Ricoh India Wins 2013 Microsoft's Best Value-added Reseller of the Year – 2nd Time in a Row

NEW DELHI, November 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Ricoh India, one of the leading resellers of Microsoft, today proudly announced that it has won the award for 2013 Microsoft's Best Value Added Reseller - North and East of the Year in India. The award was achieved as a result of Ricoh India demonstrating exceptional business success by optimizing the use of Microsoft Licenses to deliver innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations and surpass business goals.

This recognition was presented at the Microsoft Annual Partner Meet at a Conference, the company's annual premier partner event, which took place this year in New Delhi. Microsoft honored 15 of its partners from around the country.

Microsoft awarded Ricoh India for achieving the highest revenue in more than 15 states along with their customer centric approach and excellent post sales support across all the customer segments and business verticals. Microsoft is key alliance for Ricoh India Limited and continues to be one of the strategic products in their portfolio. Ricoh India helps all customer segments in building and maintaining world class IT infrastructure more effectively and economically, ensuring highest level of certainty. Ricoh is associated to Microsoft in more than one ways as Ricoh is GOLD partner, Cloud accelerated partner and authorized academic reseller and have large pool of certified sales and technical resource for all Microsoft technologies

"This is Ricoh India's second award, in many years of our participation, from Microsoft in regards to strong sales performance and high customer satisfaction among Microsoft partner Networks," said Mr. Anil Saini (COO-Ricoh ITS), Ricoh India. "This award means so much to us because it means we were the top partner in the India for Microsoft's product lines. It's an amazing honor for our team and it's a credit to their hard work."

The award winners were selected for their dedication to delivering solutions that meet diverse customer needs. Several key criteria were considered in selecting Microsoft Partners for the special recognition, including outstanding sales performance, thorough technological expertise on Microsoft products and services, and feedback from Microsoft team members.

"Each year, it is a privilege for us to recognize the innovative contributions made by organizations within our diverse Microsoft partner community," said Meetul Patel, Microsoft General Manager SMS&P. "Ricoh India serves as a leader within this community because of the value it provides through its solutions, as well as its exceptional levels of customer service. We are proud to congratulate Ricoh India on being named as our top Microsoft Best Value Added partner of the year North & East in India."

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 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen.

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.

Primary Media Contact: Deepa Menon: Manager-Marcom, Ricoh India Limited, 91-9717222093

Secondary Media Contact: Manoj, [email protected], 91-9811135420