AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 /PRNewswire/ --     Ringdale(R), Inc., a technology leader in network enhancing connectivity
solutions, today announced the availability of FollowMe(R) Embedded for
Ricoh, a completely integrated version of FollowMe Printing, the industry
standard secure document output management solution.

FollowMe Embedded for Ricoh works on all Ricoh multifunction printers
(MFPs) that incorporate Ricoh's Embedded Software Architecture (ESA), to
provide easy access to FollowMe's copying, printing, emailing, faxing and
scanning capabilities.

Through an embedded front panel on Ricoh MFPs, users can walk up to any
device and securely release their print jobs utilizing a user-specific PIN
number or Windows(R) username and password. A wide range of external
identification devices can also be used for alternative or dual
authentication, such as proximity cards, smart cards, magnetic swipe cards,
biometric fingerprint readers and barcodes.

Ringdale's FollowMe, the most noted brand in secure document output
management, provides companies with an all-in-one solution composed of secure
FollowMe Printing (pull printing), print roaming and accounting that is
vendor and device independent. FollowMe enables companies to restrict access
to documents as well as control and manage user activity. Through its
superior policy and rules-based printing engine, FollowMe enables companies
to reduce expenses associated with toner and paper usage and control color
output and other printing options.

"Ringdale is proud to continue its commitment to evolve FollowMe to meet
customers' requirements for a truly 'best of breed' document output
management solution," said Klaus Bollmann, CEO, Ringdale, Inc. "FollowMe
Embedded enables customers with Ricoh output devices to experience the
convenience and benefits of secure printing and accounting that only FollowMe
can provide."

About Ringdale, Inc.

Ringdale, Inc. has been focused on the design, development, manufacturing
and marketing of network enhancing connectivity solutions for over three
decades. The Company introduced FollowMe in 1997 to meet customers' growing
requirements for secure document output management. Today, FollowMe is used
by thousands of organizations in a wide variety of industries worldwide. The
company's product line also spans access control systems, biometric
recognition technologies and fax appliances. Ringdale, part of the Network
Technology PLC Group, is based in Texas and maintains design, manufacturing
and marketing centers in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Hong Kong and
Japan.

For more information on Ringdale products and solutions, 
call +1-512-288-9080 or visit the Ringdale Web site at 
http://www.ringdale.com.

Media Contact:

    Susan Vaughan
    Tel: +1-512-288-9080
    svaughan@ringdale.com

    Lulu Bridges
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