SAN DIEGO April 21, 2006 International Technoprint Inc. has changed its name to YAMAGATA AMERICA Inc. The San Diego-based provider of global document and marketing collateral services has selected the new name to further align itself with parent company YAMAGATA Corporation, the largest technical publishing and printing service company serving manufacturing businesses in Asia.

“YAMAGATA AMERICA more accurately describes us as a company and how we serve our customers,” said Shiro Fujimoto, YAMAGATA AMERICA president. “For the past 17 years, with YAMAGATA Corporation as our parent company, we have offered companies in the U.S. full-service print-on-demand, content management, and logistics support throughout Asia, Europe and the United States … all from a single point of contact in San Diego.”

YAMAGATA provides worldwide expertise, from manufacturing knowledge and insight into NAFTA processes and Maquiladora operations to local quality control and localization. These services ensure that company materials correctly reflect the language, culture, and characteristics of their local markets.

• Global production, distribution, printing, and logistics system
• Professional writing and design services
• Translation and localization services
• On-site professional services
• Second-to-none customer service
• On-time service and product delivery

Effective May 1, 2006, YAMAGATA AMERICA will operate from a new location at 9449 Balboa Avenue, Suite 101, San Diego, California. The new telephone number will be (858) 751-1010. The company will also launch a new Web site at www.yamagataamerica.com.

About YAMAGATA AMERICA

YAMAGATA AMERICA Inc. is the North American business arm of YAMAGATA Corporation, a global company based in Yokohama, Japan. With full publishing and printing services in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, YAMAGATA AMERICA can print, warehouse and deliver documents to any location around the world. Services include complete print-on-demand and logistics support for developing manuals, user guides, brochures and Web sites. YAMAGATA AMERICA headquarters is located at 9449 Balboa Ave., Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123. For more information, please call (858) 751-1010 or visit the Web site at www.yamagataamerica.com.