Ricoh named OpenText's Information Exchange Global Strategic Partner of the Year for second straight year

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Dec 09, 2014, 10:00 ET

MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation has been selected by OpenText as its Information Exchange 2014 Global Strategic Partner of the Year. This marks the second year in a row Ricoh has received the recognition, achieved for nearly a decade of helping customers mobilize their business information and, according to OpenText, driving 117 percent YOY growth.

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Information Exchange is one of five business pillars of OpenText, a leader in enterprise information management (EIM). OpenText gives the award to the partner that best shares the goals, values and vision of the company and complements Information Exchange solutions, which facilitate efficient, secure and compliant information exchange for organizations around the world. Ricoh received the award at OpenText's Enterprise World 2014 Partner Summit, which took place Nov. 10-11 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

"Ricoh has been a strategic partner to OpenText for over a decade, and has played a key role in helping us grow our global footprint," said Eric Morgison, Vice President of Strategic Markets, Information Exchange, OpenText. "The innate synergy between Ricoh's Managed Print Solutions with our enterprise-grade fax services helps customers profit and grow as they prepare for the future."

The OpenText and Ricoh partnership brings value to customers by offering a seamless network faxing experience from a Ricoh multifunction product (MFP) and OpenText software, RightFax Connector. Together, the companies have optimized business processes and workflow for shared customers by providing an efficient and cost-effective fax infrastructure. This solution enables companies to tackle their most pressing challenges around efficiency, productivity and compliance to streamline fax creation, management and distribution. The partners are also busy developing new business information solutions that will help customers take advantage of platforms like mobility and the cloud.

"This recognition honors a decade of working together to make information work for our customers through managed print services, enterprise faxing and other information mobility solutions," said Tim Vellek, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "We look forward to continuing this close partnership, and helping customers achieve their most important business goals, for decades to come."

For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com.

| About Ricoh |

Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,195 billion yen based on the IFRS accounting standard (approx. 21.3 billion USD).

The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.

Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/.

Contact:
John Greco
Ricoh Americas Corporation
(973) 882-2023
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Jill Searl
Brodeur Partners
(603) 559-5824
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