LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --


    --  Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) announces that it has been
        positioned in the Leaders quadrant by leading industry analyst firm
        Gartner, Inc. in its Magic Quadrant for Managed Print and Content
        Services(1). For four consecutive years, Lexmark has been positioned as
        a Leader in the firm's Magic Quadrant report.
    --  Gartner defines Managed Content Services (MCS) as "a comprehensive
        solution that rationalizes, streamlines and optimizes business
        communications inside the organization by providing customers with
        consultative help, software, and implementation. In the early stages of
        maturation, it is tightly coupled with managed print services and
        focuses on communications inside the organization."
    --  In the Gartner Magic Quadrant report, Lexmark was evaluated on
        "completeness of vision" as well as its "ability to execute." According
        to Gartner, "Leaders provide MPS and MCS to a wide range of customers,
        including the largest and most geographically dispersed, so they must
        demonstrate a truly global reach. They must demonstrate not only the
        skills to deliver today's MPS and MCS, but also the understanding,
        initiative and resources to prepare for tomorrow's MPS and MCS. Leaders
        characteristically augment the full scope of MPS with a wide range of
        added-value services. As a result, they are frequently shortlisted by
        large and midsize customers."
    --  Other recent recognition for Lexmark in addition to a Leader position in
        the Magic Quadrant includes:
        --  IDC MarketScape naming Lexmark an industry leader in Managed Print
            and Document Services for three years
        --  Quocirca MPS Vendor Landscape positioning Lexmark as a leader for
            three years
    --  Within the last 24 months, Lexmark has competed for and won 22 MPS
        contracts with companies listed on either the Global 500 or Fortune 500
        lists, representing new, incremental business to Lexmark. Lexmark also
        retained existing MPS customers, reporting a 100 percent renewal rate in
        2013.

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"Lexmark has consistently been a leader in implementations of industry-specific solutions as part of our managed print services offering," said Marty Canning, Lexmark executive vice president and president of Imaging Solutions and Services. "Our recent software acquisitions, starting with Perceptive Software, expanded our customer solutions to create a managed print and content services portfolio that is unmatched in the industry. We are pleased that Gartner has recognized what we feel is the strength of Lexmark's managed print and content solutions portfolio and are proud to be named as a leader on the Magic Quadrant for Managed Print and Content Services."

Supporting Resources:


    --  Lexmark.com/mps

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About Lexmark
 Lexmark is uniquely focused on connecting unstructured printed and digital information across enterprises with the processes, applications and people that need it most. For more information, please visit www.lexmark.com.

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(1) Gartner, Inc., Magic Quadrant for Managed Print and Content Services, Worldwide, Ken Weilerstein, Elizabeth Kim, Sharon McNee, November 6, 2014.

SOURCE Lexmark International, Inc.