Board of Directors appoints New President, Chief Executive Officer

August 19, 2004 (North Canton, Ohio). Graphic Enterprises Inc., (GEI) a leading worldwide valued added solutions provider in the office equipment and wide format markets, specializing in service and support to its customers and vendor partners, appointed on July 16, 2004, Mark C. Lewis to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lewis will serve as President and CEO for both Visual Edge Technology (VET) and the wholly owned subsidiary GEI. Formerly Chief Operating Officer, he now becomes immediately responsible for all aspects of the Company operations.

“We congratulate Mark on his new appointment and look forward to a highly successful future under his leadership, “said Austin Vanchieri, Chairman of the Board of VET/GEI. “This change prepares us to continue the aggressive execution of the near term plans at GEI and the longer term plans for expansion.”

Lewis is well-known in the general imaging and copying solutions marketplace and provides the Company with the required leadership and experience of over 22 years in the industry. Prior to joining GEI in February, 2002, he served as CEO and President of CalGraph Technology Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tekgraf Inc. a NASDAQ listed company in the wide format distribution, print-on-demand and service businesses, which he co-founded and helped build through an acquisition strategy and an initial public offering. From 1987 to 1998, Mr. Lewis was the founder, CEO and President of Media Graphics Distribution, a wholesale distributor of general imaging solutions. Mr. Lewis’ leadership and business experience also includes serving as CEO and President of Martec Marketing, a west coast manufacturer representative which he co-founded, and as President of the Vision Group National Trade Association in 1995 and 1996. Mr. Lewis’ extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions was instrumental in the recent merger of VET and GEI in February of 2004. Mr. Lewis received his B.S. degree in General Management from Purdue University in 1982.

Mr. Lewis is responsible for continuing to grow the Company internally as well as through strategic acquisitions in the core businesses of wide format printing and office copying solutions. “I am excited to be leading such a talented team of executives and dedicated employees and am confident that our team is well positioned to meet the expectations of our customers, strategic partners, investors and shareholders during this growth phase,” said Mr. Lewis.

“Creating strong alliances and partnering programs with select, world-class manufacturers in the imaging industry of copying and wide format solutions is a key building block in the foundation of our plan,” he added. GEI has been extremely proactive over the last few months with tie-in programs and unique partnering campaigns with major brands such as Kyocera Mita, Canon, Epson, Hewlett Packard, Konica-Minolta and Ricoh. Kyocera Mita, has appointed GEI to be the national and primary master distributor for their wide format copying and printing solutions.

About Graphic Enterprises:

Graphic Enterprises Inc., (GEI) headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, was founded in 1970 and is a leading worldwide, value-added solutions provider that consists of product development, distribution, service, and support. The company has separate operating divisions with highly
qualified sales, service and support personnel in the office equipment and wide format market segments. Graphic Enterprises Inc. has three operating business units that employ over 250 people: the GEI Wide Format Division, the GEI Office Solutions Division and the GEI CalGraph Division. This rare combination of wide format sales leadership, copier solutions expertise and
service provider strength now places GEI in a unique leadership position for growth in the overall imaging marketplace.

The Wide Format Division is focused on sales of equipment, software and consumables to the large format imaging market in the United States and Canada. Their professional sales consultants are experts in the field of work flow solutions for engineering, imaging and custom print-on-demand applications. They also market the innovative FotoZoomer brand of products that produce photo quality, poster size prints at retail kiosks and commercial printstations.

GEI CalGraph is a leading third party provider of support services for its partners who specialize
in wide format printing solutions. Its North American operations include on-site support from 92
field technicians, customer call center, depot center, worldwide parts distribution, installation and training services.

GEI Office Solutions, with over 70 dedicated sales and support personnel, operates as a regional reseller of digital connected copiers, color copiers, printers and multifunctional systems for Konica
Minolta, Muratec and Okidata, focusing on equipment and supplies sales and service of these brands in Northeastern Ohio.