RICOH CORPORATION RECEIVES ELEVEN “BEST AWARDS” FROM BERTL
The “Best Awards” Recognize Leaders in Imaging Technology and Innovation
West Caldwell, NJ, June 02, 2004 — Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today that it is the recipient of 11 BERTL’s Best® 2004 Awards.
For this year’s “Best Awards,” BERTL took into consideration every major, new corporate-level printer, copier, color, production and multifunction device that had been introduced to the market as of January 1, 2004. All of the devices were analyzed across a wide range of parameters including accessibility, design and build quality, standard functions, network management utilities, value-added software and more. Ricoh has received awards in the following categories:
- “Best Scanning Software Utility” - Ricoh’s Globalscan was recognized for its simple operation, multi-tasking document distribution capabilities and its integration with major document management partners - “Best 71-80 ppm Monochrome MFP” - The Aficio 1075 was acknowledged for its high functionality, simple operations, wide range of available finishing options and aggressive entry-level price - “Best 81-90 ppm Monochrome MFP” - The Aficio 2090 was recognized for its simple operations, wide range of available finishing options, high functionality and flexible upgrade path - “Best 91-105ppm Monochrome MFP” - The Aficio 2105 was awarded for its high functionality, wide range of finishing options, simple operation and versatile upgrade path - “Best Affordable High-Speed Graphic Arts Device” - The Aficio 3131 was honored for its good color management capabilities, high quality output, and high-speed functionality - all at a low price point - “Best Digital Duplicator Range” - Ricoh’s Priport Digital Duplicator Series was honored for its superior functionality, versatility and affordability - “Innovation Award” - The GBC StreamPunch unit, which can be added to the Ricoh Aficio 1075, 2090 and 2105 models, received a “Best Award” in recognition of its taking document production on entry-level production/high-end office copier-printers to a whole new level - “Innovation Award” - The SeriPrinter Model 25 was acknowledged for its ability to enable digital duplicator users to achieve four-color output - “Best Two-Color Duplicator Production Device” - The Priport TC-II earned top position in this category due to its ease of use, versatility, and for its productivity-enhancing capabilities it delivers - “Best Business-Color Departmental Corporate Communications Device” - The Aficio 2232C was awarded for its high functionality, good document management capabilities and aggressive pricing - “Best Desktop Document Management Utility” - Ricoh’s DesktopBinder utility was honored for its user-friendly interface, flexible document handling options and interaction with the connected MFPs around the network
“Ricoh is honored to be recognized by BERTL as the best in digital imaging technology and innovation,” said Hede Nonaka, vice president of Marketing, Ricoh Corporation. “The fact that Ricoh has won eleven awards this year, building upon last year’s nine awards, illustrates Ricoh’s commitment to continuously improving our line of digital products and solutions by focusing on the end-user experience.”
“Receiving a ‘BERTL’s Best Award’ is a considerable achievement as this recognition is strictly reserved for a very small, select, group of devices which are subjected to rigorous competitive analysis and research.” said Carmel Rowley, BERTL’s CEO. “Ricoh continues to impress us with its ability to produce exceptional products that excel in quality, design, functionality, price and network capabilities.”
BERTL’s Best 2004 Spring Award Winners will be publicized on www.BERTL.com in June.
About BERTL BERTL is the premier source for objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analysis on digital imaging devices and software. BERTL’s evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards and product ratings are undertaken entirely at BERTL's expense for the benefit of its international subscriber-base. At all times, BERTL’s primary focus is the “end-user.” BERTL publishes the world's largest library of evaluation reports on Copiers, Printers, MFPs, Fax, Color & Production Devices. These reports are available in a range of specialist subscription services: Color At Work™, LabCheck™, ITchat™ and Imaging at Work™. Also available is the DataCheck™ service, a database of over 4,000 products, covering all major manufacturers. To find out more, visit http://www.BERTL.com or telephone: (1) 732 761 2311.
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