----According to a
recent independent survey by industry research firm InfoTrends/CAP
Ventures, Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) FreeFlow(TM) Digital
Workflow Collection is the software that production print
professionals prefer to use most for their digital printing workflow.
Xerox FreeFlow products -- including the recently announced
FreeFlow Makeready, Web Services, Print Manager and Process Manager
tools -- are part of Xerox's initiative to help printing professionals
improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and increase revenue.
"Xerox workflow tools enable us to maximize our equipment
capabilities and streamline our production processes -- jump-starting
both our productivity and profitability ," said Victor P.com/freeflow

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Ricoh Corporation directly or through its subsidiaries markets and
distributes products in North, Central and South America.com.

announced today that it has reached a
licensing agreement with Eastman Kodak Company for the publication of
instructional books and related products for digital and traditional
photographers.9 billion in 2003, the company is committed to a digitally
oriented growth strategy focused on the following businesses: Health -
supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image
capture and output products and services; Graphic Communications -
offering on-demand color and black and white printing, wide-format
inkjet printing, high-speed , high-volume continuous inkjet printing,
as well as document scanning, output and storage products and
services; Digital + Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers,
professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional
products and services; and Display + Components - which designs and
manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as
well as other specialty materials, and delivers imaging sensors to
original equipment manufacturers. More information about Kodak (NYSE:
EK) is available at www.

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xerox."
McCallion adds, "GBC is proud that Ricoh has made the StreamPunch(R)
available with the Aficio 2051, 2060, and 2075 high speed printers in addition
to the Aficio 2090, 2105, 1060, and 1075 systems.

About General Binding Corporation
GBC is a world leader in products that bind, laminate and display
information at work, at school and at home.

Lark Books + KODAK Enter into Licensing Agreement; KODAK How-to Series will Help Consumers Maximize their Photography Experience

It is regarded as a virtual "seal of approval" by
consumers everywhere. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Barnes + Noble, Inc.

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Workflow tools like FreeFlow are used to streamline the path that
print jobs follow, from creation to printing to final billing .9 billion in 2003 and is projected by InfoTrends/CAP Ventures
to reach just over $8.
Designed to streamline the document production process, the GBC
StreamPunch(R) produces perfectly punched copies at rated system speed.gbc.J., Inc. Topics will include digital photography,
digital printmaking , traditional photography, and scrapbooking. Titles
currently under development include: KODAK's Most Basic Book of
Digital Photography (Fall 2005), KODAK's Most Basic Book of Digital
Printing (Fall 2005), KODAK Digital Photoguide (Spring 2006), and The
KODAK Guide to Digital Photography (Spring 2006).

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Already in use with
Ricoh Aficio 2090, 2105, 1060, and 1075 systems, the StreamPunch(R)'s
additional compatibility with the new generation of printers strengthens GBC
and Ricoh's ability to support the growing needs of Ricoh's customers. "This new offering is clearly a
differentiator in demanding workgroup environments.1 billion. Among its bestselling titles are Windows on the World Complete
Wine Course, The Good Housekeeping Cook Book, Ultimate Scrapbooking,
The Big Book of Knitting, The Router Handbook, and Chapman Piloting +
Seamanship.

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Xerox FreeFlow Recognized as Preferred Workflow Software for Digital Printing

8 billion by 2008.xerox. Some of
their best sellers include: The Joy of Digital Photography, Complete
Guide to Digital Photography, PCPhoto Digital SLR Handbook , and the
Magic Lantern Guides series of advanced user's guides to 35mm and
digital SLR cameras . Lark Books in Asheville, North Carolina was
acquired by Sterling in 1999.

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"This cost-effective solution eliminates the extra
step of manually punching; Ricoh owners save time and labor." With interchangeable dies, the GBC StreamPunch(R) supports
five popular binding styles: ColorCoil(TM), WireBind, CombBind (TM),
VeloBind(R), and Three-Ring.
"Ricoh addresses customers' requirements for streamlining their finishing
process in corporate and production environments," said Hede Nonaka, vice
president of Marketing for Ricoh Corporation.
Under the terms of the agreement, Lark books will originate and
publish eight to twelve KODAK books titles per year, beginning with
four titles in fall 2005.

is one of the world's leading
publishers of nonfiction titles with over 5,000 titles currently in
print.

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Ricoh's Newest Aficio Digital Imaging Systems Compatible With GBC StreamPunch(R)

WEST CALDWELL, N. The innovative online
StreamPunch(R) has been a welcomed solution for the digital imaging
marketplace.com.

