dsicmm Installs First Colour InfoPrint 5000 in the UK

Replacing pre-printed financial booklets with personalized customer statements

London, UK, February 14, 2008

InfoPrint Solutions, a joint venture between Ricoh and IBM, today announced that the UK’s largest direct communications company, dsicmm, has installed the first InfoPrint 5000 in the UK. This continuous forms production solution enables dsicmm to offer its customers cost effective, high speed, high volume, personalized, full color printing.

dsicmm is initially using the InfoPrint 5000 for an innovative statement production solution for a leading financial institution. The firm is increasing the variability of the statements and pre-printed reports it produces. Dynamically driven and created content is combined with fully personalized color A4 statement documents.

By making such high-speed, high volume, personalized applications affordable, the InfoPrint solution delivers a number of environmental benefits for dsicmm including a dramatic reduction on the number of printed pages, the introduction of recycled paper and reduced carbon footprint from the InfoPrint 5000’s low power consumption. As fewer pages are printed for each customer, postage costs are also reduced dramatically.

"Until now it has been impossible to accomplish this size and speed of job in digital color to the incredibly tight schedules that many financial institutions require," said Dave Reynolds, managing director of print services at dsicmm. "The InfoPrint 5000 was the only solution currently available that can deliver the quality and speed we require at the right price point. I should also mention that we have been highly impressed with the level of service from the InfoPrint team.

"This addition to our portfolio is the latest stage in our regular investments to meet growing client needs. It means we have the very latest technology in conventional printing, lithographic, cut sheet and high speed digital color," he continued. "Indeed, some of our existing work is being migrated to the new system to further enhance the service our customers receive."

The InfoPrint 5000 will be integrated with an intelligent finishing system including Hunkeler guillotine and unwinding equipment, an MBO folder, and Hohner stitching unit.

"We’re delighted to be working with dsicmm on this innovative new transpromo application," said Phil Self, InfoPrint Solutions UK managing director. "With the installation of the InfoPrint 5000, dsicmm is the first UK printer to be able to capitalise on high quality, high speed, full color variable data printing at a much lower price point than previously possible, and providing environmental benefits."

About dsicmm

dsicmm is an £120m turnover company employing around 1,100 staff in locations nationwide. It is the UK’s largest direct communications organisation with a customer base that includes over 90% of FTSE 100 companies. dsicmm provides an innovative range of digital solutions alongside traditional print/mail services that include all aspects of financial, regulatory and corporate mailing as well as full service direct marketing.

About InfoPrint Solutions Company

InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, brings to market the advantages IBM and Ricoh have in the development, manufacturing, marketing and building of strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically focused on the output market.

The InfoPrint Solutions Company portfolio includes solutions for production printing for enterprises and commercial printers as well as solutions for office workgroup environments and industrial segments. The company offers customers the highest quality output solutions that optimize productivity by providing efficient workflow and, at the same time, delivering low cost of ownership and high return on investment. The heritage of InfoPrint Solutions Company includes the development of the IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture – now an industry standard – and Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), which has since become the standard for mission critical business printing. The company also leads the industry in print management solutions with both InfoPrint Process Director and InfoPrint Manager. Please visit www.infoprint.com for more information.

Media and Industry Analyst Contacts

Breakaway Communications for InfoPrint Solutions Company

Gemma Craven
gcraven@breakawaycom.com
212-616-6005

Tracey Sheehy
tsheehy@breakawaycom.com
212-616-6003

For additional press information on dsicmm, contact:

Naomi Bloomer
+44 207 402 0510
naomi@lindsellmarketing.com

Aidan Holloway
+44 207 402 0510
aidan@lindsellmarketing.com