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Ricoh Corporation unveils new "Technology Portal" super showroom in Manhattan
New York, NJ, December 16, 2002- Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable DigitalTM output company,today unveiled an innovative new showroom called "Ricoh's Technology Portal" featuring all of Ricoh's cutting edge office equipment and software solutions.
The Showroom, located at 510 Fifth Avenue (at 43rd Street) in Mid-town, Manhattan, is designed as a fully networked business environment that depicts typical customer workflow with the various Ricoh solutions designed to meet these requirements through four distinct sections of the showroom floor: Workgroup, Production, Enterprise and Professional Services.
Ricoh President & CEO Kirk Yoshida, and Executive Vice President Jim Ivy officiated at today's opening.
"In business, Ricoh acknowledges that effective communication is the key ingredient to success," Yoshida said as he welcomed guests. "This new Technology Portal will show how Ricoh provides technology that can help people share ideas more effectively, so great things can happen."
"Ricoh created the Technology Portal to provide its customers with one location to demonstrate hardware and software solutions that will directly impact their bottom-line," added Ivy. "It is our belief that the relationship is the most important ingredient to a successful partnership and it is here, at the Ricoh Technology Portal, that we will cultivate our customers' business."
Among the Showroom's customer-friendly features is a state-of-the art conference room, with teleconferencing capabilities that can connect engineers with Ricoh's customers to actually develop products on-site.
The Showroom also includes an environmental station, which educates visitors on Ricoh's commitment to the environment.
About Ricoh Corporation
Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 66-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2001 sales in excess of $14 billion.
Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of computer-connected and digital multifunctional document systems, and is a market leader in color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems.
The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America, including the Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For fiscal year 2001, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.7 billion.
Ricoh Corporation has received the Energy Star Imaging Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - the EPA's highest Energy Star award-for 5 years in a row from 1996-2000. In addition, Ricoh Corporation was honored for its commitment to the environment with the Council on Economic Priorities Environmental Stewardship Award.
In December 2001, the Financial Times ranked Ricoh #7 of the "World's Most Respected Companies" among CEO's as one of those that best manage and effect environmental resources.
In 2001, Ricoh Company Ltd. was named by BusinessWeek as one of the TOP 100 Information Technology Companies in the World. Ricoh Corporation has received the Market Research Consultants Digital Copier Manufacturer of the Year Award each year from 1996 through 2001.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
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