Heidelberg Digital Print Solutions Named the Best Products of the Year by BERTL

Four Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) digital color and black-and-white printing solutions are the Best Products of 2003, according to a leading independent testing lab

BERTL (Digital Test Lab) recognized four Heidelberg products with its "Best of the Best 2003" awards for their exceptional performance and productivity:

• The NexPress 2100 digital production color press was honored with BERTL's best high-end CRD color device award.
• The Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i print system was named the best high-end monochrome CRD device - following in the footsteps of the Digimaster 9110 system, which won the award in 2002.
• The Heidelberg Digimaster 9110m system for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) printing and the Hole Puncher 9110 were recognized for outstanding innovation and design, high-end CRD devices - and both cited by BERTL as being "revolutionary."

"BERTL's high recognition further demonstrates that, across the board, Heidelberg offers industry-leading digital solutions," said Wolfgang Pfizenmaier, president of Heidelberg's Digital Print Solution Center. "We are delighted that our print systems are deemed the best products of the year, but we are not resting on our laurels. We remain committed to refining our solutions to make them even more productive for our customers."

The BERTL Best of 2003 awards are the latest industry recognition for Heidelberg's digital portfolio. Earlier this year, BERTL bestowed its Five Star "Exceptional" rating on the Digimaster 9150i system.

About BERTL
Established in 1990, BERTL (Digital Test Lab) conducts more independent "hands-on" evaluations of digital imaging systems than any other product reviewer. BERTL's product evaluation reports are published online at www.BERTL.com .

In an average month, about 2.5 million documents are downloaded from the company's Web site. In determining its annual Digital Office Awards, BERTL investigates changes in buying dynamics, researches the innovative approaches taken by manufacturers and analyzes data on the hundreds of devices it has evaluated in the preceding 12 to 18 month period.

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Several times before digital print solutions of Heidelberg were honored by awards from the independent product reviewer BERTL (Digital Test Lab).

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Matthias Hartung
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