Océ Receives Prestigious International Award for Product Design
Unique prize goes to a Dutch company
Venlo, The Netherlands, 15 March 2007 - Océ N.V., a leading international document management company, has won the International Forum Product Design Gold Award, one of the world's most important annual international awards for Product Design. The award, referred to by many as the 'Design Oscar', was presented at the CeBIT European trade
fair in Germany and is reserved for products that exemplify contemporary design standards.
Launched in December 2006, the Océ TDS700 printing system from Océ Technical Documentation Systems, was selected for its innovative design, its usability and its commitment to a healthy environment, demonstrated by the lowest dust, ozone, heat and sound emissions in its class. This year's International Forum (or iF) Product Design Awards attracted no less than 2,293 entries from 35 countries, competing in 12 categories.
Fifth-ever Dutch winner
In the 53 years the iF has been making this award, only four other Dutch companies have received it. So Océ is only the fifth Dutch award winner ever, following in the footsteps of Vialis Transportation, Royal Philips (2x), Royal Mosa and
VanBerlo Studios. And it's the first time ever a wide format printing system has received the gold award. 'The iF Product Design Award 2007 for the Océ TDS700 printer is a recognition of our outstanding design capabilities. It is a clear
message to our customers that Océ brings them reliable, flexible and environmentally friendly printers that provide better and faster management of technical documents,' states Tom Egelund, Executive Vice President of the Strategic Business Unit Océ Wide Format Printing Systems.
Océ Design Concept
User-friendliness and reliability are the main principles of Océ Industrial Design. Océ products are designed to deliver high productivity and offer innovative solutions based on customer demands. Together shape, usability and reliability form a concept incorporated in all Océ designs.
Leader in technical documentation systems
For over 80 years Océ has been a worldwide market leader in black-and-white technical documentation systems, due to constant innovation and smart design. The TDS market anticipates a rapid development of electronic communication and archiving and a switch to decentralised printing, closer to the user. Océ aims to build further on its leading position in Europe and the United States, to continue its expansion in Japan and to invest in constructing a strong position in various emerging markets, such as China.
About Océ
Océ is one of the world's leading document management companies. In advanced research centres and high-tech production facilities the company develops products and services for the efficient and effective exchange of information, including the reproduction, presentation, distribution and management of documents.
The products and services offered by Océ are characterised by their acknowledged high quality, based on reliability, productivity, durability, ease of use and environmental friendliness. Océ's products and services are primarily offered direct via the company's own sales and service organisations; a limited number are also distributed via third parties.
Océ focuses on professional user environments, particularly those processing high document volumes. The company has around 24,000 employees worldwide and in 2006 Océ achieved revenues of 3.1 billion. For more information on Océ, visit www.oce.com
For more information please contact:
Press:
Freek Jochems,
Senior Spokesman,
Telephone: +31 77 359 2000,
Email: freek.jochems@oce.com
Investor Relations:
Carlo Schaeken,
Vice President Investor Relations,
Telephone: + 31 77 359 2240,
E-mail: investor@oce.com
