*NEWS*RICOH’S NEW PARTENER……MPI TECH

[Anonymous]

Ricoh Printing Systems America Partners with MPI Tech
for an IPDS Printing Solution

Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc. announced the addition of
IPDS solutions for the DDP 70e and DDP 92. The LinkCom III from MPI Tech
converts IBM SCS/DCA and IPDS data streams to PCL or PostScript for printing at
70 ppm and 92 ppm with DDP printers. All DDP printer features such as duplex,
offsetting, paper handling, and complex finishing are supported transparently
through the LinkCom III.

approximately 29% of
all printer installations are IPDS capable printers. RPSA customers have
requested an IPDS capable solution for the DDP printer line. As a result, RPSA
has selected the MPI LinkCom III product for an IPDS solution and has ensured
that the LinkCom III configuration process and successful installation in the
IBM environment are well documented. Accepting data from the Ethernet network,
the LinkCom III hardware connects to the DDP printer via a parallel
cable.

Installation of the LinkCom III product is possible for 3
different printing configurations, including IPDS only, PCL and or PostScript
only, and IPDS and PCL/PostScript.

Once installed, the LAN administration is made easy with a
standard Web browser interface for accessing status information from the HTML
pages of the LinkCom III and the DDP printer’s Web server.

The LinkCom III HS 85 and the LinkCom III HS100 are the IPDS
Enablement Kits for the DDP 70e and DDP 92 respectively, both products are
available immediately. Availability of an IPDS Enablement Kit for other RPSA
products will be announced shortly. Installation of the LinkCom III by a RPSA
Professional Service Engineer or other qualified reseller is recommended. To
extend the IPDS Enablement Kit standard warranty of 3 years an extended 5-year
warranty or a yearly extension warranty may be purchased from RPSA.

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February 22, 2005 at 10:53 AM