As from today onwards international business and leisure travelers can print the latest edition of 70 national and international newspapers from 37 countries on PEPC’s global network of PRESSPOiNTS. PEPC Worldwide, developer and manufacturer of the PRESSPOiNT™, a self-contained on demand newspaper kiosk, today announced agreements with US-dailies the Los Angeles Times and USA TODAY. PEPC’s rapidly growing Publishing Network represents leading publications such as the International Herald Tribune, The Miami Herald (USA), El Pais (Spain), Il Giornale (Italy), Die Welt (Germany) and El Economista (Mexico).
“We are delighted in adding the Los Angeles Times and USA TODAY to our global network,” says Raoul Maphar, CEO of PEPC Worldwide. “Our partnership assures their traveling readers the latest edition of their favorite newspaper wherever we have our PRESSPOiNTS installed.”
The PRESSPOiNT™-newspapers are printed within two minutes in an easy readable – stapled, black and white – tabloid format. The PRESSPOiNT™-editions contain the same content and lay out as the newspapers that customers read at home.
“The Los Angeles Times is always looking for opportunities to serve its readers. PEPC offers us a valuable expansion to the ‘away from home’ markets, and gives us the opportunity to reach new readers with our world-class journalism,” states Jeff Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Times.

“USA TODAY is pleased to be participating in the rollout of PEPC kiosks. We are happy to be providing USA TODAY readers with the latest news on a timely basis.” says Tom Kelly, Vice President of Circulation, USA TODAY.

About the Los Angeles Times:
The Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Publishing company, is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country and winner of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. It publishes four daily regional editions covering the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the San Fernando Valley, and Orange and Ventura counties as well as a National Edition.

About USA TODAY:
USA TODAY, published by Gannett, is the nation’s top-selling newspaper with a total average daily circulation of 2.3 million. USA TODAY is published via satellite at 36 locations in the USA and at five sites abroad. USA TODAY is renowned for its ease of use and for its comprehensive source of timely news and information, edited to inform and entertain today’s time-pressed, affluent and influential people.

About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, San Diego and Hong Kong, is a global distributor of digitally aggregated content from newspapers around the world. PEPC, founded in 1999, has developed a self-contained interactive kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™ that digitally prints the latest editions of newspapers, on-demand within minutes. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS around the globe

With the installation of a PRESSPOiNT™, the Bumrungrad Hospital (Thailand) is the world’s first hospital to offer international patients and visitors the latest edition of their hometown newspaper. The PRESSPOiNT™, PEPC’s self-contained interactive kiosk, currently prints the latest edition of 69 national and international newspapers from 37 countries.
PEPC installs PRESSPOiNTS throughout the world at high traffic, international locations. Already established in hotels, convention centers, airports and on cruise ships, PEPC now offers its print-on-demand service to a new market segment. “We’re very pleased about the agreement with the Bumrungrad Hospital,” says Raoul Maphar, CEO PEPC Worldwide, “we knew that the PRESSPOiNT™ would fit many locations and the addition of an international hospital once again emphasizes the broad possibilities of our service”.
The Bumrungrad Hospital, Asia’s only internationally accredited hospital, accommodates over 750,000 patients a year of which over 215,000 patients are from outside Thailand. “We are excited that we can now offer our patients and visitors the latest edition of their favorite newspaper in their native language while staying at our hospital”, says Curtis J. Schroeder, Bumrungrad’s American CEO. “Bringing our patients a daily touch of home will surely make their stay more pleasant.”
This week Mr. René K. Fritschi, PEPC’s local dealer in Thailand, also installed a PRESSPOiNT™ at The Dusit Thani in Bangkok. With the addition of these two locations PEPC currently offers its service at six locations in Bangkok.

About PEPC Worldwide
PEPC Worldwide, headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, with offices in Miami, San Diego and Hong Kong, is a global distributor of digitally aggregated content from newspapers around the world. PEPC, founded in 1999, has developed a self-contained interactive kiosk, the PRESSPOiNT™ that digitally prints the latest editions of newspapers, on-demand within minutes. PEPC’s state-of -the-art proprietary software – developed in close co-operation with IBM – and its Private Multicast Satellite Network, have created a Digital Distribution Network – covering 99.1 % of the world population – that provides a distribution “highway” to PRESSPOiNTS around the globe.
Capable of transferring digital files to any corner of the world, PEPC positions itself as the global distributor of content in various print and electronic formats. PEPC brings to the world the convenience of digital speed coupled with the familiarity of print. For more information on PEPC Worldwide and the PRESSPOiNT™, please visit www.pepcworldwide.com.

About the Bumrungrad Hospital
Established in 1980, Bumrungrad Hospital is a recognized leader of private healthcare provision throughout Thailand and the region. In 1996, Bumrungrad renewed its long-standing commitment to quality care with the opening of its new 554-bed facility, amongst the largest private hospitals in ASEAN. Conveniently Located in central Bangkok, Bumrungrad continues its tradition of world-class medicine and world-class service for the Thai, ASEAN and expatriate communities.