Ricoh Corporation Introduces The Aficio 2022/2027 Series; Newest Aficio Digital Imaging Series...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003

Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Aficio 2022/2027 digital imaging systems, designed to simplify document creation and production while enhancing

distribution and management of hardcopy and electronic files. The Aficio 2022/2027 series provides fast, 22 page-per-minute and 27 page-per-minute professional digital copying output speeds respectively with crisp 600-dpi resolution. The Aficio 2022SP/2027SP versions offer the same productive features as the Aficio 2022/2027 but includes standard network scanning and printing functionality right out of the box. Both systems provide numerous advanced document management capabilities that can greatly impact productivity for companies and workgroups.

"Ricoh designed the Aficio 2022/2027 series to help businesses meet their ever growing need for document management and production demands," said Hede Nonaka, Vice President of Marketing for Ricoh Corporation. "This series is an affordable, versatile solution for businesses looking to improve worker efficiency, reduce costs, and monitor system performance."

The new series is based on the very successful design of the Aficio 1022/1027 series, and it has added new features such as embedded scan to email, LDAP support with SMTP and POP before SMTP authentication, scan to folder (SMB), and scan to FTP server.

The Aficio 2022SP/2027SP models also come equipped with server-less network scanning functionality, requiring no additional software, and provides a host of efficiency-enhancing benefits. Embedded Scan-to-Email allows for seamless scan, capture, and delivery of documents to an email address either stored in an address book, manually entered, or through LDAP. The embedded Scan-to-Folder feature ensures fast distribution of documents up to 2 GB in size via SMB/FTP protocols using existing network infrastructures.

For businesses looking to reduce costs and paper overflow at facsimile machines, the Aficio 2022/2027 series includes a paperless fax feature, allowing users to set up the system so that it does not print faxes. Faxes are stored on the Hard Disk Drive where users can view the fax, download it, or print it to the device. Faxes can also be routed directly to the recipient's email address.