Ricoh EB-105EX controller

Ricoh and EFI Deliver Integrated High-Volume B&W Print Workflow Solution
Ricoh EB-105EX controller features EFI's advanced Fiery technology.

WEST CALDWELL, NJ, Sep 8, 2003 — Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, and Electronics For Imaging (EFII) , the world leader in imaging solutions for network printing, announced today the availability of the Ricoh EB-105EX controller featuring EFI's advanced Fiery(R) technology to power Ricoh's Aficio 2090 (90 page-per-minute) and Aficio 2105 (105 page-per-minute) black & white digital networked office systems for corporate workgroups, print for pay and professional printing environments.


Developed by Ricoh and EFI, this powerful controller handles the most complex graphics and variable data for high-volume, black & white output. From document creation to job management and final printing, the Fiery Driven(R) EB-105EX controller combined with the Aficio systems offers maximum efficiency, consistent high-quality imaging, and superior printing performance.

"Ricoh is pleased to once again work with EFI to deliver a high volume black & white solution for the demanding printing market," said Hede Nonaka, vice president of Marketing for Ricoh Corporation. "The combination of Ricoh's new high volume Aficio systems and EFI's Fiery controller technology offers printing professionals increased flexibility, high-performance, and great value."

Printer Controller Handles Both Adobe P.S. 3 and PCL6 Files
High-performance features of the EB-105EX black & white controller include Command WorkStation(TM), the industry's most popular printing workflow application for conveniently managing digital print jobs; and EFI's Fiery FreeForm(TM) software to create efficient and flexible master templates for variable data printing. The Ricoh EB-105EX controller also boasts PCL6 and true Adobe PostScript 3 to give users the power to create and print visually rich documents from virtually any application. Additionally, new Fiery functions such as scan-to-ftp and scan-to-email can be directly accessed from the system's user interface. Fiery DocBuilder Pro(TM) imposition software for editing and assembling entire documents before RIPing the files is also available as an option.

"We are proud to offer these powerful and robust black & white solutions for corporate work groups and production printing environments," said Frank Mallozzi, EFI VP of Worldwide Sales. "The integrated Fiery technology offers Ricoh customers our advanced job management tools and high performance capabilities to increase their efficiency and productivity."

Large paper Capacity, 1200 dpi Output
The Aficio 2090 and 2105 systems feature 8,050-sheet total paper capacity, true 1200 dpi resolution, up to 80 images-per-minute scanning, professional finishing options, mixed media support and tab printing capabilities.

The Ricoh EB-105EX controller for the Aficio 2090 and 2105 systems is now available through authorized Ricoh dealers at a suggested retail price of $8,500. For more information visit www.ricoh.com.
Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world leader in imaging solutions for network printing. EFI's industry-leading core technologies offer powerful document management tools, seamless networking, high fidelity color and black-and-white output, and greater productivity and cost efficiency. EFI products support a broad range of printers, copiers, multifunction devices and mobile communications devices delivering printer speeds of up to 2000 ppm in color. EFI's innovative imaging solutions include the Fiery(R), EDOX(R), Splash(TM) and DocStream(TM) brands of print controllers; Velocity(TM) suite of workflow software; Best(TM) inkjet proofing software; and PrintMe(TM) mobile printing solutions. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.

Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 67-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2002 sales in excess of $14.7 billion.

The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America, including the Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For fiscal year 2002, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.8 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.

Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.