Ricoh Company, Ltd

Ricoh Company, Ltd.(TSE: 7752) manufactures & distributes office automation equipment, including copiers, facsimile machines, data processing equipment, printers and related supplies. The operations of the company are divided into two segments: office equipment and other business. The office equipment segment is sub-divided into copiers & related supplies and communication/information systems. The copiers segment includes digital copiers, multi functional printers and software. The communications/information segment includes printers, scanners, CD-recordable/CD-re-writable drives, fax machines, personal computers, software & services. The other business segment includes electronic devices & photographic equipment. The company's brands include Ricoh, Gestetner, Lanier & Savin. Copiers & related supplies accounted for 60% of fis 2001 revenues, communications / information systems, 27% & other business, 13%.