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Printware Contact:
Tim Murphy
President
Tele: 651-456-1404
Email: tim.murphy@printwarellc.com

Printware and HighWater Designs Introduce a Series of New Products

ST. PAUL, MN, October 12, 2006— Less than one year after Printware’s acquisition of HighWater Designs, Ltd., both equipment manufacturers have delivered an impressive array of new CTP products which have wide-ranging impacts. Most of these products will be demonstrated at the Graph Expo ‘06 Show in Chicago, October 15-18, 2006 in Booth 4665. “Marrying HighWater’s workflow and metal CTP expertise with Printware’s polyester CTP expertise has yielded solutions that will have significant benefits for our customers. Leveraging the customer intimacy each organization has enjoyed over the past 20 years, we now have a combined organization that is focused on highly specific and effective solutions for our rapidly growing customer base”, stated Stan Goldberg, CEO and President. The list of new solutions include:

• PlateStream® RIP Print Product Manager (PPM) improved job management for polyester CTP
• PlateStream® RIP Quickflow End-to-End Workflow Solution for metal CTP
• PlateStream® Violet 2-up affordable violet metal CTP
• PlateStream® Violet 4 automated and affordable 4-up violet metal CTP
• InkMonitor™ Connect optimized ink key setting solution

About Vanguard Graphics International
Vanguard Graphics International Vanguard Graphics International (VGI) is a privately held holding company specializing in acquiring and managing graphic arts companies. It was established to acquire and consolidate a best of class group of companies to serve the small to medium sized printer. Today, VGI consists of three operating companies, Printware, LLC of St. Paul, Minnesota, a leading provider of innovative pre-press solutions focused on computer-to-plate systems; HighWater Designs Limited of Cheltenham, England, well known for their line of high performance and reliable RIPs and metal platesetters; and Xitron, Inc., the leading provider of RIPs and workflow solutions to the small and mid-size printer.