As a RiDP Premier Plus member, Ademero was given the opportunity to use Ricoh’s software development kit (SDK) to fully integrate select ESA-enabled Ricoh MFPs with its intuitive document management system via Ricoh’s sophisticated Embedded Software Architecture (ESA) platform.

“The Content Central Connector leverages the power of Ricoh MFPs to give our customers a quick method to route paper-based documents into our document management system,” said Manuel Montesino, director of product marketing, Ademero Inc. “After these documents have been captured, users can complete daily workflow in a completely digital environment. The RiDP program facilitated a timely development cycle, providing all the tools we needed to complete the integration.”

Content Central Connector creates an environment within ESA-enabled Ricoh MFPs that converts scanned paper documents into fully-searchable PDFs, and stores them in a centralized repository that is accessible via a standard Web browser. Through Content Central, users can search, view and edit documents, which can be automatically routed for approval processing using the software’s advanced workflow engine.

“Ricoh customers have requested additional content management solutions built on our flexible ESA platform,” said Mark Minshull, vice president and chief technologist, Ricoh Americas Technology Center. “Ademero’s Content Central Connector will provide our mutual customers with a fully integrated document management solution capable of handling a multitude of business processes.”

About Ademero Inc.
Ademero develops document management software and provides related professional services designed to automate business processes and simplify office workflow. Based largely on user experience and feedback, the company’s flagship product, Content Central, is a browser-based document management system created to provide organizations with a convenient way to capture, retrieve, and manage information originating in hard copy or digital form. Ademero supports its customers with availability 24 hours-a-day on every day of the year.

For more information on Ademero, visit www.ademero.com.

About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 74-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2009 sales in excess of $21 billion. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and customizable services and software help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.

Ricoh Americas Corporation, directly or through its network of authorized dealers, markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. Information about Ricoh’s complete range of offerings can be found at www.ricoh-usa.com.

The agreement provides Ricoh Canada with exclusive rights to distribute Ademero document and content management software products and services throughout Canada using Ricoh’s comprehensive sales channels, including its independent dealers and IKON Office Solutions locations. The partnership will increase Ademero’s reach in the document-management marketplace while providing Ricoh Canada with a powerful document management solution to complement its award-winning multifunctional devices and digital office equipment.

“As leaders in our field, we are always looking for partnerships that complement our product set and add significantly to the value of our market offering. Content Central brings a well crafted, powerful document management solution to the mix, and provides Ricoh customers with a solution that fits elegantly within their existing Ricoh technology environments,” said Eugene Renzetti, VP of Marketing at Ricoh Canada Inc.

Ademero’s Content Central solution fits well within any organization, from the small business to the larger enterprise. The server-based software application converts paper documents, captured by Ricoh devices, into fully-searchable digital documents and stores them in a centralized repository along with other digital content. Information managed with Content Central can be viewed, edited, and distributed from a convenient browser-based interface accessed on site or off site. Its advanced workflow engine handles all document-routing processes—from simple approval processing to more complex life-cycle requirements.

“We’re excited to work with Ricoh Canada in our continued effort to help organizations streamline their business processes and reduce costs in this economy,” said Manuel Montesino, Director of Product Marketing at Ademero. “Ricoh’s proven hardware devices combined with our easy-to-use software applications deliver a complete, single-provider solution that many companies seek today.”

Canadian organizations interested in finding out more about these document and content-management solutions should contact their nearest Ricoh location by visiting http://www.ricoh.ca/en/prov/locations.aspx.

About Ricoh Canada Inc.
Ricoh Canada Inc, headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion. Ricoh Canada is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents.

Information about Ricoh’s complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh.ca

About Ademero Inc.
Ademero develops document management software and provides related professional services designed to automate business processes and simplify office workflow. Based largely on user experience and feedback, the company’s flagship product, Content Central™, is a browser-based document management system created to provide organizations with a convenient way to capture, retrieve, and manage information originating in hard copy or digital form.

For more information on Ademero, visit www.ademero.com.

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The Content Central solution works in any organization, from the small business to the larger enterprise. A key component of the software converts paper documents into fully-searchable digital documents, using imaging devices from ICS. All information managed with Content Central can be retrieved, modified, and distributed from a standard Web browser. An advanced workflow engine simplifies routine business functions—from approval processes to more complex life-cycle requirements. The server-side application operates on the Microsoft Windows Server platform, storing all captured content in a central repository at the customer’s location.

