First full-colour Océ ColorStream 3500 system installed in Russia
Océ extends inkjet leadership while helping Accord Post capture front-runner position in emerging personalised communications market
Venlo, The Netherlands, 23 February 2012 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, and Postyle, official Océ distributor in Russia and Ukraine, announce today that Accord Post, a direct marketing agency, has installed an Océ ColorStream® 3500 inkjet printing system.
The beginning of a new era
Accord Post CJSC, a major Russian service company, continues development of the investment project that marks the beginning of a new era in the region’s direct marketing sector and printing industry. The strategy involves a sophisticated variable data application and full-colour digital production printing workflow using the newest Océ ColorStream 3500 inkjet system in addition to the Océ JetStream 1000 installed in 2010.
“Our client wants to be the leader in the quickly developing industry of print on demand in Russia with personalized applications, individualized images and high-quality individual full-colour copies,” said Vladimir Grigorievich Neplokh, Director of Postyle. “Осé technologies provide a foundation for building a competitive offering in today’s dynamic market and also helps Accord Post develop a long-term vision for its business. Océ printing systems are reliable, flexible and continuously improving. The innovative, versatile Océ ColorStream inkjet printing technology prepares us for constantly changing customer requirements and provides a competitive advantage for the production of products in all market segments, including graphic arts.”
New system gives competitive advantage
According to Sebastian Landesberger, Executive Vice President of Océ Production Printing, “The placement of the first Océ ColorStream 3500 in Russia underscores our goal of global leadership in high-volume digital production colour. This dynamic market displays a great deal of innovative power and potential, and this new system will give Accord Post a strong competitive advantage.”
The Océ ColorStream 3500 system prints full-colour personalised data in one step eliminating the need for prior production and expenses for the corresponding preprinted offset shells. The printing system’s unprecedented performance delivers extremely high efficiency. The Océ ColorStream 3500 twin system produces high-quality full-colour images at 75 meters per minute, the equivalent of up to 1010 A4 images per minute. The DigiDot® multilevel dot modulation produces crisp details and smooth halftones with a 1200 dpi perceived image quality at full rated speed combining productivity and quality with flexibility and reliability.
About Accord Post CJSC
Accord Post CJSC is a major service company in Russia, working in the direct marketing sector and focusing on logistics, non-registered and registered correspondence distribution, supporting direct mail, financial and telecommunication companies, advertising and BTL agencies. Established at the beginning of the new millennium, the company has become a market leader in direct marketing services. More information can be found on www.postyle.ru
Contact information
| For more information, please contact:|
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Tel: +31 77 359 5628
Email nick.gale@oce.com
About Océ
Océ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and colour display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 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 100 countries and employs some 20,000 people worldwide. For more information visit www.oce.com.
Océ and Canon: Stronger together
In 2010 Océ joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 197,000 employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totalled USD 45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at www.canon.com.
About Canon Inc.
Canon Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes copying machines, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalised to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. Now with over 197,000 employees worldwide, Canon has manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Canon’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 totalled $45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at: www.canon.com.
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