Ricoh Co, the second largest maker of office equipment in Japan, last year agreed to buy Pennsylvania based Ikon Office Solutions Inc for US$1.62 billion to expand sales and services operations in the US. "Canon probably has been considering a counterattack ever since Ikon was taken over by rival," said Tetsuya Wadaki, a Tokyo based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc. Canon needs to strengthen its US operation to win market share in the region to compete against firms such as Xerox Corp, he said.  
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Ricoh</span> Co, the second largest maker of office equipment in Japan, last year agreed to buy Pennsylvania based Ikon Office Solutions Inc for US$1.62 billion to expand sales and services operations in the US. "Canon probably has been considering a counterattack ever since Ikon was taken over by rival," said <span class="analyst">Tetsuya Wadaki</span>, a Tokyo based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc. Canon needs to strengthen its US operation to win market share in the region to compete against firms such as Xerox Corp, he said. </span> Tweet this 

Ricoh Co (RICOY US): Japan's second largest maker of office equipment may rise 30 percent or more during the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing Yoshikazu Higurashi, an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. Thoratec Corp (THOR US): The maker of a mechanical heart that's smaller than a D cell battery said it agreed to terminate a merger agreement with HeartWave International Inc (HIN AU). 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Ricoh</span> Co (RICOY US): Japan's second largest maker of office equipment may rise 30 percent or more during the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing <span class="analyst">Yoshikazu Higurashi</span>, an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. </span> Thoratec Corp (THOR US): The maker of a mechanical heart that's smaller than a D cell battery said it agreed to terminate a merger agreement with HeartWave International Inc (HIN AU). Tweet this 

By so many measures, Ricoh , the Japanese office equipment maker, is a leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). You can spend several hours on the Ricoh website reading about their numerous CSR initiatives, their environmentally friendly products and processes, as well as the many awards they have won over the past 20 years. The company places corporate citizenship at the core of their mission and makes the effort to integrate these core values through every part of their business. 
Share:  <span class="sent">By so many measures, <span class="company">Ricoh</span> , the Japanese office equipment maker, is a leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). You can spend several hours on the <span class="company">Ricoh</span> website reading about their numerous CSR initiatives, their environmentally friendly products and processes, as well as the many awards they have won over the past 20 years. </span> The company places corporate citizenship at the core of their mission and makes the effort to integrate these core values through every part of their business. Tweet this 

Ricoh Co. , Japan's second largest maker of office equipment, may rise 30 percent or more over the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing Yoshikazu Higurashi , an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. The 2007 purchase of InfoPrint Solutions, International Business Machine Corp. 's printing systems unit, provides Ricoh with a foothold in the high volume document market, "one of the fastest growing segments" for office equipment, the weekly newspaper said in its Aug. 3 issue, citing Kunihiko Kanno , an analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo.  
Share:  <span class="company">Ricoh</span> Co. , Japan's second largest maker of office equipment, may rise 30 percent or more over the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing Yoshikazu Higurashi , an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. <span class="sent"> The 2007 purchase of InfoPrint Solutions, International Business Machine Corp. 's printing systems unit, provides <span class="company">Ricoh</span> with a foothold in the high volume document market, "one of the fastest growing segments" for office equipment, the weekly newspaper said in its Aug. 3 issue, citing <span class="analyst">Kunihiko Kanno</span> , an analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo. </span> Tweet this 

Ricoh Co. , Japan's second largest maker of office equipment, may rise 30 percent or more over the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing Yoshikazu Higurashi , an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo.  
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Ricoh Co</span>. , Japan's second largest maker of office equipment, may rise 30 percent or more over the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing <span class="analyst">Yoshikazu Higurashi</span> , an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. </span>...<span class="sent"><span class="company">Ricoh</span> Co. , Japan's second largest maker of office equipment, may rise 30 percent or more over the next year as the global economy improves and recent acquisitions boost profit, Barron's reported, citing <span class="analyst">Yoshikazu Higurashi</span> , an analyst at Deutsche Securities Inc in Tokyo. </span> The 2007 purchase of InfoPrint Solutions, International Business Machine Corp. 's printing systems unit, provides <span class="company">Ricoh</span> with a foothold in the high volume document market, "one of the fastest growing segments" for office equipment, the weekly newspaper said in its Aug. 3 issue, citing Kunihiko Kanno , an analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo. Tweet this 

Ikon is among the factors that persuade analysts that the stock is worth a second look. Yoshikazu Higurashi, who follows the company for Deutsche Bank in Tokyo, rates the shares a Buy, with 12 month yen price target that translates into a dollar price of $84 for Ricoh's ADRs. that's 30% upside, or more. Kondo's confidence has helped him through a tough indoctrination as president and chief executive officer. 
Share:  Ikon is among the factors that persuade analysts that the stock is worth a second look. <span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Yoshikazu Higurashi</span>, who follows the company for Deutsche Bank in Tokyo, rates the shares a Buy, with 12 month yen price target that translates into a dollar price of $84 for <span class="company">Ricoh</span>'s ADRs. </span> that's 30% upside, or more. Kondo's confidence has helped him through a tough indoctrination as president and chief executive officer. Tweet this 

Then in August of 2008, Ricoh purchased Ikon Office Solutions, a key distributor of copiers and printers for Ricoh's better known rival, Canon. "The IBM purchase provides Ricoh with a solid foothold from which to launch further products in the high volume document market," says Kunihiko Kanno, an analyst who follows Ricoh for Credit Suisse in Tokyo. "Digital commercial printers are used to print big documents such as product manuals and direct mail quickly and in large volumes," he adds. "This is one of the fastest growing segments of the office equipment market," he says. 
Share:  Then in August of 2008, <span class="company">Ricoh</span> purchased Ikon Office Solutions, a key distributor of copiers and printers for <span class="company">Ricoh</span>'s better known rival, Canon. <span class="sent"> "The IBM purchase provides <span class="company">Ricoh</span> with a solid foothold from which to launch further products in the high volume document market," says <span class="analyst">Kunihiko Kanno</span>, an analyst who follows <span class="company">Ricoh</span> for Credit Suisse in Tokyo. </span> "Digital commercial printers are used to print big documents such as product manuals and direct mail quickly and in large volumes," he adds. "This is one of the fastest growing segments of the office equipment market," he says. Tweet this 

Any company with a technology edge has no choice but to run fast to maintain its lead. The consolation for Xerox, as Ken Weilerstein at Gartner describes it, is that the lead it is building over rivals like Ricoh and Canon is likely to endure in the long term. The short term picture is less pretty. The best it can hope for is that its new printers will catch the early winds of the next economic upturn and pull it out of the recession faster than the competitors. 
Share:  Any company with a technology edge has no choice but to run fast to maintain its lead. <span class="sent"> The consolation for Xerox, as <span class="analyst">Ken Weilerstein</span> at Gartner describes it, is that the lead it is building over rivals like <span class="company">Ricoh</span> and Canon is likely to endure in the long term. </span> The short term picture is less pretty. The best it can hope for is that its new printers will catch the early winds of the next economic upturn and pull it out of the recession faster than the competitors. Tweet this