Toshiba America Business Solutions' QR-enabled eTAG (Encompass Tag & Assessment Generator) invention, which simplifies the often-tedious asset tag process, has won the 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," said Marie Zander, executive director, Merit Awards. "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," said Scott Robinson, vice president of managed print services, Toshiba America Business Solutions. "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."