Built For The Challenge

On Demand Imaging System

THINK FAST

Streamlining Heavy Workflow & Supporting Tight Deadlines With Advanced, High-Powered, Connected Ricoh Digital Imaging Productivity.

DIGITAL DIFFERENCE

VERSATILE DOCUMENT SERVER
TOUCH OF A BUTTON FOR COMPLEX JOBS
ACCURATE QUALITY OUTPUT VARIETY OF FRONT END SOLUTIONS

HOLE PUNCH CAPABILITIES

PROFESSIONAL FINISHING

SPEED IN PRODUCTIVITY

The bottom line is, with extreme high-volume workloads and high-end print production demands such as yours, time is money and you cant afford to lose either. Thats where the incredibly productive RICOH Aficio 1050 Digital Imaging System comes in. As a digital technology leader, we know that to keep up with and stay on top of your business, you need a superproductive, high-performance solution that gives you: power to blaze through massive copy/print jobs; top performance that ensures superior image quality and continuous reliability; plus advanced, versatile functionality which puts on-demand print production and network connectivity right at your very fingertips.

THINK SMART

Tired of searching for a needle in a haystack? With its advanced electronic capabilities, the Ricoh Aficio 1050 makes it easy to track documents.
A Super-Smart System The Advanced Aficio 1050
The advanced Aficio 1050 delivers exceptionally fast, accurate, easy-to-use operation to ensure the quickest turnaround time and utmost dependability possible in servicing your clients. Plus, it puts a wide range of on-demand print production solutions at your disposal, so youll always have total control of your most critical documents and complex job assignments, as well as over job scheduling, whether you do it all yourself or send your file to a CRD for production. The innovative Document Server & Editor open up a world of flexibility to users when it comes to handling both paperbased and electronic originals in a variety of applications. The Aficio 1050 gives you creative freedom to mix hard copy and/or electronic input simply and seamlessly, so producing even complex, multi-section documents is a snap.

CONNECTIVITY

Designed for Document Production
The Ricoh Aficio 1050 offers a variety of front end solutions to meet your high volume workload and production print demands. Choose from the Ricoh Type 850 print controller, the Fiery EB-105 controller or the Ricoh MicroPress to handle your document management needs. The Ricoh Aficio 1050 partners with your choice of front end solutions to manage your production demands.
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000

Windows 95, 98

Macintosh

File List

Document Server allows you to locate searchable files.

Document Editor

Document Editor allows you to retrieve and edit files.
Intelligent Document Server & Editor Technology Heightens Versatility
Storing up to 250 jobs, the Document Server links all electronically created as well as paper-based originals scanned into memory, and lets you locate any of these searchable files by document File Name, User ID or Time for easy storage and access. The Document Editor steps in to allow users to retrieve and edit files for a suite of diverse solutions that dramatically increase printing productivity. Sample Set/Proof Printing A handy feature enabling users to verify and/or change settings for a particular document before printing the entire job, significantly reducing paper waste and interruptions in productivity. Secure Printing Confidential documents are protected by an assigned password, then held in memory until retrieved by an authorized party. File Merge Printing Efficiently merges files and permits the easy assembly of complex documents from various applications.
Print-on-Demand Now you can produce only the output you need, when you need it, eliminating excess warehousing or stocking costs. Especially useful for extensive documents like sales, training and service manuals, which require ongoing changes and modifications, the Aficio 1050s Print-on-Demand system provides an optional CD-R/RW drive to store and retrieve such large files.
Digital Technology Means Ease-of-Use, Smooth Operation
Life in high production land gets even easier with the impressive 72-originalper-minute digital scanner, integral
CD-R/RW drive stores and retrieves large files for Print-on-Demand applications.
to the Aficio 1050s amazing performance and one of the fastest in the world. Fast scanning translates into seamless production of jobs and less time spent physically standing at the system. A productive 100-sheet Automatic Reversing Document Feeder lets you batch feed more than 100 originals at a time or scan in additional jobs while the current one is running, so youre free to take your originals and go tend to other business.

