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Prestigious Industry Award Shows Ricoh Leads the Way

Announcement posted by Ricoh Australia 02 Jun 2002

Digital office equipment company Ricoh, has been awarded the prestigious Digital Range of the Year award from BERTL (Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories) for the fifth time in six years.

This benchmark industry award is the latest recognition of Ricohs commitment to researching and developing the best digital technology for all office applications. It is this committed approach that has made Ricoh a global leader in providing solutions for the modern networked office.

Based on BERTLs independent evaluations of around 200 digital imaging devices during 2001/2002, Ricoh digital copier-printers were judged best product range for the fifth time. The range spans digital solutions for SOHO, SME, medium and large business markets. BERTLs decision to also honour Ricoh software solutions with the Most Business-Efficient Range of Software Products award acknowledges Ricohs unique advance on the interface of information and networks.

The steady stream of industry awards that Ricoh has collected for its digital products since the mid-90s, including five BERTL Range of the Year awards, exemplifies Ricohs unwavering position at the head of the pack of document workflow equipment providers for the office.

Carmel Rowley, CEO, BERTL sums up why BERTL has recognised Ricoh as Range of the Year: Simply put, Ricoh has the knack of delivering a high level of functionality at a price that customers are happy to pay while maintaining strong design and performance standards across most products in its range."

Ricoh has the unique distinction of being the recipient of the Digital Range of the Year Award five out of six time since its inception - in 1996, 1997,1998, 2000 and again in 2002 (no awards were given in 2001). The company has also won more 5-star "Exceptional" Ratings (by BERTL) than any other product manufacturer.

Nigel Shepherd, Managing Director, Ricoh Australia comments: All of us at Ricoh are delighted to receive this award for the fifth time. We feel the recognition that BERTL, one of the most respected research laboratories in the world, has constantly bestowed upon our products, validates our commitment to providing the highest quality digital products in the industry.

Shepherd continues: Looking forward, Ricoh will continue to be a provider of digital solutions to all sectors of the office market from SOHO to high volume. Our commitment to customers is to offer both the hardware and software products they need to communicate effectively in todays office environment.


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