Toshiba Technology Captures Gold Merit Award

Toshiba's Industry-First, Mobile, Self-Service Printer Registration Software Earns Gold Merit Award for Best Business Technology

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba America Business Solutions' QR-enabled eTAG^® (Encompass Tag & Assessment Generator) invention, which simplifies the often-tedious asset tag process, wins the prestigious Gold Merit Award for best Business Technology.

Merit Awards acknowledge the efforts put forth by organizations and the markets they serve. The Gold Merit Award Business Technology winner recognizes the company developing an innovation that contributes to the continuing growth of global markets.

"Toshiba's eTAG software helps organizations' IT teams operate better by more effectively tracking and managing their print fleets," says Merit Awards Executive Director Marie Zander. "We celebrate such innovative spirit and are delighted to present Toshiba with our 2026 Gold Merit Award for best Business Technology."

Self-Service Support

eTAG, the industry's first and currently only mobile, remote, self-service printer registration technology, works by intelligently cataloging every printer's make, model, and location within an organization's fleet, while facilitating remote and QR-generated supply and service requests.

Toshiba's patented technology delivers asset tag labels directly to printers to quickly manage organizations' fleets online without the need for costly and time-consuming on-site visits. Though recently introduced, eTAG is already enabled on thousands of devices at hundreds of Toshiba client locations.

"Team Toshiba is immensely honored to receive the 2026 Gold Merit Award for best Business Technology," states Toshiba America Business Solutions Vice President of Managed Print Services Scott Robinson. "eTAG is now activating our client print fleets online in a matter of days, which previously took weeks. The net result is a significant time and cost savings for our clients."

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About Merit Awards

Created in 2022, the Merit Awards are designed to recognize the efforts put forth by global industries and the markets they serve. The Merit Awards will acknowledge companies that have contributed to the continued growth of the market worldwide. Currently, there are seven award programs that are open to all organizations operating within each of the categories. The Merit Awards' judges include respected journalists, executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, educators and the Merit Awards staff. Each submission is carefully read, reviewed, and judged based on the content and/or materials provided. Each category will have a gold, silver, and bronze level recipient.

About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.

Toshiba America Business Solutions is a leading innovator of solutions, empowering people to perform efficiently and effectively in their work environment. Serving professionals across the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America, Toshiba delivers secure and sustainable systems, services, and subscriptions to better print, manage, and display information. Toshiba continuously focuses on its clients and communities, is committed to sustainability, and is recognized as a Wall Street Journal Top 100 Sustainable Company. To learn more, please visit business.toshiba.com. Follow Toshiba on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and YouTube.