OKI Data Americas Announces its Expansion and Long-Term Growth Strategy in the Professional Printing Arena

Company Continues to Identify New and Innovative Applications for its World-Class Printing Technologies, and Highlights its Recent Addition of the ColorPainter and Teriostar Lines of Wide-Format Devices

Today, OKI Data Americas affirms its commitment to long-term growth within the specialty printing and imaging technology market, including advancement of its professional series of digital color devices, and further development of its newly-acquired ColorPainter™ and Teriostar brands of wide-format printing devices. Together, these product lines represent an impressive portfolio of world-class printing solutions and innovative technologies designed to meet the emerging needs of the marketplace. As the market for high-quality, short-run, on-demand output increases, OKI offers a comprehensive line of new and high-value printing solutions to help improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase both productivity and profitability.

OKI Data first established its presence within the professional printing arena with the introduction of its innovative proColor™ series of digital production printers. These series of devices has expanded over the years to include digital envelope printers in four-color (CMYK) or five-color (CMYK + white) configurations; digital web presses with finishing, laminating, and digital die cutting options; and digital production printers in four and five+ color configurations (featuring white and clear toner) with impressive media handling capabilities. Different products offer specialized media flexibility including envelopes, continuous-feed roll labels, transfer media for apparel decorating, and variable data/variable graphics support.

OKI’s newly-acquired – but well-established and highly-regarded – ColorPainter line of wide-format printing devices include a new grand-format printer that delivers unmatched speed and quality on media up to 104 inches wide, plus two 64 inch devices – each with distinct feature sets. These flexible devices offer vivid and high-density color for sharp, clear and consistent output at fast speed, and a range of offerings to meet a variety of needs and uses within digital print environments.

Within the Teriostar line, OKI offers a series of LED multifunction printers that delivers fast, high-resolution prints for reprographics, engineering, architectural, CAD, and mapping applications. These high-quality printing solutions are designed to serve professional CAD, AEC and GIS markets.

“OKI Data Corporation’s recent acquisition of the wide format printer business from Seiko Instruments Inc. represents our company’s key investment within the professional printing market. It firmly establishes and strengthens our presence in the commercial printing sector with an expanded portfolio of high performance solutions,” said Masahiko Morioka, President and CEO of OKI Data Americas. “We see this as a major growth area, and remain committed to delivering printing innovation in service to the specialty printing and imaging technology market.”

Morioka continued, “OKI is dedicated to the success and continuing evolution of our professional printing product segment, and the collaborative development of other new and innovative printing solutions for the commercial printing market. As a result, our customers have access to an even more impressive breadth of offerings backed by the strength and support of a world-class organization.”

OKI Data products are built on parent company OKI Data Corporation’s history of leadership and innovation. Most of OKI Data's color printing solutions feature Single Pass Color™ as well as proprietary digital LED and HD Color technologies. These technologies allow OKI Data Americas to manufacture products that require fewer moving parts for increased reliability and outstanding color output quality.

OKI provides live[1] toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America. In addition, OKI Data live chat feature is available to customers within the US and Canada seeking online support on weekdays during normal business hours within the Eastern time zone.

[1] Available in the U.S. and Canada. Support for wide-format printers is provided by a network of authorized distributors; support and training for authorized distributors is available during normal business hours within the Pacific time zone.

Amy Whilldin

Domus, Inc.

(215) 772-2162

awhilldin@domusinc.com

Susan Kirvan

OKI Data Americas, Inc.

(856) 222-7258

sue.kirvan@okidata.com

OKI Data Americas, headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ, and a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment and customized solutions under the OKI® brand, including digital color and monochrome printers and multifunction products, serial impact dot matrix printers, thermal label and POS printers, as well as a full line of options, accessories, and consumables. OKI Data Americas serves the graphic arts, production, and specialty printing markets with the OKI proColor™ Series digital production printers, as well as its expanding line of ColorPainter™ and Teriostar wide-format professional printing devices. In addition, its Multimedia Production Platform category of production-quality A3 color devices meets a wide range of graphic arts and commercial printing needs. Utilizing Genuine OKI toner ensures consistent, reliable, and high-quality output that maximizes performance. OKI Data offers a broad portfolio of products built to optimize managed print engagements. OKI Data Americas takes a consultative approach to supporting every customer's needs and delivering individualized print solutions that optimize business performance. The company's innovative technology is backed by Tokyo-based parent company OKI Electric Industry, a leader in telecom, infrastructure, and mechatronics systems, as well as an approximately $4.5 billion multinational corporation according to its FY 2014 financial reporting. Keeping its customers' needs top of mind, OKI Data Americas is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers a selection of ENERGY STAR® certified products.

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