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 […]
Ricoh Australia Acquires IT Services Firm
Ricoh Australia has acquired IMC Communications, an IT services company, as part of Ricoh’s overall strategy to become a complete technology services-based company. IMC Communications has been providing end-to-end IT Infrastructure services for over 18 years to some of Australia’s largest companies, including Network Ten, Bankwest, SBS, Lloyds International, and Amalgamated Holdings. According to Les […]
Print Control Software Names Ricoh Premier Partner
Ricoh Americas Corporation has named Print Control Software as a premier partner for Ricoh’s newly announced Ricoh Solutions Partner Program. Print Control Software’s printing solution, ROI Print Manager, was recognized as being an innovative software tool designed to help organizations develop, manage and maximize their print strategy based on an optimal document workflow. By establishing […]
Ricoh Singapore Acquires Managed IT Services Company
Ricoh (Singapore), a subsidiary of Ricoh Company of Japan, has acquired Managed IT Services provider 01 Innovations Pte Ltd, the IT solutions arm of 01 Computer Systems Pte Ltd. The acquisition is part of Ricoh’s global strategy to expand into the fast-growing Managed IT Services sector and to serve as a one-stop solutions provider. Founded […]
New Ricoh Ink Is Skin-Friendly
Ricoh Company of Japan has developed a new photo (UV)-curable ink for use with commercial inkjet printers, which it says significantly reduces allergic dermatitis, such as itching or irritation of skin. This can become a problem for employees working in a commercial print shop who are exposed to ink all throughout the work day. Photo-curable […]
Ricoh Rolls Out Mobile Worker Services Portfolio
Citing statistics that show 78 percent of U.S. employees use a mobile device for work, and 95 percent of organizations allow employee-owned devices in the workplace, Ricoh today rolled out its Mobile Worker Services portfolio designed to give mobile workers easy remote access to printing and to company data and applications. Mobile Worker Services is […]
Next-Generation Eco-Friendly A3 Ricoh MFPs Made of 100 Percent Recycled Steel
Ricoh Americas today introduced three black-and-white departmental MFPs, all of which print and scan on up to A3 (11″x17″), the 60-ppm Aficio MP 6002, 75-ppm MP 7502, and 90-ppm MP 9002. The new MFPs are constructed entirely of 100-percent recycled steel, and also incorporate Ricoh’s new color touchscreen with Web browser and access to cloud-based […]
Ricoh Invests in Web-to-Print Company
Ricoh Company of Japan today announced that it’s made a significant but undisclosed investment into Web-to-print company PTI Marketing Technologies, issuing the following press release: TOKYO and SOLANA BEACH, Calif. – August 21, 2012 – Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh) today announced that it has made a significant investment in PTI® Marketing Technologies™, a leading provider […]
New Ricoh Business Information Solutions Address Mobile Workers, Managed IT Services and More
Ricoh Americas today introduced new Business Information Solutions that address companies’ various document workflow challenges, from improving the flow of companies’ incoming mail, providing mobile workers access to company information, and more, with many using Ricoh’s new “smart MFPs” to automate the document-management process. The first solutions consist of the following, with more on the […]
Income Up at Ricoh for Latest Quarter, But Sales of Office MFPs and Printers Are Down
Ricoh Company of Japan reported results for its latest quarter, with net income up 32.5 percent versus the same quarter a year, but sales of office MFPs and printers, as well as production-printing systems, were down. However, due to cost-cutting efforts, net income for office-imaging and production-printing systems was up. Ricoh also announced it’ll be […]
Ricoh to Reimburse State of Washington for $4 Million in Copier Overcharges
Ricoh Americas will reimburse the state of Washington $4 million for overcharging on digital-imaging equipment, Washington state’s Department of Enterprise Services announced. Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reviewed invoices submitted by Ricoh’s IKON division, and in 2009, found invoicing variances for a sampling of contract sales. The state designed the review, which covers IKON’s transactions since April 2007. Ricoh […]
Ricoh to Use Scrap Steel in Office MFPs
In the eco-friendly department, Ricoh Company of Japan reports that it and partner Tokyo Steel Manufacturing have developed electric furnace-made steel sheets – principally made of 100-percent steel scrap – that it’ll be using to construct office MFPs for launch this year. According to Ricoh, this is the first time in the office industry that devices will […]
Review: A3 Ink-Jet Printers and MFPs – Ricoh and Brother are Best in Class
We are firm believers in a hardware strategy that is based on our notion that the need for color printing and large format 11”x17” (ledger) printing and scanning is traditionally overstated. For small workgroups and companies, our strategy instead would be to deploy fast, secure and economical B/W A4 MFPs for a majority of the heavy lifting […]
Ricoh Expands Services Business with Acquisition of German IT Services Company
Ricoh Company of Japan has acquired German IT services company ADA-Das SystemHaus GmbH. The acquisition is part of Ricoh’s global strengthening of its business-service infrastructure, providing businesses around the world with the tools to optimize business document processes and IT services. ADA was established in 1987, is headquartered in Willich, Germany, has 10 branch offices and approximately […]
Ricoh Survey Respondents Say Security for Document Processes Ineffective
Ricoh’s Dominic Keogh blogs about a Ricoh business survey indicating that 45 percent of respondents report that their document-driven processes related to risk mitigation are inefficient or ineffective. “It only takes one mishap to damage a reputation,” said one participant. Read Keogh’s blog here.










