BOCA RATON, Fla.-Oce Printing Systems USA, Inc. and Xeikon America, Inc. have signed a reseller contract enabling Oce to directly market the Xeikon branded digital color presses with IntelliStream digital front ends. This strategic agreement gives Oce the ability to expand its successful color system offerings and become the single point of contact for customers who require the best-of-class in both high-speed black-and-white systems as well as high-speed color printing solutions. Oce Printing Systems GmbH is marketing the Xeikon-based digital color presses in Europe under an agreement with MAN Roland. The cooperation between Oce Printing Systems, USA, Inc. and Xeikon America, Inc., is designed to increase market presence worldwide by capitalizing on the strengths of each company. Under the terms of the new contract, Oce Printing Systems USA, Inc. will offer its customers a single point of contact for sales, installation, support and service for the Xeikon digital color printing systems. As a result, Oce will complement its current national sales and service support structures with color system specialists. "Now Oce is well-positioned to provide comprehensive solutions for applications in all transactional and publishing market segments including those of statement printing, one-to-one marketing, book printing and the quality conscious graphic arts community," said Tim Moylan, Vice President of Strategic Business Plan Development for Oce Printing Systems USA, Inc. "We are confident that this partnership will bring benefits to all of our customers in the corporate document and publishing environments." Illustrating Oce's dedication to the color market, a Xeikon DCP 500 D IntelliStream system has been installed at Oce's headquarters in Boca Raton. Oce will also be demonstrating a Xeikon DCP IntelliStream solution during the Print On Demand Conference and Exhibit taking place in New York, February 28 - March 3, 2001 at the Javits Convention Center. Please stop by Oce booth No. 1603 during the show.