Inkjet & Digital Printing
RICOH DEMONSTRATES EMBEDDED INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING NETWORKED MULTIFUNCTION PRODUCTS
Thursday 26. February 2009 - New Solution Works Seamlessly with IBMs Tivoli Software to Manage Energy Consumption and Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the preliminary showing of its new embedded intelligence technology with IBMs Tivoli Monitoring and Asset Management for IT at the IBM Pulse conference in Las Vegas. The solution monitors and reports on Ricoh multifunction product (MFP) energy consumption and automates settings based on a corporations environmental management objectives. The solution will be on display for demonstration February 8-11, 2009, at booth #70 in the IBM Industry Zone at Pulse Solutions Center.
Ricohs solution tracks the activity of all Ricoh MFPs connected to a network in order to gauge real-time metrics of power usage through IBMs Tivoli system management software. An IT administrator can define customized metrics by defining parameters on an individual companys cost reduction and sustainability goals. The Ricoh system is able to identify when established thresholds have been reached and will automatically adjust the networks settings. For instance, if all users in a particular workgroup are not using their computers, the system will recognize this inactivity and automatically shut down the workgroups MFP to a sleep mode, greatly reducing power consumption and costs. Ricohs solution can also enable a company to apply print rules that push settings onto workgroups. Therefore, if a particular group is consistently failing to meet the companys sustainability goals, the settings can force users to duplex or limit prints in order to better manage and improve the companys carbon footprint.
“Environmental issues and sustainable practices are at the forefront of business now more than ever. Therefore, Ricoh and IBM are demonstrating an innovative solution for managing MFP power consumption,” said Mark Minshull, vice president and chief technologist, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “Ricoh and IBM are leaders in promoting sustainability both internally and to our customers, and this solution, which integrates our leading technologies, is another example of how we can help customers green their operations while also improving their bottom line.”
Previously, adjustments for power management had to be made manually, often for each individual product. With the new Ricoh solution with Tivoli, all adjustments are made automatically based on an enterprises environmental policies. Additionally, Tivoli can change the energy settings for all IT assets connected to the network simultaneously from the desktop of the administrator.
Minshull will also be leading a breakout session at the conference for attendees titled “Leveraging IBM Service Management and Ricoh Embedded MFP Intelligenceto Deliver a Total Green Office Solution.” The session will focus on the implementation of IBMs through IBMs Tivoli Monitoring and Asset Management for IT software with Ricohs embedded solution. Minshull will give insight into trends in green management and industry standards, as well as ways to consolidate and improve office equipment utilization with asset optimization. The session will be held at 10:30 am (PST) on February 10 in room 106 at the Conference Center of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 72-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of $22 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricohs fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.