Europe's largest annual digital printing fair will be held from 16-19 February 2004, at the Océ facilities in Poing, Germany. Thousands of printing and document management professionals are expected to attend the 11th Océ OpenHouse.

At OpenHouse 2004 Océ will launch a new technology for continuous-feed colour printing along with a broader portfolio for cutsheet colour printing. This industry event promises to be brimming with real-life applications for commercial and corporate printing environments.

OpenHouse 2004 will feature focused applications that deliver concrete benefits in a wide range of commercial printing organisations, including:

* Graphic arts industry.

* Display graphics.

* Copy shops.

* Small offset printers.

* Reprographers.

* Digital print centres.

* Print franchises and chains.

* Direct marketing and data services.

* Digital newspaper producers and distributors.

In addition, Océ OpenHouse 2004 will be showing a host of solutions focused on the worlds of:

* Manufacturing.

* Wholesale and retail operations.

* Logistics services.

* Consulting services.

* Banking and insurance.

* Telecommunications and utilities.

* Education.

* Government bodies.

* Healthcare.

* Legal services.

Corporate and government professionals will learn how to improve the way documents support business processes, streamline information flow and increase their skills as internal document specialists. As always, industry experts and Océ specialists will deliver hands-on presentations featuring the latest developments.

For more information contact Lilian Hansen, Océ SA, 011 661 9555, lilianh@oce.co.za, www.oce.co.za