News to the stars in S.A.

The Swiss team and sponsors can enjoy reading about the latest game with newspapers delivered by Frontdesk. Hopefully the French, Spanish, Dutch and Spanish team will be equally happy with their news. "We look with great interest on the business model that FDP is developing, if we can get high quality print on our export markets. It makes no sense involving polluting and costly airfreights" says Mr. David Achille, Sales director of leading French L'Equipe."

Goeie More South Africa!

Frontdesk Publishing is proud to announce a partnership with a new distributor and digital printer in South Africa. Shumani Mills and Burlington Dataprint will introduce high quality print to a number of important European titles. The project will start off during the World Championships in June-July supplying the teams with the latest news from home. Shumani Mills will also supply hotels and retailers with same day newspapers.

More publishers joins FDP

We are pleased to announce that we have gained interest from several leading publisher around the world. Most recently we came to an agreement with French Le Monde during the ICDA (International Circulation Director's Association) meeting in Spain. During this gathering Frontdesk Publishing was also invited to share our view on how to increase newspaper sales. Other new co operations include IHT, USA Today, El Pais and South African title; The Citizen.

New German quality titles

Frontdesk Publishing has signed an exclusive agreement with WELT GRUPPE / BERLINER MORGENPOST for the distribution of quality newspapers, Die Welt, Die Welt Kompakt and Berlinger Morgenpost. By excluding costly airfreights FDP will enable early day A delivery on a number of important markets including Thailand. By using our Paperboy platform we can do high quality print delivery and a trust- worthy source of circulation statistics.

Bonjour Paris!

FDP and Internews is teaming up with La Poste to create a new distribution channel for
international newspapers in France. Starting in January, foreigners in Paris can enjoy their
favourite newspaper delivered to their doorstep in the morning. By using our Paperboy
platform together with a new generation of OCÉ digital printers, publishers can count on
high quality print delivery and a trust-worthy source of circulation statistics.

WAN/IFRA Congress

Frontdesk will exhibit during the 62nd World Newspaper congress held in Hyderabad, India.
Among
other things, we will showcase our software platform "Paperboy" allowing quality
newspaper print
all the way from Off-set to the new generation digital Ink-jet printers.
Together with Frontdesk, overall circulation and presence can be achieved with maximum
security!

Hola España!

We have now started distribution in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife in Spain. Since these
islands represent a major market for many of our publishers, we will use a combo of digital and
offset printing to meet the high demand. As with all our markets, we will use custom built news-
stands with the “Today’s Newspaper” brand at retailers and hotels on the main islands Gran
Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife.

Finally! Custom ads...

The talk about customized advertising has been around as long as print on demand has
existed. Frontdesk Publishing is now taking the first steps from talk to action with publishing
group Schibsted. The Swedish paper Svenska Dagbladet with a circulation 196,600 (2007)
will now have the attractive page 3 open for advertisers on foreign markets operated by
Frontdesk Publishing. Our software solution Paperboy will handle area specific content.

Distripress congress

Dear distributors and publishers! Thank you for a wonderful week in Phoenix. The interest
for digital newspaper print is getting bigger for each congress we attend. Even though the
times are tough, we are happy to see many new distributors taking their first steps towards
a solution involving Frontdesk Publishing. We will also visit a special expo in Geneva to
see the latest progress around digital print and get back to you with a report on that.

Hello Mauritius!

The island’s biggest printer IMATECH has joined forces with distributor Codip to deliver
high quality newspapers to resorts and shops and the International airport in Mauritius.
Frontdesk will bring the bigger SRA3 format in full colour more suitable for the upscale
resorts on the market. We will also launch a unique subscription concept for tourists
and residents.

Haluu Greenland!

Readers in Greenland can now enjoy early morning delivery of newspaper from abroad.
Prior to the Frontdesk service, publishers needed to go by air or sea to reach their
readers even passing through Switzerland! Greenlandic company TELE-POST will be
handling the print and distribution to retailers and subscribers with a brand new set of
Xerox digital printers.

