Marlborough, MA January 7, 2004 - With the release of the X5II Automatic Printer, EKRA raises the bar for performance to a level unmatched by any other offering in the industry. The EKRA X5 platform has been one of the most popular machines in the industry over the past three years with hundreds of machines shipped throughout the world. With a market that was focused on increasing efficiency, the X5 fit the bill in terms of market leading flexibility, reliability, and capability. The X5 platform was a major driver behind EKRA's worldwide market share gain. While other printer manufacturers reduce capability as price is reduced, EKRA continues to provide the most efficiently designed products that reduce capital cost while maintaining critical capabilities. The industry standard for repeatability capability needed for low defect printing is +/- 0.0005" @ 6 Sigma. At a price point of under $95,000, and a print area of 21.6" x 21.6", the X5II is the only machine available that provides this level of high end performance and flexibility while maintaining lower capital investment. The X5II continues to offer all of the market leading EKRA options such as 2 1/2D post print inspection and EKRA's unique software controlled dual lighting vision system. It is also offered in X5II-HSP high-speed and X5II-DualCon dual lane formats. It provides an updated Windows XP operating system.