This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

First Week of October 2007

The Greatest Threads in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago This Week!

Ricoh Introduces NEW MP C2000!

Art Post (Guest) · 10/1/076:48 PM

information is simple. Ricoh Scan-to technology makes it easy to send all types of documents to any location -- instantly and securely. By combining electronic and hard copy files, users can even create new documents from existing work even if the files are created in different applications and computer platforms. The built-in Document Server operates as an electronic repository for information, which is easily accessible for re-printing, re-faxing or editing. In addition, faxes can be sent

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Printing Proposal Folders

jswinberlin · 10/2/073:49 PM

I'm in a deal with a Savin C2525 against a Konica Minolta Bizhub C252 and a Xerox 7328. I have demo'ed the product to the customer. They have yet to see the other systems, but they say that both of the other vendors printed onto proposal style folders with pockets and asked if the C2525 could do it. I told them no, that the other systems may do it, but not for long because folded material like that would damage the drum and fusing section in a matter of time. Then they mentioned that the flaps

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Looking for Ricoh Sales Reps in the L.A. area

Larry Levine · 10/1/079:05 PM

Sales reps! Are you tired of IKON and Ricoh Americas? Ricoh dealer in the Los Angeles market looking for experienced Ricoh sales people to help expand company. Reward is an aggressive compensation package, J.D.Power award winner for service. Looking for team oriented individuals who desire personal growth. Contact llevine@documentsystems.com.

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CANON U.S.A. DELIVERS NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/0710:09 PM

: the "i" model for out-of-the-box advanced network communications, and the "plain" model, a more modular device that can be built for specific requirements. The imageRUNNER 2000 Series devices are powered by Canon's imageCHIP (Concurrent Hyper Intelligent Platform) Lite system architecture, which drives all-in-one multifunction capabilities, including simultaneous copying, printing, scanning, sending and faxing. Sporting Canon's RAPID Fusing Technology, these devices provide users with fast print

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RICOH ALIGNS WITH ELIXIR TO PROVIDE BEST-IN-CLASS

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/078:10 PM

complement Ricoh’s full line of color printers and Multifunction Products (MFPs). Together, they will provide customers with world-class solutions to create, design and print high-quality forms and documents more efficiently and at a lower cost. Elixir’s variety of design software products enables users to perform several different functions in the document creation process. Opus, an end-to-end design and production solution for variable data printing, is packaged with all the tools needed to

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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/075:01 PM

package of products, services and support programs to all of our channels, comprising of direct and indirect operations under the Ricoh, Savin and Lanier brands. Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., and is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year old leading supplier of office automation equipment. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com .

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INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS JOINS RICOH

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/075:50 PM

North, Central, and South America. Additional information about ISS LTD’s solutions, product brochures, and trial software downloads may be found at www.issltd.com . About Ricoh’s Document Solutions & Services Division The Document Solutions & Services Division (DSS) of Ricoh Americas Corporation is leading the industry with a portfolio of solutions that transform paper documents into information that easily integrates into existing business workflows to measurably improve document workflow

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Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 Wide Format Imaging

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/077:52 AM

Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of the Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 Wide Format Imaging System. This new system is designed to support the document workflow and productivity needs of today’s networked CAD LAN Groups, Central Reproduction Department (CRD), Reprographic Print Shops supporting CAD users, and all Technical wide format businesses both small and large. The Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 rounds out Ricoh’s formidable Wide Format line up, which provides seamless integration of wide format

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New Xerox Technology

IT Dude · 10/4/074:19 PM

detection tool that can encrypt sensitive sections or paragraphs of a digital document, or it can automatically remove confidential data from the page. For example, if a hospital needs to send a patient's medical folder to another doctor as part of a legal case, the technology could encrypt the information about the patient that needs to remain private. Continuing on the spy movie theme, Xerox also announced a new security feature for paper documents. Its so-called infrared specialty printing

Re: Searchable PDF's

Shaja · 10/5/079:04 AM

price of their copier. How do you get the cost down to make it an affordable acquisition? On the Ricoh Dealer price list dated 09 20 07, I see suggested retail of $3,444 for eCopy ShareScan OP v4.1 10 lic DT w/ 1 yr M&S. They told us some desktop client licenses are bundled with the hardware unit but you couldn't get the desktop client without the eCopy unit. Are you configuring it differently from what was presented to us? By comparison, OmniPage retails at $499.99 and Acrobat Standard at $299.00

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COLORBOTS Release

Art Post (Guest) · 10/1/078:12 PM

equipment is moving more of its advertising presence online. Full service advertising agency, Gigante Vaz Partners, was commissioned by Ricoh’s Printing Solutions Division to develop a unique, attention-getting campaign. As a result, the IT market will be introduced to the Ricoh Colorbots on-line on October 1, and their interactive world located deep inside a Ricoh printer called Printerworld. Starting with an aggressive teaser campaign in September, the Colorbots made their way onto the sites of CNET

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P4P Hotel Xerox

Art Post (Guest) · 10/5/075:38 PM

For all of you global guys n gals, here is the latested addition to the P4P Hotel. Please register and feel free to call me if you have any question, also please spread the word that P4P has a world wide message board for Xerox! P4P Hotel Xexox

