FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2002

Océ Display Graphics Systems Shows Flatbed Technology Output at DPI Conference

Solvent-Based Outdoor System to be Available in Summer 2002

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Mar. 7, 2002 ? At the Océ Display Graphics Systems booth #233 at the DPI conference, samples from the company's new flatbed printing technology will be on display. The samples were generated on the new Océ Arizona T220, which is expected to be available for order in the summer of 2002.

The Océ Arizona T220 is a solvent-based ink jet printer that uses piezo printing technology. It can print directly onto rigid and flexible substrates up to 62" wide x 120" long x 2" thick (157.7 cm W x 304.8 cm L x 5.1 cm T). It is a six-color unit, with 4 print heads per color. In four-pass mode, print speeds are up to 225 square feet (20.9 square meters) per hour; and in two-pass mode, print speeds are up to 400 square feet (37.2 square meters) per hour.

The Océ Arizona T220 will make its debut in the Océ Display Graphics Systems booth #214 at the International Sign Expo 2002, April 4-6, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Pricing information will be released at that time.

About Océ Display Graphics Systems
Océ Display Graphics Systems' mission is to be the leading supplier of production digital printing and imaging equipment, software, services and consumables. Océ Display Graphics Systems (formerly Gretag, Professional Imaging Division) brings together leaders in large format technologies, including ANAgraph, Cymbolic Sciences, Onyx Graphics and Raster Graphics, to offer a range of solutions specifically designed for the print-for-pay, large format service provider, and commercial printer markets. Océ Display Graphics Systems is a part of the Océ Wide Format Printing Systems business unit, a major supplier of wide-format printing systems for technical documentation environments. For more information, visit www.dgs.oce.com.

About Océ
Océ is a leading supplier of digital document management and delivery technology. 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 and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of consulting and outsourcing solutions.

Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY) has a workforce of more than 21,000 people and maintains production and R&D facilities in the Netherlands, the USA, Germany, France, Belgium, and the Czech Republic. Océ's North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago, New York City, Boca Raton, FL, San Jose, CA, Salt Lake City, and Fiskeville, RI. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2001 and employment was 8,100. For more information about Océ-USA, Inc., visit www.oceusa.com.

Océ Display Graphics Systems
Kelli Ramirez - Director of Communications
5450 NORTH CUMBERLAND AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60656
Phone: 530-346-2146
E-Mail: kramirez@rgi.com
Website URL: http://www.oceusa.com