chapters and more just press a button to start the job, and its done.
Virtually Limitless Supplies, Maximize Uptime
Built to think ahead so you dont have to, the Aficio 1050 has two toner bottles on board for changeon-the-fly replenishment, so continual up-time is always ensured. And with the systems standard yet plentiful 7,550-sheet paper capacity, youre guaranteed ongoing, uninterrupted production run after run. The system is comprised of Ricohs unique Tandem Tray, plus two 500-sheet universal trays (up to 11 x 17) and three 8 1/2 x 11 trays for 20 lb. or heavier paper stock including 90 lb. and 110 lb. index stock, 80 lb. cover stock and up to 12-bank tab stock.
Ricohs top-of-the-line Aficio 1050 Digital Imaging System affordably arms any Print-For-Pay operation, Central Reprographics Department (CRD), or other high-volume, high-output oriented business environment with cuttingedge ammunition to rip through jobs at a remarkable 105 ppm running speed!
Shown is the Aficio 1050 Touch Panel Display.
Diverse Capabilities and Professional Finishing That Set Your Work Apart
At the time of printing, the Aficio 1050 will automatically place the date and number the pages of a document. This allows you to create a new document consisting of existing materials from a variety of sources hard copies, electronic files, etc. without the need for manual date stamping and numbering. For greater security, choose to have the Aficio 1050 number each set it prints with an identifying background number. Also, select from a range of preset stamps Copy, Urgent, Draft, Confidential and more to label specific document types, or create your own stamps for custom applications. Add the finishing touches to appropriate documents with versatile stapling and hole-punching capabilities. The Aficio 1050 professionally staples sets
While its digital imaging capabilities are quite advanced, the Ricoh Aficio 1050 systems user-friendly color touch panel display is quite simple. You can clearly and easily program any job for effort-free, worryfree operation. The enhanced, duallanguage display further simplifies matters by showing users only the information needed for the task at hand. Scan Once, Print Many is an invaluable time and energy saver, allowing you to scan documents once directly into the Aficio 1050s powerful memory then let the system pump out the volume. Such high-performance printing lends to maximum reliability and uptime. Complicated jobs are further simplified with the Aficio 1050s flexibility to handle virtually any type assignment. Its no sweat to select covers, tabs,
up to 100 pages in one of four staple positions, then automatically trims the staples to the correct length. The finisher units advanced design enables no-delay stapling at the same speed as copying or printing! Using the super time-saving integrated 3-hole or 2-hole punch option, a must for certain industries, the Ricoh Aficio 1050 can be programmed for on-line hole punching as part of a job, rather than a separate operation.

operation always has a back-up unit for standard walk-up applications when you need it. Connect Print lets users send documents right from their desktop to the Document Server where they can split the job between two Aficios to maximize output.
Connect Copy/Connect Print Makes Extra Speed More Affordable
Imagine the power and productivity youre afforded when two Aficio 1050s are teamed together! Linking two systems will not only effectively double output, but also achieve phenomenal speeds of up to 210 pages-per-minute! As speed and productivity are paramount in high volume production environments like yours, Connect Copy/Connect Print is an exceptionally logical, and affordable solution to consider. Whats more, having two powerful Aficio 1050 Digital Imaging Systems on hand means having two workhorses that operate independently for doubled productivity. Plus, your
The Powerful Ricoh Aficio 1050. High-Speed, High-Output, Printing &

THINK DIFFERENT.

Most Extreme Networked Production Environments.
On-Line Finishing For Todays

THINK RICOH.

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DIGITAL COPIER CAPABILITIES & SPECIFICATIONS
Aficio 1050 Digital Speed, Productivity & Versatility
Your clients demand their finished product, so your bustling print production environment should demand a powerful, high-speed, dependable digital system made by the digital technology leader, of course. The durable RICOH Aficio 1050 gives you all the highperformance benefits of advanced, integrated digital imaging, at a fast 105-pages-per-minute, along with exceptional 600 dpi image quality. Thanks to its state-of-the-art capabilities, superior performance and productivity are always right at hand for the most intensive production environments. The system boasts an incredible 105-pages-per-minute engine, complemented by an amazing digital scanner scanning up to an impressive 72 originals per minute. Other workflow-enhancing

