Ricoh has chosen DirectSmile, to strengthen its capabilities in the output solution area, especially in the digital production printing, and will offer DirectSmile products as well as with regard to production printing market. In the framework of this Alliance Ricoh will initially offer the DirectSmile software for image personalization and variable data printing for the Pro series of Ricoh production systems in Europe. Thus, users can easily create personalized documents such as postcards, birthday cards, direct mail and calendar. It is complex tasks in the personalized targeted communication and their productivity simply to automate Ricoh customers with this software, increase and reduce production time. We are pleased to announce the Alliance with DirectSmile, the leading provider of image personalization software.

This powerful solution expands the Ricoh portfolio of the Pro series in digital production printing workflow solutions”, says Simon Tapley, workflow solutions Manager at Ricoh Europe. The award-winning DirectSmile software is a complement for Ricoh’s solution portfolio. You takes full advantage of digital printing and includes a complete solution for variable data printing including imposition of image personalization. In addition, DirectSmile offers products for cross-media and E-commerce applications. The DirectSmile software will from May 18 to 25 at IPEX stalls by Ricoh (Hall: 12, booth: D130) and DirectSmile (Hall: 12, stand: B110) presented at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. DirectSmile-DirectSmile is the inventor of image personalization and one of the leading providers of software for the Media production with variable content. DirectSmile’s award-winning solutions enable print service providers, agencies and companies, all demanding personalization tasks easy to realize efficient and smooth workflows.