Océ North America Launches the First Single Footprint System for Wide Format Color and Black & White
February 24, 2009, Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the North American launch of the Océ ColorWave® 300, the world's first single footprint multifunction system that can print, copy and scan wide format documents in both color and black & white.
Saves space and investment costs
Companies no longer have to invest in separate systems for large format color and black & white documents. The new Océ ColorWave 300 multifunction printer is a true single footprint system for printing, copying and scanning. It is perfect for businesses with limited space as only one system is needed instead of two to print in both color and black & white, thereby saving floor space. It offers architects, engineering, construction and commercial printing companies an ideal alternative to conventional wide format toner systems.
Océ and Konica Minolta Reviewed Their Strategic Alliance
Venlo, The Netherlands, 11 February 2010 – Océ N.V. and Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. have reviewed their existing strategic alliance in light of the public offer made by Canon Inc.
Initiated by Konica Minolta, the joint development activities for cutsheet monochrome and color output systems for the production market have been stopped.
In good mutual consultation, both companies have reached a new OEM sales agreement under which Konica Minolta will continue to supply its office printing systems to Océ, and both Konica Minolta and Océ will continue to supply cutsheet production printing systems to each other.
New Océ Arizona 550 GT Printer Extends The World's Best-Selling UV Flatbed Printer Series to High Capacity Print Providers
Feb. 8, 2010 – Trumbull CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced the new Océ Arizona® 550 GT flatbed printer, the most productive Océ Arizona model released to date. This new printer is capable of point of purchase (POP)-quality prints at 433 square feet per hour or thirteen four- by eight-foot boards an hour and offers much better value than other UV flatbed models currently available in the market.
With nearly 2,000 platform shipments to date, the Océ Arizona Series of UV printers is the world's number one selling UV flatbed product family, outselling all competitors combined. The Océ Arizona 550 GT is the fastest yet, printing twice as fast as other Océ Arizona models and with image quality superior to all competitive systems.
The Océ Arizona 550 GT printer is the next generation model in the award-winning Océ Arizona Series. It uses UV curable inks and Océ VariaDot™ imaging technology to deliver near-photographic image quality for nearly any application. Designed as a true flatbed system, it can print on a wide variety of rigid substrates up to 49.2 by 98.4 inches in area and up to two inches thick. It also offers a Roll Media Option for printing onto flexible media up to 86.6 inches wide.
Production print speeds
The Océ Arizona 550 GT printer features a Production print mode of up to 433 square feet per hour on rigid media without sacrificing any of the award-winning print quality for which the Océ Arizona Series is famous. This enables users to print more than 100 four- by eight-foot boards in a single eight-hour shift. With this productivity, print providers can confidently take on peak demand and rush jobs. It reduces the risk for businesses wanting to make the transition from analog to digital printing by providing all the print quality they need at production speeds. An Express print mode will also be available with print speeds of up to 721 square feet per hour, or 22 four- by eight-foot boards per hour, nearly three times higher than the fastest print speed available on the previously-released Océ Arizona 350 GT printer.
New Océ Device Brings High-Tech Color Printing Options To The Office
TRUMBULL, CONN. February 4, 2010 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, introduced today the Océ VarioLink® 2222c multifunctional printer. This device, designed to meet the color or black & white printing needs in the office, represents the next generation of color multifunctional devices. With a large array of versatile printing options, this system can excel in a broad range of office workgroups, from those with heavy color content to those who print in black & white.
The Océ VarioLink 2222c MFP offers smart features that give users total flexibility. Mobile wireless printing can be accomplished via an optional Bluetooth® connectivity kit while printing and scanning with a USB thumb drive is convenient with a standard front-panel USB port. In addition, a customizable print driver interface allows users to add commonly used print settings on the opening screen.
Today our customers are looking for imaging devices that handle their office document needs, whether that means producing output that allows them to stand out from their competitors or capturing, distributing and managing documents across the network or internet. With a variety of innovative features and options and the ability to print dynamic documents with vibrant colors or in black & white, the new Océ VarioLink 2222c device will help our customers accomplish both of those goals,” said Thomas O'Neill, Director Product Operations, Quality & Technology Center, Océ North America, Document Printing Systems. “With Océ PRISMAstart™ utilities, Océ PRISMAenterprise™ suite and a variety of software available through our third-party partners, this new MFP enables customers to print smarter and incorporate efficient document workflows in their businesses. Océ is excited to expand the Océ VarioLink line with this new model.”
