Ricoh Wins BLI Scanner Line of the Year Award from Keypoint Intelligence
Fairfield, NJ – Keypoint Intelligence, the leading market research firm and independent evaluator of print and smart workplace technology and services, announces that Ricoh has won the coveted Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024 Scanner Line of the Year Award. Given once a year, this award recognizes the vendor that has the scanner portfolio deemed best overall based on rigorous lab testing and in-depth market research.
Ricoh boasts a lineup that covers the scanning needs of many businesses and contributes to digital transformation (DX) and workflow automation. “Scanners from Ricoh are a great choice for businesses as they enable excellence in areas such as hybrid work without compromising on staples like image quality,” said Mark Davis, Analyst in Keypoint Intelligence’s Workplace Group.
To determine the Scanner Line of the Year Award recipient, Keypoint Intelligence considers current scanners in the vendor’s portfolio that have been submitted for lab testing, along with previously tested scanners that are still available. To judge the overall quality of the line, analysts look at the overall rating a device received after testing as well as the ratings in many key areas.
Keypoint Intelligence technicians and analysts were very impressed with the way scanners from Ricoh performed during public testing this year, especially when it comes to reliability, OCR accuracy, productivity, and workflow automation capabilities. With new hardware features and excellent bundled software options, Ricoh’s line is fresh, innovative, and worth the workplace investment.
“The document scanner is a significant part of any DX strategy—devices need to be fast, easy to use when converting hardcopy information into digital systems, and deliver excellent image quality,” said Rachel Dean, Technical Editor in Keypoint Intelligence’s Workplace Group. “Ricoh’s scanner offerings span a broad range of segments, from mobile through to production-level devices. During testing, Ricoh scanners were easy to set up and maintain as well as proving to be highly productive. They offer versatile media-handling and, above all else, represent excellent value propositions.”
“We are excited and proud to be named the 2024 Scanner Line of the Year Award winner by Keypoint Intelligence,” said Daisuke Kutsuwada, President and CEO of PFU America, Inc. “This recognition represents our commitment to innovating based on real-world customer needs and delivering industry-leading hardware, innovative software, and integrated solutions to accelerate digital transformation across industries. We are grateful for our customers, channel partners, and resellers as they are a critical part of our market-leading position in document scanners.”
About Keypoint Intelligence
For over 60 years, clients in the digital imaging industry have relied on Keypoint Intelligence for independent hands-on testing, lab data, and extensive market research to drive their product and sales success. Keypoint Intelligence has been recognized as the industry’s most trusted resource for unbiased information, analysis, and awards due to decades of analyst experience. Customers have harnessed this mission-critical knowledge for strategic decision-making, daily sales enablement, and operational excellence to improve business goals and increase bottom lines. With a central focus on clients, Keypoint Intelligence continues to evolve as the industry changes by expanding offerings and updating methods, while intimately understanding and serving manufacturers’, channels’, and their customers’ transformation in the digital printing and imaging sector.
About BLI Line of the Year Awards
Line of the Year Awards salute the companies that provide a broad range of hardware or software and whose products consistently performed above average throughout testing. Much consideration is also made by Keypoint Intelligence analysts and technicians in areas such as ease of use, features, and value, across an entire portfolio for that product area, with the end result being the most prestigious Buyers Lab Awards offered.
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