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RICOH CORPORATION ATTAINS NUMBER ONE MARKET SHARE IN U.S. COLOR COPIER MARKET IN 2003
West Caldwell, NJ , March 08, 2004 — In the annual Gartner Dataquest United States color copier market report for 2003*, Ricoh Corporation and its subsidiary brands ranked number one in overall color copier shipments in the United States with a 33.2 percent market share.
“Today, color capabilities are an essential component of business presentation and communication, and Ricoh is extremely pleased to be the leader in this important and growing market,” said Sam Ichioka, Vice Chairman, Ricoh Corporation. “This ranking reaffirms our goals of being the number one office equipment company in the world, and we will continue to provide superior digital products and software solutions that help impact a company’s bottom-line.”
Ricoh, a worldwide leader in office equipment, offers a variety of color products in addition to color copiers, including digital duplicators and color scanners. These products are used in both graphic arts applications and for general business color.
*Gartner Dataquest Printers Quarterly Statistics, United States, C. Iorns, Feb 2004.
About Ricoh Corporation Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 68-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2002 sales in excess of $14.7 billion.
Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of multifunctional document systems, including color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through partners that enhance office productivity and document workflow.
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