Exhibit 99.4
Océ announces plans for strong growth in Asian markets during launch of Océ VarioPrint 6250 in Malaysia
| • | Océ builds on significant experience and leading positions in Asian markets |
| • | Asia launch of the Océ VarioPrint 6250 presents new cutsheet production printing opportunities for Asian customers |
Venlo, The Netherlands, January 18, 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 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 Board of Executive Directors of Océ, in Kuala Lumpur. ‘The announcements here today are fully in line with that strategy. Expanding our sales presence in Asia is a part of our growth strategy. The Océ VarioPrint 6250 is an innovative 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 first 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.
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About Océ
Océ N.V. is one of the world’s leading international companies in printing and document management. In advanced research centres and high-tech production facilities the company develops products and services for the efficient and effective exchange of information.
These comprise products for the reproduction, presentation, distribution and management of documents. The range of products and services offered by Océ is characterised by its recognised high quality, which is based on reliability, productivity, durability, ease of use and environmental friendliness.
Océ’s products and services are mainly offered direct via the company’s own sales and service organisations; a limited number of them are also distributed via third parties.
Océ focuses on professional user environments, particularly on those in which high document volumes are processed.
Océ N.V. headquartered in The Netherlands has a workforce of about 24,000 people and 2006 revenues of € 3.1 billion. The company is active in over ninety countries, maintains research and manufacturing centres in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania. For more information on Océ, visit www.oce.com .
Océ N.V.
January 18, 2007
For more information contact:
Jan Hol
Senior Vice President Communications
Venlo, The Netherlands
Tel. +31 77 359 2000
jan.hol@oce.com
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Océ enables its customers to manage their documents efficiently and effectively by offering innovative print and document management products and services for professional environments.
Océ N.V. P.O. Box 101, 5900 MA Venlo, the Netherlands Telephone # 31 77 359 2240 Océ investor information on Internet:http://www.investor.oce.com | |