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New Océ CPS Platinum Platform Achieves Breakthrough Digital Color Quality
Latest release delivers crisp, vivid color output even on heavier stock
May 17, 2005 – Philadelphia, PA – Océ (NASDAQ: OCENY), a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced a new level of color quality for its Océ CPS800 and 900 digital color presses with the introduction of the Océ CPS Platinum Platform. Already known for consistent offset-quality output, the Platinum option now gives Océ CPS models crisp, sharp color quality unmatched in its digital color press category.
The Océ CPS Platinum Platform features new smoother, sharper Two-S toners with a smaller, more consistent particle size. The new toners deliver a significant difference in print quality over standard models, especially with solid colors and detailed images. An improved screening algorithm increases uniformity and purity in light tones. In addition, the Océ CPS printers maintain their competitive advantage when running heavier media by running at full engine speed across the spectrum of supported media. Because the printers run at full speed for any medium without calibration, they can be more productive than mechanically faster systems that must be taken offline for calibration or are slowed by heavier substrates.
"We are excited to bring this remarkable new quality of color output to the on demand marketplace because it creates greater opportunities for transitioning offset work to a more economical digital platform," said Joyce Virnich, Vice President of Marketing for Océ Digital Document Systems. "With the Platinum choice, corporate and commercial print operations can confidently offer their customers a whole new level of color output for a wider range of applications."
The Océ CPS800 and 900 are full-color 600x2400 dpi devices, with the CPS800 being the copier version of the CPS 900 printer. The CPS Platinum Platform is available for both models. In Booth 2101 at the On Demand Conference in Philadelphia, visitors can see live samples of the new color capabilities, as the Océ CPS 900 system produces color book covers for the Books for Kids program, as well as marketing collateral, inserts for interposing on other Océ systems, and other materials.
The CPS systems use Océ Copy Press technology for offset-like color output, along with a seven-color process (C,M,Y,K plus red, green and blue) and mono-component toners that eliminate the need for developer. Océ Copy Press enables sharp offset-quality output on a variety of media, from lightweight papers to heavy weight stock for book covers. A transfer roller presses the page to the drum for better placement of toner to paper. It ensures consistently excellent quality for graphics even at high printing speeds, irrespective of medium. The output quality of the Océ CPS printer is distinguished by clear color gradations, homogeneity of fill areas, and excellent reproduction of detail and blacks due to ultra precise placement of toner dots. Sharpness of text and lines, shading smoothness, and improvements in halftones are especially apparent.
As on demand print-for-pay operations seek to expand business opportunities through professional color services, the Océ CPS Platinum Platform allows them to compete more effectively and affordably with offset, especially as market demand for customized full color marketing materials and other variable data output increases.
The CPS Platinum upgrade is generally available in June 2005. Field upgrades will be available for current Océ CPS800 and 900 users.
About Océ
Océ is a leading 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.
Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce of around 21,500 people and 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Océ’s North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2004, and employment is currently 8,100. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.
Océ Copy Press is a trademark of Océ-Technologies B.V. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property of their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.
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