VistaPrint Announces The Awarding Of U.S. Patent

Patent Number 6,976,798 is Seventh Patent Worldwide; More than 30 U.S. Patent Applications are Pending.

Hamilton, Bermuda (PRWEB) December 21, 2005 -- VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers, today announced that the company has been awarded a U.S. patent that expands the company’s patent protection of its print job processing technology. This new patent, which relates to methods for processing and printing aggregated individual print jobs, is the company’s fourth U.S. patent and its seventh patent worldwide. The company also has more patent applications filed, including more than 30 pending patent applications in the United States.

“The ability to aggregate a large number of individual customized printed orders and print them in groups for a low cost is an important component of our business model, enabling us to use as little as 60 seconds of production labor per order versus an hour or more for traditional printers,” said Robert Keane, president and CEO of VistaPrint. “We are proud of the innovations we have made and continue to make in this area, and this patent acknowledges some of those innovations.”

VistaPrint does its printing at two state of the art plants, one in North America and the other in Europe. Orders are printed in groups using a single pass on automated, high-volume, large format professional quality presses. Once printed, the products are cut down to size using a computerized robotic cutter, assembled, packaged and addressed using proprietary software driven processes, and shipped to the customer.

VistaPrint’s more than 6 million customers have benefited from this innovative technology by designing and printing everything from business cards and brochures to holiday cards and birthday party invitations for a fraction of the cost of traditional designers and printers. VistaPrint regularly averages more than 12,000 orders per day.

About VistaPrint

VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers. VistaPrint offers custom designed, full-color, low-cost printed products even in small quantities. Over 6 million small businesses and consumers have already chosen VistaPrint for products ranging from business cards and brochures to invitations and thank you cards. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 500 people and operates 16 localized web sites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of design options are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s printed products are satisfaction guaranteed.

VistaPrint and VistaPrint.com are registered trademarks and the VistaPrint logo is a trademark of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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