Epson integrates American marketing, sales, and engineering expertise with Japanese manufacturing prowess to bring a "best-of-class" level of service to our customers. Epson's proximity to leaders in the high-tech industry, easy access to the developmental resources of Epson Research and Development, and the ability to tap into the resources of America's leading universities allows EEA to offer products and solutions that are tailored to meet the requirements of leading-edge systems customers quickly and effectively. Epson's sophisticated business operation systems and flexible business practices help our customers lower their cost of procurement, inventory holding, and inventory obsolescence, thereby contributing significantly to the reduction in the overall cost of materials during the life of their products.