IKON One of Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in West Michigan

IKON One of Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in West Michigan

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    NOVI, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2005--IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN):

--	Annual MBPA Award Honors IKON's Recognition of Employees as Greatest Asset
--	IKON Continues to Receive Accolades for Commitment to Diversity and Employee Development

    IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today announced that it has again been recognized as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in West Michigan by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA).
    "The Michigan Business and Professional Association's awards were established to honor those companies that recognize employees as their greatest asset," said Jennifer Kluge, executive vice president, MBPA. "IKON clearly values its employees, and demonstrates a commitment to driving business results through innovative policies and best practices in human resource management."
    More than 600 companies were nominated for this year's awards. The 101 Best and Brightest were selected based on their performance in nine key areas, including work-life balance, employee communication and recognition, compensation and benefits, education and development, recruitment, employee motivation, community initiatives, diversity, and strategic planning. After compiling results of an extensive Human Resources Department survey and responses from anonymous surveys completed by randomly selected employees at each nominated company, MBPA's market research firm examined each application statistically for quantitative and qualitative data. This data was then evaluated by a volunteer panel of judges who scored companies based on the nine criteria.
    "It is an honor for IKON to be selected as one of the 'Best and Brightest' companies in West Michigan," said Bob Christensen, area vice president for Michigan, IKON Office Solutions. "This award recognizes IKON's efforts to attract and retain many of our industry's best and brightest through world-class training programs, a competitive benefits and compensation package, and opportunities for career growth."
    IKON was previously recognized as one of the "Best and Brightest" in West Michigan in 2003. Additionally, IKON received Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For award in October 2004. In addition to receiving MBPA's "Best and Brightest" honors, IKON has recently been recognized for its commitment to diversity and employee development by other organizations including:

    -- Selling Power: Identified as one of The 50 Best Companies to
    Sell For, for the fourth consecutive year.

    -- Training magazine: Placed on the Training Top 100 list for the
    third consecutive year.

    -- DiversityInc magazine: Recognized as a Top 50 Company for
    Diversity.

    For more information about careers at IKON, please visit http://www.ikon.com/about/careers/.

    About IKON

    IKON Office Solutions Inc. (www.ikon.com), the world's largest independent channel for copier, printer and MFP technologies, delivers integrated document management solutions and systems, enabling customers worldwide to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates best-in-class systems from leading manufacturers, such as Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, EFI and HP, and document management software from companies like Captaris, EMC (Documentum), Kofax and others, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions implemented and supported by its global services organization--IKON Enterprise Services. IKON represents one of the industry's broadest portfolios of document management services, including professional services, on-site managed services, legal document services, customized workflow solutions, and comprehensive support through its service force of approximately 16,000 employees, including its team of about 7,000 customer service technicians and support resources worldwide. With Fiscal 2004 revenues of $4.65 billion, IKON has approximately 500 locations throughout North America and Western Europe.

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CONTACT: IKON Office Solutions Media Contacts: Russ Mast, 610-408-7220 rmast@ikon.com or Brodeur for IKON Elizabeth Dumm, 617-585-2782 edumm@brodeur.com

KEYWORD: MICHIGAN INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE NETWORKING SOURCE: IKON Office Solutions

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