MALVERN, Pa., June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh
USA, Inc. today announced its
RICOH Cloud Workflow Solutions portfolio, a collection of
cloud-based technologies that bring streamlined simplicity to small
and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in affordable, scalable,
subscription-based packages. These solutions empower digital
workplaces by eliminating manual steps, reducing manual data entry
and improving speed and accuracy, so SMBs can maintain their focus
on core business activities while reaping the benefits of increased
productivity and reduced costs. Additionally, Cloud Workflow
Solutions will be demonstrated at ConvergX, the Ricoh Family Group
(RFG) dealer conference, June 25-28
in Las Vegas and will be available
via Ricoh and its RFG dealer partners.
Many SMBs are struggling to manage interoperability and to
create effective environments that enable employees to work when,
where and how they need to. Cloud Workflow Solutions addresses
these challenges by streamlining common processes and helping
employees be more productive. The portfolio consists of three
distinct categories:
- Cloud Connectors: predefined workflows that can be
leveraged to streamline processes. Connectors extend device
functionality by providing connectivity to many cloud-based
applications, zero-configuration scan to email functionality,
mobile printing and enterprise-class OCR (Optical Character
Recognition). Cloud Connectors, such as RICOH's Integrated Cloud
Environment packages, provide customers with seamless connectivity
to more than 20 different cloud applications.
- Cloud Workflows: designed for customers that require
unique workflows and advanced document processing, such as multi
destination routing, auto file name and folder creation for scans,
QR code processes for batch scanning and routing, and more. The
RICOH Smart Integration Workflows are configurable workflows that
can be built in minutes. Built in the cloud, the deployment and
management of these workflows are simple. They also enable
flexibility, giving customers the ability to consume and build
services over time and be billed monthly based on their desired
packages.
- Cloud Services: sophisticated workflows and applications
that can extract content from documents, integrate with cloud-based
line of business applications and create multiple data routes to
support the most complex requirements. These range from cloud data
extraction components to end to end business process workflows.
Cloud Services are fully scalable and avoid common IT hassles and
overhead costs of more traditional server-based approaches.
Cloud Workflow Solutions helps businesses continually find new
ways to work smarter and do so with security top of mind. In-depth
usage statistics and analytics can help uncover and address
inefficiencies, as well as providing insights into user behaviors.
These offerings also include full audit logging and tracking,
helping to provide peace of mind in knowing which users can access
which content. Additional security is delivered via fully-encrypted
information transmission between any Ricoh cloud server or external
cloud service, as well as required user authentication to
multifunction printers (MFPs) and cloud-based services.
Cloud Workflow Solutions can simplify and digitize workplaces,
improving employee productivity and allowing companies to focus on
their customers and growing their businesses.
"Today's workers want to use the applications they're familiar
with, because they're comfortable with them. But many IT
departments might not be, or SMBs may simply not have the needed
resources available to build out effective workflows for these
varied applications," said Glenn
Laverty, Senior Vice President Marketing, Ricoh Americas and
President & CEO of Ricoh Canada. "The RICOH Cloud Workflow
Solutions portfolio provides tools to create connectivity and
develop automation. These offerings help transform the MFP into a
true hub for productivity and collaboration, and the subscription
consumption model makes it affordable, scalable and streamlined so
SMBs can make the most of it."
Cloud Workflow Solutions will be available to "try before you
buy." For more information about Cloud Workflow Solutions, contact
a local RFG dealer partner or visit
https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/products/software/ricoh-cloud-workflow-solutions.
You can also follow the company's social media channels on Twitter,
Facebook and LinkedIn.
| About Ricoh |
Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative
technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For
more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a
leading provider of document management solutions, IT services,
commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial
systems.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh
Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the
financial year ended March 2018,
Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,063
billion yen (approx. 19.4 billion
USD).
For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com.
© 2018 Ricoh USA, Inc. All rights reserved. All referenced
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the trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact:
John Greco
Ricoh USA, Inc.
(973) 882-2023
john.greco@ricoh-usa.com
Tracey Sheehy
Breakaway Communications for Ricoh
(908) 705-4596
tsheehy@breakawaycom.com
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