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June 2014

1. 18 Jun

   E-invoicing is dead. Long live e-invoicing! And the paper invoice?

   Even though the starting points by Taulia+Ricoh and Readsoft+Billentis are completely different, they come to the same conclusion: as a standalone feature, e-invoicing creates less value. The true value of e-invoicing emerges when it is use as an enabler for other value added services: AP automatino, dynamic discounting, supply chain finance and so on.

April 2014

1. 25 Apr

   It is time to accelerate towards full digitisation [Opinion]

   With the EU Parliament’s approval of a European standard for e-invoicing in public procurement, we got one step closer to the creation of a true digital single market in Europe. Now, it is time to accelerate the journey towards full digitisation, writes Martin Hurley in his article “Removing barriers to e-invoicing” at EurActiv.
   
   Martin Hurley is the vice president and general manager of outsourcing services at Ricoh Europe, a technology company specialised in office equipment.

December 2013

1. 17 Dec

   RICOH helps Miami Marlins save cost through invoice processing

   IT decision makers and business unit leaders have identified “information mobility” as a need for a productive workforce. In a recent online survey among select industries in the U.S. commissioned by Ricoh, a global technology company, 9 out of 10 respondents said information mobility is not just nice to have, but in fact “necessary” for their employees, and nearly half characterized it as “very necessary.” This also the case at the Miami Marlins that switched over to mobile invoice processing by Ricoh.

November 2013

1. 25 Nov

   RICOH Facilitates Global Invoice Automation for Booking.com

   Booking.com has grown rapidly since its founding in 1996 and continues to do so. The purpose of Booking.com is to allow their customers the most efficient and cost-effective way to search through the site and then let them book as easily as possible.
   
   To facilitate this strong growth and at the same time relieve the pressure on the Accounts Payable team, Booking.com has partnered with Ricoh for the global automation of the entire process of invoice processing.

September 2013

1. 25 Sep

   Ricoh offers real-time capturing of both paper and digital documents

   Ricoh has strengthened its relationship with Kofax by launching a new ‘model office’ solution for local government to enable the instant capture and distribution of critical information upon arrival. The ‘model office’ solution will enable local government organisations to instantly capture incoming communications, whether it be paper or digital format with intelligent routing of documents into both workflows and repositories. Previously, delays in mail room arrivals in the public sector have led to delays in the digitisation and sharing of information, which can hinder public services.
2. 11 Sep

   Ricoh Europe first to achieve ISO16759 Certification

   Ricoh Europe’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of environmental sustainability in print has resulted in it becoming the first organisation to achieve certification of compliance with the new global ISO 16759 standard for ‘Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products.’ This certification recognises the accuracy of Ricoh’s innovative carbon calculator which has been available through Ricoh’s Carbon Balanced Printing Programme.
   
   And even though we are all looking for ways to achieve 100% digital invoices, as long as there will be paper invoices, they’d better be as green as possible!

July 2013

1. 8 Jul

   Cut the paper – port users urged to go electronic

   In the Port of Rotterdam each month one 20ft container worth of wastepaper is created by unnecessary paperwork. That is why the Rotterdam-based container terminals ECT, APMT and Uniport embarked a scheme to push their customers to use e-commerce interchange, rather than paperwork.
   
   Dutch port community systems provider Portbase, also argues that all stakeholders within port communities benefit from intelligent services for simple and efficient information exchange. Between companies, and between the public and the private sector. Avoiding form entry mistakes, repeated data entry and paper waste.

May 2013

1. 17 May

   The new Ricoh Accounts Payable Solutions for Small-to-Medium-Sized Businesses

   When it comes to paying the bills, small and medium-sized businesses can have outsized paperwork burdens, leading to overwhelmed staff, missed discounts, late-payment penalties, clerical errors and invoices that just get lost.
   
   To address these problems, Ricoh Americas Corporation today unveiled Ricoh Accounts Payable Solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses, a suite of services to bring paper invoices into an efficient electronic workflow as soon as they enter the business. Ricoh Accounts Payable Solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses are the latest example of Ricoh’s Business Information Solutions approach, which provides clients with custom solutions to address their most urgent business challenges.

January 2013

1. 30 Jan

   Flicking the electronic invoice switch. A beautiful metaphor

   What a beautifully crafted metaphorical title, Rick Hewitt: “Flicking the electronic invoice switch”. In his article Hewitt of course explains that e-invoicing is big news right now. And that the challenge for the EC is to take a comprehensive approach, ideally with the support of qualified independent experts. Nice!
2. 21 Jan

   Ricoh Digital Mail Services: new efficiency and accuracy to traditional manual and paper-based processes

   AS we all prpobably know, despite email’s dominant role in business communication, paper is still king in transactional mail such as contracts, orders, invoices, claims, forms and applications. To address the errors, wasted effort and delays that manual mail handling can sometimes involve, Ricoh Americas Corporation unveiled Ricoh Digital Mail Services.