Customers Invited to Third Annual Conference, June 9-12, 2002 PITTSBURGH, PA (January 8, 2002) - printCafe, the operating system for print, today announced the date and venue for the company’s third annual gathering of customers, industry leaders, media, analysts, and the printCafe Team. Connect 2002 will kick off on Sunday, June 9 and run through Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at the New Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Believed to be the largest event of its kind in the printing industry, Connect 2002 will feature three days of learning, hands-on time with advanced print management system technology, and networking. Connect 2002 will introduce new approaches, practical applications, and a clear roadmap for the future in discussions tailored to each printCafe print management solution including Hagen, Logic, PSI, Prograph, and PrintSmith. The programs will also include sessions on printCafe’s cross-platform modules Auto-Count, shop floor data collection technology, PrintFlow, dynamic scheduling, and PrintSmith Site and PrinterSite, integrated Web interfaces. Over 100 printCafe technical, development, training, and customer service personnel will guide hands-on exploration and one-on-one interaction in the Computer Lab, exhibit area, hundreds of training seminars, and special evening and recreational events. "In today’s competitive printing environment, connectivity is the key to increasing efficiency, productivity and the bottom line," said Marc Olin, president and chief executive officer of printCafe. "Connect 2002 is our opportunity to meet with our customers in a friendly, interactive environment to share the information, tools, expertise, network, and support that will help them be more competitive, and profitable, while helping us better understand their needs for future development." "Connect 2001 provided real value to us last year, and we recognize the annual event as an integral part of our ongoing relationship with printCafe," said Edie Loughmiller, chief financial officer of McCormick-Armstrong Company, a Wichita, Kansas-based printer. "The product sessions, hands-on instruction, and networking opportunities provide knowledge we continue to tap into all year long." Super early-bird registration for Connect 2002 is available now through January 31, 2002 at http://www.printcafe.com. For additional information please contact: Sue Taipale Conference Coordinator (412) 690-4329 [email protected]