capabilities include an efficient 100-sheet Automatic Reversing Document Feeder, and a highcapacity 3,000-sheet, four-position Stapler/Finisher, capable of stapling up to 100 sheets per set. Whether producing multi-page sets or complex tabbed, hole-punched documents, and whether jobs are operated from the system or from networked PCs, the high-volume Aficio 1050 delivers top quality output in superb time all professionally finished and ready to distribute. Its advanced capabilities are simplified with a color touch screen display, which guides users through each operation and shows only the information necessary for the specified task. Pre-programmed shortcut keys make performing many common tasks a one-touch proposition, so all jobs run swiftly. The Aficio 1050s convenient Scan Once, Print Many technology enables you to scan documents directly into the systems powerful memory. Effortlessly select cover stock, tabs, chapters and more, then walk away with your originals. Production is completed automatically while you tend to other business or process other jobs. Add to the mix the ability to produce your output finished with integrated 3-hole or 2-hole punch, stamping
and numbering, stapling, sample set proofing, and so much more. Dual toner bottles on-line allow for change-on-the-fly, so output performance remains continuous and uninterrupted. Document processing is further streamlined with the systems abundant total 7,550-sheet paper capacity, which includes one tandem tray (up to 2,000 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11), two 500-sheet universal trays (up to 11 x 17) and the Large Capacity Tray unit offering three additional 8 1/2 x 11 trays. Add paper to any tray not in use, plus enjoy the convenience of Auto Tray Switching where the system automatically shifts to a tray containing the same paper type while seamlessly continuing the job run. Reap the rewards of the remarkable yet affordable digital technology incorporated in the Aficio 1050 the right high-speed, high-output system for your extreme workload.

General Specifications

Printing Process: Dry Process (Dual Component) Reading Element: 4 Channel CCD Array Configuration: Console 48 MB x 2 (RAM)/10.2 GB x 2 (HDD) Standard Memory: Warm Up Time: 6 minutes Quantity Indicator: 1 to 9,999 Power Source: 220V/60Hz/20A Full System Dimensions: (WxDxH) 87.3 x 28.9 x 58.1 Weight: 859.4 lbs.

Paper Supply

Paper Feed: 1st Tray - 1,000 sheets x 2 (Tandem Tray) 2nd and 3rd Tray - 500 sheets (User Adjustable) 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 to 8 1/2 x lb. Bond 90 lb. Index
Paper Size: Paper Weight:

RT42 Large Capacity Tray

Paper Size: Paper Capacity: Paper Weight: 51/2 x 8 1/2 to 8 1/2 x 11 4th and 5th Tray 1,000 sheets; 6th Tray 2,550 sheets 16 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover (4th and 5th Tray) 14 lb. Bond 90 lb. Index (6th Tray) 7,550 sheets

Copier Features

Auto Duplex Auto Off Auto Paper Select Auto Reduce/Enlarge Auto Stamping Auto Start Auto Tray Switching Background Numbering Batch Mode Booklet/Magazine Mode Centering Chapterization (20) Combine Originals Covers (2, 4, 8, 16) Directional Magnification (%) Directional Size Magnification (Inch) Double Copy Energy Saver Mode Erase Center/Border Image Repeat Image Shift Interrupt Job Preset (10) Job Program (25) Job Status Indicator Job Time Calculation Margin Adjustment Mixed Size Originals
Original Modes: Generation Copy, Pale Original, Photo Text, Text/Photo Original Orientation Mode Page Numbering Paper Designate (20) Print Sample Repeat Copy Rotate Original Sample Set Save/Delete Series Copying Size Magnification Slip Sheets (OHP, Separation) Special Paper Display Tab Copy Tandem Print (Option) Thin Paper Mode Three Side Full Bleed Touch Panel Display (Dual Language) User Codes: 500 Copy/500 Print User Stamping Weekly Timer

Total Capacity:

Engine Specifications
First Copy: Copying Speed: Copy Resolution: Gray Scale: 3.8 seconds 105 copies/minute 600 x 600 dpi 256 levels

Reduction/Enlargement

Reproduction Ratios: 25%, 50%, 65%, 73%, 78%, 85%, 93%, 121%, 129%, 155%, 200%, 400% 25% - 400% in 1% increments

Original/Copy Size

Original Type: Original Size: Copy Size: Copy Type: Book/sheet Up to 11 x 1/2 x 8 1/2 to 11 x 17 Plain Paper, Transparencies, 90 lb. & 110 lb. Index, 80lb. Cover
Auto Reversing Document Feeder
Original Size: Original Weight: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 to 11 x lb. Bond 90 lb. Index (Simplex) 16 lb. 34 lb. Bond (Duplex) Original Stack Capacity: 100 sheet Scan Speed: 72 OPM

Duplex

Type: Capacity: Paper Size: Paper Weight: Four Page Stackless Interleave Unlimited 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 to 11 x lb. Bond 90 lb. Index

SR810 Finisher

Shift Tray Stack Capacity: Proof Tray Stack Capacity: Paper Weight: Staple Capacity: Staple Paper Size: Staple Position: 3,000 sheets 500 sheets 16 lb. Bond 80 lb. Cover 100 sheets (20 lb. Bond) 8 1/2 x 11 to 11 x Positions (Top, Bottom, 2 Staples, Top Slant)

Document Server Specifications
Number of Jobs: Number of Pages: Resolution: User ID: File Name: Password: Up to 250 Up to 5,dpi, 4 level (Scanning Data) 600 dpi binary (Electronic Data) Max 8 letters (Alphanumeric) Max 8 letters (Alphanumeric) Max 4 digits (Numeric)

Document Server Features

Booklet and Magazine Mode Change File Name Connect Copy/Print Job Preset (10 Jobs) Sample Set Save Printing Conditions Search by Document File Name Set Password Sort By User ID or Time

Accessories

CD-R/RW Drive Type 850 Functionality: Write and read Aficio 1050 document file data from CD-R or CD-RW disk Disk Memory: 50 files or 500 pages Speed: Write 4x Read 20x Power: 120V/60Hz/15A Dimensions (WxDxH): 5.8 x 7.8 x 1.7 Weight: 3.3 lbs.

Document Editor Features

Change File Name Delete File Delete Page File Download from CD File Insertion File Merge File Save to CD Insert Page
Connect Copy Kit Type 850 Interface PCB Board Type x 17 Tray Kit Type 850 Punch Kit Type 850 NA-3 (3-Hole) Punch Kit Type 850 NA-2 (2-Hole)
EPA 2000 Office Products Partner of the Year (5th consecutive year) EPA 2000 Labeling Partner of the Year
Ricoh Corporation has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
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FIERY EB-105 CONTROLLER CAPABILITIES & SPECIFICATIONS
Fiery Netwise 2 networking architecture allows for a simple setup in any network environment. Auto-switching protocols, autosensing ports and support of standard 10/100 BaseT connections make Netwise 2 the most universal Novell NDS Compliant network architecture. Fiery Web Spoolers graphical user interface and intuitive job log feature allow users to reprint, prioritize and manage jobs in the queue, all from their desktop. DocBuilder Pro (optional) represents the industrys first serverbased imposition application. After converting source documents to PDF files, DocBuilder Pro allows entire documents to be previewed, edited and assembled before RIPing. Fiery FreeForm offers fast, easy variable data printing with features not available elsewhere, such as mixing applications and platforms, RIPing the master page once, and creating unlimited variable elements. Fiery WebTools offer easy job management from any platform via a Java-enabled Web browser, providing a perfect solution for corporate Intranets. Speed For Productivity Fiery EB-105 provides document printing capability with Rip-While-Print and Continuous Print technologies optimized for black and white business applications. Drives the Aficio 850/1050 at its rated speeds and offers users full control of advanced paper-handling features including sorting, stapling, hole punching, cover stock and tab extension printing. Command WorkStation (optional) allows users to track, manage, and control print jobs from a centralized location, ensuring the highest production for print-for-pay and corporate reproduction departments.

Aficio 1050 Fiery EB-105 Embedded Print Controller Assures Image Quality & Flexibility
Increased productivity is the result when the Fiery EB-105 teams up with the RICOH Aficio 850 or Aficio 1050. Designed to support the most demanding Print-for-Pay and Production environments, the EB-105 delivers smooth, consistent black and white printing with astonishing speed. The Fiery EB-105 is designed for ease-of-use and includes document building tools, print drivers for a variety of platforms, utilities for remote job management, and a local interface for immediate control on the Fiery. Users can expect the Fiery EB-105 to meet Ricohs high reliability standards. Boasting the powerful Fiery architecture, effortless networking, and remarkable ease of use, the Fiery EB-105 commands productivity for large workgroups as well as intense production environments.
Fiery EB-105 Controller Specifications

Hardware

Fiery X2e Motherboard: MIPS R7000 @266 MHz CPU 64 MB RAM (standard) 128 (optional) SDRAM enabling fast memory access High speed 64-bit bus 6.4 GB Hard Disk

Resolution

600X600 dpi

Utilities

Fiery WebTools WebSpooler WebSetup Configure Print Status Fiery Spooler Fiery Downloader Fiery Print Drivers for Macintosh and Windows

