OKI Printing Solutions (the brand name for OKI Data Corporation), today announced that the C5950 (Europe & Asia)/C6100 (Americas)* and the C9650 are the latest products to successfully achieve Anoto printing qualification. The Anoto printing solution is expected to revolutionize the business of transmitting handwritten text from paper to digital format.

Stringent testing conducted by Anoto has confirmed that OKI Printing Solutions is still the only printer manufacturer that is qualified by Anoto worldwide, enabling precise printing of the unique Anoto dot pattern - critical to the Digital Pen's functionality. This is thanks to OKI Printing Solutions' market-leading High Definition Color LED technology that provides end-users with crisp text and graphics, high resolution and fast printing speeds.

The C5950/C6100 model is suitable for businesses with a wide range of color and mono printing requirements. It is easy to use and requires minimal user intervention, making it an ideal solution for busy workgroups of up to ten people. The C9650 is part of the refreshed C9000 Series, suited to larger workgroups producing professional A3 color and black and white documents in-house.

As the world's leading provider of solutions for the transmission of handwritten text from paper to digital format, Anoto Digital Pen and Paper technology is used by more than 250 partners worldwide to help meet the challenge of speeding up business processes in industries such as healthcare and logistics. Users of a digital pen with Anoto functionality are able to capture anything they write in ink on standard paper printed with the Anoto dot pattern, which is invisible to the eye but gives the paper a slightly off-white color. The information is then stored in the pen's memory and is downloaded once docked, ready to be printed or processed. The information can also be sent directly from the pen to another Bluetooth enabled device for communication to a back-end system.

With one of OKI Printing Solutions' qualified printers, Anoto users can print digital forms as they are needed, rather than purchasing pre-printed forms. This solution not only provides flexibility, but reduces paper waste and unnecessary expenditure.

Harushige Sugimoto, President and CEO for OKI Data Corporation says: "Our partnership with Anoto continues to strengthen: since OKI Printing Solutions' first Anoto qualification in January 2006, we have continued to offer printers that meet their digital technology requirements. Anoto Digital Pen and Paper technology offers businesses a unique and cost-effective service with a wide variety of applications and we are keen to pursue Anoto qualification for our future product ranges."

Anders Norling, CEO of Anoto says: "OKI Printing Solutions is currently the only specialist business printer manufacturer to meet the precise requirements for Anoto partnership worldwide, thanks to its High Definition Color LED technology. We look forward to continuing this fruitful relationship as they bring new products to the market."

According to a recent survey conducted by Anoto AB, 35 per cent of its Digital Paper is printed by office printers rather than off-set printing, and this is expected to grow dramatically within the next years. To meet this demand, OKI Printing Solutions is committed to offer Anoto qualified printers and to support the accelerated in-house printing of their Digital Paper.

The C5950/C6100 and C9650 are available through OKI Printing Solutions' regional sales and marketing offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania.

* Product name differs from country to country