Techniques

Bindery/Finishing

• The Printers Shopper Introduces Tabletop Tab Cutting Machine
  Tab cutting made easy
• Hasler Introduces New Line of Document Folders
  A folding solution for virtually all applications in small to mid-size businesses.
• Binding Industries Association Announces 2008 Product of Excellence Winners
• Colter & Peterson, Knorr Systeme Form Partnership
• Colter & Peterson Quotes Most Valuable Perfect Binder Line
• High Volume ODM Casing-In and Building-In Machines Made Simple

Black/White Copier

• Ricoh Goes Wide with Aficio MP W7140
  It features a detachable color scanner, which enables the easy digital distribution of documents.
• Konica Minolta Unveils Two New Black and White MFPs
  bizhub 501/421 Series speeds workflow and boosts productivity in high-volume and mid-volume environments.
• SpencerLab Printer Test Suite Version 4 Now Available
• Konica Minolta Launches bizhub 40P/40PX Series
• Xerox's New Black-and-White Continuous Feed Printer Lands a Star Role at its U.S. Premiere

Book/Self Publishing

• Sixty Students Complete Third Annual Océ Future Authors Writing Workshop
  During the summer workshop students become published authors, learn how to improve their writing skills, gain hands-on understanding of how authors are published.
• King Printing Receives FSC and SFI Certification
  By continuing strategic procurement across an controlled supply chain, King Printing Co., Inc. can meet both social and business goals for itself and it's clients.
• Konica Minolta Debuts New Book Scanners
• Real-Life Children's Books and Learning Manuals Produced by Xerox & Customers Live at drupa
• National Hirschfeld Chooses the InfoPrint 5000 to Drive Dynamic Publishing

Color Production

• Alwan Color Expertise Signs Agreement with Color Management Group
  Color Management Group will sell and service Alwan products in North America
• Alwan Color Expertise Receives 2008 PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award for Dynamic DeviceLinks Color Technology
  Alwan Dynamic DeviceLinks was selected from among 28 solutions entered in this prestigious competition.
• Océ Helps Spectrum Digital Services Increase Margins by 25%
• PIA/GATF Announces Keynote Speaker for the Color Management Conference
• Toshiba America Business Solutions Introduces Mid-Volume Color Offerings
• Color Vision Testing Products Now Available from PIA/GATF

Computer to Plate

• Glunz & Jensen Experienced Overwhelming Success at drupa 2008
  The PlateWriter 2000 and PlateWriter 2400 were both on display at drupa.
• Presstek Launches New Compass Series of CTP Solutions at drupa 2008
  Presstek Compass provides environmentally friendly platemaking solutions with Presstek chemistry-free Aurora Pro plates.
• Presstek Introduces New Vector FL52 CTP System and Chemistry-free Freedom Pro Plates
• Presstek's New Aurora Pro Plate Broadens Its Portfolio of Chemistry-Free Plates with Open Systems Product
• Xanté PlateMaker 5 XL Large Format CTP System Concept on Display at drupa

Distributed Printing

• WorkflowOne Datacenters Complete SAS 70 Audit
  Certification provides added level of assurance for Workflow One’s customers
• Distribute & Print Comes Of Age
  Printers have been talking about distribute and print since the dawn of digital printing.
• Ad Specialty Products and Services

Internet

• OnlineLabels.com Serves Up a Green Alternative
  The recycled label material is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.
• Ghent PDF Workgroup Entering 7th Year with Newly-Elected Officers & Revamped Website
  International Best Practices Organization gives printers, prepress & designers easier & faster access to free specifications & resources.
• PSDA Launches printjunkie.net
• Xplor's 2008 XDU Online Conference Sessions Now Available
• QuantumDigital Launches Six New Direct Marketing Service Packages

IT Networking

• Ennis Joins Connect Four51
  Move strengthens e-commerce offerings for Ennis
• IKON Announces New IKON PowerPro 550 Color Server for the New IKON CPP 550
  The new IKON PowerPro 550 Server, based on CREO Color Server technology, delivers high performance, speed and excellent color capabilities at an affordable price.
• DocuLex Adds Application Connector Software
• Robert Pilotti Joins PROOF-it-ONLINE as Chief Technology Officer
• Net Results

