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To help change the paradigm of how organizations print while promoting a new era of corporate environmental sensibility, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (http://business.toshiba.com) today introduces its e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 multifunction product (MFP).

By incorporating a unique toner - the leading managed document services (MDS) provider and business printing solutions innovator's new device is capable of erasing images and text output allowing for the reuse of paper.

Toshiba's new MFP enables organizations to set an example for their employees while asserting their ecological leadership. By reusing the same sheet as many as five times, users dramatically minimize paper usage while lessening carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by up to 57 percent, as validated by the British Standards Institute, a global national standards organization.

To further minimize an organization's carbon footprint, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 integrates bio-based plastics - which produce 20 percent less CO₂ emissions during production compared to traditional petroleum-based versions. The new e-STUDIO's output - a distinctive blue - further distinguishes itself from any other available device while serving to notify users that the page's output is erasable.

The e-STUDIORD30 unit is where a page's output is erased. By applying heat, the toner color is effectively removed, thereby erasing any output on the page. For archival purposes, the eraser unit can also be configured to scan any documents to a network file location or USB drive prior to performing the erasing.

Reusable paper - which has been erased - is returned to the unit's upper drawer while output that is unable to be fully erased is sent to the e-STUDIORD30's bottom drawer to be recycled.

By integrating features common in Toshiba's larger devices - including impressive warm-up and first copy out times, color scanning and 30-pages-per minute print speed - the compact and energy-efficient e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 is ideal for businesses of any size or sector.

Aside from its well-articulated eco features and design, Toshiba's latest MFP includes advanced security functionality including the company's proprietary Self Encrypting Drive (SED) with Automatic Data Invalidation (ADI) which renders the drive's data useless if removed. By coupling the company's IPSec enabler - which encrypts information sent to and from a device - and data overwrite capability, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 meets the U.S. Department of Defense's rigid security requirements.

"Having incorporated erasable toner allowing output to be reused, Toshiba's e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 is the first multifunction product available on the market with this dynamic capability," Andy Slawetsky, president of Industry Analysts, Inc. "Given this fact, it is a potential ground-breaking device; particularly for customers seeking to do their part to minimize environmental impact."

To help organizations further lessen their carbon footprint, Toshiba offers its award-winning Encompass^TM Analysis. The report presents users with a comprehensive understanding of their print-related eco footprint while introducing solutions on reducing environmental impact.

The company continues to provide customers free toner recycling through its, zero-waste-to-landfill toner partnership with Close the Loop. In addition to accepting its own toner, Toshiba accepts any other brand of spent toner cartridges.

Toshiba's e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 is currently available through authorized Toshiba dealers. For more information about Toshiba products, or to locate an authorized Toshiba dealer in your area, visit www.business.toshiba.com.

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.