GRAPH EXPO & CONVERTING EXPO 02 -- Large-format Opportuniti

IT Strategies' Williams also notes that printers need not focus exclusively on investing in new technologies themselves. "Don't exclude partnership and acquisition opportunities. Many companies in the analog printing market are going to acquire digital expertise."

As for the future of large-format ink-jets, Williams concludes: "If you want to position your company for the 21st century, this is a way to begin doing it."