KENNESAW, GA—April 2, 2007—Heidelberg USA announces the following new product installations: Heidelberg Speedmaster Technology Keeps Quality and Service Strong at Beacon Printing Beacon Printing prides itself on customer service, and its recent pressroom addition of a 5-color Speedmaster CD 74 with coater from Heidelberg is part of the shop’s commitment to delivering value to its customers. “The CD 74 fits our needs perfectly because several of our customers require six-page newsletters, and we can efficiently produce two-up on a sheet” Owner Wayne Magoon said. “We were concerned because our five-color press was really aging, and we wanted to upgrade with the latest technology.” Beacon
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LAS VEGAS— March 28, 2007—The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, was the site of the Printable Technologies®, Inc., 2007 User Conference, March 14-16, 2007. Printable Technologies, leading provider of Web to Print workflow and Variable Data Printing (VDP) solutions and Software as a Service (SaaS), and six co-sponsors hosted 170 participants. The event - built around the theme “New Power/New Possibilities” - was kicked off by Andrew Paparozzi, NAPL Vice President and Chief Economist. Special interest learning opportunities included “Cross Media and Direct Marketing ROI” with Steve Tingiris, President/CEO of ProspectSmarter; “Database Cleansing and Manipulation” with Professor John Leininger of Clemson University; and
Day-Long Seminar in New York Will Feature Presentations by Leading Experts on the Most Advanced Virtual Proofing Systems and Applications NEW YORK, NY and SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, March 21, 2007 — In their first joint bi-coastal effort, the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) Master of Arts Program in Graphic Communications Management and Technology, and the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California, will host a day-long seminar on virtual proofing (VP) in New York City on Tuesday, April 17th. Starting at 8:00 a.m., the Virtual Proofing Seminar sessions will be held in the Public Assembly Room
ROCKVILLE, MD—03/13/07—FORMost Graphic Communications, a leading provider of integrated printing and business management solutions, announces that Ford Motor Company has enlisted FORMost to develop customized web-to-print services for Ford dealerships in the Mid-Atlantic region. The solution will be based on VisionPrint, FORMost’s patented suite of web-based print management tools. VisionPrint allows users to create customized print collateral such as brochures and direct mail using an online interface. Mid-Atlantic Ford dealers will be able to log into a secure VisionPrint web portal, where they can modify pre-approved templates with customized images, copy and logos to create highly-targeted materials. The agreement was finalized during a recent
Award-Winning Colorproof XF Proofing and Large-Format Production Solution Now on Mac OS; New Version 3.1 Offers Powerful New Capabilities to Improve Customer Productivity FOSTER CITY, CA—March 12, 2007—EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions, today launched Version 3.1 of Colorproof™ XF, the company’s industry-leading proofing and large-format production solution. Significant enhancements and innovative new functions deliver increased automation, efficiency, cost savings, and include: the new XF Server on Macintosh® OS X, delivering a complete cross-platform application for Windows® and Mac environments; an enhanced Dot Creator Option for screening contone data; and a
Distributed by Chromaticity, EFI Validation 250 Premium Satin Awarded Industry’s “Gold Standard” for Ink Jet Proofing Media GRAND RAPIDS, MI/FOSTER CITY, CA—Feb. 26, 2007—Chromaticity, Inc., the recognized leader in distribution and deployment of color management and inkjet technologies, and EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers and print management solutions, today announced that standards organization IDEAlliance has awarded SWOP® and GRACoL® certifications to EFI™ Validation 250 Premium Satin ink jet proofing media for the graphic arts and design markets. Chromaticity is the authorized distributor of EFI Validation proofing media in North America. Validation 250 Premium Satin from EFI
GENT, BELGIUM—2/16/07—Artwork Systems Group N.V. (EURONEXT: ARTS), a world leader in professional pre-press software, announces the financial results for the first quarter of its financial year 2007, ended December 31, 2006. Consolidated revenues for the quarter amounted to 11.15 million euro, a decrease of 7.18% compared to 12.01 million euro in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, and net income amounted to 2.55 million euro, a decrease of 23.55% compared to 3.34 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. First quarter highlights On October 16, 2006, Artwork Systems announced that it had confirmed an OEM agreement with Screen. Under the agreement,
CARY, NC—Feb. 13, 2007—PROOF-it-ONLINE ( www.proofitonline.com ), the leading provider of online proofing and approval management technology, today announced that the company was selected by Apollo Press, a full-service print manufacturer, as the online proofing technology partner to support printing services for one of the country’s largest universities and healthcare providers. Together with a leading printing distributor, Apollo will deploy PROOF-it-ONLINE’s Agility solution to streamline the proof approval process for the university/healthcare provider’s high-volume forms printing operations. Agility is designed to meet the specific proof approval needs of enterprise-level companies requiring a high-volume, integrated, custom approval technology. According to Barbara Deaver, Apollo vice
“JDF Experience Parc” and “JDF Experience Theater” to be Part of Expanded drupa Innovation Parc DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—January 24, 2007—The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress (CIP4) and Messe Düsseldorf announced the JDF experience parc at drupa 2008. At drupa 2004 approximately 50 exhibitors demonstrated JDF-enabled systems and software, most for the very first time. For many, drupa 2004 was the “JDF drupa”, heralding the introduction of JDF-enabled process automation for the printing industry. Since 2004, JDF has moved past the initial hype and speculation to become a core technology for competitive printers around the world. At
CARY, NC—Jan. 9, 2007—PROOF-it-ONLINE ( www.proofitonline.com ), a provider of online proofing and approval management technology, today announced that AlphaGraphics will deploy the company’s enterprise solution to streamline workflow, reduce hard costs and enhance the customer experience, replacing traditional proof delivery methods, which can be inefficient and expensive. With more than 260 business centers located throughout the U.S. and in eight countries worldwide, AlphaGraphics is a leader in providing visual communications solutions with design, copy and print services, and state-of-the-art technology to franchisees and their customers. “At AlphaGraphics we are constantly looking for ways to provide the best and most advanced resources available,