Ricoh deploys its document solution business built around varied network equipment and document management software. The Document Highway is Ricoh's technical concept to achieve the world of "Ubiquitous Documents" by linking equipment and applications, where documents can be handled at anytime, anywhere and by anyone.
Products based on this concept include imaging devices like Aficio and the Ridoc Document System; we will expand this line. The R&D sector proposed the architecture of the Document Highway concept and has lead in providing the base technology.
At present, we are adapting to web services of the document processing functions that include input, output, storage, retrieval and distribution. In so doing we are targeting solution combining equipment and software freely. Security of the overall solution is also an important research project.
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For our customers to use the Document Highway in everyday business, we must provide a system that is not only user-friendly but also easy to introduce and manage. We have been watching the Web develop from early on as a means to provide scalable solutions independent of environment.
We are connecting various services (including imaging devices) using the latest technology and framework of the worldwide Web, and provide solutions to support customers' everyday business. Then, we are tackling the spiraling up of research and development reflecting feedbacks from the market quickly.
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