Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced a new version (4.02) of Océ PRISMAproduction™ server with fully integrated pre-flight and color make ready tools to help users streamline complex color workflow. Among many other improvements is the world’s first fully integrated pre-flight and color make-ready for AFP applications.
Océ PRISMAproduction server – a leading workflow platform for print production – is a high performance output management system for both transaction and Graphic Arts environments. The new Version 4.02 helps print professionals and others better manage the complexities of new full color digital workflows.

"Customers around the world use Océ PRISMAproduction as a converged platform for mid- to very high-volume transaction and publishing applications," said Crit Driessen, Vice President Marketing and Strategy, Océ Production Printing. "The powerful architecture handles a broad spectrum of applications and an unmatched range of monochrome and full color printing systems. As color becomes increasingly important to our customers, we’ve made sure they have the resources they need for these new opportunities with the latest version of Océ PRISMAproduction server."

First with fully integrated AFP pre-flight and color make-ready
AFP support is important for transpromo communications and other high-value variable documents like bills, statements and policies, and Océ supports AFP data streams through Océ PRISMAproduction server. Now Océ is the first vendor to offer fully integrated pre-flight and color make-ready capabilities for AFP applications. Customers who have standardized on AFP data streams benefit from unprecedented efficiency gains and reduce the time needed to bring new applications into production.

The PDF format is de facto standard in production environments. With the new integrated pre-flight and color make-ready tools, users can ensure that AFP and PDF print jobs are syntactically correct and contain all necessary resources like fonts and overlays.

Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced a number of new Océ JetStream® models and features designed to help customers to explore new business opportunities.

"The market for digital high-speed production printing is still evolving and with these latest capabilities, Océ is at the forefront of development to help our customers maximize the potential of their high-speed, continuous feed color systems," said Crit Driessen, Vice President Marketing and Strategy, Océ Production Printing.

New black-only configuration allows complete growth path
To better support customers in their migration strategy from black-and-white printing to full color printing, Océ introduces Océ JetStream configurations optimized for black-only printing. Customers benefit from excellent price-performance, while establishing a foundation for adding colors as their businesses require. "The addition of the black-only configurations to the award-winning Océ JetStream portfolio gives Océ the broadest inkjet-based portfolio in the market. Users gain a rich choice of solutions with the flexibility to fit all requirements for high-volume production printing while attaining the best price-performance," Driessen continued.

Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the latest addition to the Océ ColorStream™ series – the new Océ ColorStream 9000 family for full-color, toner-based printing. The continuous feed Océ ColorStream 9000 systems offer maximum flexibility and productivity for transaction, transpromo and direct mail applications that are critical communications for a variety of industries. Customers can launch their full-color capabilities with a cost-effective investment in an Océ ColorStream 9000 system and upgrade to even higher print quality with the Océ ColorStream 10000 model when their business requires it. With the Océ ColorStream 9000 family Océ expands its offering within the transpromo market.

Color quality, high productivity
The Océ ColorStream 9000 family provides good color quality and high productivity for transaction and direct mail applications. The Océ ColorStream 10000 system targets customers in graphic arts and certain direct mail segments with the highest quality requirements. This higher quality is achieved by using dot modulation.

This latest announcement consolidates Océ full-color toner-based offerings under the Océ ColorStream umbrella, while refocusing the Océ VarioStream® 9000 continuous feed engines on high-speed black and white and Océ CustomTone® spot color productivity. "Up to now, our portfolio consisted of two product lines offering full color, but targeting different market segments. The Océ VarioStream 9000 series was designed mainly for transactional applications, with the Océ ColorStream 10000 full color system focused on graphic arts. The introduction of the Océ ColorStream 9000 series and the focus of the Océ VarioStream family on high-speed black and white output will help customers identify the Océ solution that best meets their current needs and position for future requirements," said Crit Driessen, Vice President Marketing and Strategy, Oce Production Printing.

Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the introduction of a series of new digital color printers demonstrating the company’s commitment to achieving leadership in the color market. The announcements include additions to the Océ JetStream® family of very high speed inkjet printers and the introduction of the Océ ColorStream™ 9000 series.

Océ Home of Color in Germany
The new color innovations were introduced at the Océ Home of Color Event near Munich, Germany, being held throughout the week and attended by hundreds of customers, industry analysts and journalists from Europe, Asia and the United States. The new Océ JetStream printing systems complement a family of very high volume digital color presses, with a capacity of over 70 million prints per month.

Widest digital color portfolio in the market place
‘Océ is committed to continuously offer new business advantages to our worldwide markets based upon advanced technologies,’ said Anton Schaaf, Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO) and Member of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ. ‘With the new members of the Océ color product line, our company offers the widest digital color portfolio in the market place. Our ongoing investments in innovation - on average 7% of annual revenue – generate leading color systems and supporting software for offices, architects and engineers, newspaper and book publishers, advertising and signage companies. In 2008, we launched the revolutionary Océ CrystalPoint™ technology, enabling architects and engineers to produce wide format color prints on plain paper at very low cost and in an environmentally friendly manner. In 2006, we introduced the Océ Arizona® family, a series of wide format graphic color printers based upon the Océ VariaDot™ imaging technology. As a result of our innovative color technology, Océ color revenue increased to 28% of total corporate revenue in 2008. We anticipate color revenue to continue to grow and represent a sizable percentage of our total revenue in the next five years.’

Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced new Océ JetStream® models to help a wider range of users make the transition from offset to high speed digital printing. The Océ JetStream 500 and Océ JetStream 1000 systems bring award-winning Océ JetStream technology and productivity to users with monthly print volumes of up to 20 million impressions.

