Critical Communications

Relevant communications with complete integrity

Critical communications appear in documents, like statements, that require some level of regulatory compliance and security. They’re an exciting business growth opportunity for commercial printers. Here’s why.

Regulations evolve, and consumers keep asking for relevant information in the documents they receive. Companies in industries like healthcare and financial services are seeking print providers that can deliver relevant, data-driven communications with complete integrity. But that’s not all. You must be able to mine and use sensitive consumer data and safeguard it—from the time it arrives until it leaves your shop, ready for mailing or e-delivery. Plus, the output system must be easy to reconfigure when regulations and document formats change.

No matter your size, a Ricoh critical communications solution provides everything you need to deliver this kind of relevancy and integrity. And, with the flexibility to make on-the-fly changes. Our vendor-neutral workflow systems, which span concept to client, often can make the most of products you already own and use. Or, we can provide the appropriate services, software and hardware, which include industry-leading production inkjet printers and award-winning Automated Document Factory solutions. From a single point of control, you can monitor and manage every document.

Ricoh specializes in the integration of complex systems—the key to success with critical communications—for commercial printers of any size.

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When you implement a Ricoh critical communications solution, you can expect to:

  • Accelerate ROI based on our deep knowledge and expertise in the production of data-critical print and output
  • Streamline your entire workflow process to remove as many touch points as possible and boost throughput
  • Operate your entire print-to-mail system from a single point of control, which gives you real-time views of what’s occuring
  • Acquire the ongoing flexibility to meet evolving customer, marketplace and regulatory requirements
  • Maximize postal discounts
  • Improve asset utilization

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Hardware

  • InfoPrint 5000 continuous form inkjet family: monochrome, color and MICR models offer field-upgradeability, media flexibility and proven reliability.
  • InfoPrint 4100 Advanced Function Printing Systems: high-speed, continuous form, electro-photographic printers deliver superb quality, intelligent halftone switching, color emulation and more
  • Kodak Digimaster EX Systems: high-duty cycle monochrome cutsheet printers whose modular design lets you customize your solution.
  • Ricoh C901 Graphic Arts Edition color cutsheet printer: a production-strength printer that provides near-offset quality, media versatility, professional in-line finishing options and advanced color and job management tools

Production Automation

  • Automated Document Factory (ADF) Solutions: vendor-neutral, closed-loop systems that can automate and control the entire print and mail operation
  • Managed ADF Services: a fully managed, cloud-based, turnkey production print workflow solution for mid-sized businesses
  • Ricoh ProcessDirector: vendor-neutral, modular workflow software that automates processes simply and economically with a single point of control. It supports Advanced Function Presentation™ and Adobe® PDF datastreams natively, and other datastreams with built-in transforms.
  • InfoPrint Ink Suite: an Ricoh ProcessDirector option designed for use with the InfoPrint 5000 to tune files to improve color quality and reduce ink use, increase ink estimating accuracy and improve productivity by automating certain manual processes

Professional Services

  • Data Analytics Consulting: Ricoh experts help you identify, analyze and use end-customer data for revenue- and loyalty-lifting purposes
  • Integration Services: our IBM heritage includes complex systems integration skills that help you maximize existing and new investments
  • Automated Document Factory (ADF) Solution Services: Ricoh consultants and architects apply their expertise to accelerate results from a new or existing ADF

Third-party Alliances

  • Ultimate On Demand Digital: digital automation tool for advanced impositioning of PDF files
  • Enfocus Pitstop Server: enables automated pre-flighting to simplify the inspection and correction of problems in PDF files, and more
  • MarcomCentral: SaaS technology that automates marketing, creative and fulfillment processes using a centralized and integrated online marketing portal
  • GMC Inspire: communications platform helps you maintain continuity across document design and production functions so you can deliver relevant, personalized messages via multiple channels

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A Ricoh critical communications solution helps you address these challenges:

  • Lack of capabilities to offer the data integrity, tracking and reporting that are required for transactional applications, yet you want to pursue critical communications in order to expand offerings and increase revenue
  • Manual production processes that are prone to errors and delays
  • Lack of comprehensive solutions to produce targeted, personalized, data-driven communications, yet prospective clients, such as healthcare and financial organizations, want to expand the scope of outsourcing
  • Inability to maximize postal discounts

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To learn more about our solutions, contact us.

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1-877-646-3677

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P.O. Box #141757
Austin, Texas
78714-1757

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