Networking Netwise 2

Simultaneous auto-switching protocols: EtherTalk TCP/IP Novel IPX 802.2, 802.3, 802.5 Ethernet II, and SNAP frame types Auto-sensing ports: RJ45 Parallel port (in) IEEE 1284, Type C Ethernet 10/100 BaseT standard support

EB-105 Options

Command WorkStation DocBuilder Pro FreeForm 128 MB RAM upgrade
Regulatory Approvals EFI Custom ASICs
IX ASIC Increased speed of I/O functions DX ASIC High speed and access of various in memory types and speeds VX2b ASIC High speed Video Interface CSA TUV/GS UL EMC CE Mark EN55022 Class B FCC Class B VCCI Class A
Page Description Language/Fonts
Adobe PostScript Adobe Roman PostScript PCL5e and PCL6 PDF printing

Controller Options

Printer Controller EB-105 Optional 64MB RAM
Optional Utility Softwares
Command Work Station DocBuilder Pro
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TYPE 850 PRINT CONTROLLER CAPABILITIES & SPECIFICATIONS
Aficio 1050 Type 850 Print Controller Networked Power For Ultimate Print Production
Precision, high-speed 105 ppm laser printing is yours when you elect for the optional RICOH Aficio 1050 print controller. Youll benefit from the enormously productive advantage of a reliable, fully-networked digital laser printer, plus exceptional 600 dpi image quality that delivers pristine, professional-quality documents repeatedly. Heavy volume print production environments like yours know how important fast speed, high volume, quality and flexibility are thats why youll truly appreciate this affordable, time-saving, profit-building business solution. You can conveniently control all the Aficio 1050s advanced capabilities right from the desktop. The Aficio 1050s intelligent Document Server & Editor technology take productivity further by providing network output solutions that go way beyond any traditional
printer. Innovative print productivityenhancing features include: Print-on-Demand Store files intact with their job settings at the Document Server for easy retrieval whenever the file is needed for printing. File Merge/Delete Conveniently merge electronic and/or paperbased originals to create a brand new file. You can delete or add files as necessary. Proof Printing Print a sample set for approval before proceeding to print a large job, preventing waste. Secure Printing Send electronic documents with a password to ensure security. The Aficio 1050 enables versatile, powerful network connectivity in the widest range of environments, so all your jobs are seamlessly processed. PCL6 is standard, allowing the system to work with all major PC applications, and PCL drivers are available for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0. An optional
Adobe PostScript 3 module offers drivers for all the above applications, plus the latest Macintosh OS. Moreover, the Aficio 1050s incredible performance is enhanced through the Ricoh Aficio Manager utility software. In todays networked office, proactive management of the document workflow on your network is essential. Aficio Manager places at your disposal a dynamic suite of utility software that simplifies all aspects of installation, monitoring and management of Ricoh Aficio network output systems.

Type 850 Print Controller Specifications
Print Speed: Interface: 105 ppm Ethernet Network Interface Card 10/100 BaseT Parallel Port (IEEE 1284) Power PC 740/266 MHz TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk 32 MB Standard (Expandable to 256 MB) 6 GB (Optional) PCL5e/PCL6 (Standard) Adobe PostScript 3 (Optional) PCL5e/PCL6 for Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0; Adobe PostScript for Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4.0; Macintosh PCL6/600 dpi, 2400 dpi x 600 dpi (enhanced) PCL5e/600/300 dpi Adobe PostScript 3/600 dpi Standard: 35 Intellifonts, 10 True Type Fonts, 1 Bitmap Optional: 136 PostScript Fonts
CPU: Network Protocol: Memory Capacity: Hard Disk Drive: Printer Language: Print Drivers:

Printer Features

Binding (Top & Side) Collation Cover Sheet Printing Document Server Duplex Printing Layout (up to 16 pages per sheet) Magazine Mode OHP Slip Sheet Printing Proof Printing Punch/3 or 2 hole (top or left) Sample Print Secure Print Separator Page (with PostScript 3 only) Special Stock (Thick, Transparency) Stapling Tray Lock

Print Resolution:

Fonts:
Adobe PostScript3 Type 850 Printer Hard Disk Drive Type 850 Network Interface Board Type 450-E Type 850 Interface PCB Type 850 32MB Printer Memory Type 850 64MB Printer Memory Type 850 128MB Printer Memory

