FOSTER CITY, Calif. & MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 6, 2009-- EFI (NASDAQ:EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, and IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company, today announced IKON DocSend® Server, a software solution that can convert existing Multi Function Printers (MFPs) into powerful document capture and distribution devices. With 23 percent of documents existing only in paper format*, this solution provides quick and easy transformation of paper documents into digital files for instantaneous information delivery and simplified storage from Ricoh MFPs with embedded Java Software Developers Kit (SDK) capabilities. Leveraging the groundbreaking technology of IKON DocSend, the new IKON DocSend Server is hosted on a centralized Windows® server that communicates to client applications running on MFP control panels, allowing customers to connect and manage multiple MFPs from one centralized server.

IKON DocSend Server is an ideal solution for corporate enterprises such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, higher education, and legal services that handle sensitive hard copy documentation, enabling easy archive and retrieval while providing for a high level of security. The solution converts existing MFPs into interactive interfaces that make it easier to leverage the embedded and advanced functionalities of smart MFPs, including e-mail, fax, scan and document management – all from a single networked device. With IKON DocSend Server, any file can be captured and quickly converted into a Microsoft® Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe® PDF file for editing, reformatting, archiving or distribution. This powerful functionality eliminates the need to re-type documents that are only available in paper format, saving time, physical storage space and resources while helping to create a greener office environment. The solution also provides state-of-the-art security measures and powerful sender authentication and audit trail features to help ensure compliance with federal regulations.

“In partnership with IKON, EFI is taking digital document capture and distribution to a new level, putting easy-to-use scan, email and other functions right on the MFP control panel, right at the fingertips of all users,” said John Henze, vice president of marketing, Fiery division, EFI. “One of the key differentiators of this offering is superior optical character recognition (OCR) capability that maintains the integrity of the original document and easily allows conversion into Word, Excel and PDF.”

“We’re extremely pleased to offer this exclusive solution to our customer base, creating a more seamless bridge between the paper and digital worlds to ensure productivity improvements for operations of all sizes,” said Mike Dane, vice president of product and services marketing at IKON Office Solutions, Inc. “The robust features of IKON DocSend Server establish a new price and value proposition for our customers from two trusted solution providers.”

From BLI

November 6, 2008 - Recently-inducted NBA hall of famer Pat Riley, who coached teams including the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat to seven NBA World Championships, delivered the keynote speech on the second day of Ricoh’s 2008 dealer conference held recently in Orlando, Florida, explaining how he handled his wins—and more importantly, how he handled his losses. Riley told several other stories that illustrated the feelings of frustration when you think you’re doing a good job but still not breaking through, and then the knowledge, once you have broken through, that the work and the journey was worth it. That was the message he seemed to hope the dealers left the conference with—the willingness to accept challenges and turn them into victories, particularly when circumstances appear most trying. It was an apt message considering the economic climate during which the meeting was held.

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2008--IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, today introduced the IKON BusinessPro(R) line of printers. Developed in conjunction with Ricoh, the line consists of three printers, the IKON BusinessPro(R) 31MP, a high-value black and white printer designed for desktop applications; the IKON BusinessPro(R) 3131CP, a color desktop printer that combines superior image quality with quick print speeds; and the IKON BusinessPro(R) 4040CP, a color workgroup printer that produces fast, high-quality results, combining precise color calibration with broad paper handling capabilities.

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2008--IKON Office Solutions (NYSE:IKN), the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, is pleased to announce that STAPLES Business Depot in Canada recently presented IKON with its Best Category Management for Business Services award at the Staples Global Conference. STAPLES Business Depot honored IKON with the award for IKON WebPrint, a web-based print ordering and workflow solution, which provides the backbone of STAPLES Business Depot online print procurement system.

STAPLES Business Depot utilizes IKON WebPrint in its Canadian operations to provide a tool for customers to submit print requests from their desktops via the STAPLES Canada website to any of the 300 STAPLES Business Depot stores. At the STAPLES Business Depot store, IKON WebPrint is used by employees to retrieve the customer files for printing and to track each print job through production.