Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a Division of Sharp Electronics Corporation,today announced that it has received the 2009 "Line of the Year" Award from Buyers Laboratory,Inc. (BLI),the leading global provider of information and testing services to the digital imaging industry.BLI's "Line of the Year" is awarded once a year to the vendor whose product line is determined to be the best overall based on its cumulative test results in BLI's rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation. Among the factors considered are reliability,image quality,productivity,ease of use,scanning.and a host of connectivity attributes and overall value. Also considered is the breadth of each vendors line.