NAPL PrintSmart Webinar Series Features Money-Saving Strategies

PARAMUS, NJ—July 10, 2009—Agfa Graphics, Pitney Bowes, and NAPL today announced their co-partnership of the PrintSmart webinar series in July and August. The PrintSmart series will consist of three exciting new webinars featuring cost reduction and money-saving strategies that commercial printers can put into action immediately!

Each program is designed to present innovative ideas and information aimed at helping printers improve business operations and protect their market share, both critical during the current economic downturn and for future success. The PrintSmart series was designed for printing executives and their management teams and all webinars are completely free to attend. The program line-up is as follows:

7/21 — “39 Ways to Save Money”
Learn 39 ways to audit your shop and its processes to save money. This webinar will guide you through a self assessment/audit of your shop to look for potential cost savings, and will include ideas and technology that could save a print service provider $$$. This will be a fast paced, round-the-shop review that will fire out cost saving ideas to consider! To register go to: http://tinyurl.com/nrq7vf

7/28 — “Cost Saving Opportunities in Prepress & Pressroom”
Do you PrintSmart in your prepress and pressroom? Join us as we explore technology and processes to help you save money in prepress and pressroom operations. Learn about best practices, overall cost of ownership for plate alternatives, ink saving solutions, and other new ideas. The focus is on cost savings. To register go to: http://tinyurl.com/lkmqbt

8/4 — “Cost Savings in Postpress, Mailing & Fulfillment”
Do you PrintSmart in your postpress, mailing, and fulfillment operations? Join us to explore key areas to save money at no cost or with a modest investment. Learn about best practices, technology, and process improvements to help you save. Are you saving as much as you could be? To register go to: http://tinyurl.com/lugy8l

A diverse panel of printers and industry experts will lead the PrintSmart discussions. For more information about the PrintSmart Webinar series go to: www.napl.org

About NAPL:
NAPL is a not-for-profit business management association representing companies in the $120+ billion commercial printing and graphic communications industry in North America. NAPL’s comprehensive slate of business-building solutions provides company leaders with the management tools they need to make informed business decisions in an ever-changing market environment. The association also handles administration of NAQP, the National Association of Quick Printers, which specializes in the unique concerns of small printers nationwide, and the industry’s Research and Engineering Council, which is dedicated to manufacturing technology and productivity improvement issues. For information on NAPL or its affiliated associations visit www.napl.org or call (800) 642-6275.

About Agfa Graphics:
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and color management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.

Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV and solvent-based inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.

Product and company information can be found on Agfa’s home page on the World Wide Web at: www.agfa.com.

About Pitney Bowes:
Pitney Bowes is a leading provider of services for printers, copiers, multi-function devices, scanners, shredders, PCs and workstations, mailstream solutions and kiosk devices. Consisting of 1,200 A+ certified specialists, Pitney Bowes’s multi-vendor services offer a full range of product life cycle services including on-site maintenance services, installations, managed asset deployment and professional service.