Production/On-Demand

Administrator on LAN
1. Receive files from LAN
2. Send data to Document Server or print 3. Pre-Press Processing Sample Set/Inspect Finishing -Tabs -Throughput Material -Stapling -Hole Punch Add/Delete Pages File Storage
4. On-Demand output CD-R/RW
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105/60

Ricoh has helped the world work better and faster over the years by delivering on the promise of the digital revolution. Now, we take you to warp speed with the brand-new Aficio 1050. This revolutionary PC-networkable rocketship shoots out a full 105 A4 copies per minute from trays that can store a massive 7,550 sheets. And it features an array of sorting and finishing functions. Yet it does all this for biplane budgetbound administrators.
Meeting New Challenges with Innovative Solutions
Complete Connectivity Solutions
Not so long ago, the office was a simple place. Most people had narrowly defined roles, as did their equipment. The irony is that document creation and dissemination were often complex, unproductive, and expensive. Ricoh has done much to change all that with its drive toward computer-networkable, multifunctional office machines at reasonable prices. We have made it easier for people to do more with their documentsin far less timeso they can concentrate on new challenges. We have innovated a full line of hardware, software, and support options that simplify complexity in todays office. In short, we deliver document solutions with appliance-like ease. Our dedication to simplicity, efficiency, and cost-performance has helped us become a leader in the worlds key digital copier markets. And we are well on our way to becoming a winner in a broad new category called multifunctional printers (MFPs)machines that integrate printing with functions like faxing and copying. In the copier segment, we have won global recognition for a host of multifunctional models that match all speed requirements without breaking budgets. Speeds range from 15 to 105 copies per minute (cpm). Two models, the networkable Aficio 850 and Aficio 1050, can be used in tandem to generate an amazing 170 and 210 cpm, respectively, at a much lower operating cost than our competitors can provide. We now offer printing solutionsan area in which we were long absentthus topping off our output offerings for networked offices. We focus on mid- to high-volume monochrome and color laser machines. Sales have boomed. According to BNS Co., Ltd., a Japanese market research organization, we shot from nowhere to the No. 1 spot in the domestic market for color laser printers in the first three months of calendar 2000. We aim to capture up to 30% of the Japanese market in the segments we operate in by 2001. Together, our MFPs and other printers provide customers with complete printing solutions. Another important aspect of our document solutions approach is our recognition of the need to handle both paper and electronic information as seamlessly as possible. We have commercialized several systems incorporating our advanced image processing software. Upmarket efforts include REDMS, for Ricoh Enterprise Document Management System, which allows companies to manage all equipment linked to their networks and transfer documents between paper and electronic environments. As its name suggests, RIDOC Cabinet lets you file and access originally photocopied or faxed information from the PC desktop. We also support information management with digital cameras and CD-Recordable and CD-ReWritable drives and media, for which we helped formulate global standards. In these and other ways, we are providing our customers with complete solutions to connectivity needs.
MaryBeth Masturzo, Sales Manager of American Copy Equipment of Cleveland, Ohio, poses proudly with John Baron, President of that company. MaryBeth sold two Aficio 850s to the Cleveland Indians, a Major League Baseball team, whose Jacobs Field ballpark is famous around the United States.
A contract to supply Poste Italiene S.p.A. with a massive 5,600 Aficio series digital copier/printer/fax models and 500 G4 fax machines underscores our drive toward becoming a document solutions provider. By supplying full-fledged software and hardware and administrative support, were helping Poste Italiene ensure that an almost classic line remains truethe postman always delivers.

