Leadership in Production Environments
Application focus drives product choice
The latest InfoTrends research report, U.S.
Production Copying & Printing Market Placements: 2008, published
April 15, 2009, confirms that Océ once again leads in key market
segments. According to the InfoTrends report, Océ holds leadership
positions in the placement of high-speed monochrome cut-sheet printers
and continuous feed equipment segments in the U.S. The report outlines
unit placements and market share by vendor and segment for 2007 and
2008, tracking only devices placed into production environments.
“Océ’s
application focus from job submission through delivery is at the core
of this success,” comments Jim Hamilton, Group Director at InfoTrends.
“The placement share demonstrates how Océ’s innovative product
solutions are winning over customers in a variety of print-for-pay and
in-plant environments,”
Strong presence in four segments
"Even
in a challenging economy, we expanded in key market segments and
solidified our continuous feed dominance. Our results are equally
impressive in the competitive cut-sheet arena, where our Océ VarioPrint
6000 products have established leadership in just a few years,” said
Mal Baboyian, President, Production Printing Systems, Océ North
America. "Companies continue to choose Océ to support a variety of
their digital print requirements as our innovative technology meets the
demands of the marketplace. These results validate our efforts to grow
our market presence and bring Océ solutions to more customers.
Strong Success with Océ Cut-sheet Printers
Powered
by Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology, the Océ VarioPrint 6000 family
is the world’s most productive digital duplex cut-sheet printing
system. The InfoTrends 2008 market share numbers demonstrate industry
acceptance of the innovative approach of this breakthrough product
family. Since its launch in 2007, the popular system has received
widespread recognition, including: the 2007 PIA/GATF InterTech
Technology Award, Graph Expo 2007 MUST SEE ‘EM award, the 2007 ON
DEMAND Conference Best of Show, and the Beyond Five Star rating from
BERTL in 2008.
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Océ Again Dominates Continuous Feed Market
The
InfoTrends report on the continuous feed printer segment includes
monochrome, spot color, and process color print engines. Océ has held
the top spot in the continuous feed segment since 2003, the first year
that InfoTrends began tracking market share for this segment. The
latest InfoTrends research demonstrates continued strong growth, with
Océ market share in the U.S. increasing by eight percent in 2008. Océ
dominated this segment with 57.5 percent market share of all continuous
feed engines sold, over four times more than its closest competitor,
and 72 percent market share of monochrome and spot color engines.
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About Océ
Océ
is a leading international 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.
Océ employs
around 23,000 people, with 2008 revenues of approximately $4.3 billion,
operates in more than 90 countries and maintains research and
manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada,
Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore.
Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional
business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake
City, UT and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues represented
approximately half of Océ’s worldwide business in 2008, and employment
is approximately 10,000. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.
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