KYOCERA MITA AND PLP DIGITAL SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE PLOTWORKS® SUPPORT FOR WIDE FORMAT IMAGING SYSTEMS

– PLP Digital System's Product Line Provides Custom Functionality and Support for Any Industry that Uses Large Format Input and Output Devices –

Fairfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona – October 8, 2002 – Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, and PLP Digital Systems (PLP), a leader in digital reprographics solutions, today announced the successful completion of hardware/software interoperability between the PlotWorks product and Kyocera Mita's line of wide format imaging systems. This new strategic marketing alliance between the two companies enables dealers to sell Kyocera Mita wide format imaging systems with PlotWorks. The PlotWorks system is a sophisticated, reliable print management system that helps customers create, and submit print jobs, and fully manage digital scanners and printers.

"Kyocera Mita and PLP have worked closely to ensure interoperability between our product solutions," said Tony Levi, director, product development at Kyocera Mita. "Kyocera Mita wide format systems have been demonstrating dynamic print output for several years, and with the implementation of PlotWorks, our products will continue to service the customer with the desired functionality, and value they have come to expect. This is truly a complete package for customers utilizing large format output devices."

"PLP Systems is excited about its alliance with Kyocera Mita and the benefit it will provide to the wide-format industry," said Ernst Hess, Vice President, of sales at PLP Digital Systems. "Using PlotWorks with the Kyocera Mita devices, users will be able to print faster and work more efficiently. PLP is not just delivering a product, but also bottom-line results and a competitive advantage for our clients."

Kyocera Mita Wide Format Product Information
Kyocera Mita's wide format products produce 600 dpi output of speeds of 4 and 6 D size drawings per minute with a low cost of operation. All products come standard with two rolls of media supply with an option to add a third. The KM-4845w and KM-4850w wide format imaging products are currently available.

For additional information on the entire wide format product line and the complete Kyocera Mita portfolio, please visit www.kyoceramita.com.

PlotWorks Product Information
PlotWorks Digital Reprographics System is used to create and submit print jobs and fully manage your digital scanners and printers. PlotWorks gives you the freedom to choose the combination of printers and scanners that best meet your needs, and the power to control these components simultaneously, at each device's highest-rated engine speed. The result is a highly reliable and efficient document production operation - producing more output in less time, with less labor - increasing profitability.

Powerful Features
PlotWorks offers a variety of powerful features designed to increase productivity. These include high-performance printing, modular design, remote print job submission, scan-to-file and scan-to-copy capabilities, vendor independence, job control, simultaneous control of multiple printing devices, advanced job tracking, and simultaneous printing of both large and small format documents.

About Kyocera Mita
Kyocera Mita is one of the world's largest manufacturers and leading providers of computer-connectable peripherals, including network-ready digital copiers/printers, laser printers, color copiers/printers, digital laser facsimiles, multi-functional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America, Inc. is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey with worldwide headquarters in Osaka, Japan and additional offices throughout North America and Latin America.

For more information, visit www.kyoceramita.com.

About PLP
For more than a decade PLP Digital Systems has helped companies produce, manage, distribute and track technical documentation. With a broad suite of software solutions and world-class customer support, PLP's mission is to improve their customers' profitability by decreasing operating costs and by creating new revenue opportunities with innovative products. Their powerful software, strong customer service model and progressive philosophy have made PLP the partner of choice for more than 1100 companies in 30 countries.

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