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The Ricoh Developer Program (RiDP) is a developer program itself, a kind of knowledge and assets hub. It is designed to motivate and facilitate independent software vendors (ISVs) and developers to create Ricoh hardware compatible applications.
About the project
The hub is created for developers
The hub works on a membership model that is designed to meet the varying requirements of developers. Ricoh offers its services to both commercial and in-house developers who are working in major enterprises for software vendors.
Through the programs they offer, independent software vendors, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and in-house developers can gain access to the support, tools, and services needed to integrate new or existing solutions with Ricoh Group hardware and software products.
The company founders approached us with an idea to redesign their old website and build a new, sleek, and attractive website to promote their offer, consultancy, and other tools for developers from the European region. So, the goal was to develop an intuitive, well-optimized website that will successfully engage a large scale of their specific users.
Customized support for each roadmap
We developed an intuitive user journey where users can easily fulfill their needs. Once a developer applies to join the program, we guide them throughout the entire onboarding process to identify their development needs. To provide the best user experience, we have developed a customized program of support according to their roadmap.
Depending on the chosen program, users can access different types of content, relevant news, and articles. That’s how this assets hub enables developers to custom configure printer or fax drivers, develop middleware to integrate with industry-leading Document/Content Management Systems or create applications that run embedded in hardware devices.
The end result
The new Ricoh website ready to answer any of the work challenges. With the improved website, more developers and business owners now have the opportunity to gain rapid answers to any of the work challenges. Now, they can apply to receive end-to-end solutions through expertise in Ricoh’s four core capabilities: Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions, and IT Services. With Ricoh behind, many can rest assured as they are supported by a global document expert.
Why Drupal was chosen
Our goal was to ensure a modern and accessible site to maintain developers’ demands successfully. A strong and well-designed website is essential for complex websites such as Ricoh for which Drupal CMS was a logical choice. Ricoh needed a strong and flexible content management system to maintain a large number of users as well as different types of content. Considering that Drupal CMS has a powerful system that provides excellent content organization and great performance we used it to:
- Improve the code organization and database structure
- Gain impressive page speed
- Ensure a fully optimized experience
- Create a seamless customer journey
- Design a thoughtful content organization
- Improve tracking and analytics results
Technical Specifications
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