Year in Review — Big Deals Make Comeback

Despite losing out on Hopkins Printing, CGX remained undaunted in a quest to expand its geographic footprint. The company nailed down a pair of acquisitions—Pikes Peak Lithographing of Colorado Springs, CO, and Cyril Scott Co., Lancaster, OH.

Adobe took a painful hit in the public relations department with its ill-advised “send to FedEx Kinko’s” command in Acrobat 8.1. After meeting with printers, analysts and other interested parties, Adobe decided to remove it from the new version of Acrobat, but still make it an available option that was offered to FedEx Kinko’s customers.