Presstek Inc.

Presstek Appoints Todd H. Chambers Chief Marketing Officer
January 24, 2007

HUDSON, NH—January 24, 2007—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts market, today announces the appointment of Todd Chambers, who will be responsible for directing Presstek’s worldwide marketing in his role as Chief Marketing Officer. “These are exciting times for Presstek as the synergy continues to grow between the industry’s new market requirements and the solutions that Presstek provides,” says Ed Marino, Presstek’s president and CEO. “Adding a Chief Marketing Officer to our senior staff is important to our continuing transition of Presstek from a technology-focused company to a market-driven, customer-oriented company, so we are

Presstek Announces First Quarter 2007 Open House Schedule
December 15, 2006

HUDSON, NH—December 15, 2006—Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts market, today announced the 2007 first quarter schedule for its popular open house events. These local open houses provide a relaxed atmosphere where printers can see Presstek’s digital offset solutions in action and witness first-hand how they deliver a smarter, more productive and profitable way to print fast turnaround, high-quality color offset printing. Demonstrations of Presstek DI presses, chemistry-free CTP systems, and workflow solutions are featured throughout the day. In addition, a short presentation is scheduled several times a day on how to take advantage

UPFRONT
December 1, 2006

Transcontinental Nabs Pact MONTREAL—Transcontinental signed an exclusive 15-year contract with Hearst Corp. to print the San Francisco Chronicle, related products, and to provide postpress services. The deal is worth in excess of $1 billion. Transcontinental will start production in the spring of 2009 at a new, state-of-the-art Bay Area plant. The printer’s planned investments for the building and new gear are estimated at more than $200 million. The Chronicle, one of 12 daily newspapers owned by Hearst, has the 14th largest ABC-verified circulation in the United States, according to Transcontinental. Quebecor World Ups Co-mailing MONTREAL—Quebecor World is expanding the co-mailing offering at its new Bolingbrook, IL,

Presstek Well-positioned to Meet Changing Demands of Printing Franchises
November 13, 2006

HUDSON, NH—November 13, 2006—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, reports that it is achieving success in reaching the large base of franchise printers. Like all commercial printers, the franchises are challenged to meet the market demand for quality color printing, produced quickly in the desired quantity at a competitive price. Presstek’s DI® press and chemistry-free CTP solutions are designed to meet this demand. There are more than 2,700 print franchise locations in North America. According to a study conducted by research firm InfoTrends entitled The Cost of Print, almost 70%

Leak at Presstek Plant Causes Evacuations
November 3, 2006

HUDSON, NH—About 1,500 pounds of sulfuric acid spilled at Presstek’s South Hadley, MA, printing plate production facility on Monday, causing the evacuation of roughly 80 homes and businesses in that town and nearby Granby, MA, as well as the closure of local schools.The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to The Associated Press.…

GRAPH EXPO 2006: Digital Printing — Short Selling Printing
November 1, 2006

IT MAY be telling that, with a few exceptions, the presses in operation around the show floor of Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2006 were of the digital variety. Offset units were conspicuous in their absence. Digital presses largely have become part of the commercial printing mainstream, rather than being a specialty product segment or market niche. The exhibition’s Wide Format Pavilion showed ongoing interest in that segment, but adding a wide, large, superwide or grand format digital system still is seen as a way to diversify rather than being standard equipment. Hewlett-Packard shared results from an InfoTrends study that surveyed a sampling

Presstek to Debut Highly Efficient Presstek 52DI Press at Toronto’s Print World
October 25, 2006

HUDSON, NH—October 25, 2006—Presstek, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts market, today announced plans to showcase a broad array of digital solutions at Print World 2006 (Booth #300), being held at the National Trade Centre in Downtown Toronto November 18th through 20th, 2006. Formerly known as Print Ontario, Print World: The World of Shorter-Run Printing, focuses on printing technology and services for shorter-run printing. “The demand for shorter run lengths is a reality that print service providers deal with every day. It makes so much sense to have a trade show dedicated to addressing this

Presstek Takes the Lead at Graph Expo 2006
October 19, 2006

HUDSON, NH—October 19, 2006—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today reported that it generated strong results at the Graph Expo 2006 exhibition, further demonstrating that Presstek products are accurately targeting the business needs of the print market. Customers responded enthusiastically with strong interest and multiple commitments for Presstek products at Graph Expo, North America’s largest printing trade show, held at McCormick Place, Chicago October 15-18, 2006.    Graph Expo 2006 Results Over $5 million in customer commitments, including more than one dozen DI® presses Over 500 qualified sales leads recorded for Presstek’s full

First Presstek 52DI® Digital Offset Press Installed In North America
October 12, 2006

HUDSON, NH—October 12, 2006—Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today announced that Murray Print Shop in St. Louis, MO, is the first print service provider in North America to install a Presstek 52DI press. The Presstek 52DI, first demonstrated in Birmingham, UK during IPEX in April of this year, will be making its North American debut at Graph Expo, North America’s largest printing trade show, being held at McCormick Place, Chicago October 15-18, 2006. Presstek will be demonstrating the 52DI, DirectPress DI and its complete line of chemistry-free

Presstek Announces Availability of Presstek 52DI® Press for the North American Market
September 12, 2006

HUDSON, NH—September 12, 2006 —Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of environmentally responsible digital offset printing business solutions for the graphic arts markets, today announced that the Presstek 52DI digital offset press, first released in April to the European market, is now available for the North American market. This 52cm landscape press will be showcased at Graph Expo 2006 in Booth #3822 at McCormick Place in Chicago from October 15th through 18th, 2006. “Market research documents it, and our customer base confirms it – short-run, high quality color is a key growth opportunity for today’s print service providers,” said Geoff