CHICAGO, IL, Oct 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- (Graph Expo Booth #2600) -- Ricoh, a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services, today announced the newest innovations that it will highlight at Graph Expo 2012, including cross-media services, short-run publishing solutions, production and wide-format printing, marketing services and new workflow offerings.
At the show, Ricoh will offer visitors an immersive "Main Street" experience that showcases the real-life implementations of its products and solutions for print and beyond, the company's commitment to bring the most innovative, profitable and forward-looking offerings to its customers. While strolling down Main Street, visitors can witness the depth and breadth of Ricoh's portfolio in action at a wide variety of storefronts including a bank, coffee shop, wallpaper boutique, photo shop, bookstore, university, movie theatre and country club.
New innovations to be showcased at the booth include:
-- Must See 'Em Award-Winning Clickable Paper- On display in printed
media throughout the storefronts of Main Street, this revolutionary
cross-media service allows commercial printers, in-plant printers, and
publishers to embed rich content directly in the text of any printed
media, such as newspapers, magazines, direct mail, books, and
brochures. Users can easily view online content by snapping an image
of the printed surface with their smartphone.
-- Ricoh Production High Volume Printers - Ricoh's selection of color
production systems -- the Ricoh Pro C901 and Ricoh Pro C651/C751 --
will also be a highlight of the show, illustrating to commercial and
in-house printers why the high image quality, versatility and in-line
finishing options make them the ideal choice for the demanding array
of print jobs that they have to handle.
-- InfoPrint 5000 familyof Color Continuous Form Inkjet Platforms -
Ricoh's flagship InfoPrint 5000 family returns to Graph Expo with
enhanced features, including faster speeds for more paper versatility,
enhanced halftones for improved monochrome printing quality, a more
productive "U" configuration option, and support for industry
standards.
-- Ricoh Pro L4000 - The next generation of large format inkjet
technology for the graphic arts market features Ricoh's cutting-edge
piezo-electric print heads and an aqueous ink that produces brilliant
results while being environmentally-friendly. The L4000 is a powerful
and flexible tool that can print on various substrates -- a must for
the demands of signage, point of purchase and indoor and outdoor
display.
-- TotalFlow Portfolio of Solutions - Ricoh has expanded its family of
workflow offerings for print service providers, enterprise customers
and publishers.
-- The new TotalFlow Cadence for Publishing empowers book printers to
maximize the precision and profitability of short runs with
efficient, comprehensive management of the production process from
start to finish.
-- TotalFlow DocEnhancer - This streamlined solution provides
mid-sized businesses with the functionality of the InfoPrint
ProcessDirector at a fraction of the cost. Companies requiring a
powerful datastream management solution for Adobe PDF datastreams
will also be able to view the intuitive Ricoh ProcessDirector
Express end-to-end solution.
-- In addition to these new products, the other tried-and-trusted
members of the TotalFlow line-up will be on display at the Ricoh
booth, including ProcessDirector Express, TotalFlow MakeReady and
TotalFlow PrintManager.
-- 1to1Create Marketing Services - A new comprehensive solution that
unites software, service and training in a ready-to-deploy package,
optimized for customer-specific pain points and vertical-specific
applications. At the Ricoh booth, visitors will be able to go hands-on
with PSP Portal, a tool to create cross media campaigns customized for
small and medium businesses.
-- Continuous Improvement Program - This new program, powered by Ricoh
Business Booster, provides Ricoh production printing customers with an
objective, quantitative 360-degree review of their printing
performance and yields a concrete plan to help significantly improving
that performance.
As part of its ongoing commitment to lead the print industry in professional mastery and excellence, Ricoh is also announcing new certification and education initiatives:
-- Color Management Professionals (CMPs) Certification - Ricoh has
certified its entire 80-person team of production printing solution
engineers as CMPs -- Master Level -- to better help customers improve
their printing performance. From the IDEAlliance association for
digital media best practices, the certification complements Ricoh's G7
hardware certification and exemplifies the company's tradition of
continuous, intensive education for the benefit of customers.
-- Cal Poly Digital Literacy Curriculum - Ricoh and Cal Poly debut
Digital Literacy curriculum for franchise printers, commercial
printers and secondary education students. The curriculum is part of
Cal Poly's Expressive Technologies initiative to explore the
intersection of creativity and technology, and continues Ricoh's
commitment to helping customers, now and in the future, be the best
they can be in the production printing industry.
At Graph Expo 2012, Ricoh's executives will also be sharing their expertise at co-located events at outside of the Ricoh booth. Mike Bryant, worldwide practice leader of strategy and marketing analytics at Ricoh, will present a session on data analytics titled, "One Algorithm Doesn't Fit All" at Xplor at Graph Expo. Sandra Zoratti, vice president of Marketing and Executive Briefings, will present a session on Precision Marketing titled, "The Marketer's Mandate: Get Relevant, Get Real or Get Lost" at the Graph Expo Marketing Theater.
For more information on Ricoh's solutions, visit ricoh-usa.com and infoprint.com. If you are a member of the media or analyst community attending Graph Expo and are interested in speaking with Ricoh executives at the show contact Tracey Sheehy at tsheehy@breakawaycom.com.
|About Ricoh|
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD).
The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/
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