Océ Large Format Printers/Plotters and Scanners Receive High Rating from Users in National Office Products Analyst Survey
February 3, 2009, Trumbull, CT– Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced its large format printers/plotters were rated best overall and Océ scanners received the "OPA Recommended" award in the 2009 annual Office Products Analyst (OPA) Print for Pay Survey.
Each year, the OPA asks commercial printers and publishing houses to rate the color printers they work with on a daily basis. The organization then compiles the results into its Print for Pay Survey. Surveys were completed via extensive telephone interviews and the internet over the course of six weeks. After a thorough validation process, the OPA had 296 responses represented in the study.
For the Wide Format Printer/Plotter portion of the study, respondents were asked to rate their large format printer/plotter on reliability, image quality, ease of use and productivity. Océ received high marks in all four categories, including the top ranking in reliability and productivity. The combined ranking of all four categories gave Océ the best overall rating for its wide format printer/plotters.
"Commercial printers and publishing houses are some of the most critical printer customers. Based on our research, anyone in the market for a monochrome printer should strongly consider Océ," said Andy Slawetsky, President, Industry Analysts, Inc. .
Direct Mail Partners Reducing Costs by More Than $150,000 Annually Printing Healthcare Documentation with Océ VarioPrint Ultra Cutsheet Printers
February 2, 2010 — Trumbull, CT — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announced today that by deploying printers from the Océ VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra cutsheet print family, Direct Mail Partners will replace several competitive devices, consolidate printer footprint, and reduce overall monthly operational expenses by more than $10,000. Two Océ VarioPrint 6250 Ultra cutsheet printers will be upgraded to Océ VarioPrint 6320 Ultra systems as part of a planned growth path to add speed to production of their customers’ bills, statements and policy documents.
“Our rationale for the Océ purchase lies in the speed and lower operating costs of the new Océ VarioPrint 6320 Ultra printers. This lets us consolidate three printers into two, reduce administrative operations, and cut our monthly service and maintenance expenses by over $10,000 per month. The total increase to net income exceeds $150,000 per year,” said Direct Mail Partners CEO Kevin M. Burke. Direct Mail Partners is a variable data printer and pre-sort business specializing in billing, statements, insurance policy documentation, and complex document composition and printing.
“We also simplified our workflows through increased automation, less human intervention, and improved document integrity,” Burke added. Nonproprietary Océ digital workflow supports business growth by letting Direct Mail Partners take on more types of jobs using existing printing resources. The two Océ systems displaced competing cutsheet and continuous feed printers, resulting in a smaller space requirement on the production floor.
Océ Office Device Recognized For Energy Efficiency
TRUMBULL, CONN. January 27, 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, announced today that its Océ VarioLink® 5522c multifunctional printer has received a Fall 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award for energy efficiency from Buyer’s Laboratory, Inc.
Buyer’s Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), a world-leading independent tester of document imaging products, analyzed the top performers in a range of printer and MFP categories and honored the most energy efficient products in their respective group with "Outstanding Achievement" awards. The Océ VarioLink 5522c device was named one of the most efficient in the 41- to 50-ppm A3/ledger color MFP category.
"The Oce´ VarioLink 5522c has earned a Fall 2009 ‘Outstanding Achievement’ award in the 41- to 50-ppm A3/Ledger Color MFP category because of its five-star performance in BLI’s environmental testing," said Lynn Nannariello, BLI’s assistant managing editor. "This device stood out from other models tested not only for its low projected annual energy consumption, but also for its faster than average recovery times, which allow users to save energy without losing productivity."
Océ Digital Mail Provides Faster Access to Incoming Documents
NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 25, 2010) – Océ Business Services, a leader in document process management and technology, today introduced Océ Digital Mail. The solution combines traditional mail management services with the ability to convert all incoming, scannable mail from physical to digital form in the mail center. Business benefits include reducing the volume of unwanted/non-essential mail, increasing productivity and achieving greater control and insight into the mail process including mail volume, type and recipients.
