PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwired - Jan 24, 2017) - Sun Chemical has entered into a partnership with Document Security Systems,
Inc. (NYSE MKT: DSS) (DSS) to cross market and sell one another's anti-counterfeiting products.
The strategic partnership allows Sun Chemical to market and sell DSS' suite of anti-counterfeiting technologies that include
smartphone authentication, hidden images and copy protection.
DSS will also market and sell Sun Chemical's wide range of anti-counterfeiting solutions, including multiple covert
taggant-reader systems, special effect inks and smart sensor technology.
"As leaders in anti-counterfeiting, we are always looking for cutting edge solutions that our customers can use to protect
themselves," said Jim Reiman, Director of Brand Protection for Sun Chemical. "This partnership with DSS offers even more
anti-counterfeiting options for our customers to choose from. We're particularly excited by DSS' advanced smartphone
authentication capabilities and how they complement our own product portfolio."
DSS' brand protection solutions include a portfolio of products which help businesses and governments protect against fraud
and counterfeiting. The company's innovative anti-counterfeiting solution, AuthentiGuard™,
enables consumers or supply chain personnel to validate product authenticity with a smartphone.
"We're pleased to have the Sun Chemical name associated with Document Security Systems," said Mike Tobin, Vice President of
Marketing at DSS. "We have made significant investments in brand protection solutions like AuthentiGuard and this partnership
with Sun Chemical, one of the most respected companies in the market, helps to validate our strategy."
Sun Chemical's anti-counterfeiting portfolio is extensive and consists of multiple taggant-reader systems, special effect
security inks, and other unique proprietary technologies. To learn more about Sun Chemical's brand protection offerings, visit
www.sunchemical.com/anticounterfeiting to download the company's white paper, "Anti-counterfeiting Technologies for
Packaging."
About Document Security Systems, Inc.
Document Security Systems, Inc.'s (NYSE MKT: DSS) products and solutions are used by governments, corporations and
financial institutions to defeat fraud and to protect brands and digital information from the expanding world-wide counterfeiting
problem. DSS technologies help ensure the authenticity of both digital and physical financial instruments, identification
documents, sensitive publications, brand packaging and websites.
DSS continually invests in research and development to meet the ever-changing security needs of its clients and offers
licensing of its patented technologies. For more information on the AuthentiGuard™ Suite, please visit www.authentiguard.com.
For more information on DSS and its subsidiaries, please visit www.dsssecure.com.
About Sun Chemical
A leading producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments, polymers, liquid compounds, solid compounds,
and application materials, Sun Chemical and its parent company, the DIC Corporation, recognize industry trends and listen to
brand/consumer insights in order to tailor individualized solutions to customer needs and bring new ideas and the latest
technology to market.
Together with DIC, Sun Chemical has annual sales of more than $7.5 billion, 17 research and development centers, and over
20,000 employees. Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is
headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit www.sunchemical.com.
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