Oce and Autodesk Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement, For Reprographic Software Solutions.Business/Technology Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002 Oce (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : OCENY) and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ): Agreement Strengthens Existing Partnership Involving Delivery of Print Automation Technology to Commercial Reprographers Oce (NASDAQ: OCENY), a global leader in digital document management and delivery technology, and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the world's leading design and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. company, today announced they have entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement aimed at providing the commercial reprographic market with industry-leading print management solutions from Autodesk. This agreement strengthens an existing long-term partnership between the two companies where they have successfully provided the reprographic market with print automation solutions used by the majority of the worldwide reprographic printers, enhancing their productivity and improving profits. Under the agreement, Oce has purchased the exclusive worldwide rights to develop, distribute and support Oce Plan Center(TM) software (currently known as Plans & Specs) and Oce Repro Desk(TM) software (also known as Apprentice). The agreement expires in May 2003, at which time Oce will have an exclusive option to purchase the licensed technology from Autodesk. Effective May 15, 2002, the development and support of the products will be managed and controlled by Oce. Michel Frequin, Oce's Executive Director Strategic Business Unit Wide Format Printing Systems, states: "This agreement with Autodesk underlines Oce's dedication to the print for pay market. We recognize the importance of software as an integral part of our offering to this strategic market. We will continue to build our strategic alliances with leading software corporations such as Autodesk. In addition we will provide hardware solutions to ensure the ongoing profitability of our customers in this market." "This agreement enhances a successful, long-term relationship between Autodesk and Oce, dedicated to the delivery of high quality print automation solutions and products to reprographers worldwide," said Chris Bradshaw Christopher John (Chris) Bradshaw (born 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and business person. He served as interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2001 to 2003, and has sought public office as a candidate of the Green Party of Canada and the , vice president, Autodesk Building Collaboration Services. "Together, we are empowering commercial reprographers to implement and take advantage of the latest technology that can help them simplify daily processes and better communicate with customers." he added. Oce Reprographic Solutions Oce's reprographic solutions are designed to help commercial reprographers and their customers in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ) market manage print-ready documents, control the distribution of construction documents and improve the quality of digital design output. These products include: - Oce Plan Center (currently known as Plans & Specs), a digital plan room system that allows reprographers to host and manage files for their customers in a secure vault. Customers of reprographers, such as architects, engineers, and general contractors, can publish, view, manage and order print-ready construction drawings online. - Oce Repro Desk (also known as Apprentice), a software application designed to improve the remote submission and printing of CAD drawings. Oce Repro Desk software eliminates many of the deficiencies of traditional large format printing, enables WYSIWYP WYSIWYP What You See Is What You Print WYSIWYP What You See Is What You Pay (What you see is what you print), and offers a myriad of time-saving features for reprographers and their AEC customers. "The agreement enables us to integrate these products with existing and future Oce products", says Mal Baboyian, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Oce-USA. "The ultimate winners will be the reprographers and their customers, with better, more productive and more profitable solutions." For information about sales of these products, contact Oce at 800-714-4427. For Oce technical product support, contact 800-662-2966, option 2. About Oce Oce is a leading supplier of digital document management and delivery technology. The company's solutions are based on Oce'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 Oce digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Oce also offers a wide range of consulting and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. solutions. Netherlands-based Oce N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY) has a workforce of more than 23,000 people and maintains production and R&D facilities in the Netherlands, the Netherlands, The officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,034 sq mi (41,528 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 16,300,000. Capital: Amsterdam. Seat of government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. USA, Germany, France, Belgium, Japan and the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. . For more information on Oce N.V. visit www.oce.com. Oce's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , FL, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , CA, Salt Lake City, Cleveland, OH, and Fiskeville, RI. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2001 and employment was 8,100. For more information about Oce-USA, Inc., visit www.oceusa.com. About Autodesk Founded in 1982, Autodesk, Inc., is the world's leading design and digital content company. The company serves a diverse portfolio of markets, including building design, geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to , manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data services. By delivering tools that foster innovation and creativity, Autodesk helps customers throughout the value chain leverage digital design data to work better, faster, and smarter. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com. Oce is a registered trademark of Oce Technologies B.V. "Plan Center" and "Repro Desk" are trademarks of Oce-USA, Inc. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. (c)Copyright 2002 Oce N.V. . All rights reserved. |
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