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SPARTANBURG, SC—Altman Printing has been designated a Certified Microsoft Publisher 2002 Service Bureau. The certification process required the company to develop a specialty in outputting and printing electronic document files from the software program. (www.altmanprint.com)

PITTSBURGH—Presstek is helping the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) renew its commitment to being a premier resource to the graphic arts through its Center for Imaging Excellence (CIE). In return, GATF has rededicated the center in the name of Robert Howard. Howard founded Presstek and is associated with the development of dot matrix and laser printers, as well as on-press direct imaging (DI) technology.