March 4, 2008 – Salem, NH and Boston, MA – NEPS LLC, a trusted provider of communications management services and solutions, and Art Plus Technology (APT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEPS that provides award-winning strategy, information design, and development services, today announced that they will partner with Océ to help customers jump-start and optimize their trans-promotional initiatives.

Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, is committed to helping its customers capitalize on the opportunities that can be created by adding relevant personalization and marketing messages to well-designed transaction documents. Recognizing the complexity of creating, implementing, and managing effective and efficient trans-promotional materials, Océ sought partners with recognized expertise and a track record of measurable results in these areas and has created a full menu of trans-promotional development services that complements its impressive lineup of production-class print systems and workflow software.

"Océ has a long history of innovation that laid the groundwork for today's TransPromo applications," said Mal Baboyian, President, Production Printing Systems, Océ North America. "Our partnership with NEPS and Art Plus Technology will allow us to help our customers make the crucial transformation from pure transaction documents to TransPromo communications. Together, our best-of-breed services, software, and print systems create a complete offering to help customers maximize their investment and make the transition as quickly as possible."

NEPS and APT services will be offered as part of the Océ Professional Services portfolio and include:

- Jump-start to document design review and TransPromo strategy
- User experience research, usability testing, and response measurement
- Document design and functional specification for optimized implementation
- CRM, ECM, and composition integration and document implementation services

"Like Océ, Art Plus Technology helped to establish the market for relevant, personalized communications. Through our ground-breaking design and development work and educational events such as the Financial Communications Forum, Healthcare Communications Forum, and Shareholder Notice and Access Symposium, we have raised the bar for effective communications continuously for nearly 20 years," said Elizabeth Gooding, President of Art Plus Technology. "We are pleased to have been selected for this strategic partnership by Océ and look forward to leveraging our combined expertise to create innovative solutions for the benefit of our mutual customers."