(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) NASHUA, NH, October 29 / MARKET WIRE/ --

The City of Wichita, Kan. government has
deployed eCopy document imaging software embedded on Ricoh
multifunction products (MFP) across its departments to improve office
productivity. As a result, the city is increasing public access to
e-government records and speeding office workflows by converting large
volumes of paper-based information into secure digital documents.

eCopy document imaging software is used on 95 Ricoh MFPs in more than 20
city departments ranging from finance and the city clerk to police and
fire. The city has connected eCopy with office workflow tools including
email, fax and document management. This integration allows workers to
email or fax scanned documents and save documents in the city's Laserfiche
electronic document management repository -- all with a simple push of a
button while at the MFP.

"Our eCopy Connectors to Laserfiche and Captaris RightFax provide
integration to these office productivity tools, which we use in almost
every city office," said Melinda Walker, purchasing manager for the city of
Wichita government. "The Connectors streamline workflows by allowing any
city worker to add documents directly to applications that keep office
processes moving, improving our productivity."

The city uses eCopy software on MFPs that feature the Ricoh Embedded
Software Architecture (ESA). eCopy ShareScan software operates on Ricoh
ESA-enabled MFPs, allowing eCopy's easy-to-use interface to appear directly
on the devices. See eCopy's product announcement for eCopy ShareScan on
Ricoh ESA at
http://www.ecopy.com/Newsroom_eCopy_Supports_Ricoh_s__Next_Generation__ESA.asp.

"Our city government buildings have space constraints and running eCopy
inside our Ricoh manufactured devices without the need for additional
hardware saves us valuable office space. Also, converting paper records to
digital documents has reduced the number of file cabinets we need in our
offices, freeing up more room," said Walker.

"A primary decision driver in selecting eCopy was its ease of use. With
centralized scanners, we consistently had backlogs from people waiting in
line and that slowed down office processes. Now, we can distribute scanning
across all MFPs, significantly increasing document capture accessibility.
To take maximum advantage of these capabilities, it was critical to provide
users with an intuitive way to scan documents and easily add them to email,
fax and document management processes," continued Walker.

Another important capability for the city was eCopy integration with the
Equitrac cost recovery application. This connection allows the city to
track the document scanning volume at all MFPs, allowing charge-backs for
scanning costs to the over 600 internal organizations in the government.

"eCopy delivers strategic value to Ricoh customers by helping them
integrate our document scanning capabilities directly with existing
business applications to improve workflows," said Hede Nonaka, senior vice
president, Document Services and Solutions Division, Ricoh Americas
Corporation. "eCopy software fully leverages the Ricoh Embedded Software
Architecture, making it fast and easy for users to scan, store and
distribute documents while they are still at the MFP."

About Ricoh's Document Solutions & Services Division

The Document Solutions & Services Division (DSS) of Ricoh Americas
Corporation is leading the industry with a portfolio of solutions that
transform paper documents into information that easily integrates into
existing business workflows to measurably improve document workflow
efficiencies. DSS is committed to creating new "document-centric" customer
value that will revolutionize how individuals and businesses use digital
and paper-based information.

DSS offers a complete package of products, services and support programs to
all our channels, comprising of direct and indirect operations under the
Ricoh, Savin, and Lanier brands. DSS also provides the full line of eCopy
solutions integrated with Ricoh, Savin and Lanier MFPs.

Ricoh Americas Corporation, founded in 1962, is headquartered in West
Caldwell, N.J., and is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 71-year old
leading supplier of office automation equipment.

About eCopy, Inc.

eCopy, Inc. is an innovative provider of open and flexible solutions that
rapidly integrate paper-based information into existing business processes
and applications. With more than 50,000 units sold, eCopy is the market
leader in MFP document imaging software. eCopy customers include GE, Time
Warner Inc., Yahoo!, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, BP, Sprint, General Motors,
Clifford Chance, Siemens, Cisco Systems, SAAB, and Sony Corporation. eCopy,
Inc. is a global company headquartered in the United States, with
subsidiaries in Japan and the UK, offices in Germany, France, Scandinavia,
and Australia as well as sales operations in Mexico, Canada, Latin America,
Singapore, and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.ecopy.com.

eCopy and eCopy ScanStation are trademarks and eCopy ShareScan is a
registered trademark of eCopy, Inc. All other referenced product names are
trademarks of their respective owners.

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Press and Industry Analyst Contact:
Russell Marchetta
Ricoh Corporation
+1.973.882.2075Email Contact
Press and Industry Analyst Contact:
Bill Brikiatis
eCopy, Inc.
Director, Media and Analyst Relations
+1.603.881.4450 ext. 436Email Contact

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