Rumor has it.....

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Originally posted by Art Post:
Was told last week by a Ricoh employee that Ricoh will be offering the InfoPrint (Lexmark) A4 machines soon.

I heard this rumor as well and confirmed it with my Lexmark DSM. He said, however, that the Ricoh-branded products will be somewhat stripped down and will not have some of the Lexmark solutions that are available.

I wonder if that will work with reynolds and reynolds. Those bastards changed their print stream to only work with lexmark.

M138.... get your SE involved, there are ways around that with R&R's print stream.

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Originally posted by M138:
I wonder if that will work with reynolds and reynolds. Those bastards changed their print stream to only work with lexmark.

I have the same question after meeting w/ a customer that uses R&R yesterday.

"RBS/IKON/Infoprint merge/consolidation"

RBS and IKON will be merging operations on a much faster pace, due to IKON falling short of expectations. There will be cuts coming in the near future.

What will be in store at IKON/RBS the next five weeks? It seems that very little is known by anyone.

The Hammer is about to drop.

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Originally posted by M138:
I wonder if that will work with reynolds and reynolds. Those bastards changed their print stream to only work with lexmark.

Reply from my Lexmark DSM regaring whether the BSD models are compatible with Reynolds & Reynolds and whether or not there would be embedded connectors available for RR:

"- There should be no compatibility issues with any of the BSD models
connecting to the R&R system. Their print streams are standard PCL.

- We have never done any work with any of the BSD apps and the R&R system.
While we have made numerous proposals to them over the years regarding a
variety of workflow solutions with MFP's, they have never moved forward
with them. I wish I could provide some helpful insight on this one, but
we really don't have any to offer."

there is something not standard about that stream.I've tried it before w/ RPCS, PCL/Universal Print Driver, PostScript and all were complete failures. I put in another box w/ emulated postscript and had some better results but still the output wasn't right and the trays wouldn't switch.. had an SE d/l print streams and send them up the line, on and on.. The thing that is really frustrating about it is to put yourself in the customer's shoes.. they are being pushed around pretty hard right now by auto mfg's and paying thru the nose already to either R&R or ADP and now R&R is further tightening the noose

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Originally posted by vwrome:
What will be in store at IKON/RBS the next five weeks? It seems that very little is known by anyone.

Heard today, that everyone at Ricoh besides sales has to take a one week furloug "not paid" before April 1st, 2010

The employees that merely need to take the furlough will be the lucky ones.

GMAN it sounds like you know more then anyone as far as this goes. Please share...PLEASE

In Ricoh, I meant RBS, & IKON!

March 4th and still no updates? Crazy....

No, we had to wait until March 11th.

Sixteen (16) people in Marketing at Ricoh were laid off today.

...and apparently more to come tomorrow.

Also, here's an interseting one...

They are setting up the IKON Division to succeed by taking away certain large Major Accounts from the Lanier Global Account Reps.

A friend of mine had their accounts handed over to IKON.

Now that's cold...

How can that be, is this in the Major Account side of the business and they took the account from the MA Rep??

Correct.

Seven close friends of mine lost their jobs today.

I'm hoping that they (as well as all others) bounce back and land in a better place.

Anyone I know, you can pm me if needed!

I wonder if this is only the beginning of a long hard layoff enviroment for Ricoh/IKON? Uncertainty in a career is not fun.

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Originally posted by GMAN:
Seven close friends of mine lost their jobs today.

Are these part of the 16 above or from a different department (sales?)?

Who was let go in Ricoh Marketing?

JasonR -

The seven I knew were part of the 16 in total.

I have not heard anything since, yet I have been busy.

Two guys I know were let go in marketing. I think the total number was 50 or 60 from across the US, however keep in mind that Ikon, and Infoprint are slowing being merged in.

Heard this today that a RBS branch is closing and it will be replaced with an IKON branch......CRAZY huh?

Which RBS branch? Intresting things unfolding lately..

One in the midwest

be here April 1, 2010 for the rest of the story...

I thought I read somewhere that tomorrow was the start of it. Time will tell.

I suspect you are correct. Yet, there is a Press Release scheduled to be distributed on the morning of Thursday April 1, 2010 concerning Ricoh.

Methinks someone is trying to set up an April Fools joke.

I wish this was a joke. It may even happen prior to April 1, 2010. It has to do with the Management structure at Ricoh and I already know. I simply dod not want to put it out there, without an extra layer of confirmation. If I were to be wrong, you would be the first to challenge my credibility on this board.

It could also boost your credibility since you seem to be cofident about it. LOL I just can't believe we actually have to wait until the 1st to hear what might happen.

Clock is ticking...

Who posted this last September 2009:

"In other news, Matt Espe (IKON) will be taking control of Ricoh, as President and CEO. I guess whoever said that IKON would begin to swallow Ricoh, was indeed correct. I once joked (April Fool's) that they were putting up an IKON sign at Ricoh HQ in NJ and taking down the Ricoh sign. They may not go so far as to make that cosmetic change, but the poloitcal change has just set sail. What will the Independent Rioch / Savin / Lanier Dealers think about this change? Time will tell."

The Ricoh e-mail went out at 8:02 AM today.

so is espe no president???

confirmed MATT Espe is now CEO of Ricoh Americas Corp, thus having Control of Ricoh Americas which includes Ricoh Canada and LAD (Latin American Division), Martin Brodigan is now CFO of Ricoh Americas and Jeff Hicklin (former IKON) is now President of Ricoh US!

Ricoh also created Ricoh Americas Holding Company which incororates all od the above or so I'm told!

I think this serves as a wake up call to all RFG (Ricoh / Savin / Lanier) Independent Dealers. The 'Dealer Talking Points' suggest that the new leadership structure will continue to provide strong support for the Dealer community. Utilizing the experiences and expertise accumulated thus far by RBS and IKON, the new integrated management team will minimize conflict in the marketplace.

By the way, Kiyo Shimuzu will continue to lead Ricoh’s U.S. Dealer channel, and the current RVPs will also remain the same. So, anyone hoping that The Sheriff and the Deputy would slide into new roles at the top will be disappointed.

So, who's ready to call the new IKON guys (I mean Ricoh senior management) for help?

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Originally posted by GMAN:
be here April 1, 2010 for the rest of the story...

Spill it!

I heard the Ikon CES program is gone. and Ricoh did an abbout face and is no longer providing Comp to sales reps for Professional Services / Software / Solutions.

I heard this the other day at the AIIM/OnDemand Show in Phili, by a former Ricoh employee. Ricoh Americas Corp which is headquartered in West Caldwell will be moving to Malvern, PA!!!!!

Isaid no, no,......can't be...however reasoning was Ricoh Americas is out of space in NJ, operating inb three seperate building I beleive. Senior reps are from the Malvern area, and the Malvern facility is huge!!

I still don't beleive it,however as we've stated he, ya never know!