The simplex Océ JetStream 500 and duplex Océ JetStream 1000 engines are the most flexible full color web presses for transaction, direct mail and transpromo applications. With the addition of the latest models, the Océ JetStream family represents the most consistent, complete ink jet product line in the industry addressing the market requirements of an expanding base of users.

"According to Caslon, the number of offset produced pages in 2009 for transaction, transpromo and direct mail will be approximately 610 billion in the US and Europe. With the growth of high-speed color technologies such as the Océ JetStream family, it is expected that in the next 5 years, more than 10% of the offset volume will transition to digital print. With the new Océ JetStream models, we are making it possible for more customers to participate in this growing opportunity," said Crit Driessen, Vice President Marketing and Strategy, Océ Production Printing.

The compact but full-featured Océ JetStream 500 and 1000 systems are the first inkjet systems in the industry to offer full width duplex in one cabinet. The Océ JetStream 500 model prints approximately 505 A4 (535 letter) images per minute at 600x600 dpi, while the duplex Océ JetStream 1000 delivers up to 1,010 A4 (1,070 letter) images per minute.

March 17, 2009, Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, announces the new Océ CS4236 wide format color scanner. It is the first Océ wide format color scanner in its price range with an optical resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi. This easy-to-use scanning device enables users in small firms and organizations to effortlessly capture the finest details in documents and drawings.
Key features

• 1200 x 1200 dpi optical resolution
• Comes with Océ Copy Easy software
• Scans to PDF, TIFF, JPEG and many other file formats
• Upgrades Océ wide format printer to a hybrid system
• ENERGY STAR®-compliant

Architects, engineers and designers in small offices and organizations can now enjoy the same high resolution scanning capabilities as their colleagues in larger companies. The high resolution of the competitively priced Océ CS4236 scanner allows users to capture, share and archive drawings and documents in perfect detail.

Intuitive, Precision Scanning
The Océ CS4236 scanner comes with Océ Copy Easy software. This easy-to-use software enables customers to make high resolution scans effortlessly. Documents are scanned face-up, so users can see exactly what they are doing. They can scan and copy in full color and monochrome. The machine also scans to file in a wide range of formats including PDF, TIFF and JPEG.

March 16, 2009 – Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announced that in independent testing, the Océ CS650 color system has proven to be a viable alternative to offset printing for direct mail without protective coatings. Printing Industries of America in conjunction with its Digital Printing Council compared the output of various digital presses to measure the durability of uncoated printed postcards under actual mailing and handling conditions. The Océ CS650 system was one of the top digital performers in all test criteria, including front side mailing and address side mailing. The system was also the top performer in the Sutherland Ink Rub test. The testing and results are presented in "Digital Printing and Survivability in the U.S. Postal System: A Printing Industries of America Digital Printing Council Research Study."

Direct marketers are turning to digital technology for affordable, personalized color mailings. The Printing Industries of America Digital Printing Council study was designed to show how well a digitally produced postcard could survive in the United States Postal System (USPS). The study compared the output of the Canon® ImagePRESS® C7000VP, HP Indigo press® 5500, Kodak® Nexpress® S3000, Océ CS650 Pro and Xerox® iGen3® digital presses, along with a Komori® NL28 sheetfed offset press.

Océ Outperforms Other Devices in Sutherland Test
In the Sutherland Ink Rub test, the Océ CS650 system outperformed all test devices. Sutherland ink-rub tests evaluate the smearing, scuffing, and rubbing resistance of ink on paper. In the test, a special simulation machine was run in 25 cycle intervals. As the front sides of postcards rubbed against each other, any tendency for the toner or ink on the print to scuff would be revealed.

Lake Success, N.Y., March 16, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging and office solutions, today announced that the Company is once again ranked first in the overall page copier market in the U.S. for 2008 with 21 percent of the market, according to Gartner's Printer, Copier and MFP Quarterly Statistics Database for fourth quarter 2008 (February 9, 2009).

March 13, 2009 – Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, has received a 4.5 star Outstanding BERTL^® evaluation for the Océ Arizona^® 350 GT UV curable, flatbed printer. The BERTL 4.5 star outstanding certification further acknowledges the worldwide success of Océ’s innovative power in product and technology development.

Outstanding 4.5 Star BERTL rating
After rigorous testing and evaluation, BERTL has recognized the revolutionary engineering of the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer and its Océ VariaDot™ imaging technology with a 4.5 star Outstanding product rating. According to BERTL, the 4.5 star rating is strictly reserved for those devices that deliver a range of business-critical features and functions that are above average and provide potential buyers with a good return on investment. The BERTL report specifically cites the versatile way the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer can apply white ink (over, under, in-between and as a spot color); its ability to print on roll media while staging the next rigid print job; the approximately 40% increase in print speed over previous models; and the very quick return on investment time, which BERTL estimates to be less than two months.

"We are honored that the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer has received this prestigious award," said Gido van Praag, President and CEO of Océ Display Graphics Systems in Vancouver, Canada. "Each elegantly-designed printer is precision-engineered to meet our high standards. The quality and innovation acknowledged by BERTL is the continuation of an award-winning legacy that began with the original Océ Arizona 250 GT printer. This product line was designed to provide media flexibility, enhanced productivity, investment protection and a lower total cost of completing most applications – a total package that provides breakthrough performance not available anywhere else."

Enlo, The Netherlands, 11 March 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the launch of the Océ VarioLink 6522c. This innovative system is a highly productive black & white and color multifunctional printer, copier and scanner intended for the Office segment.
Ideal for in-house production.

Built using the latest developments with respect to ease of use and functionality, its versatile finishing options and media handling make the device ideal for the in-house production of professional high quality printed documents. This product is the first in a line of new office color and monochrome devices to be introduced this year, and will replace the successful Océ CS250.