July 17, 2001
Contact:
Dan Newman
Communications Manager
Ricoh Canada
905.795.5788
dnewman@ricoh.ca
Ricoh Canada Inc. to be Exclusive Distributor
of Award-Winning, Web-based Content Management Software.
Toronto, – Ricoh Canada Inc., the leading international
provider of document and imaging solutions for the 21st century
workplace, today announced that it will be the exclusive reseller
of IntraNet Solutions’ award-winning Xpedio Content Management
products in Canada. The Minnesota-based IntraNet Solutions offers
the industry’s first end-to-end Web content management solution
including Xpedio Content Server, Xpedio Content Publisher and peripherals
including QuickView Plus and PDF Merge, all available through Ricoh’s
distributor rights.
“We are extremely optimistic about our partnership with
IntraNet Solutions,” explained Ricoh Canada senior vice president,
Glenn Laverty. “We’ve been using their content management
software for almost three years and believe in its strength and
capabilities. IntraNet Solutions’ products will provide our
customers with a greater spectrum of customized content management
systems that integrate seamlessly with other enterprise applications.
And this software has proved a fast ROI - a critical factor for
our clients in selecting content management solutions”
The Xpedio Content Management system is a complete software platform,
providing rapid deployment of highly scalable business-to-business
and business-to-employee Web sites. Business content from sources
including desktop applications, business applications and contribution
templates is managed and published in Web-based formats such as
XML, HTML, WML, cHTML and PDF. Business personalization and integration
with corporate security models ensures that users access only the
information they are entitled to see.
“IntraNet Solutions has enjoyed extraordinary success in
both the U.S. and international markets, and we intend to leverage
this momentum as we continue our expansion into Canada,” said
Vern Hanzlik, president of IntraNet Solutions.
IntraNet Solutions has received many awards for its innovative,
flexible software. Xpedio was top of its class in content management
for company Intranets, according to Imaging and Document Solutions
magazine, and also received the Editor’s Choice Award for
the same publication. According to the 2001 Software 500 ranking,
IntraNet Solutions realized a 176 percent annual increase in software
and service revenues and moved up 109 positions. (IntraNet Solutions'
reported total revenues of $66.7 million for its most recent fiscal
year ended March 31, 2001, a 198 percent increase over revenues
of $22.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2000).
About Ricoh Canada Inc.
Ricoh is a brand recognized for raising the potential of business
communication to new heights. The company is a pioneer in the development
of computer-connected and digital multifunctional document systems,
and is a market leader in colour and black & white digital
imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital
duplicators and wide format engineering systems. Ricoh employs
over 60,000 people worldwide and has enjoyed a steady growth in
revenue and profits for almost a decade. With its head office located
in Japan, the 65 year-old leading supplier of office automation
equipment experienced sales in 2000, in excess of $14 billion.
Ricoh Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary with its head office
located in Toronto and employing over 600 employees nation-wide.
Ricoh has received the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Energy Star Imaging
Equipment Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) - the EPA's highest industry award, and
also received the Council on Economic Priorities Environmental
Stewardship Award for its commitment to the environment. Ricoh
has received the Market Research Consultants Digital Copier Manufacturer
of the Year Award for the last five consecutive years, and has
recently been awarded with the Office Copier of the Future Award
for its Aficio 1035/1045 copier/printer. Ricoh is also the recipient
of Business Marketing Magazine's Top 200 business-to-business Web
sites for 1999.
About IntraNet Solutions.
IntraNet Solutions®, Inc. (http://www.stellent.com/), headquartered
in Eden Prairie, Minn., offers Web content management solutions
for rapid deployment of scalable business Web sites. The company
is recognized by end-users and industry analysts for its ability
to meet the unique requirements of these sites and lists more than
1,500 customers worldwide on its customer roster, including Merrill
Lynch, Agilent Technologies, Cox Communications, Sun Microsystems,
Target, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo! and Ericsson Telecom AB. The company
has more than 475 employees and maintains offices throughout the
U.S., Europe and Australia.
Ricoh Canada Inc.,
4100 Yonge Corporate Centre, Suite 600,
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2B5
T: 416.218.8200 F: 416.218.8267
www.ricoh.ca
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