Ricoh Aficio 1105 Awarded 'Highly Recommended' from Buyers Laboratory Inc.

Business/Technology Editors

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2002

-- Coupled with the Fiery EB-105e Controller, the Aficio 1105

produced more than a million impressions in the three month test

period --

Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable Digital(TM) output company, is proud to announce that Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has awarded the Aficio 1105 high-volume digital imaging system a Highly Recommended rating.

BLI noted that the segment 6 system, tested with the Fiery EB-105e controller, produced output that received their highest image quality rating in all categories in both copy and print modes.

"The Aficio 1105 tested very well and is competitively priced in this segment," said Tony Polifrone, Presidnt BLI. "It offers impressive capabilities including flexible production-oriented job-building features and strong multi-tasking."

Designed to offer maximum productivity from the desktop, the Fiery EB-105e's advanced job workflow also provides the ability to RIP-While-Print for unmatched performance. The enhanced optional embedded Fiery EB-105e controller delivers top-quality printing at an impressive speed. Working with the Aficio 1105, the controller provides smooth, even black and white printing while offering superior document building tools including imposition, tab printing, print drivers for a variety of platforms, utilities for remote job management and a local interface for immediate control."The Aficio 1105 is designed to meet the high-volume needs of our customers in the most demanding production environments," said Jim Ivy, President, Office Products Group, Ricoh Corporation. " Ricoh is dedicated to setting the benchmark for versatile technological solutions that meet those requirements."

Built on Ricoh's digital technology, the Aficio 1105 expands the company's diverse range of digital imaging systems, the broadest and most comprehensive of any manufacturer in the industry. In addition to being a major addition to the company's overall growth strategy, the Aficio 1105 further strengthens Ricoh's position as the leading provider of digital imaging systems worldwide.

The suggested retail price of the Aficio 1105 System is $59,500.

About Buyers Laboratory

For more than 40 years, Buyers Laboratory has been committed to helping business consumers worldwide make the best office equipment purchasing decisions, and providing the industry with unmatched competitive information services. BLI has a long-standing reputation for publishing the most comprehensive and accurate test reports on such office products as multifunctional devices, printers, fax machines and copiers, with each report representing months of rigorous hands-on testing in BLI's 10,000-square-foot lab. The company also maintains comprehensive databases of specifications on digital and analog copiers, printers, fax machines and digital multifunctional devices, and makes those specifications available to its subscribers in its industry-leading specification guides, product comparison software programs and a fax-accessible database service.

In addition to its extensive test reports providing consumers with the good, the bad and the ugly on office imaging devices tested, Buyers Lab assists its consumer clients in their office equipment acquisitions with its Buyers Alliance Division. This consulting program provides clients with the expertise and support to acquire the best equipment, at the best prices, with the best terms and conditions. Whereas BLI's test reports educate business consumers on the performance of products, The Buyers Alliance assists them in the actual buying process. Among the services offered by this program are: evaluating a client's current equipment, workflow, pricing and corporate needs and objectives; creating a custom RFP; negotiating with potential suppliers; evaluating proposals and making product, pricing and program recommendations; ensuring that all best practices are in the final agreement; and working with the client and supplier to ensure contract compliance.

Buyers Laboratory's Custom Testing Division, which is located in a separate 16,200-square-foot facility, provides a wide variety of testing services for hire. This ISO-compliant laboratory was moved to a separate location from BLI's main lab in 1994 to provide clients with completely confidential testing. In this facility, BLI's staff of engineers and test technicians can custom-design any test for virtually any product, as per the client's requirements.

Among the many types of tests that can be performed are: Comprehensive evaluations of new and remanufactured laser and ink-jet printer cartridges, as well as toner cartridges for copiers, fax machines and multifunctional devices; Runnability and image quality tests on various media through ink-jet and laser printers, copiers, fax machines and multifunctional devices; Paper testing; Physical testing of packaged products; ISTA-certified package testing; Transient shock analysis of packaged products; Drop testing; Shelf-life testing; Accelerated aging testing; Compression testing; Simulated atmospheric and environmental condition testing (high/low temperature; high/low humidity); Simulated transportation testing; Furniture testing (desks, chairs, file cabinets, etc.); Office equipment testing; and much more. BLI can conduct testing in accordance with the following standards, as well as others: BLI; GSA; ANSI; BIFMA; ISTA; MILITARY; ASTM; TAPPI; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY; AS PER CLIENT SPECIFICATIONS. For more information on Custom Testing, please call Dominick S. Scarfone, Sales Engineer, at [phone].

For more information about BLI, contact Jane Lyons, Marketing Manager, at [phone] or e-mail BLI at [e-mail].

About Electronics For Imaging

Electronics For Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions. EFI technology allows copiers, printers, and digital presses to be shared across work groups, the enterprise, and the Internet. The results are greaterproductivity, improved document management, seamless networking, and the assured quality of color and black & white images.

The company's OEM partners look to EFI to deliver products that help grow sales and reduce costs associated with internal development and support. Competitive, feature-rich solutions, such as the Fiery, Splash(TM) and EDOX(TM) brands of networked image processors and the eBeam(TM) brand of Web-enabled whiteboard systems, are an outgrowth of EFI's determination to offer OEMs and end-users alike the highest assurance of innovation, quality, reliability, and support. The company employs more than 800 people and maintains 22 offices worldwide.

Additional information regarding EFI may be obtained by calling the company directly at [phone] or through public sources, including the company's SEC filings.

About Ricoh Corporation

Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 66-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with Fiscal Year 2000 sales in excess of $14 billion.

Ricoh Corporation, established in 1962, is a leading provider of computer-connected and digital multifunctional document systems, and is a market leader in color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems.

The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America, including the Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For Fiscal Year 2000, Ricoh Corporation's sales exceeded $2.1 billion and employs more than 11,000 people.

Ricoh has received the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Energy Star Imaging Equipment Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - the EPA's highest industry award. In addition, Ricoh was honored for its commitment to the environment with the Council on Economic Priorities Environmental Stewardship Award.

In 2001, Ricoh was named by BUSINESS WEEK as one of the TOP 100 Information Technology Companies in the World. Ricoh has received the Market Research Consultants Digital Copier Manufacturer of the Year Award for 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.

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