Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 January 2007—Océ N.V., a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced it plans to accelerate its growth in Asian markets. This announcement took place during the Asia launch of the Océ VarioPrint 6250, the world's most productive duplex printer, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 
Over 200 Asian organisations attended the event. The Dutch ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Lody Embrechts, also attended the launch. Océ currently achieves annual sales of over 100 million euros in Asia and employs 1,000 people throughout the region.

 

'Increased distribution power and ongoing technology innovation are cornerstones of our growth strategy,' said
Jan Dix, Member of the Océ Board of Directors, in Kuala Lumpur. 'The announcements here today are fully in line with that strategy. Expanding our sales presence in Asia is a key element in our growth strategy. The Océ VarioPrint 6250 is a breakthrough product, bringing new benefits to Asian customers. There is strong demand for this product here.'

 

Over 80% of the jobs produced on high volume cutsheet systems (up to 8 million prints per month) are double-sided prints according to market studies. But all existing systems are designed for simplex printing. The Océ VarioPrint 6250 uses Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology. It is the only digital printer in the world that can produce up to 250 prints per minute--quickly, reliably and without breakdowns.
 
'Today, worldwide there are some 25,000 high volume cutsheet systems in the end-user document market, and this market is to a large extent in the hands of two major suppliers,' said Dix. 'As stated in March 2006, Océ has the ambition to take 20% of this worldwide market in the next five years.'
 
Océ has direct sales and service operations in China/Hongkong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Via the Océ Asia Hub group based in Singapore, Océ business operations are co-ordinated with professional distributors throughout East, South and Central Asia. In 2005 Océ acquired Imagistics, a distributor of office printing systems in the USA. Imagistics has decades of experience dealing with major Asian suppliers, including Sharp, Toshiba, KonicaMinolta, Brother and Muratec.

 

For more information contact:
Jan Hol
Senior Vice President Communications
Venlo, the Netherlands
Telephone: +31 77 359 2000
Email: jan.hol@oce.com