Ricoh Sponsors Gartner Office Document Management Program at Xplor 2004

Business Wire, June 16, 2004

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Xplor International today announced that Ricoh Corporation will be an official sponsor of the Gartner Office Document Management Program at Xplor 2004: The Document Solutions Information Exchange. The Gartner full-day program, entitled Strategies for Smart Office Document Management, will provide attendees with the knowledge and best practices know-how to realize their business goals. Xplor 2004 will be held in Dallas, Texas, USA from October 24-28.

The Strategies for Smart Office Document Management will focus on the responsibilities around planning and procurement, integration with IT, management and support of office copiers, printers and multifunction products and office document management systems.

The full-day program will feature numerous sessions led by Gartner analysts as well as end-user panel discussions. The vendor panel will include Ricoh representatives and will provide insight and expertise on the challenges, solutions and best practices in this arena.

"Ricoh is delighted to be a sponsor of the Gartner office document management program," said Hede Nonaka, Vice President of Marketing for Ricoh Corporation. "We recognize that this is a best-of-breed sharing of information which will help make the industry stronger and individual organizations more aware of the problems and solutions."

The Gartner program, scheduled for Tuesday, October 26, 2004, will feature numerous sessions, including:

--Managing the Transition to Better Office Document Workflow. Gartner's Office Document Cost Savings model explains the best practices and success stories of how some managers have won the tough battle to make the tough changes to implement their office document management strategy.

--How to Choose the Best Document Output Management Vendor. Gartner's multifunction products (MFP) Magic Quadrant reveals which vendors are leaders or niche players.

--Identifying Smarter Devices for Smarter Document Processes. Understand if your organization would realize a positive ROI with the smart multifunction products today or how to prepare to make the most of these new, smarter devices.

--Smarter Buying for Better Document Output Fleet Management. Recognize the evaluation and selection process in choosing an external service provider and review services contracts to negotiate a better and safer outsourcing contract.

For additional details on the Gartner program Strategies for Smart Office Management, go to www.xplor2004.org.

About Xplor 2004

Xplor 2004: The Document Solutions Information Exchange is a vendor-neutral forum for the exchange of information relevant to the document solutions enterprise. In addition to gaining valuable education and networking opportunities, attendees with organizational responsibility for document solutions can give and receive information related to market trends, business drivers, challenging problems, best practices, innovative solutions, and product advancements. Xplor 2004 will take place October 24-28 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

About Xplor International

Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Torrance, California, with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.