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OKI Printing Solutions Sponsors Tony Ring in Ferrari 430 Challenge; Sponsorship Shows Speed, Innovation and High Performance are a Winning Combination On and Off the Track

Business Wire, April 3, 2006

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- OKI Printing Solutions this week announced its sponsorship of Tony Ring's (LUEG Sportivo's) entry in the 'Ferrari 430 Challenge' racing series - the world's fastest one-make racing category.

The new supercar, the Ferrari 430, was shown for the first time in Stockholm last week at the same time as OKI Printing Solutions announced its role as main sponsor.

Speaking on the sponsorship and the racing series ahead, Tony Ring said: "The team and I are thrilled to be working with OKI Printing Solutions, and think that with their support we can take the top podium spot. This will be my 10th season with Ferrari and I'm counting down the hours to getting back behind the wheel for the first test."

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Andrew Montgomery, CEO and Chairman of OKI Printing Solutions in EMEA says: "This is an exciting opportunity to show that speed, innovation and high performance - factors key to Tony Ring's success on the track - are also vital in delivering professional business printing solutions.

"At OKI Printing Solutions we're single-minded in our drive to lead the field and continually challenge our competitors, so feel this sponsorship is a great fit for our brand. We're looking forward to a thrilling racing season and wish Tony and team the best of luck," he said.

The Ferrari 430 Challenge kicks off on May 5 - 7 at Silverstone in England and will take in some of Europe's most famous racetracks including Nurburgring, Monza and Spa Francorchamps, before finishing in Vallelunga racetrack in Italy on October 27 - 29.

OKI Printing Solutions is regularly awarded for its fast, high performance business printing solutions that are provided to customers across Europe and the world. The company is currently ranked number 2 in Western Europe in the colour page printer market with 27% market share(1). This is underpinned by strong annual growth within the total colour page printer market of 42% in CY05.

Further information on OKI Printing Solutions can be found at www.okiprintingsolutions.com

For more information about Tony Ring visit www.tonyring.com

For more information about LUEG Sportivo Racing visit www.luegsportivo.de

For more information about the Ferrari 430 Challenge visit www.ferraricorseclienti.com

Notes to editors:

--OKI Printing Solutions is the trading name of Oki Data Corporation

--Annual turnover for Oki Data Corporation is $1.4bn (FY04)

--OKI Printing Solutions' sales are divided between 51% Europe, 26% US, 16% Asia and 7% Others

--OKI Printing Solutions is represented in 120 countries worldwide

--Oki Electric, established in 1881, is a Japanese electronics manufacturer with an annual turnover of approx. $6.4bn (FY04)

--Oki Electric employs approx. 21,091 people throughout the world with 6,099 employees outside Japan

--More details on Oki Electric can be found at www.oki.com

--Tony Ring's career highlights include 27 race wins from 1998 to 2003. He achieved overall 2nd place for the 1998 Italian Endurance GT Championship, 1st-in-class for the 1999 International Special Touring Car Series in Nurburgring (Germany) and overall Champion for the 1999 Ferrari Porsche Challenge. In 2002 he was awarded overall 2nd place in the Ferrari Challenge - German Championships, 1st place at Mantorp (Sweden) in the Ferrari Challenge - Scandinavian Championships (as a guest driver), and Champion of the 2003 Ferrari Challenge - German and Scandinavian Championships

(1) More than 10ppm Colour page printer market, Western Europe CY05 (IDC)

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OKI Printing Solutions Sponsors Tony Ring in Ferrari 430 Challenge; Sponsorship Shows Speed, Innovation and High Performance are a Winning Combination On and Off the Track

Business Wire, April 3, 2006

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