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Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. Announces Internal Promotions to Executive Management Team

IRVINE, Calif. (April 8, 2008) – In a move that recognizes the talents and contributions of its internal management team and further strengthens the leadership of the company, Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the promotions of several key employees.  Effective April 1, 2008, TABS has promoted Steve Rhorer to vice president and general manager, Electronic Imaging Division (EID), responsible for managing the Electronic Imaging Division’s (EID) strategic operations, and Michael Mathé to vice president and general manager, overseeing the newly formed International Division. 

Other promotions announced include Toshihiko Minato as deputy chief operating officer, EID and Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS); Nobuo Fukazawa as assistant chairman and chief information officer (while retaining his current position as senior vice president, Strategic Business Planning); Steve Tungate as vice president and general manager, Strategic Business Planning and Supply Chain Management; Denise O’Donnell as vice president of Information Technology; and Sue Wilson as vice president, Supply Chain Management. 


Ricoh's GlobalScanTM 3.1 is Now Enhanced with NSi's AutoStore® Document Capture Software

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Corey Smith, Contributing Writer


Ricoh Americas Corporation recently announced the new GlobalScanTM 3.1 with Workflow Suite, powered by NSi’s AutoStore® and the partnership provides a significant enhancement to the already powerful GlobalScanTM product.



Included with the new GlobalScanTM 3.1 product are several scanning plugin features that allow the Ricoh MFP systems to seamlessly connect directly to various destinations. For example, the Scan-to-XML plug-in allows the Ricoh MFP system to scan a document and then send it to any supported backend system such as an ERP or electronic document management system. Users are able to design personalized workflows for any given scan job that allow them to streamline their business processes thus creating the most efficient workflow based on their needs at the time.

Americans are at a digital loss to protect personal and financial information

MAHWAH, N.J., April 8, 2008 – As Americans do their taxes, a majority are unaware that they may be putting personal and financial information required on tax returns in jeopardy.  According to a recent survey by Sharp Electronics Corporation, almost half of all Americans are unaware of the danger of using insecure public copiers and printers, leaving themselves at risk for data theft if a copier is not equipped with data security measures. The survey, conducted by Roper on behalf of Sharp in February 2008, polled 1,004 adults regarding their perceptions of digital copier security.

Another survey item of note indicated that 60 percent of Americans don’t know about the ability of a digital photocopier to store a document image on the hard drive, which could be later retrieved by a hacker.


Riso, Inc Continues its Enviromental Leadership Through a Partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation

Danvers, MA – April 8, 2008 – RISO, Inc., a leading manufacturer of environmentally-friendly high-speed printers and digital printing technology, today announced that it is partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 100,000 trees over the course of the next four years. Reflecting its commitment to the environment, these trees will help replenish national forests damaged by fires or disease and will be planted on behalf of RISO’s customers and resellers.

“We applaud RISO for its commitment to help replant 100,000 trees over the next four years,” said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Corporate commitments such as this generous contribution to replanting America’s national forests will help restore wildlife habitat, clean the air, protect soil and waterways, and restore these beautiful and valuable natural resources for the benefits of generations to come.”


OmtoolT Delivers Its AccuRoute® Solution on Sharp OSAT-Enabled MFPs

Andover, Mass. and Mahwah, N. J., April 8, 2008 - Omtool, Ltd. (OTCBB:OMTL), a leading provider of document capture and handling solutions along with Sharp Document Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), today announced the development and delivery of Omtool's AccuRoute document capture and handling solution for Sharp OSAT-enabled multifunction peripherals (MFPs).

The AccuRoute Embedded Device Client for Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs allows users to access AccuRoute's document capture and handling features through AccuRoute-specific buttons that can be added to the touch screen control panel of any Sharp OSA-enabled multi-function peripheral (MFP).  Using these functions, users can scan hardcopy documents at the MFP for delivery to personal or public distributions on the AccuRoute system.  Users can also access AccuRoute from the MFP for simple, ad-hoc document routing operations such as a quick scan-to-self for delivery back to the user's desktop or scan-to-fax. 


HP Unveils Imaging and Printing Devices, Solutions and Services for Enterprises

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 8, 2008 - HP today announced a broad expansion of its imaging and printing portfolio for large businesses.

The company's latest offerings help enterprises manage, secure and simplify their imaging and printing environments and improve workflows to reduce costs and enhance productivity.

The new offerings include six HP LaserJet printers, an enterprise-class scanner for document capture, three access control printing solutions, four printing services and an accreditation, certification and test program for HP's software solution development partners.

HP also extended the reach of its $300 million "What Do You Have To Say?" global interactive marketing campaign to target large businesses. In the expansion, print and online advertising and interactive tools will showcase how 3M worked with HP to globally reduce its device count by 47 percent and save more than $3 million in just two years.


Ricoh Sponsors Newsweek's Second Annual Global Environment and Leadership Conference

West Caldwell, NJ,   April 07, 2008 — Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today that it is a presenting sponsor of Newsweek’s Second Annual Global Environment and Leadership Conference being held on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. This conference gathers the top business leaders, academics and policy makers from around the globe, in both public and private sectors, to address the current and future state of the earth’s ecosystem and how best to protect the planet by reducing carbon footprints.

Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, will give the morning keynote address at the conference, followed by panel discussions on topics including Profitability via Sustainability and Politics, Advocacy and The Environment. Keith Hennessey, assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council at the White House is the luncheon keynote speaker.


PostNet Locations in North America to Use EFI Digital StoreFront

Foster City, Calif. – April 7, 2008 – EFI (NASDAQ: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that PostNet, a full service, diversified business center with locations worldwide, will deploy EFI Digital StoreFront™ (DSF) web-to-print solution in more than 400 centers in the United States and Canada.

DSF is EFI’s web-to-print platform providing a digital on-ramp for customers to connect with their preferred printer. DSF eases print job specification and file handling for the customer while automating workflow at the printer. With DSF, printers can provide proactive job status via the Web and customers are given better visibility into the production process via online job tracking. PostNet franchises now have the ability to create their own storefronts and to receive PDF-ready files from customers.


Konica Minolta Enters into Strategic Business Alliance Agreement with Océ

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc (President and CEO: Yoshikatsu Ota) entered into a strategic business alliance agreement with Oce, a company headquartered in Venlo, The Netherlands (President and CEO: Rokus van Iperen) on April 4, 2008 to cooperate in development and marketing for office and production printing systems.

Background

Based on basic partnership agreement announced on Jan 15 2008, both parties confirmed more concrete policy and plan overviewed as below.

Overview of the strategic business alliance agreement


HP and State of California Initiate Environmental Printing Program with Goal to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 500 Tons per Year

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 7, 2008 - HP today announced it has partnered with the State of California to implement a print cartridge recycling and environmental printing program throughout State agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 500 tons per year after full implementation.(1)

The collaborative program couples print cartridge recycling with a unique rewards system that provides points toward upgrading printers to more efficient HP models. Piloted with the State Board of Equalization last year, the program begins with free return and recycling services for HP ink and toner cartridges through the HP Planet Partners program. If fully implemented statewide, the program would divert 100 tons of print cartridges from landfills annually.(2)


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