ADVISORY/Ricoh Corporation Unveils New 'Technology Portal' Super Showroom in Mid-Town Manhattan.

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ADVISORY...for Monday (Dec. 16)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:     Ricoh will be unveiling an innovative new showroom "Ricoh's
          Technology Portal" featuring all of Ricoh's cutting edge
          office equipment and software solutions.

          Ricoh has designed the Showroom in a fully networked
          business environment that depicts typical customer
          workflow--and the various Ricoh solutions designed to meet
          these requirements--through four distinct sections of the
          showroom floor: Workgroup, Production, Enterprise and
          Professional Services.

          The Ricoh Technology Portal also includes an environmental
          station, which educates visitors on Ricoh's commitment to
          the environment.

WHY:      Ricoh has created the Ricoh Technology Portal to provide its
          customers with one location to demonstrate hardware and
          software solutions that will directly impact their
          bottom-line.

WHO:      Ricoh President & CEO Kirk Yoshida, and Executive Vice
          President Jim Ivy, will officiate at the opening of the
          showroom.

          Ricoh is a leading provider of digital office equipment and
          solutions including: digital multifunctional black & white
          and color copiers, printers, scanners, facsimile products,
          digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems.

WHEN:     Monday, December 16th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

          A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 2:30pm.

WHERE:    Mid-town Manhattan,
          510 Fifth Avenue at the corner of 43rd Street and Fifth
          Avenue