About Ricoh Corporation
Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.

About Eastman Kodak Company:

Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view
images - for memories, for information, for entertainment.

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"Xerox has a history of expertise
in this market, and with one of the most comprehensive collections of
digital workflow software, its FreeFlow products are helping print
professionals work smarter and better. Garrow,
general manager, Rapid Ray's Printing and Copying Inc. "We provide the fastest and highest quality
service in our region and won't accept anything less from our printing
technology.

Customer Contacts:

For more information about the FreeFlow Digital Workflow
Collection, visit www., Ricoh Corporation,
the leading provider of digital office equipment, and GBC (Nasdaq: GBND), a
market leader in the manufacturing and distribution of laminating and binding
products, have announced that GBC's StreamPunch(R) is now compatible with
Ricoh Aficio 2051, 2060, and 2075 digital imaging systems . For fiscal year
2003, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.8 billion. Founded in 1973, the Lark Books brand
stands for quality illustrated crafts books, including the bestselling
Michael's Book of Arts + Crafts, Making Mosaics, and The Book of
Wizard Crafts., Inc.

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Y. Additional
information about the company and its products is available at
http://www.com

About Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., Inc.

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and Europe on their usage patterns and familiarity with workflow
products offered by a number of vendors. Xerox FreeFlow software
products led the competition with the greatest number of respondents
indicating that they used, were familiar with or strongly preferred
FreeFlow in three specific categories: software for predominantly
digital printing workflows; software for hybrid offset and digital
workflows; and variable data design, production, and automated
composition applications.
In a related InfoTrends/CAP Ventures survey, "The Changing Print
for Pay Market: The Future of Commercial Printing," nearly 80 percent
of the respondents claim that "reducing production cost and improving
efficiency is a current business strategy," yet many lack the plans to
effectively achieve this goal.
"The StreamPunch(R) delivers the speed and accuracy demanded in high-
production environments," says Rick McCallion, vice president of Technology
and Partnering for GBC., is a subsidiary
of Ricoh Company Ltd.ricoh-usa. With sales
of $12. Sterling publishes books in a variety of categories ,
consisting primarily of reference and "how-to" titles on subjects such
as crafts, food and wine , gardening, home design, woodworking, and
puzzles and games.

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com/news.

J. GBC's Industrial + Print Finishing
Group innovates and markets professional-grade binding and laminating
equipment and supplies worldwide.
Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of multifunctional document
systems , including color and black + white digital imaging systems, facsimile
products, printers, scanners , digital duplicators and wide format engineering
systems.

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"Xerox leads the pack as the brand that customers use, trust and
prefer in the digital printing marketplace," said Charlie Corr, group
director , InfoTrends/CAP Ventures.S. GBC products are marketed in more than 100
countries under the GBC(R ), Quartet(R) and Ibico(R) brand names. Additionally, Ricoh offers a wide variety of document and printing
solutions directly and through partners that enhance office productivity and
document workflow .kodak.

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XEROX(R) and FreeFlow(TM) are trademarks of XEROX
CORPORATION."
The GBC StreamPunch is marketed through the entire Ricoh family group,
including Lanier, Savin and Gestetner, which are wholly owned subsidiaries.
"I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with Eastman
Kodak Company in producing interesting and informative guides that
help people enjoy making great pictures ," said Marti Saltzman, Vice
President and Director of Photography Books, Lark Books. "The Kodak
brand is one of the world's most recognized trademarks, and is also
synonymous with the highest quality products and expertise in
photography.:

Sterling Publishing Co.
Sterling Publishing Co .

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, a quick
printer in Buffalo, N."
The fast-growing production workflow software market was sized at
about $5.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be
accessed on the World Wide Web at http://www.

Publishing Writers/Business Editors

NEW YORK----Lark Books, a division of
Sterling Publishing Co."
Lark Books started publishing photography books in 2002, and
currently publishes between fifteen and twenty-five photography/how-to
titles per year, with over 39 photography titles in print.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

ROCHESTER , N., the 69-year-old leading supplier of office automation
equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2003 sales in excess of
$17.

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The InfoTrends/CAP Ventures study, titled "The Global Print
Production Workflow Market: Enabling Fundamental Business Change in
Graphic Arts," surveyed more than 500 print service providers in the
U. The
selected printers run at speeds from 51 to 105 pages per minute (ppm). A single operator
can manage the entire high-speed production system while producing ready-to-
bind documents.

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