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Value of Digital Output To Reach $50 Billion

HANOVER, MA—By 2007, annual spending on digital color output by businesses and consumers (worldwide) is forecast to hit almost $50 billion, according to I.T. Strategies. That's up significantly from its estimate of more than $30 billion spent in 2002. These estimates represent print-for-pay value and do not include the value of documents and graphics produced in-house, the market research firm says.