New data from a study sponsored by Ricoh shows that 92.5 per cent of healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical executives have become more reliant on technology during the last three years. The majority of healthcare executives (70 percent) agree it has made their employees more creative in terms of developing new healthcare services, medicines, and products. However, it’s […]
Ricoh Rolls Out 90-ppm Pro C901/901s Graphic Arts + Production Printers
Ricoh Americas has introduced two color production-printing systems, the Pro C901 Graphic Arts + and Pro C901s Graphic Arts +, both of which are positioned in the mid-range of the company production-printing lineup. The color production printers feature new EFI Fiery E42 and E82 print servers, and run on the latest EFI FS-100Pro platform. Other […]
Ricoh Earnings Up for Third Quarter, Raises Outlook for Year
For fiscal third-quarter 2012, Ricoh Group of Japan posted an increase of net income to 17.3 billion yen, up 70.4 billion yen versus a net loss of 53.1 billion yen for the same period a year ago. Sales were essentially flat at -0.7 percent versus the same period a year ago. Consequently, the company, which […]
Metro Sales Acquires Ricoh/IKON Branch
Metro Sales, Inc., the largest Ricoh/IKON independent dealer in the United States, has acquired Ricoh/IKON’s branch in St. Cloud,, Minnesota, for an undisclosed sum. Metro Sales sells MFP/copiers, fax machines, and printers, and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota with nine offices throughout Minnesota and North Dakota, and has been in business for over 30 years. […]
New Ricoh Data Forensics Solution Makes Retrieval of Electronic Information Faster
Ricoh Americas is introducing Ricoh Data Forensics Solutions, a spectrum of services designed to help corporate legal divisions and outside counsel more efficiently retrieve and manage electronic evidence as part of the legal e-Discovery process. Ricoh says its Data Forensics Solutions also helps ensure that electronic evidence remains secure, whether it’s stored on servers, PCs, […]
Ricoh Rolls Out 50-ppm A3 Mono Laser Printer Aficio SP 8300DN
Ricoh Americas Corporation today introduced the 50-ppm Aficio SP 8300DN monochrome laser printer that prints on up to 11″x17″, and which has a Suggested Retail Price of $3,060. Ricoh is targeting the new network-ready desktop printer, which replaces the SP 8200DN, as ideal for print-for-pay environments, including college campuses, libraries, and businesses. The new SP […]
Ricoh Says Unstructured Data is Next Big Thing
Despite the power of increasingly advanced databases, Ricoh Americas says the overwhelming majority of valuable business information remains adrift in the form of unstructured knowledge – any information that is not captured or easily searchable. According to Wikipedia, unstructured data: “refers to information that either does not have a pre-defined data model and/or does not […]
Ricoh’s CHaMPS IT Services Program Now Available for Solution Providers
From Channel Economics: Add Ricoh Corp. to the list of printer vendors offering professional IT services to and through the channel. Ricoh this month launched its “ChaMPS” program, in which it’s enabling solution providers to sell its IT, mobile management, security, networking and print services to end user clients. Ricoh’s services are not new. The […]
Ricoh’s Digital Mail Services Turn Paper-Based Snail Mail into Digital Data
Although email has replaced much paper-based “snail mail,” paper is still king in transactional mail such as contracts, orders, invoices, claims, forms, and applications. To address the errors, wasted effort and delays that manual mail handling can sometimes involve, Ricoh Americas provides Digital Mail Services as a way for companies to convert paper mail to […]
Ricoh Launches Safe Mobile Printing for Mobile Printing Behind the Enterprise Firewall
Ricoh has introduced Ricoh HotSpot Enterprise, a new mobile printing solution that keeps all print jobs sent from mobile devices secure behind the company firewall. HotSpot Enterprise routes all print jobs through a private cloud hosted on the client’s infrastructure – instead of sending documents to a public cloud server for routing back to enterprise […]
Ricoh Announces AirPrint Compatibility for 10 Office MFPs
Ricoh Americas today announced Apple AirPrint compatibility for 10 of its office MFPs, so that users can print from their iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch mobile devices directly to the Ricoh MFP via Wi-Fi through their local network, with no software to download, drivers to install, or cables to connect. With AirPrint, Apple users simply […]
Ricoh Launches Business Information Solutions Conference for Tackling Today’s Biggest Business Challenges
Ricoh Americas Corporation is launching its Business Information Solutions Conference to help organization identify and address today’s business challenges. The conference will be held at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley in California on December 4th. This Business Information Solutions Conference event is designed to help companies improve their business results by optimizing the […]
Ricoh Hands over Accounts in Minnesota to Metro Sales Dealer
Ricoh Americas announced today it’s handing over select direct-channel accounts in Minnesota to dealer Metro Sales, Inc. Beginning December 1, 2012, Metro Sales will acquire select Ricoh commercial accounts and support these customers with sales, service and supplies. Metro Sales has served Minnesota since 1969 and is one of of Ricoh’s largest independent dealers in […]
Ricoh Income Up for Second Quarter, Hardware Sales Down Slightly, MDS and IT Services Up
Ricoh Corporation of Japan reported that for its second quarter, operating income was up 29.4 billion, an increase from the 27.3 billion yen it reported for the same quarter a year ago. Net sales were down 2.3 percent, but if the impact of currency exchange rates are taken into account, net sales were up 0.6 […]
Ricoh Americas Makes Malvern, PA, Site Its Corporate Headquarters
Ricoh Americas has renewed its lease at 70 Valley Stream Parkway in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and officially made the site its corporate headquarters for its Americas operations, as shown on its corporate Web site here. Ricoh Americas is the North and South American sales and marketing unit of Ricoh. Ricoh Americas’ previous headquarters were located in […]
Ricoh Rolls Out Document-Scanning Services for Businesses
Ricoh is rolling out a new component of its Business Information Solutions, called Ricoh Digital Imaging Services, that helps business customers scan and digitize hardcopy documents into digital files that are then integrated into workflows, and routed to the appropriate destination. Digital Imaging Services includes scanning, indexing, data capture and related services. Whether information is […]
Ricoh Integrates ABBYY FineReader with Ricoh GlobalScan NX Software
Maker of OCR and document-recognition software ABBYY USA today announced that that Ricoh has integrated ABBYY FineReader Engine 10 OCR software into its GlobalScan NX software to improve the accuracy and speed of text-recognition results. The FineReader Engine 10 Software Development Kit (SDK) supports OCR (optical character recognition) in 198 languages and features PDF conversion […]
Ricoh to Lay Off 57 Employees in Conneticut, 70 Employees at New Jersey Office
Glastonbury Patch reports that Ricoh Office will lay off 57 employees at its office in Glastonbury, Connecticut, at the end of November, according to a letter filed with the Connecticut Department of Labor. It says the layoffs are part of a larger downsizing plan that includes shutting down a New Jersey branch. More than 70 […]










