MIAMI, FL., -Ricoh Corporation, the Dependable DigitalTM Output company, today introduced the new RICOH AP2600 and AP2600N desktop printers here at XPLOR 2000, in Booth #660. The AP2600 and AP2600N, offering high-speed, high-volume network performance, will be available in December 2000. The fast 26 pages-per-minute (ppm) allows for full-speed processing for every job type with a true 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution for an outstanding print quality. The 250-sheet input paper tray comes standard with an optional 100-sheet capacity bypass tray plus two optional letter/tabloid size trays of 500 sheets, equaling 1,350 sheets of total paper capacity. The AP2600 and AP2600N offer a diverse range of paper handling options, including the duplex unit, the 4-bin mailbox and shift sort tray for convenient separation and collation and an envelope feeder. "These new networked desktop printers are a great addition to our popular high-volume, cost-efficient printer line offering speed and flexibility for the small office workgroup," said Jim Ivy, President, Office Products Group, Ricoh Corporation. "The AP2600 series answers the demand for a dependable digital system fully supporting the increase in total printed output." Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, NJ, is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 64-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment with 1999 sales in excess of $13.8 billion. Ricoh Corporation is a diversified office equipment and electronics provider. The company is a pioneer in the development of computer-connected and digital multifunctional document systems, and is a market leader in color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems.