sorting, stapling, punching and the copied documents can be instantly transformed into a center-fold booklet. The Bizhub 501 is a black and white MFP and more and more companies are finding that it is more cost-effective to have black and white MFP for general copies and either outsource their color copies or have one colored MFP. These black and white MFP have a copy and print speed of 50 A4 pages per minute, or 27 A3 pages per minute and many medium sized offices rely on the ease of use and accurate copying made by these black and white MFP. In terms of color MFP, the Bizhub C10 is one of the best space saving MFP in our range, and as such, is the ideal choice for the small office, or even the home office. The features of these compact and state-of-the-art color MFP include scanning and fax features and a USB 2.0 port, which allows for quick and easy connectivity.

KMSA, or Konica Minolta South Africa, does not simply supply and recommend MFP to their clients, but our role is to assess the business needs of our clients and come up with business solutions. A lot of forward-thinking companies have found that combining MFP with faxes, scanners and printers is a cost-effective and time saving move, and it is here where KMSA is able to offer a range of practical business solutions, or Bizhub solutions, which will take care of the daily printing, faxing, scanning and copying needs of any type of business. However, for the company that is looking for good MFP, we have divided our MFP into black and white and color MFP and we have categorized each of the MFP into the types of businesses for which they are suitable, such as small, medium and large, as well as MFP which have been designed specially for production, where large companies require MFP to handle mass printing and collating of reams of reports.

The BizHub C360 MFP is a laser MFP which is able to deliver an average of 100,000 pages, with speeds of up to 36 pages per minute. The other features of these MFP include scan to me, scan to home and SMB, USB and WS Scan and the "My Tab," which is a standard feature of these MFP allowing for the easy access to custom printer settings, which can be saved and accessed as needed. The additional features of the C360 MFP include exceptional connectivity abilities, a range of finishing options, a universal printer driver, and an optional fax, if needed. To view the full range of MFP, visit the KMSA website, www.kmsa.com.