AFICIO G500/G700 COLOR PRINTERS RECEIVE FOUR STARS FROM BERTL.

Ricoh Corporation's Aficio G500/G700 color printer series has garnered a Four Star, highly recommended rating from Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories (BERTL).

Ricoh's Aficio G500 and G700 are equipped with GelSprinter technology, a fast drying, water resistant formula that reduces blurs and bleeding while producing laser-like quality prints. The series is unlike any other inkjet or laser printers as it employs viscous ink and wide print heads. Individual color cartridges maximize ink use and minimize replacement costs, and with wider print heads, users can attain quick print speeds and high-quality prints on plain paper from the same system.

Designed for small businesses and workgroups, the devices offer full color printing with crisp images at an extraordinarily low cost. Less vibration than the typical inkjet printer makes the unit suitable for use on desks and other working surfaces. Other key benefits include high-quality output with true 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution, and optional true-duplexing and Ethernet capabilities.

The BERTL report states that the Ricoh Aficio G500/G700 series offers an, "impressive balance of fast, high-quality text and near proofing-level color output. Even heavily-inked, plain-paper pages don't become saturated as is the case with most inkjet printers."

"Industry awards like BERTL's reflect Ricoh's unwavering dedication to developing high-quality devices tailored for its customers. The Ricoh Aficio G500/G700 series is perfect for any office seeking a small, inexpensive office solution with high-speed color prints," said Hede Nonaka, vice president of Marketing, Ricoh Corporation. "We feel this series sets the precedent for full-color business printers by giving users the quality and efficiency they need to effectively compete in fast-paced business environments."

About BERTL

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About Ricoh Corporation

Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 69-year-old supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2004 sales in excess of $17 billion, a 1.9 percent increase over the previous year.

Ricoh Corporation is a 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's line of document management devices include, color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing solutions directly and through strategic alliances enhancing office productivity and document workflow. Ricoh's document management software enhances workgroup collaboration and offers secure storage, retrieval and sharing of critical information.

Ricoh Corporation directly or through its subsidiaries markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. For fiscal year 2004, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.9 billion, an increase of 6.9 percent over the previous year.

Ricoh Corporation can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ricoh-usa.com/.

For more information, call 973/882-2075.