Samsung captures 30.9% market share in colour laser printer segment

New Delhi, Sep 8 (UNI) Samsung Electronics today said it has captured a 30.9 per cent market share worldwide in the A4 colour laser multifunction printer segment in the second quarter this fiscal having sold over eighty thousand units.

''The company has taken a leap to the global top position in the color laser multifunction printer market, thanks to innovative products launchings and a great deal of investment to overseas business,'' a company statement said.

According to IDC figures, Samsung has the lead position in the A4 color laser multifunction printer category in Europe and the CIS region.

''Lately, the printing market has been growing rapidly centering on the color laser multifunction printer. We expect the sales to consistently accelerate in the third quarter of 2008 as various color laser products are released according to the market trend,'' Samsung Electronics Senior Vice President (Digital Printing Business) Y H Park said.

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