Oki Printing Solutions Appoints Gulf Commercial Group in UAE

Gulf Commercial Group to become Oki 'Executive Series' Reseller for the UAE market

UAE- Dubai, September 26^th 2006 - Oki Printing Solutions, the global colour printing solutions leader, has appointed Gulf Commercial Group (GCG) as the sole distributor of Oki's exclusive 'Executive Series' range of multifunction products and colour printers. GCG, the leading provider of innovative digital document solutions in the UAE, is the first office automation provider that Oki selected to sell its 'Executive Series' in the UAE.

"Customers today are looking for ways to maximize their investment. Oki's 'Executive Series' not only offers them premium performance but also empowers them to create professional colour documents in-house, which minimises outsourcing expenditure, said John Ross, general manager, Oki Printing Solutions Middle East. "We are confident that our new channel partnership with GCG will provide customers best in class products along with tailored service support which will empower businesses to take colour to a new level."

Building on its heritage of providing award winning printers, the Oki 'Executive Series' offers a range of products, initially comprising the ES1624, ES1624 MFP, ES2426, ES3640, ES3640e and ES3640e MFP. This range of multifunction products and colour printers is designed to provide hassle-free colour document solutions, budgetary control and enhanced office efficiency. It starts with an A4 printer that handles 16 pages per minute (ppm) in colour and extends to an A3 MFP that provides 36ppm in colour.

Every product in the range benefits from Oki's single pass digital LED technology, which provides a flat paper path for faster speeds, fewer paper jams and high quality mono and colour printing. Leveraging Oki's proven success in introducing new technologies, the ES3640e and ES3640e MFP benefit from EFI's Fiery technology, providing users with a powerful suite of print control and job management utilities.

Other key features include ProQ Multilevel technology, which delivers crisp, vibrant colour output; flexible media handling; Auto Colour Balance; and saddle-stitch finishing, which is ideal for producing booklets. These features empower staff to quickly and easily create professional colour documents, from start to finish, without outsourcing to print houses.

"We are delighted with the huge prospects being generated from our new partnership with OKI for the UAE markets. Through our strategic alliances with international brands over the last 26 years we have established a sound reputation in meeting all our client's requirements. GCG excels in premium quality standards and advanced technical support," said Hakam Abu Risheh General Manager of Gulf Commercial Group - GCG. "We believe that working with Oki Printing Solutions constitutes an excellent opportunity in providing to our customers world first class digital color machines that are durable, cost effective and of graphic color quality. What GCG customers want and deserve is to receive the latest fresh technology solutions through OKI color - 'Executive Series'

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Notes to editors:
- OKI Printing Solutions is a trading name of OKI Data Corporation.

- Annual turnover for OKI Data Corporation is $1.45bn (FY05)

- OKI Printing Solutions' sales are divided between 49% Europe, 28% US, 16% Asia and 7% Others

- OKI Printing Solutions is represented in 120 countries worldwide

- OKI Electric, established in 1881, is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, with an annual turnover of approx. $6.0bn (FY05).

- OKI Electric employs approx. 21,175 people throughout the world with 6,581 employees outside Japan.

- More details on OKI Electric can be found at www.oki.com