Van Ausdall & Farrar Selected As Canon Authorized Dealer

Relationship Expands Product Availability For Indiana Customers

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., – Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging, today announced that Van Ausdall & Farrar, one of the largest office equipment dealers and document solutions specialists in Indiana, has been selected as a Canon Authorized dealer offering the Company’s full lineup of digital office solutions including Canon imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction systems and imagePROGRAF large format printers. As a Canon Authorized dealer, Van Ausdall & Farrar, Inc. will now offer Canon’s productivity enhancing hardware and workflow solutions addressing the needs of small business to enterprise-level customer environments.

“With business customers throughout Indiana increasingly seeking advanced document imaging solutions and tailored professional services, Canon is pleased to welcome Van Ausdall & Farrar as a Canon Authorized dealer,” said Mason Olds, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. “Canon is pleased to work with our dealer channel to enhance customer business capabilities by delivering an extraordinary combination of value, performance and reliability.”

Eric von Grimmenstein, president of Van Ausdall & Farrar said, “By leveraging Canon’s advanced hardware and document management portfolio, we will be able to provide our customers with access to leading-edge technology that addresses the specific imaging needs of their unique businesses.”

Since 1914, Van Ausdall & Farrar’s strategy has been to enable our customers to better manage the flow of their information and ideas. Specifically, as Indiana’s largest independent office equipment dealer and a provider of industry-leading digital technology in the market place today, we provide document-handling equipment and processes that increase performance and reduce the cost of document input, output, and management.

“By offering local support, we are committed to being faster, simpler and easier to conduct business with our customers. Our corporate mission is to deliver outstanding value through innovative solutions, efficient processes, and exceptional customer service. Above all, Van Ausdall & Farrar is dedicated to the success of our customers, employees, and communities,” added von Grimmenstein.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked fourth overall in the U.S. in 2010†, with global revenues of more than US $45 billion and is listed as number five in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2011 list. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei – “all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future” – Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei.