Xanté A= dds New Key Account Managers to Support International Distribution Channels

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March 26, 2008 – Mobile, AL and Duiven, The Netherlands = 211; To broaden its support for resellers and key accounts in Europe, the Middle= East and Africa, Xanté Europe today announces the appointment of three key account managers. These new sales leaders, whose role is to further develop= the partner channel in their respective territories — Brigitte Kootstra in Africa, Lucia Fucci Hart in Southern Europe and Brian Slee in the UK and Mi= ddle East — report to Xanté Corporation director of sales and marke= ting for Europe, India, the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Loretta Castello.=

"Following the introducti= on of multiple new products at recent industry events, we’re experiencing increased demand for Xanté CTP and other products in the U.K., on the European Continent, India, the Middle East and in Africa,” says Scott Reese, senior vice president of worldwide sales. “Therefore, one of o= ur main objectives this year is to expand our channels in these regions.”= ;

"Each of our three new key account managers — Kootstra, Fucci and Slee — brings a wealth of experience in their respective territories and have equally strong track records in both sales and customer relations," says Reese. “We l= ook forward to them leveraging this experience in our behalf, to further streng= then and expand our ability to support current and new customers."

Brigitte Kootstra, Africa – Market Looking for Full Range of Xanté Products

In Africa, the full range of Xanté solutions are = in demand. According to Castello, the popular Impressia and PlateMaker lines; Ilumina digital press; VM series violet metal platesetters and the SpeedSet= ter series of polyester imaging systems; as well as award-winning OpenRIP^&=
reg; Symphony workflow software – all offer high value and features ideal = for this marketplace.

Brigitte Kengne Tabue Kootstra, originally from Cameroon, brings to Xanté her extensive background in sales, purchasing and logistics. Prior to joining Xanté Europe, she held positions with Ne= stle in Africa, Nigeria Promotion Ltd. in Africa, Andira in Vietnam, Tatung in t= he Netherlands, Eurac in the Netherlands, DHL in the Netherlands and Eurac/Sec= o in France.

Lucia Fucci Hart, Southern Europe – The Market is Hot for the Ilu= mina Color Digital Press

Southern European sales continue to increase with S= pain representing one of the fastest growing markets for Xanté solutions. Customers in this region are benefiting from Xanté high resolution digital color presses including the Ilumina.

Lucia Fucci Hart, a native of Italy, honed her sales and customer relationship skills at several international companies. Prior to joining Xanté, she served as a sales manager for an information secu= rity company in the credit/debit card industry. In this capacity she was respons= ible for European sales of software for implementing anti-fraud requirements endorsed by Visa, MasterCard, JCB and Diners.

Brian Slee, United Kingdom – Xanté CTP & APPE Workflow= are Key

In the UK, Xanté CTP and workflow solutions conti= nue to be the leading choice among small and mid-sized printers interested in high-end features, functionality and affordability. Xanté CTP soluti= ons are driven by OpenRIP Symphony, an Adobe® PDF Print Engine (APPE) workf= low with support for Adobe® PostScript® 3™, and offering a multi-task, multi-device workflow designed to increase prepress production = and drive all the PostScript and TIFF-in devices in the shop. Additionally, the= UK continues to be a strong market for the Ilumina digital color press, which = is capable of producing oversized, double thick cover weights.

Brian Slee joined Xanté Europe in January 2007. H= is strong sales background includes positions in both the office supplies and financial management markets. In the office supplies sector, he worked in n= ew business development for French companies Guilbert and later, Lyreco. Slee = has lived three years in Saudi Arabia. = His understanding of the culture of that region puts him in a strong position to capitalize on the market potential that Xanté feels can be developed further.

Abou= t The New Xanté

Xanté provides state-of-the-art PDF workflow and imaging solutions for high quality graphic and prepress applications by leveraging a combination of its own hallmark technologies and those acquired from RIPit and Exxtra. The product line includes process-free metal and polyester computer-to-plate imaging devices including the popular Impressia and PlateMaker lines; high resolution digit= al color presses including Ilumina; large format VM series violet metal platesetters and the SpeedSetter series of polyester imaging systems; and award-winning OpenRIP® Symphony software RIP, an Adobe® PDF Print Engine (APPE) workflow with support for Adobe® PostScript® 3™. OpenRIP Symphony allows every device in the print shop -- including platesetters, imagesetters, laser printers, digital copiers, inkjet printers and plotters -- to be controlled from a single RIP for true workflow consistency.

Xanté Corporation headquarters is located in Mobile, Alabama, USA, with offices in Sacramento, CA; Hauppauge, NY; Duiven, Netherlands; and Zhengzhou, China. Xanté products are distributed through a worldwide network of reseller and distribution partners. For more information, please visit www.xante.com.

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