Inkjet & Digital Printing
Kodak Renews, Expands Successful Relationship with Ricoh for Selling KODAK Digital Solutions
Friday 19. February 2010 - Kodak and Ricoh recently signed a multi-year renewal of an expanded reseller agreement for KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses and KODAK DIGIMASTER Digital Production Systems. Ricoh and IKON Office Solutions, a Ricoh company, sell these KODAK Solutions to corporate/government in-plants, data centers, and other print providers.
In addition to the KODAK NEXPRESS and DIGIMASTER Systems, both Ricoh and IKON will also sell KODAK Document Imaging Solutions and KODAK Unified Workflow Solutions. Included are solutions such as KODAK PRINERGY Digital Workflow as well as CREO Color Servers such as the CREO C-80 Server that interfaces with the RICOH Pro C900 Color Production System.
“This agreement underscores our commitment to expand our reach and channel engagement across our portfolio to ensure that our customers can access a broad array of KODAK Solutions that best fit their needs,” said Don Whaley, Director, Channel Development, United States and Canada, Kodak. “Ricoh and IKON, a Ricoh company, play a key channel role in the U.S. and Canada. Were excited to expand our relationship with them and are confident our customers will see value in this partnership.”
NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses offer outstanding image quality, scaleability, and the award-winning KODAK NEXPRESS Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions, allowing users to add a variety of unique features inline during the printing process. The new KODAK NEXPRESS SE3600 Digital Production Color Press delivers exceptional color quality, performance, and reliability for applications such as direct mail, marketing collateral, catalogs, photo books and more. It is the only sheetfed digital production color press to offer unconstrained performance of 3,600 A3+ sheets per hour, or 120 pages per minute.
DIGIMASTER Digital Production Systems offer high speeds, and outstanding productivity and reliability. The new KODAK DIGIMASTER EX300 Digital Production System is the fastest cut-sheet black-and-white electrophotographic printer on the market, printing at a rate of 18,000 images per hour (A4).
The integration of Kodaks PRINERGY Digital Workflow and CREO Color Servers enables print service providers in digital and hybrid (digital and offset) production environments to optimize their workflow and increase automation.
Kodak maintained relationships with Ricoh and IKON separately in the past, but with the new agreement, Ricoh and IKON will have access to a full portfolio of KODAK Products that will deliver added value to customers.
“The success of our previous agreements made our decision to expand with Ricoh very easy,” explained Jerry Miller, Region General Manager, Americas Digital Printing Solutions, Kodak. “Significant opportunities exist in their sizeable customer base, and some customers want the option to work with the resellers that have been helping them manage their growth along the way. We will continue to work to be the best partner to help our customers grow their businesses.”
IKON will now provide service to all customers that acquire KODAK DIGIMASTER Solutions from Ricoh in addition to the current service and support IKON provides for customers that acquire KODAK DIGIMASTER Solutions from IKON. KODAK NEXPRESS Solutions will be serviced and supported by KODAK Service and Support.
KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.