DIGITAL COPIERS & PRINTERS -- The Urge to Converge

In late 2002, Ricoh Corp. formed Ricoh U.S. as a new business unit of the West Caldwell, NJ-based organization. It is comprised of the corporation's former Office Products Group (including the Ricoh, Savin and Gestetner brands), Office Solutions Group and the four Ricoh Business Systems sales subsidiaries. The units are all under the direction of a single management team and business plan. The move was said to be "a major step in the transformation of Ricoh Corp. from a copier and fax hardware supplier into a total document and printing solutions provider."