| | Business Summary | | Xeikon
N.V.
is
a
developer
and
manufacturer
of
color
and
black
&
white
digital
printing
systems
for
professional
applications.
The
Company's
systems
and
related
consumables
are
designed
to
meet
the
quality,
speed,
reliability,
cost
variable
content
and
on-demand
requirements
of
the
global
digital
printing
market.
The
Company's
digital
color
presses
are
used
by
commercial
printers,
photo
engravers,
graphic
design
bureaus
and
in-house
production
departments
of
large
companies.
The
Company's
digital
black
&
white
presses,
which
use
a
proprietary
"magnetography"
technology,
are
most
suited
for
heavy
duty
variable
data
applications
such
as
direct
mail
and
transactional
printing,
security
printing
and
on-demand
printing
such
as
books-on-demand.
The
Company's
systems
permit
end-users
to
print
files
on
demand,
directly
from
digital
data
without
the
time-consuming
preparation
of
films,
and
plates
and
press
setup,
which
are
needed
by
traditional
print
methods. | | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | Xeikon
N.V.
develops,
produces
and
markets
digital
color
printing
systems
and
related
consumables
to
meet
the
speed,
quality,
reliability,
cost,
variable
content
and
on
demand
requirements
of
the
short
run
color
printing
market.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
fell
24%
to
$68.3
million.
Net
loss
before
acct.
change
rose
from
$5.3
million
to
$21.5
million.
Results
reflect
decreased
sales
in
VAD
channel,
lower
shipments
in
OEM
channel
and
increased
S/G/A
expenses. | | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | Gino
Despeghel,
Chmn.
Alfons
Buts,
Pres./CEO
Gerrit
Keyaerts,
CFO/Sr. VP
Luc
Van
Aken,
Sr. VP
Jan
Van
Daele,
Sr. VP
Herman
Remmerie,
Sr. VP. | More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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