Inkjet & Digital Printing
Ricoh Signs With Sage Software BMD as Exclusive Endorsed Development Partner for Multi-Function Devices
Friday 25. January 2008 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the selection as the exclusive Endorsed Development Partner for multi-function office products for Sage Software's Business Management Division (BMD).
This new partnership is a first of its kind in the office products industry. As an integral part of the Sage Software development partner family, Ricoh multi-function devices and solutions will be recommended and aggressively promoted across Sage Software’s vast customer base and business partner community. Through co- marketing activity, Ricoh and Sage Software will provide their extensive customer and partner bases new opportunities to learn about and procure industry solutions for business process improvement and optimization incorporating Ricoh’s industry-leading suite of trusted office products including award-winning color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators, production printing products and wide-format engineering systems offered under the brands Ricoh, Lanier and Savin.
“With Ricoh as an Endorsed Development Partner for Sage Software’s Business Management Division, we are looking forward to incorporating office products with our software offerings, and in turn providing a more robust solution set to our customers and business partners,” said Alan Bryant, Sage Software Vice President ISV Programs and Developer Relations. “We are delighted that Ricoh has agreed to partner with Sage as we jointly expand the choices we offer to our customers and business partners.”
Ricoh multi-function devices are no longer stand-alone devices sitting in an office hallway. Many customers realize Ricoh multi-function devices are an important part of their overall computing infrastructure. The industry trend is to integrate these devices on the business network to improve document- centric business processes. Many of these business processes are centered on line-of-business workflow managed through the use of industry-leading business applications such as Sage Software’s ERP and CRM solutions. The result is improved document workflow efficiencies, decreased processing costs, and measurable savings while adhering to IT requirements for security, authentication, and compliance governance.
“Like Sage Software, we understand our customer’s business needs and challenges and consider quality and customer service to be the foundation of our company,” said Hede Nonaka, senior vice president, Document Solutions and Services Division, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “We are proud to be the exclusive Endorsed Development Partner for multi-function office products in Sage Software’s BMD and look forward to providing Ricoh’s market-leading products and solutions into Sage’s extensive customer and business partner base.”