Winners include digital MFPs, color printers, digital duplicators, and wide format systems

Atlanta , Ga. , June 5, 2006 --- Lanier Worldwide, Inc. today announced it has won 10 BERTLs Best awards for 2006. Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories (BERTL) is a leading provider of independent research about document management systems. The company examinesperformance, features, functionality, and business process value from the end-users perspective.

Like BERTL, Lanier keeps the end-users needs top-of-mind at all times, said Dominic Pontrelli, vice president of Marketing for Lanier. It is very exciting to win these prestigious awards. It validates our commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality document management systems that enable our customers to do more work, more easily, in less time, at a lower total cost.

Award-winning products include:

• LD124c: Best 20 to 30 ppm Occasional Color MFP
• LD235: Best 30 to 39 ppm Monochrome Office MFP
• LD245: Best 40 to 49 ppm Monochrome Office MFP
• LD160c: Best 40 to 49 ppm Office Color MFP
• LD175: Best 70 to 79 ppm Monochrome Office MFP
• LDD145: Best Low Volume/Corporate Digital Duplicator
• LDD280: Best High Volume/Commercial Multi-Color Digital Duplicator Solution

In addition, Lanier won the BestColorPrinterRange award and two Innovation Awards for the LW411 Wide Format digital MFP and for the color dropout feature available with many Lanier color digital MFPs.

About BERTL

BERTL Inc. is the premier source for objective, independent product-evaluation reports and

comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and software. BERTLs evaluation reports,

customer satisfaction research, awards, and product ratings are undertaken entirely at BERTLs expense for the benefit of its international subscriber base. To learn more about BERTL, visit www.BERTL.com or telephone 732-761-2311.

About LANIER

Lanier Worldwide, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh Corporation, the Americas sales and marketing unit of Ricoh Company, Ltd., a $17.1 billion global manufacturer of digital copier/printers.

Lanier helps its customers succeed by understanding their unique document management needs and delivering systems and services that increase efficiency, reduce cost, and improve document workflow. Award-winning solutions include digital multifunction products (color and monochrome), printers (color and monochrome), multifunction facsimile, scanners, digital duplicators, and wide format systems, as well as facilities management and outsourcing services.

Lanier distinguishes itself through DOCutivity , a unique methodology used to develop innovative solutions to achieve business results. Lanier has earned industry-wide recognition for dedication to customer service, driven by a company philosophy called Customer Vision . Founded in 1934, Lanier is based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. For more information, please visit www.lanier.com .

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