Sharp And Clover Announce Strategic Alliance

Move Aims to Deliver Greater Value and Service to Customers

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Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA)

Dec 15, 2015, 09:24 ET

MAHWAH, N.J., Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announces a strategic alliance with Clover Technologies Group (Clover), a global leader in the imaging industry for manufacturing, collections, solutions and parts. The alliance represents an expansion of the existing relationship between the two companies to deliver greater value and service to Sharp customers.

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"Through this partnership we are emphasizing our ongoing commitment to customer service while highlighting our quality products and leadership in the imaging supplies industry," said Ron Petrucci, SVP of Business Development for Clover Technologies Group.

Clover is one of the top distributors of remanufactured toner and inkjet cartridges in the industry. With several strategically located distribution centers located in the United States, the company is able to provide ground shipping to 95 percent of the country in one to two days.

"This new relationship will provide our dealers with a unique opportunity to combine third party toner on the same invoice as Sharp hardware and supplies," said Mike Marusic, SVP, Marketing, Operations and Service. "Dealers that have a Managed Print Services (MPS) program will now be able to have their third party toner drop shipped directly to their customers, which will save a ton of time, money and resources."

About Clover Technologies Group
Founded in 1996, Clover Technologies Group is a leading printer cartridge remanufacturer as well as a leading empty cartridge collector worldwide with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 60 locations worldwide. Clover has been providing the most recognizable OEM alternative brands to the world's largest office supplies retailers, corporate solutions providers and other OEMs for nearly two decades. The complete line of Clover's quality toner and ink is available through leading office products distributors and resellers and marketed under a variety of private label brands. In 2015 Clover created a comprehensive marketing umbrella called the Clover Imaging Group that unites all of its imaging assets under one roof bringing the market the most comprehensive suite of products, solutions, and collections programs to the global market. The combined power of this group will bring customers of the Clover Imaging Group unparalleled value and create a new benchmark for partnership in the imaging space. To learn more, visit www.clovertech.com.

About Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, markets the advanced, MX Series multifunction printers (MFP) systems that help companies manage workflow efficiently and increase productivity. Sharp MFPs feature the Sharp OSA^® development platform, which seamlessly integrates network applications to create a personalized MFP that can meet virtually any business need, and Scan² technology, which scans two-sided documents in a single pass to enhance scanning reliability and preserve document integrity. To keep documents safe from unauthorized users, Sharp is a leader in the MFP industry in security by offering the most secure suite of MFP applications.

For more information on Sharp's business products, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, 1 Sharp Plaza, Suite 1, Mahwah, N.J., 07495-1163. For online product information, visit our web site at siica.sharpusa.com.

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