Distripress 2009

Frontdesk Publishing will exhibit during the Distripress conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
During the expo we will show some amazing looking test prints done with our latest
release of Paperboy. We will also demonstrate our unique system for handling of returns.

See you in Phoenix!

New business developer

Frontdesk Publishing has strenghten the business development team by engaging
Roger Lundberg who will also be a major investor in the company. Roger has an
extensive experience when it comes to print larger volumes from off set industry.
Intrigued by the possibilites with digital printing he will focus mainly on new
markets in the Mediterranian and Africa.

Power of Print

Frontdesk Publishing was represented at the WAN Power of Print & Expo conference,
Barcelona, May 27-29. Together with our distribution partner Internews in Belgium we displayed
our upgraded version of PaperBoy, and some exiting news from Xerox. Newspaper readers
appreciate the link to the home country, whether they are on vacation, on business or
live abroad.

New location

From February this year Frontdesk Publishing will be situated at a more central spot in
Stockholm. Our new office is at Brahegatan 10, 8th floor. Feel welcome to drop by any time
you are in Stockholm, we´ll brew you some coffee from the most advanced machine we have
ever seen!

Increased capacity in Spain and Thailand

Thanks to an increasing demand for fresh newspapers, two of our partner distributors in
Thailand and Spain are opening up additional printing sites. In Thailand, we can offer same-
day newspaper deliveries in Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin, and in Spain we now cover the area
around Malaga and Alicante.

Distripress Istanbul

The Distripress Convention in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2008 was a great success for
Frontdesk Publishing. The interest in our concept was strong and many contacts were made
at our exhibit. See you next year in Phoenix!

Hola España!

Visitors to the Spanish coast can now enjoy same day editions of their favourite newspaper
seven days a week thanks to Frontdesk Publishing and our new partner distributor in Alicante
and Malaga. Through Frontdesk Publishing’s digital production and distribution service, they
have been able to replace its Day B air freight service with Day A digital deliveries. FDP’s
service also improves the distributor’s production and delivery schedule. ‘One of the key
reasons we chose Frontdesk Publishing’s solution is because they can provide us with the
digital files several hours earlier than other service providers,’ states the production manager
who can now print earlier, print more and distribute on time.

Merhaba Turkey!

Travellers visiting Turkey will now be able to read same-day newspapers thanks to media
company, Dünya Süper Dağıtım.Dünya has signed a five-year contract with Frontdesk
Publishing for the digital production and distribution of Scandinavian newspapers, focusing
especially on the area around the coast of Antalya. To be able to meet the high demand
during peak season, Dünya has invested in a series of advanced Xerox machines, making
it possible to print thousands of newspapers overnight, fresh for their readers the following
morning. Publishers connected to the Frontdesk network will benefit not only by providing
a higher level of service to their current readers, but also reaching a wider audience.

Hallo Belgium!

Frontdesk Publishing is proud to announce that a new company has joined its growing network
of distribution partners. After carefully monitoring the growing market for digital printing, the
Brussels-based company Internews has chosen FDP’s same day delivery solution. Using Xerox
printing technology, the new system will enable Internews to provide high quality, latest edition
newspapers to thousands of readers in the Benelux area. “This system will allow us to increase
our services to current subscribers as well as helping us develop our business and gain new
customers. We like the idea of being in charge of 100% of the distribution chain and not in the
hands of unreliable air freight deliveries” says Internews President, Andreas Qvist.

Sawatdee Thailand!

Frontdesk Publishing is now delivering same day newspapers in Thailand together with a local
distributor. Our digital printers in Bangkok, Phuket and Hua Hin are supplying the holiday hot
spots as well as the busy streets of Bangkok. The technical platform is provided by Fuji Xerox
with the capacity to print thousands of fresh newspapers every morning. "Participating news-
papers trust our solution as their main sales channel for distribution in the Thai market,”
commented Jörgen Lannerstedt, CEO of Frontdesk Publishing. “Digital distribution of same day
editions will have a positive impact on circulation. In addition, the environment will benefit by
eliminating the need to airfreight piles of newspapers daily.”
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