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OKI Printing Solutions launches smallest, most affordable A3 colour printer


Johannesburg, 29 Nov 2006

OKI Printing Solutions has announced the local availability of the smallest and cheapest A3 network colour laser printer on the market today - the C8600.

Quiet and compact, the C8600 is an ideal solution for businesses with little office space, or organisations that want the benefits of A3 colour and mono printing.

The C8600's straight paper path and duplex capability support low-cost printing of a wide variety of business documents such as financial spreadsheets, booklets, reports, work plans and charts, all in an easy to read format.

For more creative applications, the C8600 can print materials from A6 to A3, up to 200gsm and banners up to 1.2m long.

Available at a recommended retail price of R18 895 inc VAT, Neil Rom, managing director at Printacom, sole importer and brand representative for OKI Printing Solutions in South Africa, says: "The C8600 provides business users with a cost-effective A3 business printing solution that is half the size of its closest competitor that is at least 60% more expensive to purchase as an end-user."

OKI Printing Solutions has its own unique collection of hardware and software technologies like "High Definition Colour" and "Template Manager", which deliver unsurpassed print quality. The C8600 has all the benefits of these new technologies including High Definition LED printheads, which deliver a wide range of colour, broad colour depth and smooth colour transitions.

Additionally, OKI Printing Solutions' single-pass flat paper path provides users with the best in class print speeds combined with media flexibility and reliability, as well as a microfine "High Definition Toner" that delivers high definition print quality on ordinary office paper.

Rom believes the C8600 will happily find a home in the real estate, education, architectural, design studio and other creative environments.

"Space and budget limitations are no longer a barrier to businesses getting A3 printers. Virtually any small business in need of fast colour laser printing capabilities, with the occasional need for A3 printing will see the benefit in the C8600 - we are extremely confident about its forthcoming success in the South African market," concludes Rom.

Summary of key features:

* Models available: C8600n (networked), C8600dn (duplex & networked), C8600cdtn (duplex, networked, with second tray and cabinet)
* Space saving: smallest A3 colour page printer in Europe
* Affordability: street price almost half the price of any other A3 colour printer; low cost per copy; separate toner and drums mean competitive print costs even with high toner coverage
* Media flexibility: wide range of print media A6 - A3 and up to 200gsm; paper capacity up to 930 sheets; optional duplex unit and second tray
* Greater productivity: 26ppm for colour printing, 32ppm for mono; fast time to first print at less than 10 seconds for colour and mono
* Print quality: ProQ2400 Multi-level technology and High Definition Toner have been developed in unison. Together they give a higher level of detail, greater colour depth, reduced grain and a high gloss feel
* Flexible paper handling: single-pass straight paper path ensures lower user intervention; duplex capability enables double-sided printing and booklet production thereby reducing paper costs
* Management and control: lockable cabinet that secures paper drawer - ideal for use in public areas such as schools and libraries
* Ease of use: Template Manager 2006 helps users to design and print on non-standard media easily; intuitive control panel

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Printacom, a member of the MBT group of companies, is the sole importer and the leading value-added distributor of the OKI range of printing solutions to the South African reseller channel.

OKI Printing Solutions specialises in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing business printing solutions which empower organisations to communicate more effectively. As a market leader in the global colour printer market, OKI has representation in 120 countries worldwide offering innovative and leading edge products and services.

OKI Printing Solutions is ranked among the top three printer brands worldwide and is one of the few printer manufacturers that designs and develops its own components and technology, putting OKI ahead of its competitors' technology. OKI Printing Solutions is dedicated to continually improving the scope and value-add of their printing solutions and all of these initiatives are ably supported by Printacom through its extensive skills and service offering.

More information about OKI is available at http://www.okisa.co.za.

Editorial contacts

Deborah O'Connell
eCommunications
(011) 781 0097
printacom@puruma.com