Multi-function peripherals (MFPs) available through ICS provide capabilities for copying, scanning, and printing in a single device. One or more can connect to Content Central to facilitate several aspects of digital document management. “Our document-management solution can interact in a number of ways with devices from ICS,
including the ability to accept scanned images of paper documents,” explains Manuel Montesino, director of product marketing at Ademero. “Our decision to partner with ICS is based on their strong commitment to customer satisfaction as well as their focus on technology trends in the business environment.”

ICS has begun presenting the Content Central solution to its many customers in the region. “We appreciate the fact that Ademero has developed its solutions using the latest platforms and technology,” says Tom Locatelli, president of Integrated Copy Solutions. “Our partnership with Ademero is one that gives our clients direct access
to Ademero engineers for support when they need it. What better way to receive answers than to get them from the developer of the software?”

About Integrated Copy Solutions, Inc.
Integrated Copy Solutions, a locally owned and operated company in San Jose, CA, provides complete digital office solutions. ICS sells, leases, and supports Konica Minolta, Kodak, HP, and Kyocera office equipment. For more information on Integrated Copy Solutions, visit www.icscopiers.com, call 408-453-3100, or e-mail getconnected(at)icscopiers(dot)com.

About Ademero, Inc.
Ademero develops document management software and provides related professional services designed to automate business processes and simplify office workflow. Based largely on user experience and feedback, the company’s flagship product, Content Central™, is a browser-based document management system created to provide organizations with a convenient way to capture, retrieve, and manage information originating in hard copy or digital form. For more information on Ademero, visit www.ademero.com

Advanced Workflow Engine
Workflow rules provide an efficient means to perform automated tasks in Content Central. An unlimited number of rules can be defined by administrators to simplify routine business and organizational transactions related to documents and information within Content Central. Workflow triggers, the causal agents of workflow rules, operate on system events or schedules, such as documents arriving in the system, users making changes to content, or deadlines expiring on an approval process. These triggers initiate one or more workflow actions, such as e-mailing documents to vendors or customers, moving documents to folders, or notifying management of delinquent approval processes.

“We’ve been told our new workflow engine surpasses the capabilities of the competition,” says Manuel Montesino, marketing director for Ademero. “It’s exciting to know our response to customer feedback has translated into a successful aspect of our software, and we believe it will provide an increase in productivity to our new and existing customers.”

One-Click Document Editing
Content Director, a new server-deployed Windows application, facilitates the document and content editing process. With a single mouse click, the check-out process, file download, and native-application launch occur automatically in seconds. After a user completes changes, Content Director handles the file upload and check-in process. Content Central stores any change to a document as a new revision for the document record.

Enterprise-Class Approval Processing
The existing approval-process engine has been significantly improved with group-membership, deadlines, and notifications. One or more groups are now allowed as members on an approval process. When a group exists as a member, a new approval requirement option determines whether a single user, the majority of users, or all users in the group will cause a document to move forward to the next member in the process.

Deadlines can be defined for each approval process, including each step of the process. After deadlines are configured, administrators can choose to enable deadline messaging, which notifies members and/or administrators of expired deadlines via e-mail or internal messaging. In addition, the new workflow engine allows administrators to garner complete control over documents as they move along an approval process.

About Content Central™ Version 5
As a fully browser-based document management system, Content Central extends the boundaries of the traditional office. Tools for capturing, creating, accessing, and managing documents and other content exist entirely within the browser-based user interface. The server-based software package works well as an intranet, extranet, or stand-alone application. User workstations need only a standard Web browser to access Content Central in the office or remotely. This not only provides quick deployment, but also allows secure access to the server from any location.

Content Central operates on the Microsoft Windows Server platform and utilizes Microsoft SQL Server as its back-end database engine. Client access to the Content Central server works well with both Microsoft Internet Explorer® and Mozilla Firefox® Web browsers. A ready-to-use paper-capture application, Content Central provides an interface for in-browser TWAIN scanning and includes a barcode-generation tool for batch processing. Electronic documents and other content can be captured via drag-and-drop, e-mail, network folder, or XML descriptor.

Non-modular solutions and pricing are available for both the enterprise and small business.

For more information on Content Central, and to request a live demonstration, visit www.ademero.com/products/content-central/ .

About Ademero Inc.
Ademero develops document management software,document imaging software, and paperless office software and provides related professional services. Based largely on user experience and feedback, the company’s flagship product, Content Central™, is a browser-based document management system created to provide businesses and other organizations with a convenient way to manage information originating in hard copy or digital form. Ademero supports its customers with availability 24 hours-a-day on every day of the year.

For more information on Ademero, visit www.ademero.com .