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15
digital m odels and MFPs, which offer superi-
or expandability and features. As a result of
this strategy, sales of other im aging system s
declined 4.5% ( or 10.5% after factoring out
exchange rate changes) , to ¥279.7 billion
( $2,103 million) .
Highlights
During the year, we expanded our lineup of
digital im aging system s to serve diversifying
needs. The Aficio 1013 and 1015 for small
workgroups output 13 and 15 copies per
minute ( cpm) , respectively. They were very
well received for their price competitiveness,
as well as for such digital features as elec-
tronic sorting and combining and separat-
ing originals.
Another popular new m odel, particularly
overseas, was the top-of-the-line Aficio 1105
( Im agio MF105 ProII) , which delivers up to
105 cpm and em ploys a toner that is 70%
finer than its Ricoh predecessor for even bet-
Sales of digital im aging system s thus
climbed 14.0%, to ¥654.4 billion ( $4,920
million) . They would have increased 7.6%
without exchange rate fluctuations.
Other Im a ging System s: We are culti-
vating a shift away from analog copiers to
ter resolution. This product earned especially
good m arks am ong companies with high-
volum e needs. That is because m any cus-
tomers prefer to minim ize inventories of
operating and specifications manuals by
quickly outputting existing or updated ver-
sions on dem and.
Outlook
Ricoh will continue to enhance its digital
imaging system s range in fiscal 2003. We will
accord top priority to bringing out color
models in response to growing dem and for
color docum ents am id expanding PC and
Internet usage.
Firma Readymix Kiesunion Gesellschaft m.b.H., a leading
Austrian concrete company, employs the compact
FAX2100L, which delivers accelerated Super G3 trans-
missions and incorporates countless features to enhance
productivity.
Dagblad de Telegraaf N.V., a top Dutch newspaper pub-
lisher, uses more than 300 Ricoh machines in
Amsterdam, including the Aficio 1013, a highly versatile
small workgroup copier that incorporates Super G3 fax-
ing capabilities and can also be upgraded to function
additionally as a network printer.
Santos Ltd., Australia’s largest energy company, has
installed around 100 Ricoh printing and copying systems
throughout the nation, among them the Aficio 551, a
monochrome machine that delivers 55 copies per minute
from its 7,750-sheet supply at 600 dots per inch.