Mailing/Fulfillment

• Virtual Systems Simplifies Complex Postal Statement Data and Management
  Virtual Systems Corp. has announced the release of a postal-data-integration solution that will facilitate the automated importing of postal paperwork.
• Hasler Introduces HJ990 Tabletop Address Printer
  Heavy-duty printer offers ease of use, versatility and unmatched reliability.
• Objectif Lune and Pitney Bowes Offer Integrated Product Suite
• Print Providers Create Personalized Direct-Mail from Start to Finish with Offering from Xerox and Kern
• Neopost Unveils Neopost Mail Piece Production Control

Prepress/DTP

• 43rd IPA Technical Conference to be held in Chicago April 22-24
  Cross media campaign to benefit Big Brother Big Sister of Chicago
• New EFI Fiery Workflow Solution Debuts at drupa
  Visitors give high marks to new prepress workflow modules and enhanced VDP features
• Kodak's Print On-Demand Solutions Group Offers New Workflow Solutions Integrated with Creo Color Servers
• Colortrac to Exhibit SmartLF High Definition Scanners in Canon Europe Booth at drupa 2008
• Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Partners with Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc. to Offer Line of Stand-Alone Scanners
• Panasonic Debuts Double-Feed & Staple-Resistant Scanners

Traditional Offset

• Flint Group North America Announces Price Increases
  Flint Group announced price increases and surcharges on all packaging and commercial inks sold in North America, effective on all products billed on or after July 21, 2008.
• Heidelberg's Saphira Consumables Focus on Eco-Friendly Ink Supply Systems
  Two-stage system for cutting and shredding cartridges cuts waste volumes by up to 70 percent
• Graphic Whizard Unveils VividCoater
• Superior Printing Ink Launches EVOLOCITY
• Xanté Showcases Complete Range of Solutions for Small to Mid-sized Printers at drupa

Variable Data

• Domino Extends its Range of Variable Data Printing Solutions at Graph Expo
  Company will also launch its BaseLine mail table for inkjet applications
• Variable Data Solutions Software from Pageflex Gives Velma.com Customers a Competitive Advantage
  Pageflex Powers creation of customized marketing materials for mortgage professionals.
• Printable Technologies Offers 50 Percent Off on FusionPro Desktop Training
• Sir Speedy of Naperville Expands Digital Printing Capabilities with Canon's New Color Digital Press
• Kodak Partners with the Direct Marketing Alliance to Bring the Power of Variable Data Communications to its Customers
• Printable Technologies and Kodak's Print On-Demand Solutions Group Complete JDF Workflow Integration for CREO Color Servers

Wide Format

• HP Completes Integration of Recently Acquired MacDermid ColorSpan
  
• LexJet and Canon Team up for the 2008-2009 Great Output Seminar Tour
  The Great Output Seminar Tour will visit 20 US cities between September 2008 and March 2009.
• City Printing Taps Fujifilm to Help Them Add New Printers
• X-Rite and Caldera Announce i1iO Automated Chart Reader for Linux
• New PowerQuote 12.3 Adds Large Format Print Estimating
• Océ Wins Four BERTL's Best Awards

Workflow

• Objective Advantage Symbio Demonstration at drupa
  Company will demonstrate latest version of Symbio in fully automated web-to-finish production workflow
• EskoArtwork Neo Receives Prestigious PIA/GATF 2008 InterTech Technology Award
  Stand-alone native PDF 1.7 viewer and editor easily corrects both text and object content in multipage PDF files.
• Imagine! Print Solutions Adopts Metrix to Advance Efficiency, Flexibility, and Automation
• Dalim Software Licenses Adobe PDF Print Engine 2
• Studio Releases How To Design a Logo in eBook .pdf Format
• IO Integration Acquires MA-based Cohesion