Ricoh Demonstrates Imaging Solutions for Mobile Professionals Using Flarion's flash-OFDM Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 WEST CALDWELL West Caldwell, borough (1990 pop. 10,422), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark and New York City; inc. 1904. It has some light manufacturing. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002 Ricoh RDC-i700 Internet-ready digital camera provides Internet Protocol (IP) video and high-resolution still images over emerging mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. network The Ricoh(TM) Digital Camera Division today announced successful field demonstrations of broadband imaging solutions suited for enterprise businesses. Using Flarion's flash-OFDM(TM) mobile broadband network technology, the Ricoh RDC-i700(TM) digital camera demonstrates how business and mobile professionals can experience the quantitative benefits of sending images and data wirelessly without the need for a personal computer. The RDC-i700 is the only camera to provide the mobile workforce an alternative to today's inefficient business imaging solutions. The field collaboration between Ricoh and Flarion demonstrates how businesses can transmit high-resolution images and data at broadband speeds, streamline workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. processes, increase productivity and reduce the overall cost of day-to-day business imaging systems. Mobile broadband speed, using the Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP), enables an entirely new class of on-the-go rich applications and user experience. With field demonstrations in major U.S. cities, Flarion's mobile broadband network enables Ricoh RDC-i700 users to access the Internet simply by plugging in a Flarion wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. . The Flarion modems also provide broadband connections See broadband and wireless broadband. to such standard digital devices as video cameras, laptops and personal digital assistants (PDAs). "Ricoh's innovative RDC-i700 camera exploits one of the most unique advantages of Flarion's flash-OFDM technology -- its ability to upload high-resolution pictures from the field to any location in a matter of seconds," said Peter Carson, Flarion vice president of business development and marketing. "This enables instant imaging for insurance, real estate, law enforcement and other organizations that depend on immediate visual communications." Flarion's flash-OFDM technology enables mobile network operators to profitably offer IP-based broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. to businesses or consumers. Flarion's RadioRouter(TM) base station product easily overlays onto an operator's existing network and radio spectrum, and provides a seamless routing interface to the operator's existing IP network. Flarion Technologies is based in Bedminster, N.J. (USA) www.flarion.com. "Flarion's anywhere, anytime technology is the best of all worlds," said Jeff Lengyel, wireless imaging manager of the Ricoh Digital Camera Division. "Mobile broadband access lets us provide our RDC-i700 users with a truly viable solution. They can wirelessly collaborate with their customers, internal departments or users from wherever they are and whenever they need to in ways that were not possible before today." Ricoh and Flarion demonstrate the strength of their leveraged technologies at the CTIA Wireless 2002 trade show in Orlando, Fla., March 18-20, booth #4963. The Ricoh RDC-i700 is the world's first Internet-ready digital imaging device designed for businesses. By providing data-rich images instantly, back-office support can process and collaborate in minutes as opposed to hours or days. The touch-screen keyboard allows data to be embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the image file. The embedded data can be recognized by the receiving server and intelligently integrated with databases and other electronic files. This end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. will significantly enhance any workflow that involves images captured in the field. The 3.34-megapixel, Internet-ready device captures stills and video, sends and receives e-mail including attachments, sends images of documents directly to fax machines, surfs the Web, creates image-rich documents and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. files, and can FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to data and images directly from the camera. More information regarding the Internet-ready RDC-i700 and the exciting new possibilities it unleashes is available at www.ricohzone.com. About Ricoh Digital Camera Division The Ricoh Digital Camera Division, a division of the Ricoh Corp. and headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a worldwide market leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and licensing of imaging, digital imaging and multimedia products. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.ricohzone.com. Customer product inquiries and information requests can be directed to the Ricoh Digital Camera Division at 800/725-7767. About Ricoh Corp. The Ricoh Corp., headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 67-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment with sales in excess of $10 billion. Ricoh Corp. was recently selected as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for the second year in a row by Fortune magazine. Ricoh and Ricoh RDC-i700 are trademarks of Ricoh Ltd. All other trademarks or product names are property of their respective owners. |
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