Ricoh Brings Mobility to Collaboration with Whiteboard, Conferencing Solution

At 21.5 inches, Ricoh’s Interactive Whiteboard D2200 incorporates video conferencing and supports mobile workspaces.

CI Staff

Today’s workers require mobility and the ability to work and collaborate wherever they happen to be.

Okay, says Ricoh, which just announced a relatively portable solution that blends interactive whiteboards with video conferencing.

Ricoh says its Interactive Whiteboard D2200 unifies experiences from several stand-alone devices such as interactive whiteboards and video conferencing systems into a 21.5-inch package.

The device can be used to present, share and annotate content and presentations securely and, according to Ricoh, its small footprint makes it ideal for today’s mobile-driven teams, and smaller offices, conference rooms and huddle rooms.

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The Interactive Whiteboard D2200’s 21.5-inch screen can function as a user’s enhanced desktop monitor, or as a videoconference tool with its embedded video camera and microphone.

Offering four-point touch control, it can also be wall-mounted for presentations and lessons, placed on a desk, or carried between sales calls and offices.

Ricoh’s Interactive Whiteboard D2200 is available now with a suggested retail price of $2,499.

Ricoh D2200

More from Ricoh’s press release:

The RICOH D2200 combines the benefits of precise touch control and a brilliant LCD screen with the power of organizations’ existing applications and platforms. Leveraging Ricoh’s Workstyle Innovation Technology, users can also share their work wirelessly with larger groups in conference rooms and auditoriums without compromising dynamic interactive features.

The RICOH D2200 connects to tablets and smartphones, along with Ricoh Business Projection Systems and printers, via the RICOH Smart Device Connector app to complement today’s mobile and BYOD-driven workstyles. Each whiteboard can connect with up to 20 other locations so teams can receive immediate feedback from each other. Annotated and marked up presentations from the RICOH D2200 can be saved to a shared network directory, USB drive or even temporarily on the whiteboard’s solid-state drive so that brainstorms live on beyond meetings and the device.

“Collaboration is at the core of achieving business and learning goals in the new world of work, from innovation to improved customer service to efficiency,” said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh USA, Inc.

“Interactive whiteboards and unified communication systems have long been used to meet these goals, but often within silos. The RICOH D2200 eliminates these silos and gives users a ‘one stop shop’ for connecting and collaborating via one powerful, portable package – a new, unique experience.”

The RICOH D2200 also features a number of security features to help ensure that workers remain in control of their content. A pin number can be attached to every invitation to control access to presentations.

Unsaved presentations are automatically discarded when the RICOH D2200 turns off, and can also be deleted so the next whiteboard user won’t have access to it. Saved presentations can easily be transformed into a password-protected PDF file and shared with other recipients securely moments after a meeting.

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