Users Groups — Peert-to-Peer Networking

There is a separate, independent user group specifically for companies with MAN Roland newspaper presses. MANRUG (www.manrug.org) was set up to be a vehicle for information sharing among users in North and South America, and is run by its members.

A similar organization, the Metro Users Group, is open to newspaper printing operations using Goss press technology. Its membership has been expanded to include the single-width Universal press range, as well as all double-width models—Metro, Metro-Offset, Metroliner, Cosmo-Offset, Headliner, Colorliner and Newsliner. The group’s main activity is an annual conference, next set to run February 25 through March 1, 2006, at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort in Arizona. (www.metrousers.com)