Printnation.com--Inside, Looking Out

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PI: What's the Internet model for the printing industry?

Steinhardt: A 1998 GAMIS study found that 76 percent to 84 percent of graphic arts companies in North America had Internet access. But only 35 percent had Internet access throughout their companies. As an industry, we are far, far behind the Fortune 1000 companies, of which more than 98 percent have company-wide Internet access. Even the much-maligned educational system is ahead of us: More than 90 percent of schools have Internet access, over 50 percent of all instructional classrooms, and that's growing at a rate of 27 percent.