September 10, 2007, Chicago, Illinois – Océ, a global leader in digital document management and delivery, announces that the Océ Digital Book Solution will publish a unique volume of student works at the GRAPH EXPO show. The live digital publishing of No Such Thing as Writer's Block: Creative Works by the Next Generation of Authors, is slated for Monday, September 10, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Océ booth 655. The book is a collection of works by students who participated in the Océ Future Authors Project workshop that was held for the second consecutive year this summer, The result of the workshop, "No Such Thing as Writer's Block: Creative Works by the Next Generation of Authors," will be printed at the show and released at a formal book signing at the Barnes & Noble store in Boca Raton, Florida on October 18, 2007. The book will be available for purchase at Barnes & Noble stores throughout Palm Beach County, Florida.

The advent of digital book printing and publishing technology such as the Océ Digital Book Solution provides unique opportunities for young authors and other aspiring writers to become published. It also empowers cooperative ventures between the public and private sector such as the Océ Future Authors Project, enabling students to benefit from a partnership between educators and business experts. The Océ Future Authors Project is a free program sponsored by the Océ North America Commercial Printing Division in partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County, Barnes & Noble, Maroone, and other local partners.

The program comprises a free workshop that provides students with an opportunity to improve their writing skills, gain a hands-on understanding of how authors become published, and learn about today's self-publishing opportunities. Instruction is provided by certified teachers, through interaction with Océ executives, and insight is provided by published authors. The program is offered to public middle- and high-school students who are interested in becoming published authors and have been selected by local language arts teachers based on academic achievement and interest in becoming authors. In recognition of the company's efforts in sponsoring and supporting the program, Océ recently received the 2007 Output Links Stewardship Award. This award is given to companies that exemplify good stewardship through the investment of their time, resources, money, and talent.

"Digital printing technology is revolutionizing the business of book publishing and fueling trends like self-publishing in run lengths from one to 10,000. This creates exciting opportunities for new talent – like these young, aspiring authors – to pursue their dreams of getting their works published, while bringing a rich diversity of titles to market. As a leader in providing digital printing solutions for the book industry, Océ is proud to support the Future Authors Program and to help make children's' dreams a reality," said Océ´ Senior Director of Marketing Services, Sheryl Pattek.

The Océ Digital Book Solution combines production-class hardware with Océ PRISMA^TM pre-press and production workflow software and integrated pre- and post-processing finishing technology. In this configuration, the Océ digital book printing workflow features a Hunkeler high-speed roll unwinder, an Océ VarioStream^® 7650cx twin system, Océ PRISMA software, a WEKO^® paper remoisturizer for smooth processing of lightweight and recycled papers, and a Hunkeler cutter/stacker/trimmer. The three-up 6" by 9" book blocks are crisply bound near-line using a Horizonâ binder and three-knife trimmer.

About the Océ Future Authors Workshop
The Océ Future Authors Project is a free program offered in partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County, Barnes & Noble, Maroone and other local partners to provide with a unique educational experience that is not available as part of the regular school curriculum. The writing workshop provides students with insight into the process of writing, editing, and digitally self-publishing books through instruction by two certified teachers, interactions with Océ executives, and hands-on experience with successful local authors who volunteered their time to work with the students. Nearly 40 students from Palm Beach County, Florida public middle and high schools participated in the second Océ Future Authors Project summer writing workshop and will now become published authors. Students who participated in the eight-day summer program receive copies of their first published book, which is compiled, published, and printed digitally by Océ. The camp, which was offered for the second consecutive year in June 2007, is the first summer camp of its kind offered to students who want to become published authors. For more information about the Océ Future Authors Project, visit www.oceusa.com/futureauthors.

About Océ
Océ N.V. 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 24,000 people, with 2006 annual revenues of $4 billion, operates in approximately one hundred countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Romania. 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; Coventry, RI; and Vancouver, BC. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.

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