Ricoh to host next Business Information Solutions Conference in Chicago

MALVERN, Pa., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation is hosting its next Business Information Solutions Conference at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago on Thursday, April 18. Entrepreneur and author Scott Klososky will be the featured speaker, discussing "Trends, Technology and Taking the Lead."

Klososky will address the new set of challenges affecting today's organizations and how they manage information, including an increasingly mobile workforce, new generational work styles, mounting cost pressures, information overload and overburdened IT staff. Attendees will gain a better understanding of these challenges and how to put solutions to work to transform information workflow in today's changing world.

This Business Information Solutions Conference event is designed to help companies improve their business results by optimizing the flow of business information from its input, through its processing and its output to the right person at the right time in the right form.

"I always look forward to the Business Information Solutions Conferences because I get to have meaningful conversations with a wide variety of customers and partners about the information management topics that are front and center in today's business world," said Terrie Campbell, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "I am particularly excited to hear Scott Klososky speak because he brings lots of passion and energy, but also a focus on delivering practical, actionable insights that attendees will find invaluable as they look to navigate the complex world of mobile information."

The conference will offer breakout sessions concentrating on some of the most important information management initiatives organizations are undertaking today, including:

• Mobility - Optimize Your Mobile Workforce
• Digital Imaging - Turn Legacy Data Into Usable Intelligence
• Digital Mail - Speed the Flow of Business Critical Mail
• IT Services - Leveraging Big Company Services for Small to Medium Businesses
• Managed Services - Make Your Operations More Effective and Efficient
• Critical Trends with In-house Production Print Services
• Legal - Your Best Defense in Powerful Document Services
• Healthcare - The Paperless Maturity Model
• Multi-Channel Marketing - Driving 360-Degree Programs

"The Business Information Solutions Conference was very exciting and I look forward to utilizing some of the management solutions we learned about," said Steven Duncan, Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces. "It's all about being nimble and being able to adapt."

"I discovered new technology that may improve or enhance our company's approach to mobile printing," said Miguel Muniz, MCP/MCST Team Lead, Adventist Health System.

For more information, visit http://ricoh-usa.com/.

About Ricoh's Business Information Solutions
Through extensive analysis and experience, Ricoh has identified the major business challenges enterprises are facing today: globalization, increasing employee mobility, new generational work styles, exploding information volumes, mounting cost pressures and rapid IT infrastructure changes. The company directly addresses these challenges with its Business Information Solutions approach, which brings together technologies, services and expertise that can help to measurably improve business performance.

The Business Information Solutions approach streamlines an organization's entire information workflow by improving:

• Input – capturing valuable information from employees, customers and partners.
• Processing – creating business value from information.
• And Output – distributing the information to the right person at the right time in the right form for productive action.

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

| 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 more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 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.

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Ricoh Americas Corporation
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