Océ systems gaining traction with 26 percent of color continuous feed market

Trumbull, CT – April 19, 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that the Océ portfolio of inkjet and toner continuous feed color systems continues to build market share and help customers drive new business across diverse sectors and applications. Based on soon-to-be-released 2009 placement data provided by InfoTrends, Océ technologies lead the market with a 26 percent share in the production color continuous feed segment in the combined U.S. and Western European geographies.

The Océ JetStream® family of inkjet systems joins the toner-based Océ ColorStream® line to create a full range of continuous feed color solutions. Over 20 orders for the latest product, the compact Océ JetStream 1000 model, have been received worldwide in the first quarter of 2010 alone. With the flexible capabilities of Océ continuous feed technology, Océ supports adoption of high volume digital color printing for transaction and transaction marketing documents, direct mail, books, manuals, and newspapers.

"The demand for digital color applications continues to accelerate, and Océ is committed to helping our customers gain every advantage in pursuing these business opportunities. As the success of both our toner and inkjet continuous feed systems indicates, Océ remains on target with the wide range of color solutions we are bringing to market," said Mal Baboyian, President, Production Printing Systems division, Océ North America.

At the forefront of the offset-to-digital transition
Océ ink and toner technologies are helping drive the transition from offset to digital printing across many applications, providing significant business and profit potential for digital print operations. The full color productivity of the Océ JetStream platform, for example, lets customers produce colorful, individualized direct mail in one work step, without the corresponding pre-production and cost of offset shells. In book printing, Océ technology transforms the supply chain, enabling books to be printed in short runs ahead of orders or one-off against an order. Printing on demand with the Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex system, is breathing new life into backlists, giving voice to new authors and enabling publishers to keep titles alive indefinitely. Digital printing also lets newspaper operations explore opportunities in short-run distributed print, niche publications or special editions, as well as in micro-zoning publishing.

About the Océ JetStream Family
The Océ JetStream family of full-color inkjet digital printing systems maximizes productivity in corporate and commercial print environments. The systems produce full-color variable data output at ultra-high speed with exceptional quality. Powered by Océ DigiDot™ drop-on-demand color inkjet technology, Océ JetStream systems combine speed and quality with flexibility and reliability. They also offer unprecedented ease of use and smooth integration into existing standard-based workflows. Océ JetStream technology uses a high-speed paper path to produce CMYK full-process color output at production speeds with 600 dpi resolution. The result is an unbeatable speed to quality ratio with maximum versatility and a lower total cost of ownership.

About the Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex System
The continuous feed Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex dry toner duplex printing system offers flexibility – from maximum B&W productivity to full-color production – plus additional CustomTone® spot colors, all in one system. It delivers the quality, flexibility and productivity that today's printing professionals require. The innovative Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex system features dynamic productivity and pricing, giving both cost-efficient color printing and B&W printing at traditional B&W cost. Users can respond effectively to growing demands for superior color, highest B&W productivity and individualized communication in B&W or full color. The Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex system offers a consistent and solid core technology paired with an outstanding level of versatility that lets the platform grow as new business opportunities emerge.

About Océ
Océ is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. The company's solutions are based on Océ's advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives – locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.

Océ employs around 22,000 people, with 2009 revenues of approximately $3.7 billion, operates in around 100 countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore. Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City, UT and Vancouver, BC. North America represents over 37% of Océ's worldwide revenues, and employment is over 9,000. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult http://global.oce.com.