Beyond Traditional Scanning
The Océ Digital Mail process scans incoming mail and notifies recipients that they have new mail. Employees can then retrieve, view, save, forward, archive or delete the documents, which are in PDF or TIFF format. Océ Digital Mail can be integrated with virtually any electronic depository or workflow system. Additionally, Océ Digital Mail is different from traditional enterprise scanning operations because it converts all incoming physical mail into digital form, connects it with individual recipients and integrates it into a workflow.
Recognizing that organizations have different privacy policies for opening mail, Océ offers different service levels that give companies flexibility in leveraging digital mail. One option includes converting all incoming, scannable mail and entering it into the digital workflow. Another option allows employees to instruct the mail center as to which mail pieces may be scanned and entered into the workflow. A third approach enables employees to receive digital images of mail pieces that they can instruct the mail center to deliver or dispose.
Océ Arizona 350 XT printer and Océ PlotWave 300 system receive 2009 BERTL's Best award
Jan. 21, 2010 – Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, has received two 2009 BERTL's Best® designations. The Océ Arizona® 350 XT UV flatbed printer was named "Best Innovative Technology for Wide Format" and the Océ PlotWave® 300 system was named "Best Eco-Friendly Wide Format Printer" by BERTL. These awards acknowledge the worldwide success of Océ's innovative power in product and technology development.
BERTL™ analysts review current product lines and new product introductions to identify the select group of devices and software that are superior to others. BERTL analysts look not only at how well a product performs in various real-world settings, but also what specific aspects of the device and under what circumstances make analysts stand up and take notice. BERTL's Best award covers the entire digital imaging and document management arena.
Océ Arizona 350 XT UV flatbed printer
The Océ Arizona 350 XT printer features an extra-large flatbed table capable of producing rigid prints as large as 98.4 inches wide by 120 inches long. The extra width enables the printer to be used in a continuous imaging mode for rigid media up to 4-foot by 8-foot. Two rigid boards of this size can be mounted on separate vacuum areas of the flatbed table. While one board is being printed, the other can be changed by the operator. Since the printer never has to stop printing for a media change, users can significantly increase their net print production on boards this size. With the Roll Media Option installed, users can print onto flexible media as well.
The Océ Arizona 350 XT printer uses four-colors of ink and offers a White Ink Option to expand applications options to non-white and clear surfaces. It is part of the popular and award-winning Océ Arizona Series of UV curable, flatbed printers. All models include Océ VariaDot™ imaging technology to deliver near-photographic image quality, and all share the same robust architecture and deliberate design that deliver the Océ values of quality, reliability, productivity and user-friendliness.
Océ’s New Software Solutions Improve Document Workflow and Create Personalized Output
TRUMBULL, CONN. January 18, 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, and Prism Software Corporation, an industry leader in print and document management software products, announced today the availability of Prism Software’s deskSystem™ and deskForm™ applications. Both products build upon Océ’s commitment to provide smart document workflow solutions to customers and are sourced through Océ’s Partner Program. They join Prism deskRecord™ software as PC-based applications that provide document personalization, workflow customization and document archival and retrieval solutions.
"We know our customers are looking at how to manage and control the processes that drive their business and ensure that any investment made today has long-term rewards," said Tom O’Neill Director, Product Operations, Quality & Technology Center at Océ North America, Document Printing Systems. "These new software applications offer affordable solutions to gain workflow efficiencies and make printed documents even more impactful. They are also scalable and easily upgraded to the server-based versions, such as Prism DocRecord™, Prism DocSystem™ and Prism DocForm®. Our customers can match the solutions to their current needs and know that investment can be leveraged as needs grow for more widely distributed or more complex workflow solutions."
Prism deskSystem is a desktop workflow application that facilitates the sharing and workflow of documents to others within a workplace. It allows users to easily create their own document workflow processes, build workgroup communities and share documents with others within these communities. deskSystem provides for better document communication and distribution methods for all documents throughout an organization.