Solutions in Action

Excellent imaging systems are pointless if they are unaffordable to own or operate. In recent years, Ricoh has accorded top priority to lowering the total cost of ownership of its office systems. We have made leaps and bounds in this regard because we manage all aspects of our equipmentfrom hardware and software to supplies and maintenance. Our products are renowned worldwide for their excellent value for money. We are highly price-competitive but not cheap. We pride ourselves on delivering a total package of unequaled performance and clear savings to the customer over the entire life cycle of every machine. We meet real needs with real solutions. These considerations underscored the March 2000 decision of Poste Italiene S.p.A., Italys post office, to order 5,600 Aficio series digital copier/printer/fax models and 500 high-end G4 laser fax machines. After installation, we will maintain all this equipment under a full supplies and maintenance contract. All the equipment will be computer-connective and within a uniform operating environment. One of the keys to ensuring that the equipment network minimizes costs and maximizes efficiency for Poste Italiene is an innovative applications package that the Ricoh European Digital Solution Center (REDSC) in Dsseldorf developed with a Canadian partner to track and administer output from equipment everywhere on the network. We established REDSC several years ago to develop printer drivers, network management systems, and other software. The package provides Poste Italiene with tailored document administration systems. Elsewhere, Ricoh Group members run a host of online systems and training and support programs designed to maximize internal communications and customer responsiveness. In the United States, for example, Ricoh Corporation maintains an online dealer system, while Ricoh University has a PC laboratory that demonstrates how Ricoh LAN-based products enhance office efficiency. In Europe, we train business partners from around the region in digital systems and networked products through Linc, which stands for Learning Incorporated. All our support operations are constantly upgrading their capabilities to keep abreast of our advances in office equipment technology. We love to compete, and a central thrust of our document solutions drive is to meet open, de facto global standards. We consider it crucial that our products work with those of other companies. This obviously provides customers with peace of mind and is an important edge over much of our competition because commonality means familiarity and ease of use. By pursuing efficiency, cost-performance, an open architecture, and appliancelike ease, Ricoh is making document solutions a reality.

Corrado Passera, President and CEO of Poste Italiene S.p.A (seated, left), Mirko Bianchi, President of Ricoh subsidiary NRG Italia S.p.A. (seated, right), and Attilio Gecchele, President of Ricoh Italia S.p.A. (standing, second from right), signed a full-service contract in Milan in late February 2000. Also present at the ceremony was Masami Takeiri (standing, second from left), General Manager of our International Marketing Group and a Ricoh Managing Director.
This user-friendly and friendly looking information appliance was the brainchild of Ricoh Silicon Valley, which is at the heart of our bid for premier position in the document solutions race. eCabinet empowers people to focus on the destination instead of the journey.

eCabinet

The Worlds First Network Office Appliance
An almost huggable device rolled out by Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc., in late 1999 is a stunning embodiment of Ricohs commitment to bring appliance beauty to document solutions. It is called eCabinet. This Network Office Appliance, or NOA, connects with all types of office equipment to automatically capture, file, and retrieve all electronic and paper documents. It is the first system in the world to give workgroups access to all their documents through a single, centralized machine. One of the key attractions of eCabinet and its future NOA brethren is its complete stability as a document management solution. Users never have to open the box or install additional software. It is pure plug-and-play. Because it is fully connectable and based on an open architecture, you can access it with a standard Web browser. The prime target for eCabinet is medium-sized businesses and corporate workgroups. These people typically suffer from overload as they try to analyze and manage an excess of information. It is almost impossible to expect such workers to accomplish their core tasks if they have to waste countless hours keeping their information systems in running order. eCabinet combines the strengths of office networks, the Internet, and advanced thin-server technology to deliver appliance efficiency. The thin-server approach used in eCabinet is similar to the technology used in all Ricoh equipmentperforming single or specialized server functions and running on a reliable, secure operating architecture. One of the many attractions of eCabinet is that it reduces the cost of storage while eliminating the tiresome loss of key documents so common in office equipment and media today. It does this by routing all documents through it for capture and storage on a 30-gigabyte hard disc. And filing, searching, and retrieving documents from eCabinet is totally intuitive. Users do not need special training. Neither do network administratorsinstallation and configuration can be completed in just minutes. Since its launch, eCabinet has won industry accolades as a forerunner of a whole new world of document management. According to Michael Maziarka of CAP Ventures, a leading market research firm in Massachusetts, Simplified, dedicated information appliances like eCabinet will help the small business and corporate workgroup with its document management operations. Michael is director of CAP Ventures Dynamic Content Software Strategies Consulting Service. In the not-too-distant future, Ricoh will bring out more models that take the network office appliance concept to greater heights, reconfirming its position as a document management solutions provider.

