FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2004

Océ North America to Become U.S. Sales and Service Channel for Gandi Innovations, Starting with the JETi 3300 Grand Format Printer

Minneapolis, MN ­ Océ (Nasdaq: OCENY) announced today an agreement with Gandi Innovations of San Antonio, TX to provide exclusive sales and service support in the U.S. for Gandi Innovations beginning with the JETi 3300 grand format solvent inkjet printer. The JETi 3300 is on display in Océ booth #1439 at the Specialty Graphics and Imaging Association / Digital Printing International (SGIA/DPI) conference in Minneapolis, October 6-9, 2004.

The JETi 3300 printer is a 10.5 foot wide, solvent-based inkjet printer that delivers production print speeds of up to 655 square feet per hour in four-color, 300 dpi mode. A six-color, 600 dpi apparent mode is available with print speeds of up to 485 square feet per hour. The JETi 3300 can print to a variety of substrates including reinforced vinyl, pressure-sensitive vinyl, canvas, fabrics, mesh and paper. The solvent-based inks offer ultraviolet (UV) durability of up to three years unlaminated depending on the environment in which the print is used.

"The JETi 3300 complements our existing product line by adding a grand format size printer for producing oversized outdoor-durable graphics," said Joyce Virnich, vice president of marketing for the Wide Format Printing Systems division of Océ North America, Inc. "This enables us to offer the broadest product portfolio in the industry, from low- to high-end including solvent, UV-curable and photo laser technologies, across roll-based, flatbed and hybrid platforms."

Océ has been selling the JETi 3300 in the United Kingdom and France for the past year. This agreement enables Océ to offer the JETi 3300 to its customers in the U.S.

"Our company is proud of the progress we've made with the JETi 3300 since we started designing it two years ago, "said Hary Gandy, managing director of Gandi Innovations. "Now that the product is at a point where it's ready to take off, we're pleased to be working with Océ North America to make it more widely available in the U.S. market. Océ's extensive infrastructure of sales, service and support will help us take the JETi product line to the next level and enable our future growth."

Océ North America will begin taking orders for the Gandi Innovations JETi 3300 printer at the SGIA show held in Minneapolis from October 6-9, 2004. Complete systems will be available for order including the printer, inks, Onyx PosterShop® or Onyx ProductionHouseTM workflow software, service and support agreements, delivery and installation, customer training and financing packages ­ all from Océ North America.

About Gandi Innovations
Gandi Innovations was formed by one of the pioneers of this industry. Founder and president James Gandy has been designing grand format digital printers since 1991. Gandy is the founder of Signtech where more than ten years ago he designed the first five-meter, 16-foot double-sided airbrush printer. In 1997, Gandy introduced the Salsa grand format solvent-based printer. In 2002 after forming Gandi Innovations, James Gandy introduced the first of the JETi line of printers at the SGIA / DPI show in St. Louis, MO ­ the JETi 3300. Since then the JETi 3300 has been the most popular machine in its class with more than 175 installations worldwide. Gandi Innovations maintains facilities in San Antonio, Toronto, Mexico City, India, Dubai and Belgium. For more information, visit www.gandinnovations.com.

About Océ
Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and services. 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 display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.

Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce of more than 22,000 people and 2003 revenues of $3.0 billion, maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. 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 Coventry, RI. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2003, and employment is currently 9,100. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.

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