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American Reprographics Company and KIP America Announce Joint Marketing Venture
KIP America to Provide ARC Software
MetaPrint(TM) Print & Imaging Management Software to Be Offered With KIP IPS Systems
| Source: American Reprographics Company
WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - October 22, 2007) - American Reprographics Company (NYSE : ARP ), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and
technology, today announced a joint marketing venture with KIP America, a
leading manufacturer of printing and imaging technology for the
architectural, engineering and manufacturing industries.
Under the new joint marketing venture, KIP will offer ARC's MetaPrint print
and imaging management software through its extensive sales channel in
North America. MetaPrint software has been integrated with KIP IPS systems
to provide high-demand users with maximum versatility and to enhance the
ability of on-site services providers of KIP equipment to communicate with
their customer base.
Joe Abeyesinhe, Vice President of Procurement for American Reprographics,
said, "We are pleased that KIP America has recognized MetaPrint's ability
to improve AEC document workflow and incorporated it into its product
offering. Combining our robust products with KIP's well established and
proven North American sales force is a winning combination for both
companies."
Steve Kozle, IPS Product Manager for KIP America, stated, "The integration
of MetaPrint with the complete range of KIP IPS Systems provides
significant benefits for decentralized printing environments. With the full
integration of MetaPrint, KIP IPS systems can deliver an even more powerful
full range of professional printing and print management features."
MetaPrint uses standard, non-proprietary digital file formats. The remote
client version of the software transmits jobs which can be printed on any
output device and are not limited to a specific brand. Thus, when paired
with KIP equipment, the bundled hardware/software fits well into a mixed
production environment and retains all of the workflow productivity for the
operators and clients.
Software development to improve document workflow in a large-format
environment has been a strategic offering of American Reprographics Company
since 2000 with its introduction of PlanWell® online planrooms. It
remains a key focus of ARC's market strategy, and is a driver of its
leadership in construction document management.
About American Reprographics Company
American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the
United States providing business-to-business document management services
to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC industries. The
Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC industries, such as
technology, financial services, retail, entertainment, and food and
hospitality, which also require sophisticated document management services.
American Reprographics Company provides its core services through its suite
of reprographics technology products, a network of more than 280 locally
branded reprographics service centers across the U.S., and on-site at their
customers' locations. The Company's service centers are arranged in a hub
and satellite structure and are digitally connected as a cohesive network,
allowing the provision of services both locally and nationally to more than
140,000 active customers. For more information, visit www.e-arc.com.
About KIP America
KIP America is the leading manufacturer of wide-format printing and imaging
technology. Based in Novi, Mich., KIP America is a major provider of wide
format digital solutions for the architectural, engineering and
manufacturing industries -- solutions that deliver efficient, dependable,
consistently high quality performance. For more information, visit
http://www.kipamerica.com.
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1995 regarding future events and the future financial performance of the
Company. Words such as "will" and similar expressions also identify
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only predictions and actual results may differ materially as a result of
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on factors that may affect future performance, please review our SEC
filings, specifically our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, our final prospectus supplement dated March 8, 2007, and
our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2007,
and June 30, 2007. These documents contain important risk factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our
projections or forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are based on information as of October 22, 2007, and except as required by
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forward-looking statements.