| Ricoh Corporation and Codehost Announce Distribution Agreement |
Jan. 22, 2003
(PRexcerpt) -- Ricoh Corporation announced today that is has aligned with UNIX and Linux software developer Codehost Inc. Ricoh will offer its customers and dealers BrightQ, Codehost’s popular suite of Linux and UNIX-based printing tools, for use with Ricoh networked output devices.
“Ricoh recognizes the important role Linux and UNIX applications play in the enterprise. Allowing IT users to share this information through print applications more efficiently is a part of Ricoh’s core strategy. Providing productivity tools such as BrightQ enables us to provide the best possible support to our steadily increasing base of Linux and UNIX users”, said Wayne Mize, Vice President of Ricoh’s Solutions Marketing Division.
BrightQ will be available for select models of Ricoh’s award winning Aficio line of output devices, delivering customers within the Linux and UNIX environments a robust, easy-to-use solution that provides complete access to the Aficio’s advanced document finishing features.
BrightQ is comprised of intuitive graphical interfaces that allow users to manage printers, complex print jobs and sophisticated print queues, while providing support for industry standard printing protocols. A key component of BrightQ is Codehost’s BrightInstall, an installation tool that enables systems support personnel to easily install, configure, and support their UNIX/Linux customer base. BrightQ supports most major UNIX operating systems and Linux distributions.
Beginning this week, BrightQ will be available for demonstration at “Ricoh’s Technology Portal” showroom in Mid-town Manhattan. The Technology Portal is located at 510 Fifth Street (at 43rd Avenue) which is approximately 1.6 miles from the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center where the 2003 LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is being held.
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