RISO LATIN AMERICA, INC.

Noboru Hayama opens Riso-sha, a mimeographic printing shop, in Tokyo.

Company name changes to RISO Printing Company.

RISO imports the first type printing equipment in Japan from the United Kingdom.

Company name changes to RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION (“Ideal Science”).

Kasumigaura Plant completed, starts operations in August.

Sales offices open in Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.

First Print Gocco model, the B6, marketed.

First Printer-Duplicator model, the AP7200, marketed.

Tsukuba Plant starts operations.

RISO Educational Foundation established.

RISO, Inc., the first overseas subsidiary, established in the United States. Ube Plant completed.

First digital Printer-Duplicator model, the Digital 007, marketed.

RISO EUROPE LTD. established in the United Kingdom.

Listed over the counter in Japan.

RISO (Germany) GmbH established.

RISO Publisher System introduced.

RISO FRANCE S.A. established.

RISO (U.K.) LTD. established.

RISO IBERICA S.A. established.

RISO HONG KONG LTD. established.

RISO CANADA, Inc. established.

RISO CHINA LTD. established in Hong Kong.

RISO (Thailand) LTD. established. Printer-Duplicator GR series introduced.

RISO AFRICA (PTY) LTD. established.

Printer-Duplicator TR series introduced.

SC3000 series system controller introduced.

SC7000 series system controller introduced.

TM5000 sorter introduced. NC Numbering System introduced. Printer-Duplicator GR3770, the first 600 dpi duplicator introduced.

RISO de México, S.A. de C.V. established.

AR8000 envelope/card feeder introduced.

Established on August 28, 1998

CR system introduced.

SC7700 System Controller , a top-of-the-line high speed RIP that processes data directly to the Printer-Duplicator for fast printing, introduced. Industry-first capability of scanning from any desktop on the network, doubling its value to users.

RISO’s new RP3700 high-speed digital printer-duplicator debuts at Gutenberg Festival.

RISO’s breakthrough Zykros technology enables imaging and printing of multiple colors in a single pass.

RISO, Inc. signed an agreement with Lexmark under which RISO, Inc. will integrate several of the newest Lexmark multifunction printers (MFPs), software developed by both Lexmark and RISO, and RISO’s own printing systems as part of a suite of integrated document management solutions.

RISO, Inc. introduces Solutions Assess Express – A New System that Offers Economical Basic Automated Testing Package For Individual Schools.

RISO LATIN AMERICA, INC. starts operations for the Latin America and Caribbean regions.