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Delphax Signs Four-Year Service Contract With John H. Harland Company MINNEAPOLIS, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delphax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPX) announced today that it has concluded negotiations for a four- year renewal of its service and supply contract with John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), the largest user of Delphax's Imaggia digital print systems. Under the new contract, Delphax will continue to provide full maintenance service, spare parts, consumable supplies and other support-related needs for the Imaggia presses through the end of 2008. It replaces a three-year contract due to expire at the end of 2005. "The Delphax-Harland partnership continues to be a success story for both companies," said Jay Herman, president and chief executive officer of Delphax. "Harland is an important and valuable partner of Delphax and we look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial, long-lived partnership. We are pleased to continue our joint efforts into the future." The Imaggia is the most advanced printing system of its type. With models that feature document throughput up to 300 pages per minute, the Imaggia II has the world's fastest digital sheet-fed simplex output capability. About John H. Harland Company Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) ( http://www.harland.net/ ) is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial and educational markets. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, supplies software and services, including customer relationship management, deposit and loan origination, core systems and mortgage services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of both paper and electronic-based services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets. About Delphax Technologies Inc. Delphax Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and delivery of advanced digital print production systems based on its patented electron-beam imaging (EBI) technology. Delphax digital presses deliver industry-leading throughput for both roll-fed and cut-sheet printing environments. These flagship products are extremely versatile and handle a wide range of substrates from ultra lightweight paper to heavy stock. Delphax provides digital printing solutions to publishers, direct mailers and other printers that require systems capable of supporting a wide range of commercial printing applications. The company also licenses and manufactures EBI technology for OEM partners that create differentiated product solutions for additional markets. There are currently over 4,000 installations using Delphax EBI technology in more than 60 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiary offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and France, the company's common stock is publicly traded on the National Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: DLPX. Additional information is available on the company's website at http://www.delphax.com/ . Statements made in this news release concerning the company's or management's expectation about future results or events are "forward-looking statements." Such statements are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from stated expectations. Additional information concerning the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's current expectations is contained in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Delphax Technologies Inc. CONTACT: Jeff Mathiesen, Chief Financial Officer of Delphax Technologies Inc., +1-952-939-9000, or Tom Langenfeld, for Delphax Technologies Inc., +1-952-920-4624 Web site: http://www.delphax.com/ http://www.harland.net/

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