Océ General News feed

Canon holds 84.65% of Océ ordinary shares

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:16:00 GMT

20 March 2010 – Reference is made to the press release of 28 January 2010, in which Canon Inc. ("Canon") and its subsidiary Canon Finance Netherlands B.V. (the "Offeror") and Océ N.V. ("Océ") jointly announced that the Offeror is making a fully self-funded public cash offer (the "Offer") for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the "Ordinary Shares") at an offer price of EUR 8.60 per Ordinary Share and the press release of 4 March 2010, in which the Offeror declared the Offer unconditional (gestand gedaan).

Flexible entry point for continuous feed productivity and substrate versatility

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 18 March 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announces general availability of the Océ VarioStreamâ 7120 system, an entry-level, monochrome simplex continuous feed solution. The system addresses corporate and commercial environments with low to mid-range volumes of transaction, direct mail, product-flanking and special media applications. With the Océ VarioStream 7120 system, Océ builds on its years of leadership in continuous feed printing and brings greater production performance and substrate versatility to the market.

Océ TrueProof now enhanced with full color capabilities

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 16 March 2010 ─ Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the latest improvements to its solution for soft proofing in highly-productive digital print environments. In today’s highly flexible and cost-sensitive printing environments, it is essential to have the appropriate application ready in next to no time.

Océ releases innovative print management software

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMT

Easy job submission, effective control and succinct communication primary customary benefits Venlo, The Netherlands, 11 March 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the worldwide release of Océ PRISMAaccess™ print management software. The new Version 5.0 software helps print service providers better use online print workflow to capture job orders and deliver them with efficiency and accuracy.

New partnership between CGS and Océ

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 10 March 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, and CGS Publishing Technologies International, a global leader of color management solutions, digital proofing systems and specially formulated media, today announce a preferred solution partnership between both companies.

Canon declares public offer for Océ unconditional

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:08:00 GMT

4 March 2010 – Reference is made to the press release of 28 January 2010, in which Canon Inc. ("Canon") and its subsidiary Canon Finance Netherlands B.V. (“Offeror”) and Océ N.V. ("Océ") jointly announced that the Offeror is making a fully self-funded public cash offer (“Offer”) for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the “Shares”) at an offer price of EUR 8.60 per Share. The Offer is further described in the offer memorandum dated 28 January 2010 (the "Offer Memorandum").

Dutch Enterprise Chamber dismisses requests by Hermes/USS

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 3 March 2010 - Océ announces that the Enterprise Chamber in Amsterdam this evening dismissed the requests by Hermes/USS.

Over 71% of shares Océ tendered to Canon

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMT

Canon press release: 1 March 2010 – Reference is made to the press release of 28 January 2010, in which Canon Inc. and its subsidiary Canon Finance Netherlands B.V. (together “Canon”) and Océ N.V. ("Océ") jointly announced that Canon is making a fully self-funded public cash offer (“Offer”) for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the “Shares”) at an offer price of EUR 8.60 per Share.

Hermes and USS file request at Dutch Enterprise Chamber

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:56:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 February 2010 - Océ announces that Hermes and Universities Superannuation Scheme have filed a request with the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Amsterdam for an investigation with respect to the negotiations between Canon and Océ about the tender offer for Océ shares and subsequent events. Additionally, these two shareholders ask for certain provisional measures, being the suspension of the resolutions taken during the Extraordinary General Meeting of 12 February 2010, the suspension of voting rights on the preference shares and the appointment of additional independent Supervisory Directors. Océ regrets this step and will oppose the request.

New Océ Arizona 550 GT display graphics printer reaches out to high capacity print providers

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 8 February 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced it has extended its series of best-selling wide format printers. The introduction of the high-speed Océ Arizona 550 GT UV flatbed printer offers customers the best value in the market for high-quality display graphics production.

Recommended cash offer by Canon for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ N.V. to create global leader in printing industry

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

28 January 2010 - With reference to the joint press releases of Canon Inc. (trading symbol CAJ) ("Canon") and Océ N.V. (trading symbol OCE) ("Océ") of 16 November 2009 and 14 December 2009, Canon Finance Netherlands B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon (the "Offeror") and Océ hereby jointly announce that the Offeror is making a fully self-funded, public cash offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.50 each in the capital of Océ (the "Shares") at an offer price of EUR 8.60 in cash per Share (the "Offer").

Océ N.V.: results financial year 2009

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Océ confirms that the results for the 2009 financial year are equal to the provisional results that were published on 12 January 2010.

Océ Arizona 350 XT printer and Océ PlotWave 300 system named 2009 BERTL’s Best

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 21 January 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, has received two 2009 BERTL’s Best designations. The Océ Arizona® 350 XT UV flatbed printer was named “Best Innovative Technology for Wide Format” and the Océ PlotWave® 300 system was named “Best Eco-Friendly Wide Format Printer” by BERTL. These awards acknowledge the worldwide success of Océ’s innovative power in product and technology development.

