Ricoh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricoh Ricoh Ricoh Company, Ltd. ??????? History Before relocating to Chūō Ricoh was headquartered in Minato, Tokyo.[2] In 2006 Ricoh’s headquarters moved to the Ricoh Building, a 25-story building in the Ginza Corporation TYO: 7752 Type area in Chūō; there the headquarters occupies the same space as its sales offices.[3] Tokyo, Japan (1936) Founded Throughout the late 1980s and early Headquarters Chūō, Tokyo, Japan 1990s, Ricoh was the primary manufacturer of Pitney-Bowes copiers. They have also manMasamitsu Sakurai Chairman, Key people ufactured copiers for Toshiba, fax machines Shiro Kondo President & CEO for AT&T and Omnifax, as well as a wide variElectronics, Imaging Industry ety of equipment for numerous other companies including duplicators for AB Dick. Imaging solutions, Networking Products input/output systems, Network In 2003 Ricoh purchased naming rights to system solutions, Others the CNE Coliseum (now known as Ricoh Coliseum) in Toronto. Revenue 1,814 billion Yen (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005) In 2004 Ricoh acquired Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd creating a new company, Ricoh 75,100 (Consolidated, as of March Employees Printing Systems, Ltd. 31, 2005) In 2005 Ricoh invested over £10 million to Ricoh Global Website sponsor the stadium/entertainment complex where Coventry City Football Club play. AcRicoh Company, Ltd. (???????, Kabushikicordingly now titled the Ricoh Arena, the stagaisha Rikō) (TYO: 7752) or Ricoh, is a dium bears various reminders of the comJapanese company that was established on pany’s generosity, ranging from 100 ft signs February 6, 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper on the roof to centimetre-long logos on match (?????, Riken Kankōshi), a company in the day programmes. There are also Ricoh offices RIKEN zaibatsu. It is headquartered in the located within the building and a fully funcRicoh Building in Chūō, Tokyo.[1] tioning showroom. Ricoh produces electronic products, On January 25, 2007, Ricoh announced primarily cameras and office equipment such purchase of IBM Printing Systems Division as printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and for $725 million and investment in 3-year offers Software as a Service (SaaS) document joint venture to form new Ricoh subsidiary, management solutions such as DocuInfoPrint Solutions Company, with 51% mentMall. In the late 1990s through early share. 2000s, the company grew to become the On August 27, 2008, Ricoh announced its largest copier manufacturer in the world. intentions of acquiring IKON Office Solutions During this time, Ricoh acquired Savin, for $1.6 billion and on November 1, 2008, Gestetner, Lanier, Rex-Rotary, Monroe, and Ricoh completed the acquisition.[4][5] Nashuatec. Although the Monroe brand was discontinued, products continue to be marketed worldwide under the rest of these brand names. In 2006, Ricoh acquired the In November 2006, Ricoh announced the inEuropean operations of Danka for $210 miltegration of the head office of Ricoh Europe lion. These operations continue as a stand B.V (REBV) in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, alone business unit, under the Infotec brand. with NRG’s European HQ in London, United In 2008 Ricoh signed a deal with LPGA proKingdom. This was completed in April 1st, fessional Paula Creamer. with the former NRG HQ in London Integration with NRG 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricoh Caplio R6 RICOH HQ Building (Jan,2007) becoming the Strategic HQ and the former REBV HQ in Amstelveen becoming the operational HQ. This mirrors a similar process which took place in the US with Lanier and Ricoh USA The integration of the European HQ is the first step in integrating each country organisation in Europe. A single country organisation was created in Austria on July 1st 2007, the UK integration is currently in process and the integration has also begun in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Caplio GX100 • Ricoh Caplio R3 (5 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh Caplio R4 (6 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh Caplio R5 (7 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh Caplio R6 (7 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom, larger screen, super slim) • Ricoh Caplio R7 (8 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh R8 (10 megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh R10 (10 megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh CX1 (9 megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom) • Ricoh Caplio GX (5.1 megapixel, also available as Rollei prego 5100) • Ricoh Caplio GX8 (8 megapixel) 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22 mm optional adaptor List of Ricoh products The following is a partial list of products marketed to the public under the Ricoh brand. • Digital cameras • Compact • Ricoh Caplio G3 (3.24 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio Pro G3 GPS Camera, Network ready (3.24 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio RX (3 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio R1 (4 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio R1v (5 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio R2 (5 megapixel, larger screen, no viewfinder) 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Ricoh Caplio GX100 (10 megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19 mm optional adaptor [1] • Ricoh GX200 (12 megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19mm and 135mm optional converter lenses. Replaced the GX100. • Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide (3.2 megapixel) • Ricoh Caplio 500SE (8 megapixel, 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22 mm optional adaptor, GPS-ready) • GR Digital • Ricoh GR Digital (8 megapixel) 28mm equivalent prime lens with 21 mm optional adaptor • Ricoh GR Digital II (10 megapixel) 28mm equivalent prime lens with 21 mm optional adaptor GPS and Camera All-in-one Film cameras • Ricoh Mirai (similar to Olympus AZ-4 zoom) • Ricoh KR-30SP • Ricoh GR series (GR1, GR1s and GR1V) • Ricoh XR-10M • Ricoh XR-P • Ricoh XR-X • Ricoh FF-9D Multifunction Products/Printers • Ricoh Aficio • Ricoh Pro DocumentMall (Software as a Service SaaS)[2] Ricoh Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England • In 2007, Ricoh acquired title sponsorship of the Women’s British Open, one of four major championships recognized by the world’s dominant women’s golf tour, the U.S. LPGA Tour. • • References [1] "Company Data." Ricoh. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. [2] "Outline of Ricoh." Ricoh. May 16, 1997. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. [3] "Topics - Annual Report 2006." Ricoh. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. [4] "Ricoh to Acquire IKON Office Solutions, Inc.". Ricoh. August 27, 2008. http://www.ricoh.com/info/080827.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-29. [5] "RICOH COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.". Ricoh. November 1, 2008. http://www.ricoh.com/info/ 081101.html?from=rss. Retrieved on 2008-11-01. • • See also • Ricoh Americas Corporation • Ricoh Arena, a football stadium complete with a concert hall and conference facilities, opened in Coventry, England in 2005, bearing the company’s name due to a naming rights agreement • Ricoh Coliseum, a 9,500 seat indoor arena in Toronto, Canada also bearing the company’s name via another naming rights agreement in 2003. • Ricoh Black Rams, a Japanese rugby union team owned by Ricoh. External links • Ricoh Global • Yahoo! company profile Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricoh" Categories: Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Electronics companies, Electronics companies of Japan, Photography companies, Companies established in 1936 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricoh This page was last modified on 28 April 2009, at 08:03 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 4