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GEI Wide Format - 6th November 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
North Canton, Ohio.

GEI WideFormat Debuts Colortrac SmartLF Ci 40

Mr. Phil Trembly, National Sales Director of GEI WideFormat, a Visual Edge Technology Company, announced today that the company has received the first shipment of the new SmartLF Ci 40 large format scanners and his team is taking orders now.

GEI is the North American master distributor of the popular Colortrac SmartLF line and this eagerly awaited, highly affordable CIS scanner creates a new, cost-effective wide format scanning solution. It's specifically designed to answer the needs of a broad market of technical and CAD customers such as architects, engineers, construction, building services, facilities management and GIS professionals with smaller workgroups and lower volume output requirements.

The SmartLF Ci 40 is a 40" technical document scanner designed for fast, accurate, high definition scanning and copying of documents that contain fine image detail. Its 600dpi optical resolution will capture the finest lines of technical drawings, blueprints and maps with an unrivaled combination of high definition sharpness, accuracy and bright colors.

The Ci 40 comes with the SmartLF All-in-One monochrome, grayscale or color scan and copy software that offers quick and easy scan to file and e-mail (PDF) plus full compatibility with wide format printers through standard Windows drivers. Featuring the very best Intelligent Adaptive Thresholding to enhance and restore drawing details, the acclaimed ScanWorks professional productivity software is an optional extra.

"High quality, professional performance and tremendous value for the money are the hallmarks of the Colortrac SmartLF brand and they're all here again with the Colortrac SmartLF Ci 40," said Mr. Trembly. "Our customers can now select a truly affordable scanner that's best for their particular application. This is the perfect solution for large format technical document scanning for low volume, budget conscious technical offices and CAD workgroups."

The Colortrac SmartLF Ci 40 offers easy, walk-up, instant-on, face-up scanning and copying and comes in three versions: monochrome, color and express color. Upgrades to any model can be done quickly and easily on-site. An enterprise can buy the perfect scanner solution that works for them now, for their current projects and workload, with the peace of mind that they can enhance their system when the need arises.

About GEI WideFormat Solutions:
GEI WideFormat, a Visual Edge Technology Company, markets equipment, software, service and supplies on a direct basis as well as through a 100+ dealer network in North America. GEI WideFormat products include scanners, printers, MFPs, analog & digital copiers, poster printing solutions, and networked controllers sourced from world-class manufacturers. It is a full-service, wide format category management organization that creates customized enterprise solutions and multi-manufacturer alliances focused on customers from a wide variety of end-user markets. The wide format sales and service teams of GEI are capable of handling all aspects of an account's needs; equipment sales, service, supplies, management systems, training, technical support, logistics, software, installations and marketing.

About Visual Edge Technology and its subsidiaries:
Visual Edge Technology, Inc. (VisualEdge), headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, is a successful acquirer of imaging technology businesses and office solutions companies. VisualEdge acquired and integrated Graphic Enterprises of Ohio in February, 2004. The Office Solutions and Wide Format Solutions operating companies emerged from that acquisition. In 2005 it acquired Copeco, Inc., a digital document and workflow solutions company expanding throughout northeast Ohio.

VisualEdge seeks to acquire well-managed companies that are leaders in their local markets across North America. VisualEdge provides these companies increased purchasing power, access to working capital to accelerate their efforts to capture market share and an opportunity to share in the ownership and growth opportunities of a significantly larger enterprise while retaining local control and marketplace identity. www.visualedge.com

Investor or Solutions Companies seeking additional information about Visual Edge Technology Inc. please contact: Michael Brigner, Corporate VP Operations 800-828-4801 ext. 181

For more information about GEI WideFormat products call us at 877-596-6482 or send an email to sales@geiwideformat.com

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