Océ signs agreement with prominent GIS player 

Venlo, The Netherlands, 27 March 2008 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and printing for professionals, today announced it has signed an agreement with ESRI.

ESRI, the world leader in geographic information systems (GIS) software, will become a reseller of key Océ systems in the United States. These families of large format color printers and multifunction systems that can copy, scan and print at the same time offer increased productivity, faster processing times and high quality.

The agreement is fully in line with Océ’s strategic cornerstone of enhancing its distribution power and extending its reach into this interesting market. Aimed at reaching a strongly improved level of profitability, Océ’s strategy is based on three pillars: increased distributive power, a complete and competitive product portfolio and corporate operational excellence. The agreement builds on the existing business relationship between Océ and ESRI and offers customers the highest quality GIS products and services available today. Please visit www.oceusa.com for a detailed press release.

About Océ

Océ is one of the world's leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the world’s Fortune 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in over 90 countries and employs some 24,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in 2007 amounted to € 3.1 billion. For more information on Océ, visit www.oce.com
 
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Océ Media Relations:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
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