Ricoh honored at 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards

MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation was recently named a winner at the 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards. Oracle recognized the winners at Oracle OpenWorld 2014, its annual event for business decision-makers, IT management, and line-of-business end users in San Francisco, October 1, 2014.

The Oracle Excellence Awards for Fusion Middleware Innovation honors Oracle customers for cutting-edge solutions using Oracle Fusion Middleware. Winners are selected based on the uniqueness of their business case, business benefits, level of impact relative to the size of the organization, complexity and magnitude of implementation and the originality of architecture.

With Ricoh's acquisition of IKON Office Solutions in 2008, there was an opportunity to create a more streamlined organization. Specifically, the company needed to merge several massive Oracle environments, requiring a long-term IT strategy that would combine the best aspects of each company's technology. There was a desire to tap different resources and cloud applications to help all employees bring efficiencies into the workforce, especially in the area of sales. The overall architecture Ricoh implemented is easy-to-use, more efficient due to the use of cloud-based applications, and offers access to more services for the customer.

"We are honored to recognize Ricoh for excellence in applying Oracle solutions to achieve bottom-line results," said Jeb Dasteel, Oracle Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. "Winners of this year's Oracle Excellence Awards continue a legacy of dedication, discovery and innovation around Oracle technology, and we celebrate their success in driving business value and industry advancement."

Balaji Rangaswamy, CIO, Ricoh Americas Corporation, served as the primary driver for the technology and budget decisions involved with the integration plan. "It's an honor to have this implementation recognized by Oracle," said Rangaswamy. "The big-picture focus was always on enabling access to information, whether for Ricoh employees, customers or partners. The success of this implementation further validates Ricoh's leadership in helping our employees and customers succeed in a new world of work. As a global technology leader, we are committed to having the most knowledgeable sales force in order to best serve our customers' evolving needs."

Ricoh is a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork.

For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.

| 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 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,195 billion yen based on the IFRS accounting standard (approx. 21.3 billion USD).

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.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/.

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Contact:
John Greco
Ricoh Americas Corporation
(973) 882-2023
[email protected]

Jill Searl
Brodeur Partners
(603) 559-5824
[email protected] 

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