Ricoh Family Group Ranked First in U.S. Copier Market; Ricoh Also Achieves Number One Ranking in Color Laser Printers.Business Editors 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)--April 2, 2003 In the annual Gartner Dataquest U.S. black and white copier market report for 2002(1), the Ricoh Family Group (RFG RFG Reformulated Gasoline RFG Raddon Financial Group RFG Refinery Fuel Gas RFG Ricoh Family Group RFG Radio Frequency Gateway RFG Resource Focus Group RFG Revalidated Force Goal RFG Rainform Gold )--consisting of Ricoh, Savin savin a neurotoxic war gas similar to organophosphorus insecticides but considerably more toxic, as demonstrated in the Tokyo subway massacre in 1995. , Gestetner and Lanier brands--has been ranked number one in overall copier placements in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for both analog and digital copiers with a 23.1 percent market share. This percentage refers to dealer and direct sales and excludes copiers sold through the retail channel. This is the first time Ricoh has attained this overall ranking. The RFG also maintained its number one market share position in the digital copier category. "Ricoh's plan has always been to be the number one copier company in the United States," said Kirk Yoshida, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ricoh Corporation. "We are extremely pleased to have achieved this goal, as we continue our commitment to provide the hardware and software products our customers require." The RFG has demonstrated its market leadership by offering a full range of digital imaging products suited for any workgroup environment. Ricoh experienced an impressive 67.7% growth in segment 1 of the U.S. monochrome copier market, due in part to increasing its offerings in that segment last year including the Aficio 1015 and Aficio 1018. Also introduced in 2002, and new to Segment 5, in which Ricoh was ranked number one, was the Aficio 1075. The Aficio 1075 offers complete scanning and document management - plus a host of highly advanced finishing capabilities that ensure seamless, uninterrupted workflow and productivity at 75 pages per minute. First in Printers RFG also achieved another first in the printer market place. For 2002, Gartner ranked Ricoh first in the color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. category with speeds of 21 and above pages per minute. This achievement was due to the success of Ricoh's AP3800C color laser printer A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. , which was introduced in September 2001. About Ricoh Corporation Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 67-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2001 sales in excess of $14 billion. The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , including the Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For fiscal year 2001, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.7 billion. Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of multifunctional document systems including color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems. In 2003, Ricoh Company Ltd. received the Gold Medal Award from the World Environmental Center for International Achievement in Sustainable Development. The Gold Medal was given to Ricoh for demonstrating preeminent leadership and contributing to worldwide environmental quality. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com. (1) According to Gartner Dataquest - U.S. Printer, Copier, Fax and MFP (MultiFunction Printer, MultiFunction Peripheral) See all-in-one and MFD. 1999-2002 All referenced products names are the trademarks of their respective companies. |
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