Escher-Grad Technologies Reorganizes Sales Operations with Major Expansion in the Asian Market

New sales offices opening in Delhi and Hong Kong

Montreal, Canada - August 28th, 2006 -- Escher-Grad Technologies Inc. today announced it is reorganizing its sales operations with increasing emphasis on the growing Asian Market. As a result of the expanding Asian economy and the growth in the graphic arts and printing industries, Escher-Grad is extending its sales reach with the addition of two new sales offices.

Escher-Grad is opening a sales office in Delhi, India with the future intent of establishing a product assembly plant to supply the growing Indian market. Escher-Grad India is scheduled to be in operation in September and will provide sales and support for South Asia.

In addition, Escher-Grad is in the process of establishing a master distributor agreement with the largest graphic arts supplier in Southeast Asia that will result in the opening of an Escher-Grad sales office in Hong Kong in October. This agreement encompasses a well-established network of more than 60 distributors.

These two new offices join Escher-Grad Japan, opened in 2000, which continues to serve the Japanese market and Escher-Grad’s Latin American Liaison Office, located in Miami, Florida.

Escher-Grad’s European sales operations will be merged into Escher-Grad Corporate Headquarters located in Montreal, effective September 1st, 2006. Escher-Grad’s European network of Cobalt distributors is now strong and well-established, accomplishing the company’s main objective for the region. Same time zone sales and technical support for European distributors will be maintained.

The Cobalt series of Violet CTP Systems is the culmination of 20 years of research, design and manufacturing excellence. With over 700 installations, Cobalt is the only complete line of violet CTP systems with models ranging from 2-up to 32-up. The entire Cobalt series of Violet CTP Systems is covered by ComfortZone3, the industry’s first, and still the only, 3-year parts warranty.

Montreal-based Escher-Grad Technologies Inc. is entering its twenty-first year as a worldwide industry leader in the research, development and manufacturing of advancedtechnology, highresolution laser imaging systems providing powerful, fully integrated productivity solutions for the graphic arts, cartography, packaging, textile and printed circuit board industries. As it continues on a course of carefully planned growth, EscherGrad Technologies is committed to aggressively pursue research and development of technology and systems that will bring even higher productivity and profitable performance to the industries it serves.

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