Malvern, PA, February 25, 2014 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that CEI – The Digital Office has been officially confirmed as a Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider through Ricoh’s CHAMPS program for dealer transformation.

CHAMPS is Ricoh’s innovative program designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program qualifies dealers to analyze customer business challenges and prescribe custom services drawing from Ricoh’s Business Information Solutions expertise. The CHAMPS certification program confirms that a dealer has successfully completed all Ricoh Services certification requirements for a particular specialized service or solution offering.

CEI – The Digital Office’s professionals have successfully completed expert training on delivering Ricoh’s Production Printing Professional Services. Several of the dealer’s employees passed a rigorous certification examination that followed intensive training through the Ricoh Learning Institute, the company’s comprehensive training organization.

“Congratulations to CEI – The Digital Office and its newly certified staff,” said Jim Coriddi, Vice President, Dealer Division, Ricoh U.S. “This certification arises from a unique and transformative program in our industry. The overall goal is to enable our dealers to do more to address their clients’ most pressing business problems. We remain committed to supporting our dealers with programs that allow them stand out as the best source for information management in their region.”

About CHAMPS

Ricoh’s CHAMPS program is designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program combines a proven methodology, best-in-class resources and Ricoh’s industry-leading services to create custom solutions that improve customer business performance. The program makes it easier for the Ricoh family group of dealers to leverage what they need, when they need it, while lowering their document-related capital investment and helping accelerate profit generation opportunities.

| About CEI – The Digital Office |

CEI – The Digital Office has been providing document reproduction, document processing and office automation equipment throughout the Triangle for nearly 60 years. We are dedicated to offering our customers unparalleled service, coupled with a diverse product line that continues to evolve as new, state-of-the-art products emerge. Conveniently located off Highway 70 near the I-540 connector at 8701 Brickell Avenue, we are ideally located to meet the digital office needs of all businesses in our servicing area. Our facility was custom built to meet the greenest of government standards, and more importantly, we are proud of all of our team members for making the effort to help CEI continue to preserve the environment.

CEI is fully equipped, from our production print showroom to our business center showroom, and our highly trained Account Executives are prepared to demonstrate the technology which can help your office or production environment improve upon the way you do business. Once a solution is selected, the system is pulled from our 10,000 square foot warehouse and custom configured to your specific requirements. From there our warehouse personnel, IT professionals and Account Executives prepare a workflow to ensure a perfect delivery and installation. Once you are properly trained and satisfied with the installation, the rest is up to us. All service calls, supply requests and contract questions are handled locally by our dedicated administrative personnel..

For more information about CEI – The Digital Office , visit http://www.copycei.com

| About Ricoh |

Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD).

The majority of the company’s revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/.

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