FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2005

New Alternate Ink Set Now Available for Océ Arizona 600 Large Format Production Inkjet Printer

Las Vegas, NV -- ­ Océ (Nasdaq: OCENY), a leader in large format digital printing solutions, today announced the availability of Océ Series 440 inks for the Océ Arizona 600 large format production inkjet printer. These competitively priced inks are intended for UV-durable, non-warranted prints that can be used for a variety of outdoor applications.

Océ Series 440 inks were developed to support a broader media list and enable faster print speeds on select material. Ten media have been qualified for these inks and profiles developed. The qualified media include cast vinyl, scrim banner, polyester textile, mesh banner, pressure-sensitive adhesive, artist canvas, and two-sided banner material. In addition, new media settings give customers the ability to customize heater settings, which gives users more control over a wider range of materials.

The Océ Series 440 inks are ideal for shorter-term or promotional graphics such as point-of-purchase displays, vehicle graphics, event banners, exhibit graphics and transit advertising, where an outdoor or long-term warranty is not required. The Océ Series 440 ink U.S. price is nearly 35 percent less than the per-liter price of warranted inks.

3M Warranted Inks Also Available

For jobs requiring an outdoor or UV warranty, 3M� Piezo Ink Jet Ink Series 5500 are still available for the Océ Arizona 600. When used with select 3M media, the Océ Arizona 600 and the Series 5500 inks deliver outdoor-durable graphics backed by a 3M� MCSTM warranty of up to three years outdoor without lamination or five years outdoor with lamination. The 3M� MCS� Warranty and Scotchprint® Graphics brand is available to 3M Scotchprint® Graphics Authorized Manufacturers in select regions of the world, including North and South America.

Availability and Conversion
Océ Series 440 inks are packaged in 3 liter bottles. They will be available soon exclusively from Océ. Existing Océ Arizona 600 printers can be converted to use Océ Series 440 inks. For U.S. customers, the conversion will be performed by an Océ Service Engineer free of charge for a limited time.

About the Océ Arizona 600
The Océ Arizona 600 is a mid-sized, industrial-grade, production inkjet printer. It is ideal for both outdoor and indoor applications where image quality with outstanding highlights and production speeds and volumes are required. Its 75-inch wide format lends itself to a number of applications including 6-foot wide graphics with full bleeds or running two 36-inch wide prints side-by-side, which greatly reduces media waste. Oce ColorBlend® six-color printing technology is included for overall smoothness and increased detail in light to mid-tone colors. A variety of print speeds and modes are supported, from 125 square feet per hour up to 450 square feet per hour.

About Océ
Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and services. The company¹s 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 around 21,500 people and 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Océ¹s North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake City; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2004, and employment is currently 8,100. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.

Océ ColorBlend is a registered trademark of Océ Display Graphics Systems, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks and are the property of their owners and are respectfully acknowledged.

Oce
Chicago, IL
Phone: 800-323-4827
Website URL: www.oceusa.com