BERTL confirms Océ’s leading position in wide format, departmental and production printing systems
Océ systems and software honoured with seven BERTL’s Best Awards
New Jersey, U.S.A. / Venlo, the Netherlands, 25 April 2007— BERTL, the source for objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions, has awarded Océ seven Best Awards.
BERTL analysts singled out Océ hardware and software for both small and wide format applications in three award categories. 
According to BERTL, these coveted industry prizes not only show the breadth and scope of Océ’s technological innovations, they also demonstrate the company’s commitment to produce valuable products and be a champion in production printing and market leader in wide format production systems.
Wide format success
Océ scored its highest number of awards in the Wide Format category. The Océ TDS450 was singled out as a durable, entry-level system with features usually only found in higher end models. BERTL also recognised zero warm-up time, radiant fusing technology and on-the-fly toner replacement as important contributor’s to the system’s overall productivity. The Océ TDS600/700/800 distinguished themselves for their robust construction, scalability and suitability for a wide range of printing environments. The Océ TCS500 won its wide format colour award for its unattended printing capability and Dynamic Switching mode amongst other features. Océ Repro Desk was recognised as a powerful job submission tool that automates the print production process and gives users peace of mind. ‘BERTL is a prestigious and influential organisation. Their acknowledgement of our Wide Format products, in colour, mid and high volume, and our Repro Desk software helps us to continue developing high-performance products. In a highly competitive market we are very happy to be able to say we are the best in these categories,’ said Tom Egelund, Executive Vice President of Océ Wide Format Printing Systems.
Winners in departmental and production
Océ received two awards in the Departmental category. The Océ cm3521/cm4520 (US) CS191/CS230 (Europe) were recognised for their document security features and flexible colour management that allows both novice users and colour specialists to produce high quality documents. The Océ VarioPrint 1055/1065/1075/2062/2075 were also honoured in this category. The range was noted for its mixed batch scanning functionality and the convenient ability to scan documents directly to a USB memory stick. In the Light / Mid Production category, the Océ VarioPrint 2100/2110 Titanium was acclaimed for its versatile production class printing capabilities, offset print quality and seamless integration with Océ PRISMA, the printing industry’s leading software suite. Jan Dix, Senior Executive Vice President Océ Digital Document Systems and member of the Board of Executive Directors: ‘It’s great to see that a wide range of Océ products has been chosen as the best of 2007 by independent analysts. This proves our commitment to deliver the best product portfolio to our customers with our direct sales and service organisation.’
Continued technological excellence
BERTL’s Best Award winners are selected after rigorous analysis of the hundreds of digital imaging devices, software and management utilities on the worldwide market. While print and copy speeds are important, it is the feature set, functionality, performance, and overall value to users that are the key considerations in judging which product is BERTL's Best. ‘Océ continues to impress us with the breadth, depth and scope of its technological excellence.’ said Margie Davis, Managing Director of BERTL. ‘Winning seven difficult-to-achieve BERTL’s Best Awards is a testament to Océ’s ability to produce exceptional products year after year.’
Award-winning products
After reviewing hundreds of digital imaging devices and software on the global market, BERTL gave the following awards to Océ products in its 2007 list:
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Océ Technologies
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