BERTL Honors Ricoh Americas Corporation With Prestigious 'Best' Award

Ricoh Americas Corporation Receives Accolades for Continued Leadership in
Document Management

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ricoh Americas
Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today
that its Priport series was recognized in BERTL's Best 2008 awards as a top
performer in the Best Digital Duplicator Product Line category. In its 13th
year, BERTL's Best Awards recognize the most innovative and highest quality
products in the printing industry.
Ricoh's Priport series sets itself apart from the competition, as it is
the industry's only digital duplicator with automatic duplexing. With simplex
and duplex imaging speeds ranging from 60 - 120 pages per minute (ppm), the
Priport series is ideal for high volume environments. Among the various
characteristics that helped secure the coveted first place spot is the series'
overall image quality, including the fast ink-drying time that allows for
cleaner handling of prints. When BERTL tested the Priport series, the image
quality of the first print or copy was sufficient for commercial distribution,
whereas other products did not produce adequate images until the fourth copy.
"We are honored to have our Priport line of products recognized by BERTL
as best in its category," said Tim Mays, Senior Product Manager, Ricoh
Americas Corporation. "We continually strive to create the best products and
solutions for our customers and to be recognized by an industry leader such as
BERTL supports our goal of providing superior quality products."
The Priport series' ease of use and compatibility were additional features
that set it apart from its competitors. The Document Server allows for
convenient print-on-demand capabilities. In addition, users and administrators
can employ a Web browser to access the Web Image Monitor printer home page to
check the status and configuration of the Priport device. Furthermore, users
can print contents of the Document Server from the Web Image Monitor home page
using a Web browser for easy access. The Priport series cemented its first
place victory with its high compatibility rate with other products including
Web Smartdevice Monitor and HP Web JetAdmin fleet asset and network
device-management software.
BERTL's Best honors not only entire product lines as it did with Priport,
but also individual devices, software, and utilities. Winners are selected
after a thorough testing process by BERTL analysts who distinguish the best
products and solutions in the marketplace. Analysts determine the winners by
closely evaluating overall performance and features including speed, image
quality and ease of use.
About BERTL
BERTL(R) Inc. is the source for objective, independent product evaluation
reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow
solutions. BERTL's evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards
and product ratings are undertaken entirely at BERTL's expense for the benefit
of its international subscriber base.
At all times, BERTL's primary focus is the end user. Covering all major
digital imaging manufacturers, BERTL publishes the world's most extensive Web
site of evaluation reports, comparisons data, vertical market research, news
and more on copiers, printers, MFPs, production and workgroup scanners, fax
machines, color and production equipment and wide format devices. BERTL
reports, research and other industry informative services are available in a
range of specialized subscription services. To learn more about BERTL, visit
www.BERTL.com or telephone 1.732.761.2311.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a
subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 72-year-old leading supplier of office
automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of
$19.4 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions.
Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share
information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the
input, management and output of documents.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized
dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be
accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective
companies.
Ricoh Web Site: www.ricoh-usa.com

CONTACT: Russell Marchetta Melissa Einfrank
Ricoh Americas Corporation Peppercom
(973) 882-2075 (212) 931-6171
russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com meinfrank@peppercom.com

SOURCE Ricoh Americas Corporation

Russell Marchetta, Ricoh Americas Corporation, +1-973-882-2075,
russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com; Melissa Einfrank, of Peppercom,
+1-212-931-6171, meinfrank@peppercom.com