Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (http://business.toshiba.com), a leading managed document services (MDS) and business printing solutions provider today unveils its eConnect for Pharos Software for use throughout the company's line of e-STUDIO^TM multifunction products (MFPs).

Allowing for the deployment of print parameters through Toshiba's award-winning e-STUDIO line, the eConnect for Pharos Software enables large organizations to significantly reduce the amount of paper its workforce uses. As a result, corporations, educational institutions and libraries are able to substantially reduce print and copy costs, foster eco-conscious printing and ensure that printing becomes more secure.

By integrating the eConnect for Pharos Software within Toshiba MFPs, organizations may also implement policies encouraging employees to print more responsibly and sustainably. Such a policy would require employees to swipe their badges in order to release print jobs performed using e-STUDIO devices.

Aside from eliminating environmental and dollar costs identified with unnecessary printing, the eConnect for Pharos Software alleviates security concerns associated with confidential documents that are unclaimed. The new eConnect product further allows organizations to better monitor, track and report departmental print output for accounting purposes.

"The introduction of eConnect for Pharos Software now enables our enterprise-level customers to print and copy more intelligently," said Bill Melo, vice president of marketing, services and solutions at Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. "By incorporating the new connector throughout their e-STUDIO print fleet, organizations may also enhance their ecological leadership by creating a more sustainable workplace through the drastic reduction of print volume and waste."

"When considering technology partners, we go to great lengths to ensure the relationship makes sense for both companies while ultimately having it benefit our respective customers," said Tom Cody, vice president and general manager, major accounts business unit at Pharos Systems. "By partnering with an acknowledged innovator in the multifunction products segment as Toshiba, this is clearly the case."

eConnect for Pharos Software is now available through Toshiba Business Solutions and other authorized Toshiba dealers at a suggested retail price of $300 per device.

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^TM managed print services (MPS) program, e-STUDIO^TM 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.

About Pharos Systems

Pharos Systems International, Inc., Rochester, NY - With decades of experience, probing minds at Pharos are poised to deliver the best print solutions and meet the demands of the increasingly mobile world you work in. Pharos awarding-winning software and services help make print the way it should be: more secure, more cost-effective and more flexible. Take a moment to invest in your peace of mind and visit us at www.pharos.com. Let us help you discover the best print solution for your business.