Editor’s Contact: Tim Sexton, VP Marketing / Michelle Cowan, Marketing Communications Manager

ZBE, Incorporated, 1035 Cindy Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013 USA

Phone: (805) 576-1600; fax: (805) 576-1601

Email: michelle@zbe.com

ZBE APPOINTS NEW DistributorS IN CANADA AND ITALY

Pale Ryder and Verioli to exclusively distribute Chromira RA4 digital photographic printers

Carpinteria, CA, March 7, 2006 – ZBE, Incorporated, a leader in large-format LED digital imaging, has announced exclusive alliances with companies Verioli and Pale Ryder. They are to be distributors for ZBE in Italy and Eastern Canada, respectively. Both Verioli and Pale Ryder will represent ZBE in their countries’ digital imaging markets, where they will market, sell, install, and service ZBE’s digital imaging products to professional photo labs. This includes the high-speed Chromira 5x large-format digital RA4 printers and labs, as well as ZBE’s original Chromira wide-format digital printers.

Veroli is based in Palermo, Italy and serves the booming mini lab market in Italy with equipment, consumables, and service. Veroli also services and rebuilds digital and analog mini lab printers. With 35 years of experience, Verioli is a very professional and high-energy company with extensive knowledge of their market and a very close relationship with their customers. For further information about Verioli, please visit its web site at www.verioli.it.

Pale Ryder is headquartered close to Toronto in Barrie, Ontario, and is a trusted supplier of digital and conventional imaging equipment, photochemistry and other supplies and services. With several years of experience in the industry, Pale Ryder is known for its outstanding service. For information about Pale Ryder or the professional products and services it offers, please visit Pale Ryder’s web site at http://www.paleryder.com.

ZBE, Incorporated is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA, USA, and has been serving professional imaging needs since 1980, as a pioneer and manufacturer of award-winning commercial photo imaging technology. To help satisfy demand for reliable and affordable, high-caliber imaging tools, Chromira is now offered in several locations around the world. It is available in Mexico, Canada, Argentina, India, Thailand, Australia, Korea, Egypt, the UAE and Europe. For information about distributors that will service your country, please visit ZBE at www.zbe.com.