IDEAL Wins Contex Distributor of the Year Award

for Twelfth Year

Rockville, MD, May 06, 2008 - IDEAL announced today that they had once again won the Contex Distributor of the Year award. Contex presented the award to IDEAL at the annual Contex distributor meeting held in Chamonix, France, in April. IDEAL has won this award in every consecutive year since 1998, and also won in 1993 and 1994, for a total of 12 years as the Contex Distributor of the Year. IDEAL features Contex large format scanners in solutions designed to help customers solve their large format problems. IDEAL's solutions include scanning, indexing, archiving, scan to print, 2D to 3D conversions and 3D printing services. IDEAL's solutions are designed to solve typical large format problems in the CAD, A/E/C, GIS, Color Graphics, and Reprographics markets. "It's been another exciting year for IDEAL", says Jay Magenheim, president of IDEAL.com, and we're honored to be recognized again by Contex. If we have a secret to our success, it's a simple one - it's our knowledgeable dealer channel and our great customers. We provide them with the best scanning hardware and the best application software for the jobs they need to do; we offer our solutions at the right price and we back up our products with customer support. From 2D scanning applications and online plan rooms to 3D printing services, IDEAL has solutions that work."

About IDEAL:

IDEAL.com includes the Scanners & Systems Division and the Reprographics Division. IDEAL Scanners & Systems develops, markets and supports a wide range of large format scanning, printing, indexing, archiving, converting and editing solutions designed specifically for the AEC, GIS and Reprographics markets. IDEAL Scanners & Systems is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Contex large format scanners. IDEAL's MyArchiveCenter.com offers customers a secure, web-based centralized location to archive scanned drawings. IDEALplanroom.net offers secure construction collaboration and bid management. For more information on IDEAL products/services, or to become an authorized reseller, visit the IDEAL website at www.ideal.com. IDEAL Reprographics provides large format scanning, printing and conversion services for a wide range of customers, as well as 3D printing services for architectural, GIS and manufacturing clients.

Contact Kathy Magenheim
Phone: (301) 468-0123 ext.1230
Email: kmagenheim@ideal.com.