FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2002

Océ Demonstrates Arizona T220 Flatbed Ink Jet at ISA

Production-Speed, Solvent-Based Ink Jet Prints Directly onto Rigid and Flexible Substrates

ORLANDO, Fl., Apr. 4, 2002 ? Océ Display Graphics Systems today unveiled the Océ Arizona T220 outdoor-durable flatbed ink jet printer that can print to a variety of uncoated or coated, rigid or flexible substrates. The Arizona T220 is on display here at the International Sign Expo 2002, in booth #214.

The Océ Arizona T220 is a production speed ink jet printer that uses piezo printing technology and solvent-based inks to produce outdoor-durable output. 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). There is no minimum print size, which eliminates the need to use more material than necessary. With four print heads per color, the Océ Arizona T220 can achieve print speeds of up 400 square feet (37.2 square meters) per hour in two-pass mode, and up to 200 square feet (18.6 square meters) per hour in four-pass mode.

"The Océ Arizona T220 comes from a long line of robust, production-oriented ink jet printers," said Rak Kumar, CEO of Océ Display Graphics Systems. "It offers all the quality and speed that rivals the most expensive systems on the market, at an affordable price."

The Océ Arizona T220 holds substrates stationary on a flat, vacuum table while the print head assembly moves across the table to create the print, eliminating image skew problems associated with manual-fed systems. It can print full bleeds, saving time and labor costs in finishing. The Océ Arizona T220 uses the company's unique ColorBlend(tm) Technology, which adds light cyan and light magenta to achieve a wider color gamut, smoother mid-tones, and an apparent resolution of 600 dpi. Auto-sensing of the media surface and size ensures that the print carriage is at the proper height for optimal printing.

The Océ Arizona T220 can print directly onto a variety of uncoated or coated rigid or flexible substrates such as foam-core style mounting board, vinyl, tile, PVC sheets, carpet and more. It is ideal for producing exhibit graphics, point-of-purchase displays, proofs and comps, plus specialty items such as custom tiles and window blinds.

Pricing and Availability
The Océ Arizona T220 will carry a list price of US$175,000 in the U.S. Océ Display Graphics Systems expects to begin production shipments of the Arizona T220 in the summer of 2002.

About the Océ Arizona Product Line
Arizona is the Océ Display Graphics Systems family of solvent-based, outdoor-durable ink jet printers. The Océ Arizona family includes printers of all sizes and price points, including the market-leading Océ Arizona 180, with more than 1,100 shipments to date, making it the most widely used solvent-based printer worldwide. Other members of the Océ Arizona family include the Océ Arizona 30 Sign Printer; the Océ Arizona 90 for promotional prints; and the Océ Arizona 500, a 75-inch production speed printer.

About Océ Display Graphics Systems
The mission of Océ Display Graphics Systems 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 over $1.2 billion for fiscal 2001 and employment was 8,100. For more information about Océ-USA, Inc., visit www.oceusa.com.

ColorBlend is a trademark of Raster Graphics Inc.

Océ Display Graphics Systems
Kelli Ramirez - Director of Communications
E-Mail: kramirez@rgi.com
Website URL: http://www.oceusa.com