West Caldwell, NJ, September 13, 2007 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced Ricoh® Transaction Link, a document storage solution for accounting services. Targeted for small- to medium-sized businesses, Transaction Link enables users to streamline financial document processing while increasing productivity and compliance with regulatory requirements. Transaction Link currently supports Sage MAS 90™ and MAS 200™ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and can be used with Ricoh’s multifunctional products (MFPs) to easily integrate paper into workflow.
Transaction Link offers document management capabilities to enable quick and reliable search and retrieval. The solution provides reporting tools such as a missing document report for internal and external audit compliance to minimize the time employees must spend combing through paper files. The middleware is easy-to-install and can be deployed immediately since it is designed to integrate with existing business systems. Users can quickly master the program as it relies on familiar interfaces and commands of current accounting systems and Ricoh MFPs. Transaction Link optimizes document security by seamlessly utilizing existing Sage Software network credentials.
“Transaction Link is a critical solution for accounting departments tasked with monitoring and reporting financial information,” said Hede Nonaka, senior vice president, Document Solutions and Services Division, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “By storing and organizing supporting documents and other important data for future use, Transaction Link expedites the information-gathering process for users that need to provide accurate financial reports for key decision makers.”
Known for its functionality and usability, Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 ERP systems are critical to the successful implementation of Transaction Link. The software offers solutions to aid in accounting, distribution, manufacturing and e-business management processes. Additionally, the Sage MAS 200 software acts as a client/server platform to efficiently distribute and support data integrity.
“Sage Software warmly welcomes Ricoh Americas Corporation into the Sage family of solution vendors,” said Alan Bryant, vice president of Sage Software’s ISV and developer relations group. “Sage has always been committed to offering a variety of business solutions that offer customers the freedom of choice in determining which applications best address their business needs, and we are enthusiastic that Ricoh has chosen Sage Software to help meet its customers’ needs.”
Transaction Link is the first industry solution developed in collaboration with the Advanced Business Center (ABC), part of Ricoh Innovations, Inc. ABC teams with Ricoh customers to gain insight on needs that are not yet being met in the market. By working with ABC, Ricoh is able to better meet customer demands with products and solutions that address specific needs.
“Consumer insight proves to be a major driver of innovation in the marketplace,” said Daja Phillips, vice president, Ricoh Innovations, Inc. “We are proud that our market research, coupled with Ricoh’s innovative solutions and Sage’s software, will improve the quality of work that accounting departments are able to produce.”
Transaction Link has an MSRP of $2,000. For information on Ricoh’s complete line of products, visit www.ricoh-usa.com.
About Sage Software, Inc.
Sage Software supports the needs and challenges of nearly 2.8 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable software and services. Products support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services and the specialized needs of the construction, distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, nonprofit and real estate industries. Sage Software is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions and related products and services for small and mid-sized businesses. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and the Group now has 5.4 million customers and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagesoftware.com/moreinfo or call (866) 308-2378.
About Advanced Business Center, Inc (ABC)
The Advanced Business Center, part of Ricoh Innovations, Inc (RII) teams with Ricoh customers to gain insight into thorny, pervasive customer needs that have yet to be adequately addressed in the market. Through a methodology grounded in contextual design, ABC carefully assesses market trends and customer needs to identify promising future business opportunities for Ricoh in North America and draw from the tremendous resources of Silicon Valley to craft future products and potential business cases that are well-suited to Ricoh’s strength as an office technology provider. ABC leverages relationships, ideas and technologies internal and external to Ricoh, to maximize efficiencies and minimize time to market.
About Ricoh’s Document Solutions & Services Division
The Document Solutions & Services Division (DSS) of Ricoh Americas Corporation is leading the industry with a portfolio of solutions that transform paper documents into information that easily integrates into existing business workflows to measurably improve document workflow efficiencies. DSS is committed to creating new “document-centric” customer value that will revolutionize how individuals and businesses use digital and paper-based information.
DSS offers a complete package of products, services and support programs to all of our channels, comprising of direct and indirect operations under the Ricoh, Savin and Lanier brands.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., and is a subsidiary of the $17 billion Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year old leading supplier of office automation equipment.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
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