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ANNUAL REPORT 2008 18
Fiscal 2008 Highlights
Fiscal 2008 Milestones
Sustainable Environmental
Management
Financial Section Corporate Governance /
CSR
To Our Shareholders
and Customers
16th Mid-Term
Management Plan
Sponsorship
Awarded BLI’s Pick of the Year
New Technologies
Development of a temperature sensor enabling
the measurement of high temperatures up to
250°C
Ricoh has developed a semiconductor-based temperature sensor
which is able to measure temperatures up to 250°C. This first-of-its-
kind high temperature sensor was made possible by using silicon-on-
insulator (SOI) wafers. Ricoh anticipates a wide range of applications
for the sensor, including
in automobiles, aircraft,
and space vehicles and
equipment. To achieve
this po ten tial, Ri coh
will strive to refine the
technology for commer-
cialization.
Announcing a new brand for the production
printer market
In May 2008, Ricoh released new RICOH Pro C900 color produc-
tion printer to satisfy customers’ print-on-demand needs. The new
product will make its debut as the first item of Ricoh’s new brand—
the RICOH Pro Series. Featuring a printer controller manufactured by
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., the RICOH Pro C900 is highly produc-
tive, producing high-quality images both in color and monochrome
at a print speed of 90 sheets per
minute, while providing stable,
reliable operation and excellent
cost effectiveness.
At the press conference
Awards
Most Outstanding Printer Line of the Year and many highest category
awards by Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI)
Ricoh’s printer lineup was collectively awarded US-based BLI’s Most Outstanding Printer Line of the Year for
2007.
Ricoh was also selected for BLI’s Pick of the Year Awards (Fall 2007) in four MFP categories (for the Aficio MP
1600, Aficio MP 2000, Aficio MP 2500, and Aficio MP C3500) and in two printer categories (for the Aficio SP
8100 DN and Aficio SP 9100DN).
The best in eight categories by BERTL Inc.’s Best Awards
BERTL, a US-based product evaluation firm, recognized Ricoh with its Best Awards in eight categories (for
the Aficio MP C2500/C3000/C3500/C4500 in two categories; the Priport DX 3340 and DX 4542; the Priport
HQ7000/9000; the Aficio SP C811DN; the Aficio MP 9000/1100/1350; the Aficio MP 5500/6500/7500; and the
Aficio SP C410DN/C411DN).
Two Best of IT ChannelVision awards to U.S. subs division
North America’s leading IT channel executives honored the Printing Solutions Division at Ricoh Americas
Corporation with their semi-annual Best of IT ChannelVision award program for spring 2007. The division was
selected as the Best System Builder Marketing Program/Promotion and the Best System Builder Presentation.
Title sponsor of the Women’s British Open
In August 2007, Ricoh hosted the Ricoh Women’s British Open, the fi-
nal tournament in the Four Major championships in women’s golf. The
latest competition was held on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scot-
land, the “Home of Golf,” for the first time in its history. Lorena Ochoa
(Mexico, world’s number one since 2006) won the championship with
an overall score of five
under par.
Special sponsorship for the Ricoh MLB Opening
Series
In March 2008, Ricoh served as a special sponsor of the Ricoh MLB
Opening Series 2008 of major league baseball for the second time
since 2004. This opening series in Japan was a “triumphal return”
for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima of the defending world
champions Red Sox. The
games attracted a lot of
attention worldwide, not
to mention from Japan
and the U.S.