Three prestigious industry awards for Océ
Three Océ systems receive “Pick of the Year” awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc. — Awards for high-speed black & white and color multifunction systems — All three award-winning products in strategic market segments
July 17th, 2006, Venlo, Netherlands—Océ N.V., a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, has been awarded three “Pick of the Year” awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI). BLI, the leading independent office equipment test lab and business consumer advocate, honored Océ performance with Spring 2006 “Pick of the Year” awards for three high-speed black & white and color systems from Océ Imagistics, a North American division of Océ.
The three systems are:
im9220: “Outstanding Segment 6 Multifunctional Imaging System”
cm4520: “Outstanding Color Multifunctional Imaging System”
cm2520: “Outstanding Color Multifunctional Imaging System”
Joseph D. Skrzypczak, president and chief executive officer of Océ Imagistics, said, "We are delighted that BLI has awarded the Océ Imagistics im9220, cm4520 and cm2520 with the coveted “Pick of the Year” recognition. This marks 23 awards that Océ Imagistics has received from BLI over the past 5 years, continuing to demonstrate that we bring superb quality, functionality and value in highly effective document management solutions to our customers. The aggressive launch of new products in 2006, including the im9220, cm4520 and cm2520 award winners, is a key element of our growth strategy. It is great to see an independent validation of the products we bring to market."
"From a strategic standpoint, the color and high-speed monochrome markets are critical segments for every competitor in the digital imaging marketplace today," said BLI CEO Michael Danziger. "Océ Imagistics is in the enviable position of having award-winning products in those segments, with which to lead its entire product lineup."
About the im9220
The im9220 is a high performance MFP equipped with versatile print/copy/scan plus advanced finishing and security features. The im9220 produces reliable high-speed, high-quality output at 92ppm and offers full in-house production capabilities to deliver results within a hard-driving “constant use” environment. “This unit's well-designed print drivers make it easy to produce complex print jobs and, combined with its range of finishing options, will make it a welcome addition to environments with high-volume needs,“ said BLI lab manager, Pete Emory. “It's an amazing feat that this unit misfed only once in its 750,000 impression test,” added Emory.
About the cm4520 and 2520
The cm4520 is a high-speed, high-quality workhorse MFP that ships fully featured with standard network ready printing and scanning. With 35ppm in color and 45ppm in black & white, it’s an ideal solution for everyday business document needs featuring cost-effective color for extra impact when needed. "Even with its standard print controller, the cm4520 offers excellent print quality,” noted BLI lab manager, Pete Emory. “It stands out among business color models for its superior consistency of coverage, with none of the light, washed-out areas often seen in business color output.”
On the other hand, the cm2520 is a total workgroup productivity center that is both a viable monochrome MFP as well as a color device. It’s an ideal “out of the box” solution for busy workgroups with powerful finishing capabilities that round out the efficiencies.
About Buyers Laboratory
For 45 years, Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's 10,000-square-foot lab, the company has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover more than 6,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete. They are available to BLI subscribers in the form of printed specification guides and online via the company's bliQ competitive information service. This encyclopedic resource also provides quick and easy access to BLI's First Look Reports, Field Test Reports, Lab Test Reports, Solutions Reports, Digital Imaging Review and Business Consumer's Advisor newsletters and OEM library.
In addition to the testing of office equipment for its subscribers, Buyers Laboratory provides a vast array of confidential for-hire private testing services that includes document imaging device beta and pre-launch testing, performance certification testing, consumables testing (such as toner, ink, photoconductors and print controllers) and print media testing (including virgin and recycled papers). Buyers Laboratory's consulting division, the Buyers Alliance, provides comprehensive purchasing support services to business consumers in the process of acquiring office equipment, which includes the creation of customized RFPs, user needs assessments and analyses of vendor responses. For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please visit http://www.buyerslab.com/, call (201) 488-0404 or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.
About Océ Imagistics
In January 2006, Océ established Océ Imagistics, a new division that combines the office business of Imagistics International Inc. with the office and Digital Printing Centers business of Océ‘s North American operations. Imagistics International Inc. has been a leading direct sales and service provider of document imaging solutions for the past 39 years. The new Océ Imagistics, with a full range of hardware and software products that cover the entire spectrum of imaging needs, continues to specialize in national account management, document cost management and solutions for their best-of-breed products including high performance, leading edge black-and-white and color MFPs. Its direct sales and service organizations are located throughout the United States and Canada. For additional information about Océ Imagistics Inc., please visit http://www.imagistics.com/.
About Océ: Printing for Professionals
Océ is a leading provider of digital printing and document management for professionals. 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, wide format 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 N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY; AEX: OCE) employs some 24,500 people worldwide. The company generated revenues of 2.7 billion euros and net profit of 79 million euros in 2005. Océ is active in approximately 80 countries and maintains research and manufacturing centres throughout Europe and the US. For more information about Océ, visit http://www.oce.com/.
For more information contact:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Océ Technologies
Tel.: +31.77.359.5628
Email: nick.gale@oce.com