Moorestown, NJ

WHEELING, IL/MOORESTOWN, NJ—Dec. 17, 2007—BÖWE BELL+HOWELL, a leading manufacturer of document processing and postal solutions, and OPEX Corporation, a leading provider of high-speed digital mailroom automation and document image capture solutions, announced on Dec. 14 that the parties have entered into an agreement in principle that provides for the transferring of OPEX’s Postal Technologies division to BÖWE BELL+HOWELL. By adding the OPEX Postal Technologies popular line of mail sorters and software products to its portfolio, BÖWE BELL+HOWELL further strengthens its position as a leading technology supplier to the commercial presort mailing industry. During the transition period, the parties will work closely together to continue

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