Videk and Heidelberg Will Collaborate to Enhance Digital Printing Solutions - (4/23/2002)

Videk and Heidelberg Will Collaborate to Enhance Digital Printing Solutions

ROCHESTER, NY - Videk has entered into joint technology activities with Heidelberg, both companies announced today.  The initial project is to add Videk's integrated print vision verification technology to Heidelberg's Digimaster™ 9110 black & white digital printing systems.

The addition of Videk's vision systems to Heidelberg products such as the Digimaster 9110 will provide transactional printers with enhanced security and print verification capabilities.  This accessory further enhances Heidelberg's one-to-one marketing print applications by enabling the merging of variable data document content with matching individualized finishing applications. Videk and Heidelberg's Digital Solution Center will work together to jointly present their products at industry trade shows.

"Videk is very excited about this new relationship," said Tom Slechta, president, Videk.  "We expect to quickly lay the groundwork in developing innovative vision solutions that will be tightly integrated with the Heidelberg cut sheet printers and overall system."

"Heidelberg is committed to continued growth and technology leadership in high-volume production digital printing," said Len Christopher, Vice President Workflow Solutions at Heidelberg.  "We are continuing to pursue new market space opportunities, and the integration of Videk's technology with our Digimaster platform provides a powerful transactional printing solution for applications in the financial, insurance, and medical industry segments."

About the Digimaster 9110 system
The Heidelberg Digimaster 9110 Network Imaging System employs high-definition imaging technology to deliver documents with fine text and rich graphics at 600 x 600 dots per inch, at a rate of 110 images per minute.

The Digimaster 9110 is offered in four standard configurations - as a printer, a duplicator, a duplicator/printer and a deluxe duplicator/printer. The Digimaster system is employed in high-volume printers sold by Canon, Danka, Heidelberg and IBM.

About Videk
Videk is the worldwide leader in supplying high-speed, real-time vision system solutions to all the major printing and mailing equipment vendors for digital print and mail automation. Working with its OEM and Reseller Partners, Videk develops real-world inspection and verification solutions for laser printers, inserters, inkjet printers, and finishing equipment. Videk systems read virtually any OCR, 1-D barcodes (128, I2of5 and Code 39), DataMatrix, Xerox DataGlyph™, PDF417, OMR, Postnet (US Postal Barcode) and PlanetCode. Videk's vision expertise is unsurpassed with more than 20 years of experience solving a wide range of applications for vision inspection in the industrial and manufacturing environment.  Information on Videk and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at www.videk.com.

About Heidelberg
Heidelberg, the world's largest print media solutions provider, is
headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany and employs 26,000 around the world. With over 400,000 presses installed at more than 240,000 customer sites around the world, Heidelberg offers the printing industry's largest sales and service
network, support an installed base of print media technologies in 170 countries. Today, Heidelberg is the only company in the industry that serves as a single source for both digital and offset printing solutions for its customers.

Heidelberg's Digital Solution Center in Rochester, N.Y. designs and
manufactures high-performance digital printing systems, workflow software
for managing prepress and printing applications, high-quality scanners, and
digital finishing systems.  NexPress Solutions LLC, a Heidelberg-Kodak joint venture company, markets the Digimaster product family manufactured by Heidelberg's Digital Solution Center.

(Digimaster™ is a trademark of Heidelberg.)


For further information:
Doug Sprei                              Christine Panarites, Marketing
Director, Communications                    Videk
Heidelberg Digital Solution Center                            (585) 292-6210                             
Phone: (585) 512-8054                                              cmp@videk.com                                                  E-mail: Doug.Sprei@Heidelberg.com                                       


Timothy Cook
Saphar & Associates, Inc.
Phone: (585) 325-7624, ext. 39
E-mail: cook@saphar.com

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