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EFI SOLUTIONS PASS RIGOROUS RICOH DEVELOPER PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY TESTING
Solutions Simplify Document Distribution in Paper-Intensive Environments
West Caldwell, NJ, August 19, 2009 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that the IKON DocSend® Server and DocumentMall plug-in developed by EFI (NASDAQ: EFII) passed the rigorous Ricoh Developer Program™ (RiDP™) compatibility testing. These solutions, which are compatible with Ricoh multifunction products (MFPs), simplify organizations’ document management processes with an interactive and intuitive user interface.
As an RiDP Premier Plus member, EFI had access to the Ricoh software kit to develop these solutions. Through Ricoh’s advanced Embedded Software Architecture (ESA) platform, developers like EFI are able to increase customers’ productivity while reducing their cost of ownership by tapping into Ricoh’s open architecture. Nearly all of Ricoh’s MFP and printer lines manufactured after the fall of 2004 have the potential to run ESA. Legacy and new customers have the ability to harness the power within those devices by adding Ricoh developed and third-party developer solutions.
Ideal for paper intensive environments such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, higher education and legal services, IKON DocSend Server converts paper documents into digital files for businesses to securely manage, file, and distribute efficiently. Users can easily leverage the embedded capabilities of the MFPs, including e-mail, fax, scan
and document management, from a single networked device. To ensure document quality, IKON DocSend Server enables users to conveniently convert files into Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF formats. With optical character recognition (OCR) capability, these digitized documents keep their original integrity in tact with crisp detail. IKON DocSend Server supports various interfaces (also called connectors) to document management, cost recovery, and fax and imaging solutions, to further enhance productivity by facilitating streamlined business processes across the enterprise. More than 80 connectors are available, all built and supported by EFI. By reducing the need to print documents, IKON DocSend Server encourages office environments to cut down on paper usage while at the same time saving money, materials, waste and physical office space.
“We are happy that IKON DocSend Server and the DocumentMall plug-in have passed Ricoh’s stringent compatibility testing process,” said John Henze, vice president of marketing, Fiery division, EFI. “Like Ricoh, we understand our customers’ businesses, and by utilizing our Premier Plus membership of RiDP we are able to create solutions that meet the growing need for efficient document management processes.”
In addition, IKON DocSend Server users have a DocumentMall plug-in option that helps corporations store, manage and share files through the Internet. With this plug-in, user log-in credentials are matched against the DocumentMall server to further protect sensitive documents. Additionally, lists of DocumentMall sites are available to users, as configured by the administrator. IKON DocSend Server is available from IKON, a Ricoh company.
“We’re extremely pleased that IKON DocSend Server and the DocumetMall plug-in are now added to Ricoh’s suite of solutions built on the Embedded Software Architecture platform,” said Mike Dane, vice president of product and services marketing at IKON Office Solutions, Inc. “These solutions address our customers’ needs for cost reduction and efficiency as it helps to streamline document management processes and eliminate redundancies within organizations.”
The RiDP program is open to independent software vendors, Ricoh Major-Strategic Accounts, and colleges and universities. Members have access to the support, tools and services needed to integrate new or existing solutions with Ricoh hardware and software products.
About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital color print servers; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide. About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.
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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