Hyderabad|India|August'2012: Epson, a world leader in digital imaging and printing solutions and the top projector maker of the decade is strengthening its association with its partners with the launch of its nSolutions Programme 2012 in Hyderabad on August 17, 2012.

Epson’s annual nSolution partner engagement programme targeting System Integrators / Corporate Resellers and Office Automation Partners was attended by a large number of System Integrators (SI’s) and a few of Epson’s key corporate clients as well. Epson is aiming to cover 16 key cities with this programme and hoping to reach out to approximately 1500 current and potential partners through the 2012 nSolution event across India .

This Epson nSolution Programme is aimed at empowering and educating System Integrators / Corporate Resellers and Office Automation Partners on the benefits that their customers stand to gain by using Epson products and solutions. Epson is also looking at training its partners on the new technological developments with interesting insights on current industry trends. To help partners strengthen their market knowledge, the full day walk-in event has a fantastic product display/demo highlighting the applications of Epson products. In addition Epson’s Senior Management also presented the background and future roadmap of the company to interested partners.

Commenting on the occasion Mr. S M Ram Prasad, Deputy General Manager, Consumer Products at Epson India said “We recognize the value partners bring to the table and we are excited to see them enhance their expertise to support the needs of our customers. We have been actively engaging with the System Integrator community and through this nSolution programme we aim to take our relationship with partners to the next level. We look forward to strengthening our engagement and thereby delivering the best solutions to our customers. We hope that today’s initiative will help partners to understand and address customer requirements and the value that Epson products and solutions provide. We look forward to continuously supporting our partners and aim to nurture their talents and skill, which will in return be imperative for the growth of the company. “

At the meet Epson informed its partners that it has grown by 20% last year and has closed the FY 2011-12 with a turnover of Rs. 604 crores. In addition the company now has a marketshare of 23% for Inkjet printers and All in Ones (No. 2 in India), 14% for projectors (No. 1 in India), 53% for Dot Matrix Printers (No. 1 in India) and 52% for Point of Sale/Billing Printers (No. 1 in India).India being a priority market, Epson is looking at increasing its market share in education, banking, finance, insurance industry and the pharmaceutical sector along with SOHO segment this fiscal.

At the nSolution programme Epson showcased key products like its L Series printers with refillable external ink tanks and the K Series mono Inkjet printers which are touted by Epson to be better than mono Laser printers. Also on display were a slew of new projector models including 3D projectors, Apple docking projectors, ultra-portable projectors and large venue, high lumens projectors. With an increasing focus from Epson Japan on developing products that are specially created for the Indian consumer Epson said it will continue to launch new products created specifically for the Indian market. The company also spoke about entering a few new segments and expanding the product portfolio. Portable label printing, robotics and factory automation, wearable imaging devices, short run label printing and textile printing are some of the exciting areas Epson will be getting into.