Re: Ricoh Catalog on your company website

Shaja · 10/2/074:27 PM

I was wrong on what I told you about how we handle our product pages on our web site. We don't link directly to Ricoh's product page. Our webmaster takes the photo and specs from Ricoh's page and creates a product page of our own. Old Glory, you shouldn't have found a direct link from one of our Ricoh or Konica product pages back to their sites, although we do link to the manufacturer's sites from a different page. (Correction necessary because I was a bit out of touch with our current

Re: 240w background

Msh (Guest) · 10/2/079:20 AM

I've had a similar problem for sometime now. I've replaced drums, developer, corona wires, cleaning blades, adjusted charge voltage, replaced hot roller cleaning roller. All of these will reduce the background a little, but not get rid of it completely. In my case, the background is very light, and uniform across the entire page. This background occurs on copies and prints, not on scans. I had the (former) Ricoh Tech Service Manager for my region out on site with me one day (we're a reseller

Re: Ricoh Catalog on your company website

Shaja · 10/1/0710:57 AM

We just have our webmaster link to the product pages on the Ricoh website (in another window, of course).

Re: Ricoh Catalog on your company website

Old Glory · 10/1/073:35 PM

I went to both of your websites (Shaja and ITDude).Both of your websites allow the prospect to inquire about sales and service locations at which time they get directed to a list of your competitors as well as directions to their company. I am trying to avoid having my customers get this kind of information by visiting my site. Does anyone have a better way?

Re: Padded Lease Rates! Ethical or Unethical,

Old Glory · 10/5/076:31 PM

companies SPIFF the salesrep. Do you believe that money should also go to the customer? Regardless, the customer who leases, agrees to a monthly payment and what the dealership gets funded (or the SPIFF the rep gets) is really none of their business at that point. Competitively, you don't know what rate I'm getting from the leasing company...even if you use the same company. For instance, our rate is higher than the example you use and for alot a very good reasons (no property tax, no insurance, no

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Re: 240w background

JasonR · 10/2/079:27 AM

quote: Originally posted by Mshkor: I had the (former) Ricoh Tech Service Manager for my region out on site with me one day (we're a reseller), and he had no idea what caused it, but also really seemed to have no interest in figuring it out (he's since been replaced). Are you sure he didn't get promoted?

Re: Challenges when upgrading from 3.3 to 3.6

Msh (Guest) · 10/2/079:28 AM

In the couple cases where I updated the software, I ended up reinstalling windows and starting fresh. Ricoh provided me this information, but I haven't had the need to try it since.... HKey-local-machine/software/classes/installer/products will have a number of 32 digit keys. Open each one. If it refers to Plotbase, Scanbase, Apache, PlotClient ,PlotClient Web, or PlotClient HDI delete that key. If it refers to something else LEAVE IT ALONE. After removing these keys, as well as the RW240

Re: Multi-Page scans time out after 1 page

Msh (Guest) · 10/2/079:33 AM

I also had a case where domain policy overwrote the "lock pages in memory" setting from "everyone" back to the default blank setting. I've also had times where the user selects scan, but the machine requires a few seconds to get into scan mode. The user doesn't wait, and inserts the original to soon. The machine then makes a copy, and throws off the PC/Machine connection. Afterwards the Ricoh needs to be rebooted. I've seen this on 480's but not 240's.

Re: 240w background

Msh (Guest) · 10/2/079:37 AM

I'm really hoping not. I was amazed at his lack of professionalism, from the minute he walked in he was putting down Ricoh! His company! I was surprised to hear someone in his position tell me that he was living for the weekend, so he could play his drums. We also discovered a few months down the road that he didn't process some paperwork correctly, and Ricoh was trying to charge us for an extra machine because of it.

Re: Printing Proposal Folders

Old Glory · 10/2/074:22 PM

Go to Blanksusa.com You are right that the flaps of the folder are applied after the stock has gone through the copier. They are about a buck a piece for blanks.

Re: Ricoh Aficio SP W2470 Wide Format Imaging

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/077:54 AM

One quick note, two roll feeder only for this product. The roll feeder for this product has the same product number as the dual roll feeder for the W2400 and is $800 cheaper. Not sure if this is a typo, if not we need to take advantage of the cheaper roll feeder when selling the W2400!! Can someone check into this!

Re: Searchable PDF's

Shaja · 10/4/079:46 AM

Two thoughts: 1) Use OmniPage to OCR it and save the result as a new pdf. Nuance (formerly ScanSoft) has been a good software partner through our Konica side of our dealership. http://www.nuance.com/omnipage/professional/ 2) Later versions of Adobe Acrobat (I have Acrobat 7) have the ability to do OCR. The file retains the OCR results, so you can reopen it again later and search without having to re-do the OCR.

Re: Searchable PDF's

Old Glory · 10/4/0710:17 AM

Shaja is responding to a post from January 2006 but I think it is a good subject to resurrect. If you haven't looked into eCopy 9.0 you need to. Arrange for a free NFR copy and use it. It is a much cheaper way to get searchable OCR, PDF creation as well as mark-up capability and it's a product Ricoh dealers can sell.

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MPC 2500 On Novell Netware 6.5

ChinHuat1741 (Guest) · 10/1/078:34 PM

Would like to seek Novell expert on how to configure Novell Iprint & Fileserver for MPC 2500 printing and scanning. I totally no idea about Novell. Pls help..... thanks...

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