October 24, 2008 - Chicago - Océ today announced that top digital book manufacturers rely on Océ digital print solutions as part of their publishing platform. Océ has achieved significant penetration of the fast-growing digital book manufacturing market, with a presence in leading publishing operations like these¹:

• Arvato Print US - Eight million total units printed digitally per year in two locations
• Bookmasters - 1,350 titles printed digitally
• Booksurge - Amazon.com division is newest entrant in on-demand digital book production market
• Commercial Communications, Inc (CCI) - Over 480 million digitally printed pages annually
• Edwards Brothers - 150,000 titles printed digitally
• Harlequin - Océ helped transform their business model with digital publishing to cut waste and reduce inventory
• IBT/Integrated Book Technology - Over one billion digitally printed pages every year
• Jasmine Jade - Reduced "per book" price by more than half
• Lightning Source - Over 3,318,337,464 book pages printed annually and growing
• Media Litho - Almost 100 million digitally printed pages per year
• The P.A. Hutchinson Co. - Almost 600,000 units printed digitally every month
• Sheridan Group - Extensive use of digital technology for an automated workflow across three different sites on three continents
• Transcontinental - 300 million digitally printed pages per year
• Webcom, Inc. - 60,000 digitally printed units per month
• John Wiley & Sons - Global publisher of 350+ Nobel laureates sends work to Océ systems at two of the printers listed above.

"Adoption of short-run digital and true on-demand just-in-time printing methods has accelerated as technology developments in standards-based workflow, monochrome and color print output, and in-line finishing have aligned with customers’ desire for readily accessible content without the built-in waste of traditional printing and distribution channels," said Jim Hamilton, Group Director, InfoTrends.

October 24, 2008 - Chicago - Océ today announced new versions of Océ PRISMA® adaptive workflow software designed to drive greater productivity across document workflow in graphic arts and other production environments. The newest versions add value and functionality from design and proofing to production and online workflow.

“With more than ten years of industry leadership and thousands of installations, Océ PRISMA workflow software is well accepted by the market. Customers with multiple types of applications, working in multiple types of environments, benefit from fully automated processes and unified workflows that result in greater productivity and reduced costs. To ensure our customers can stay on top of the latest business opportunities and competitive pressures, we continually improve the Océ PRISMA software suite of products, as demonstrated by this broad line up of new enhancements,” said Eric De Goeijen, Vice President of Marketing, Océ North America.

October 24, 2008 - Chicago - Océ today announced significant enhancements to Océ high performance digital printers that especially benefit the graphic arts market. New built-in color-to-gray-shades conversion for the Océ VarioStream® 8000 system eases the migration to color and brings more production flexibility to mixed black and white and color shops. In addition, Adobe’s PDF Print Engine 2™ Printing Architecture previously announced at drupa for the ColorStream 10000™ is being implemented on Océ VarioStream 8000 systems, resulting in streamlined processing of PDF resources.

October 24, 2008 - Chicago - Océ will show GRAPH EXPO® attendees how to take their businesses beyond the ordinary. Océ will demonstrate in GRAPH EXPO Booth 2400 a full range of technology innovations to help Graphic Arts and other print professionals boost productivity, reduce costs, capture new opportunities, and connect with customers. From the latest high-speed inkjet, narrow- and wide-format color solutions to high-speed monochrome and spot color applications, short-run book printing, TransPromo and workflow automation, Océ offers a wealth of solutions for the Graphic Arts marketplace.

New Océ JetStream Enhancements
Show goers interested in leveraging the latest developments in ultra-high-speed inkjet digital color printing can experience the remarkable capabilities of the Océ JetStream™ system. The breakthrough continuous feed inkjet system delivers full-process, professional-quality color with speeds from 715 to 2,865 letter-size images, with easy upgradeability across the family. New enhancements for the Océ JetStream system integrate MICR ink right into the Océ JetStream engine. Other improvements include a multi-level printing capability that allows customers to vary drop sizes within a job, new color management capabilities, and compliance with the RoHS Directive.

October 22, 2008 - Trumbull, CT - Océ announced the unveiling of its new Customer Experience Center in Boca Raton, Florida to an audience of 35 industry press and analysts. Attendees also received a briefing on the latest Océ technology innovations.

"To Océ, customer satisfaction is about taking a 360 degree view of our relationships and making sure we are addressing all needs. The Océ Boca Raton Customer Experience Center demonstrates that we offer the broadest portfolio of products, programs and services to help our customers outperform the competition and thrive under the best and worst of economic conditions," said Océ Production Printing Systems President, Mal Baboyian.

PhotoPlus 2008, New York, October 23, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of office imaging systems, inkjet technology and digital photography equipment, today unveiled the new imagePROGRAF iPF6200, a 24-inch wide large format printer using 12 colors of LUCIA pigment ink, designed for photographic and graphic arts professionals.

The iPF6200 is the latest addition to Canon's successful line of imagePROGRAF printers. The iPF6200 utilizes Canon's groundbreaking LUCIA color pigment ink, offering an extremely large color gamut and optimized for printing digital photographic imagery. Based on the award-winning iPF6100 platform, the iPF6200 includes a professional-grade software RIP, and an internal hard drive to create a streamlined workflow that is required by photographic professionals, making the iPF6200 an unbeatable value in its class.

Lake Success, N.Y. and Newport News, Va., October 23, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI) and Christopher Newport University (CNU) today will introduce the inaugural class of Canon Leadership Scholars at a ceremony at CNU.

This inaugural class of Canon Scholars has an average high-school grade-point of 4.1 and SAT score of 1336. In addition, these students have also demonstrated excellence and exceptional potential in the areas of leadership, service and citizenship. Demonstrating their commitment to higher education and the development of the business leaders of tomorrow, Canon U.S.A., Canon Virginia and CNU announced the formation of the Canon Leadership Scholars Program in October 2007.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2008 - HP today announced that it is working with healthcare providers across the globe to improve their operational and business processes through the HP Digital Hospital Solution.

The HP Digital Hospital Solution is an integrated set of technologies and services from HP and its partners that allows healthcare providers to deliver better service to patients by aligning technology with business and patient priorities.

Las Vegas (October 16, 2008) – Océ Business Services, a leader in document process management and electronic discovery services, will highlight its records management solutions at the ARMA International Conference & Expo. The company will also address topics covered at the show that include paper and electronic records, compliance, and records management best practices.

Los Angeles, October 19, 2008 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies and supplier of check capture devices, will showcase the versatility of its check transports and digital document scanners, including the top of the line imageFORMULA CR-180 and CR-55 Check Transports, at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) Annual Conference in Los Angeles.