RNS Number:0251P
Danka Business Systems PLC
26 August 2003



Embargoed until 1.30pm                                          26 August 2003


                           DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC
                    ("DANKA", "THE GROUP" OR "THE COMPANY")
                                        
   Danka and Heidelberg Expand Partnership to broaden Digital Market Presence


Danka Business Systems PLC, a leading independent global supplier of office
imaging systems and services, and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg)
today announced a series of agreements designed to expand their presence in the
digital print marketplace and to further meet the needs of their digital
customers.

The agreements are among Heidelberg USA, Danka, and NexPress Solutions LLC - a
development and manufacturing joint venture of Heidelberg and Kodak. Key
elements include:

   *A multi-year distribution agreement enables Danka to continue direct
    sales of the branded Heidelberg Digimaster(R) product family worldwide,
    including the 9110 system, the high-speed 9150i print system, and a full
    range of finishing products and accessories.

   *A cooperative marketing agreement gives Heidelberg USA and Danka more
    direct access to each other's digital product portfolios. For example, Danka
    customers can gain access to the new NexPress 2100 digital production colour
    press through Heidelberg USA's sales force. Heidelberg customers will have
    access to Danka's portfolio of high-quality document output systems through
    Danka's sales force.

   *A cooperative-service arrangement enables Heidelberg USA to extend its
    service geographies in the U.S. by outsourcing service to Danka's highly
    regarded nationwide Technical Services organisation.

"These agreements build on Danka's status as the only company worldwide, besides
Heidelberg, that sells the Heidelberg-branded Digimaster family of products,"
said Bill Troxil, senior vice president, Production Print, Danka. "While they
give both us and Heidelberg entry into new products and market opportunities,
our customers are the real winners by gaining access to one of the industry's
most comprehensive suites of products and services."

"This expanded partnership demonstrates the commitment both Heidelberg and Danka
have to the advancement of digital printing," said Bill Blair, senior vice
president, Digital, Heidelberg USA. "In our digital business, it is critical for
us to meet the individual productivity and business needs of our customers.
These agreements with Danka will help both companies not only meet those needs,
but also foster new growth through a broad range of digital solutions and
exciting applications."


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Enquiries:

Danka Business Systems PLC
Donald Thurman, Danka Investor Relations                      001 770 280 3990
Paul Dumond, Company Secretary                                   020 7605 0150

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Katie Hunt


About Danka

Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical and
professional services to implement effective document information solutions. As
one of the largest independent providers of enterprise imaging systems and
services, the company enables choice, convenience, and continuity. Danka's
vision is to empower customers to benefit fully from the convergence of image
and document technologies in a connected environment. This approach will
strengthen the company's client relationships and expand its strategic value.
For more information, visit Danka's web site at www.danka.com.


About Heidelberg

Heidelberg (www.heidelberg.com) is the world's leading print media solution
provider. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, the company manufactures and
supports an extensive and integrated range of sheetfed, digital and web press
systems as well as prepress and postpress components, software and consumables
for all printing applications. Heidelberg has by far the largest manufacturing
and support network in the industry with 20 manufacturing sites, 250 sales and
service sites in 170 countries and around 24,000 employees. The installed base
of Heidelberg print media technologies includes more than 400,000 systems at
240,000 customer sites worldwide.



Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements related
to Danka's future business and financial performance, are forward-looking. Such
statements reflect the current views of Danka with respect to future events and
are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the
date they are made.

Danka is a registered trademark of Danka Business Systems PLC. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.







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