InfoPrint Wins Prestigious Industry Awards for Workgroup Portfolio

Accolades from Better Buys for Business and BLI Recognize Company’s Innovation, Sustainability and Productivity.

Boulder, CO - June 16, 2009

InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced that it has once again received top honors from two of the industry’s leading product reviewers, Better Buys for Business and Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), further demonstrating the strength of the company’s workgroup solutions portfolio.

InfoPrint received six esteemed Better Buys for Business 2009 Black-and-White Printer Multifunctional Guide Editor’s Choice Awards and three revered BLI Pick Awards.

“Our ongoing goal is to enable our customers to simplify their daily work lives while reducing their total cost of print. These models provide clients of all sizes with sustainable and customizable offerings that meet all of their business requirements,” said Paul Preo, Vice President of Distributed Print Solutions for InfoPrint. “Each solution brings high versatility, reliable security, improved performance and above-par sustainability features at an extremely competitive price point.”

Better Buys for Business 2009 Black-and-White Printer Multifunctional Guide Editor’s Choice Awards:

• InfoPrint 1930 MFP and InfoPrint 1940 MFP
  Two new entry-level laser models suitable for small- to medium-sized workgroups featuring easy operation and time-saving features to boost productivity
• InfoPrint 1870 MFP and InfoPrint 1880 MFP
  All-in-one models offering higher-performance printing, copying, faxing, and scanning. These solutions offer a customizable, user-friendly, color touch screen to make work easier
• InfoPrint 1850 MFP and InfoPrint 1860 MFP
  Reliable, easy-to-use multifunction printing with or without fax capability. These offerings are equipped with integrated duplex and larger paper drawers for additional flexibility
• InfoPrint 1580 MFP
  Integrated design provides simple copying, scanning, faxing, and digital sending. The solution comes standard with a 625MHz processor, 256MB of standard memory and 80GB hard drive
• InfoPrint 1560 MFP
  Copy, fax, and scan-to-network capabilities for easy-to-use, walk-up MFP functions. This device offers reliable, high-capacity input designed to meet the needs of on-demand businesses
• InfoPrint 1540 MFP
  Increased efficiency and productivity in copying, scanning, faxing, and digital sending. The InfoPrint 1540 highlights improved serviceability, printer management tools, enhanced security, superior quality and robust finishing options

Better Buys for Business is the leading independent buyer’s guide for office imaging equipment, including printers, copiers, multifunctional devices, faxes, and scanners. The publication evaluates hundreds of models from all major manufacturers, but selects only the top printers in each category to receive the coveted "Editor’s Choice" award, given only after rigorous analysis of functionality and ability. For more information about Better Buys for Business please visit www.betterbuys.com.

The Spring 2009 Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick Awards:

BLI chose InfoPrint’s workgroup solutions for many reasons such as the easy-to-use control panel, user-friendly print drivers, fast output and low cost of ownership.

• Outstanding Small Workgroup Monochrome Multifunction Printer for the InfoPrint 1930 MFP and InfoPrint 1940 MFP series, two new entry-level laser models suitable for small- to medium-sized workgroups, featuring easy operation and time-saving features to boost productivity
• Outstanding Large Workgroup Monochrome Multifunction Printer awarded to the InfoPrint 1870 MFP series, all-in-one model offers higher-performance printing, copying, faxing, and scanning
• Outstanding Mid-Size Workgroup Monochrome Multifunction Printer for the InfoPrint 1850 MFP, reliable, easy-to-use multifunction printing with or without fax capability

BLI is a leading independent digital-imaging-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate, with more than 30,000 users of their online and print reference services. Pick Awards are chosen by members of the BLI testing and editorial teams, who choose the most impressive solutions from equipment they have tested during the prior six months. For more information about BLI please visit www.buyerslab.com.

About InfoPrint Solutions Company

InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, is a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh built on IBM’s nearly 50 years in the production print space and Ricoh’s excellence in technology innovation. Together, the two companies are bringing to market a portfolio that includes solutions for production printing for enterprises and commercial printers, as well as office workgroup environments and industrial segments.

Operating in 36 countries worldwide, InfoPrint holds more than 200 technology patents in the printing and output related industry including the invention of the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture, which is a de-facto industry standard for production printing environments. In 2010, InfoPrint will become a fully owned subsidiary of The Ricoh Company, joining an extensive portfolio of innovative technology brands in the Ricoh family. Ricoh Company Ltd., is 72-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of $22 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year.

Please visit www.infoprint.com for more information.

Media and Industry Analyst Contact

Tracey Sheehy
Breakaway Communications for InfoPrint Solutions Company
tsheehy@breakawaycom.com
212-616-6003