Danbury, CT.

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced it has received the 1,500th order for its state-of-the-art FPS™ Split Drive Inserting System, making it one of the fastest-selling new inserters the company has ever produced. The 1500th purchase was acknowledged this morning at the opening ceremonies of the Pitney Bowes Customer Summit being held in their Danbury CT document technology center.

Lastra America has merged its Western Lithotech and Lastra America operations into a single business unit, Lastra America, headquartered in Danbury, CT. PagePath Technologies has, for a second time, received the Product of the Year award from the PrintImage International association, formerly the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). During the association's annual conference, PagePath was presented the award for its PDF2U Web-based orderflow system. xpedx Import Group, the exclusive Ryobi distributor in the U.S., has named Graphco, of Solon, OH, as its dealer for Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Muller Martini has appointed Thomas Duckett as its New England sales manager. He now heads sales