Dr. Peter Hart (right), Chairman of Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc., and Steve Weyl, CEO, play central roles in Ricohs effort to make its network office appliance concept a reality.
Making Quality and the Environment Count
maximize customer satisfaction, Quality and the environment have long been part of halve development lead times, the Ricoh mindset in developand slash total costs. The second ing equipment and systems that factor is that Ricoh has completed make office work easier and a global production system that customers happier. In fact, we delivers uniform quality. Winning have long been at the forefront this award was obviously very in making these two areas pleasing. But the greatest reward make true business sense. was that entering the competition Our prominence in quality encouraged us to marshal compadates to 1975, when we became nywide resources from design the first office equipment manThe 1999 Japan Quality Award recognizes our commitment to customer satisfaction because it truly and production to sales and exterufacturer to capture the Deming measures quality from the customers perspective. nal and internal supportto Prize. This award was named drive even further ahead in cusafter the man who introduced tomer satisfaction. the concept of quality to Japan. Over the years, Ricoh has tackled environmental It encapsulated the general thinking of the timesinterprotection in three stagesimplementing responses to cept and eliminate defects on the factory floor. Times have environmental regulations, reducing environmental changed, and now the Japan Quality Award (JQA) is the impact, and environmental management. Our environquest among Japanese companies and organizations. Its mental protection pledges go far beyond compliance. For criteria parallel those of the Malcolm Baldridge National instance, we do not just cut or treat waste or pollution. We Quality Award in the United States. avoid generating it in the first place. Such dedication has The JQA measures a host of factors that together creled to many environmental awards worldwide. ate quality. It is bestowed on companies and organizaWe are now seeing our efforts bear real fruit at the tions that best incorporate quality management into all bottom line, which can only motivate us to pursue more business processes. It recognizes that true customer satisefficient and profitable environmental initiatives. Our faction covers all aspects of the customer experience environmental accounting system aids decision-making both hardware and the softer areas of user-friendliness by clarifying the costs and returns of environmental dediand attentive after-sales service. Two areas in particular cation to our most immediate stakeholderscustomers merited special commendation. The first is Ricohs comand investorsas well as to the prehensive design general public. In other words, we and production ensure that good corporate citizensystem, which has ship makes good business sense. supported efforts to

Our European supplier meetings are designed to build win-win relationships with our business partners.
Environmental Accounting for Fiscal 2000
Costs Category Environmental Costs Description Financial ClassifiImpact cation Economic Impact Description
Billions of yen Eco-Ratio Conservation Impact Total Environmental Impact Reduced Environmental EE Value (billions of Impact (metric tons) Reductions (metric tons/billions of yen) (metric tons) yen/metric ton)

Business area

Environmental facility depreciation and maintenance

0.96 5.09 0.70

a b c a b
Energy-saving and waste processing Carbon 11,317 efficiency improvements dioxide Contributions to value-added production Restoration- and litigation-risk avoidance Recycled product sales Efficiency gains through education Sulfuric oxides and environmental management system Nitrogen oxides 2.006

Carbon 262,053 dioxide

0.00105

Nitrogen oxides

Upstream and downstream Management

2.41 1.79

Product recovery and recommercialization Divisions implementing environmental measures; establishing and maintaining environmental management system R&D to cut environmental impact

0.58 0.20

7.404 33.7%

Sulfuric oxides

14.53 18.91

R&D

0.05 2.04
Cost reductions through ecopackaging R&D contributions to value-added sales Environmental publicity
Biochemical 1.726 oxygen demand Final waste 3,458
Biochemical 36.61 oxygen demand Final waste 6,538

0.04203

Community activity Environmental impact Other Total

0.39 0.13 0.05 8.10

Preparing environmental reports 0.07 and advertising Detoxifying soil; environmental reconciliation Other conservation 9.69
Notes: This chart covers the parent company and 12 domestic and overseas production subsidiaries
a. Substantial benefits (contributes to environment and sales) b. Projected benefits (anticipated added value and environmental benefits) c. Indirect benefits (avoids risks of pollution recovery and litigation)
Definitions: EE = Eco-Efficiency Value (environmental impact reduction divided by total environmental costs) Eco-Ratio = Gross profit divided by total environmental impact
In identifying the true costs of our efforts in monetary terms, we have learned to better balance the environmental impact of all areas of operations with the economic benefits of these activities. A welcome result of such a focus is our ability to measurably reduce costs while helping the environment. For example, our Numazu plant saved almost half a million dollars by adopting a zero-waste strategy targeting both the direct and indirect costs of waste treatment or disposal. Combined with our quality achievements, our environmental initiatives eventually count toward a better customer experience.

Ricoh won the inaugural international Copier of the Future Award at COMDEX 99. Here, Masamitsu Sakurai, President and COO of Ricoh (left), poses with Jean-Pierre Rosiers, Head of the Energy Efficiency Policy Analysis Division of the International Energy Agency, after the presentation ceremony.
The digital copier line at Ricoh Electronics, Inc., maintains exactly the same quality standards as all Ricoh production operations around the world.