InfoPrint Solutions Company Receives Prestigious Industry Awards from Better Buys For Business

InfoPrint cut-sheet and multifunction devices receive Editor’s Choice Awards

Boulder, CO, May 21, 2008

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, announced today that several of its leading light production and workgroup multifunction devices were named Editor’s Choice winners in the 2008 Better Buys for Business Printer Multifunctional Guide and 2008 Better Buys for Business High-Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator Guides.

The InfoPrint 1540 MFP, InfoPrint 1560 MFP, InfoPrint 1580 MFP, InfoPrint Color 1759 MFP, 1769 Color MFP, and InfoPrint 1764 Color MFP all received the Editor’s Choice awards in the Better Buys for Business Printer Multifunctional Guide. In the upcoming 2008 Better Buys for Business High-Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator Guides, the InfoPrint 2190, InfoPrint 2210 and InfoPrint 2235 were also named Editor’s Choice award recipients.

Better Buys for Business produce highly influential guides annually for copiers, printers, fax machines and scanning systems. The Editor’s Choice Awards are given to the products which are rated the best overall buys and highest performing in their category based on the editors’ findings within each issue. These solutions represent truly the best in class and each pick is supported with decades of research and analyst experience in the industry.

"InfoPrint offers a well-rounded portfolio of cost-effective cut-sheet and multifunction products that provide the efficiency needed for demanding day to day projects." said Steve Hannaford, Editor-In-Chief of Better Buys for Business. "The straightforward and heavy duty design makes the devices suitable for use in a variety of areas from the general office to industrial environments.

"We are honored that Better Buys for Business recognized our commitment to providing our customers with advanced digital output solutions that also bring increased efficiency and productivity to our customers," said Paul Preo, Director Workgroup and Cutsheet Solutions. "We are honored that Better Buys has awarded our company with six of their esteemed awards."

Exceptional multifunctional capability and performance with the InfoPrint 1540 MFP, InfoPrint 1560 MFP, InfoPrint 1580 MFP

The InfoPrint 1540 MFP, InfoPrint 1560 MFP, and InfoPrint 1580 MFP are high-performance departmental wide format monochrome MFPs with reliable, high-capacity input designed to meet the needs of rigorous business applications. With speeds ranging from 35 pages per minute (ppm) to 55 ppm, these models give convenient and flexible support for large workgroups with one multifunction device. Dependable and designed to meet demanding business applications, these single devices can lower costs of printing by replacing multiple printers, scanners, copiers and faxes.

Boost wide format performance for workgroups of all sizes with the InfoPrint Color 1759 and InfoPrint Color 1769 MFPs

The InfoPrint Color 1759 and InfoPrint Color 1769 wide format color MFPs can create simplicity and accelerate the demanding needs of in-house printing. A customized, 8-inch color touch screen allows for easy user interaction and can send documents to multiple destinations with a single touch. With high speeds - printing in black and white at up to 45 ppm and in color at up to 40 ppm - and impressive finishing options, businesses can stop outsourcing print to save money and improve efficiency. Standard enterprise security access features manage the costs of color printing at the same time as security of confidential documents.

InfoPrint Color 1764 consolidates copy, print, scan and fax functions in one cost-effective color MFP

With fast speeds and excellent colour quality (up to 35 ppm in color and 40 ppm in monochrome), a wide range of general office needs can be met with the InfoPrint Color 1764 MFP. "This solution provides incomparable image quality with ease of use," continues Preo." With an easy-to-use control panel and built-in color controls to limit the costs of color printing."

This versatile device enables users to choose from color or monochrome to complete a wide range of projects quickly and conveniently. The easy to learn e-Task color touch screen makes it easy to perform basic or advanced scan, scan to e-mail, copy, fax and print tasks.

Cut-sheet solutions provide versatility for production and walk-up environments

The InfoPrint 2190, InfoPrint 2210 and InfoPrint 2235 monochrome light production solutions provide high print speeds of up to 135 ppm. These solutions are designed to deliver exceptional versatility and a ROI for businesses that are decentralizing print operations, pursuing device consolidation or need a high-volume, secure multifunction solution.

With native InfoPrint Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), these solutions can easily fit into multiple environments and seamlessly integrate into host-based workflow. Married with InfoPrint's AFP software, the InfoPrint 2190, InfoPrint 2210 and InfoPrint 2235 enable the management of applications up and down the print chain to provide a seamless, end-to-end solution.

About InfoPrint Solutions Company

InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, brings to market the advantages IBM and Ricoh have in the development, manufacturing, marketing and building of strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically focused on the output market.

The InfoPrint Solutions Company portfolio includes solutions for production printing for enterprises and commercial printers as well as solutions for office workgroup environments and industrial segments. The company offers customers the highest quality output solutions that optimize productivity by providing efficient workflow and, at the same time, delivering low cost of ownership and high return on investment. The heritage of InfoPrint Solutions Company includes the development of the IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture – now an industry standard – and Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), which has since become the standard for mission critical business printing. The company also leads the industry in print management solutions with both InfoPrint ProcessDirector and InfoPrint Manager. Please visit www.infoprint.com for more information.

Media and Industry Analyst Contacts

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