Océ launches world's first single footprint system for large format color and black & white

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:21:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 19 January 2010 — Océ today announced the launch of the world’s first single footprint multifunctional printer that can print, copy and scan wide format documents in both color and black & white.

Océ nominated for sustainability prize, Ei van Columbus (Columbus’ Egg)

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:04:00 GMT

Venlo, the Netherlands, 14 January 2010 - It was announced today that Océ has been nominated for the national prize for sustainable innovation, earning the award of the Ei van Columbus (Columbus’ Egg).

Océ publishes 4th quarter 2009 results

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Venlo, the Netherlands, 12 January 2010 - Today Océ N.V. published its fourth quarter and provisional full year 2009 financial results.

Canon receives clearance from European Commission and Taiwanese competition authorities

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT

22 December 2009 – Reference is made to the joint press releases of Canon Inc. (trading symbol CAJ) ("Canon") and Océ N.V. (trading symbol OCE) ("Océ") of 16 November 2009 announcing that Canon intends to make a fully self-funded, public cash offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the "Ordinary Shares") at an offer price of € 8.60 in cash per Ordinary Share (the "Offer") and 14 December 2009 in respect of the progress being made on the preparations of the Offer.

Canon receives clearance from the Swiss competition authorities

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:30:00 GMT

US waiting period terminated without second request

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:30:00 GMT

21 December 2009 – Reference is made to the joint press releases of Canon Inc. (trading symbol CAJ) ("Canon") and Océ N.V. (trading symbol OCE) ("Océ") of 16 November 2009 announcing that Canon intends to make a fully self-funded, public cash offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the "Ordinary Shares") at an offer price of € 8.60 in cash per Ordinary Share (the "Offer") and 14 December 2009 in respect of the progress being made on the preparations of the Offer.

Good progress on the preparations of the public offer for Océ

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

14 December 2009 — Reference is made to the joint press release by Canon Inc. (trading symbol CAJ) ("Canon") and Océ N.V. (trading symbol OCE) ("Océ") dated 16 November 2009 in respect of the intended fully self-funded, public cash offer for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of Océ (the "Shares") by Canon at an offer price of € 8.60 per Share (the "Offer").

Océ helps TJ International in drive to digital

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:04:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 3 December 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that phenomenal growth in digital book production has triggered another major technology investment by short-run pioneers TJ International. The award-winning book manufacturer from the UK is celebrating another milestone as Europe’s first confirmed site for the world’s fastest cutsheet printer, the Océ VarioPrint 6320 ‘Ultra’ system.

Océ technology makes office life easier for visually impaired people

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:42:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 2 December 2009 ─ Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the launch of Océ TouchTo Speech, a sophisticated talking printer that makes it easier for visually impaired people to perform day-to-day printing and copying tasks.

Océ gains PEFC sustainability certification

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 1 December 2009 — Océ Imaging Supplies, one of the world’s largest paper converters and market leader in wide format printing media, has gained PEFC sustainability certification for a large part of its product range.

Océ introduces single desktop for end user in wide format

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 26 November 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced it has extended the functionality of its innovative wide format software package, Océ Client Tools, with printing directly to an Océ wide format device. The first printer supported with this functionality is the Océ PlotWave® 300 printer.

Océ commended for climate change disclosure

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 26 November 2009 ─ Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that it has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to climate change disclosure. The CDP represents 475 institutional investors with $55 trillion in assets under management.

Océ: strategic review process was thorough and complete

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Reference is made to the joint press release by Canon Inc. and Océ N.V. dated 16 November 2009 regarding the intention of Canon to acquire all ordinary shares of Océ through an all cash public offer, and to the press release dated 17 November 2009 of Canon in which it announced that it had acquired 21.3% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Océ. Océ has noted today's questions about the process which has led to the 16 November 2009 announcement and wishes to reiterate that the strategic review process has been thorough and complete. In particular, after its various public announcements including at its general meetings of shareholders dated 21 October 2008 and 23 April 2009 that it would seek further economies of scale, Océ has been in frequent contact with all relevant industry players, and has considered and discussed various transaction forms, all in the best interest of its shareholders and other stakeholders. The envisaged transaction with Canon is the result of this extensive process and is fully and unanimously supported by Océ's Management and Supervisory Boards.

Canon and Océ to create global leader in printing industry

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:36:00 GMT

16 November 2009 — Canon and Océ today announced that they have reached conditional agreement to combine their printing activities through a fully self-funded, public cash offer by Canon for all the Shares of Océ. The offer price of € 8.60 per Share of Océ (the “Offer”) represents a premium of 70% over the closing share price of Friday 13 November 2009 and 137% to the average closing price of Océ’s Shares over the last 12 months. The Offer values 100% of the issued and outstanding Shares of Océ at approximately € 730 million.

Océ stakeholder dialogue generates positive feedback, sustainable ideas

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 5 November 2009 ─ Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced that its annual international multi-stakeholder dialogue generated useful and positive feedback on its sustainability policy.

Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende attends unveiling of new Océ printer in Japan

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:33:00 GMT

Venlo, October 26 2009 – In Tokyo today, at an event attended by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, Océ unveiled a new printer for the Japanese market for architects and manufacturers. The prime minister has come to Japan for an official visit. As Chairman of the Dutch Innovation Platform he is particularly interested in the cooperation between Japanese and Dutch companies. Océ has been commercially active in the Japanese market since 1934. Today Prime Minister Balkenende will also be visiting the Japanese Emperor Akihito and the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Hatoyama.

Océ Arizona 350 XT and Océ Arizona 350 GT printers win Product of the Year Awards

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:19:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 23 October 2009 – The award-winning Océ Arizona® Series of UV flatbed printers adds two more awards to its list of distinguished honors. The Océ Arizona 350 XT and Océ Arizona 350 GT printers were both awarded the Product of the Year Award in their respective categories. The Océ Arizona 350 XT printer received the award for the Rigid Substrate UV >$200K MSRP category, and the Océ Arizona 350 GT printer was honored in the Rigid Substrate UV <$200K MSRP category. The awards were presented at the Specialty Graphic & Imaging Association’s (SGIA) annual convention and exposition held October 7-9, 2009 in New Orleans, USA.

World’s first individualized newspapers printed with new Océ color technology

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 13 October 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced a strengthening of its leadership position in the emerging digital newspaper print market. This is achieved by entering into cooperation with InterTi GmbH Berlin. Océ plays a pivotal role in the world premiere of “niiu” – the first individualized newspaper to be printed digitally on a daily basis.

Océ CS665 Pro equipped with MultiPunch

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 12 October 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced it has added five additional finishing configurations including the new MultiPunch to its Océ CS665 Pro digital color press.

Océ and Objectif Lune strengthen partnership

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:15:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 7 October 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management, and Objectif Lune, a software solutions provider, today announced that Océ has certified Objectif Lune’s software for Océ’s new production cutsheet printers.

Océ launches new office color multifunctionals

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:45:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 5 October 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced three new office color copier systems that complete the revamping of its office color multifunctional line. The new Océ VarioLink® systems — with color speeds of 22 to 36 ppm — offer copying, printing, scanning, faxing and finishing. They are designed to fit smoothly into office workflows so that users can quickly print documents and then get back to core tasks. In addition to traditional office document production, the Océ VarioLink color line allows users to print from USBs, mobile phones and web browsers.

Océ publishes 3rd quarter 2009 results

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Venlo, the Netherlands, 2 October 2009 - Today Océ N.V. published the results for the third quarter of 2009.

Océ CS665 Pro driven by CREO Color Server certified by Fogra

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 28 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, and Print On-Demand Solutions Group today announced that Fogra has certified the Océ CS665 Pro with the CREO Color Server and Océ Proofing Paper as a Validation Printing System. The digital color production system fulfills the requirements of the brand-new FograCert certification based on ISO 12647-7. The certification verifies that the Océ CS665 Pro prints with predictable, consistent and measurable quality according to set standards.

Océ enables high-volume digital printers to boost production efficiency

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:50:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today presents new members of its successful continuous feed high production color systems at its Océ Home of Color II leadership event near Munich, Germany. The company also shows a variety of trend-setting applications that further enhance its broad printing capabilities in digital production color.

Océ ColorStream family offers customers speed and color flexibility

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announces a significant increase in monochrome productivity for the Océ ColorStream® family of continuous feed digital printing presses. The new Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex delivers the fastest toner-based, color-capable black and white productivity in the market, with up to 1.425 A4 /1.515 letter size prints per minute (ppm). As a color press, the 168 / 172-ppm Océ ColorStream system powers through over five million full-color prints a month.

New Océ PRISMA capabilities accelerate productivity across production workflows

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:45:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced enhancements to Océ PRISMA® workflow software that add value and functionality across production workflows. Océ PRISMA workflow software is available in comprehensive, easy-to-implement solution sets that benefit customers in four key environments – Océ PRISMA for Digital Printshops, Océ PRISMA for In-house Printshops, Océ PRISMA for Graphic Arts and Océ PRISMA for Transaction. Océ extends the reach of these solution sets with new capabilities that help customers streamline processes for more efficient, productive and profitable operation.

Océ PRISMAcolorworks digital front end for Océ ColorStream 10000 systems

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:43:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today debuted the Océ PRISMAcolorworks digital front end enabled by CREO Color Server Technology digital front end for the Océ ColorStream 10000 system. The new digital front end supports the Océ ColorStream 10000 series high-end full-color web-fed press to streamline workflow for outstanding 5-color printing.

Océ helps Standard Life improve efficiencies

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:30:00 GMT

Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that finance giant Standard Life has already paid dividends for a € 6 million investment in Océ state-of-the-art color and monochrome printing systems. Standard Life, a major asset managing company established in 1825, which has over 6.5 million customers worldwide, has taken 11 cutsheet and two web-fed systems to increase productivity and save costs at its headquarters in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland in the United Kingdom.