More than 130 Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6300 large-format printers are now up and running in the Digital Photo Centers of Fred Meyer stores in the Northwest region of the United States. With these printers, consumers will be able to print high-quality, poster-sized prints of memorable moments.
The Publishing Business Conference & Expo (PBC) has announced the speakers for its Magazine Executive Keynote Panel.
UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced the appointment of Kathy Astromoff as CEO, effective February 13.
In part one of this article, I discussed ICANN’s new top-level domains (TLD) program and how it's a complex issue with great potential gains for those who do it right. As with any big change, we’re seeing a great deal of fear, uncertainty and doubt. Fortunately, some of the common myths are easily clarified. How do these distinct TLD types stand up to concerns about cybersquatting, exclusivity and mass confusion?
Coinciding with CES 2012, Digital Experience highlighted a variety of featured-packed innovations at its rodeo-themed event in Las Vegas.
ICANN's new top-level domain program has been highly debated around the world for six years, yet some organizations are just now taking notice. They're rushing to get smart and weigh the opportunities. After all, the brief window to apply begins today and it’s a complex issue with great potential gains for those who do it right. As with any big change, we’re seeing a great deal of fear, uncertainty and doubt.
Canon has just announced its latest high-end point-and-shoot digital camera, the Powershot G1 X. Compact and yet powerful are two words that can best describe the Canon G1 X. For on thing, it is said to be the first Canon camera with the largest sensor to date.
Twenty of the printing industry’s foremost suppliers have signed on as sponsors for the upcoming Vision 3 Summit to be held Feb. 19-22, 2012, at the Marco Island Marriot in Marco Island, FL. The second-annual executive leadership conference has the theme “Focus Your Vision on Transformation and Growth.”
Ask customers how their holiday photos turned out and you're likely to hear, "Not bad." Fortunately, you can help those shoppers turn out great photos next time. Just point them at a better class of shooter: the compact interchangeable lens cameras.
When University of Alabama President Dr. Witt took the Crimson Tide's reins in 2003, enrollment stood at 19,000. His aggressive growth initiative has resulted in a nearly 100 percent enrollment increase to 35,000 this past fall. In an age of multi-channel marketing, it was the humble yet time-tested success of printed recruiting materials that played a significant role in the population surge at Tuscaloosa, Ala.'s legendary 180-year-old institution.
Several new wide-format printers are featured from Canon, EFI, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Océ and Screen (USA).
After putting up with an inefficient, Excel-based job management system for years, Ashland University Printing & Imaging Solutions acquired EDU Business Solutions' Print Shop Pro Manager software. Since then, life has been so much simpler for the in-plant's six full-time and four part-time and student workers. Customers can now pull up previous jobs and review the details, sparing staff from fielding their calls.
Like most of the East Coast, Jim Lyons braced for Hurricane Irene last August. Unlike most Easterners, though, his in-plant at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz is only now recovering from the resulting catastrophe.
At the INTERQUEST Digital Printing in Government and Higher Education Forum speakers from government and university in-plants discussed best practices at their operations. In between, principals from INTERQUEST—the market and technology research and consulting firm that organized the event—presented trends and research results.
Microsoft's working on some wild technology in its Redmond labs, and our own Joshua Topolsky recently toured the facilities to see the latest innovations. Today we're pleased to share our final segment - it's a mind-bending look at a suite of technologies that Microsoft is developing in order to create a holodeck-like experience.
Stevie Bathiche, director of research at Microsoft's applied sciences lab, says to "imagine a day where in your home, one wall is dedicated to being your magic wall. A wall where it can teleport you to another world
Developing markets represent the best long-term growth opportunities for appliance manufacturers, and realizing this, manufacturers are adjusting their strategies and global corporate infrastructures, according to the report Top Global Appliance Companies: Major/Small Appliances 2011 from Appliance Market Research Reports.
Electrolux plans to close unspecified factories in Europe and North America and made two major acquisitions in developing regions: Egypt-based Olympic Group, giving it improved access to Middle East markets, and CTI, elevating its Latin American footprint.
Additional examples of this strategy are Arçelik's acquisition of South Africa's Defy Appliances
Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services has purchased and will be installing two Canon imagePRESS C7010VP digital color presses in its digital printing department early in January 2012. “The installation of these new presses will allow us to provide an even higher standard of quality and timeliness for our valued clients. In addition, it allows us to maintain our leadership role for sustainability in our industry.”
By the end of first-half 2010, the impact of various stimulus programs were being realized by the appliance sector, resulting in $1.3 billion in consumer spending, according to the U.S. Appliance Industry Statistical Review 2011, 59th Annual Appliance Industry Forecast 2011 Combination Report.
Most major appliances and HVAC shipments were up 3% or more compared to the first half of 2009. Refrigerator as well as gas-fired and oil-fired furnace shipments during first-half 2010 experienced increases of about 18% over the first half of 2009. In fact, microwaves ovens were the only
One of the interesting facts we learned from the Steve Jobs biography is that he planned to revolutionize photography, and he may well have achieved that. Walter Isaacson wrote about Jobs, saying, "He had three things that he wanted to reinvent: the television, textbooks and photography. He really wanted to take these on."
While diehard photographers will question just how much you can get done with an iPhone, there is no denying that the camera has steadily developed over time and, if you subscribe to the notion that the best camera is the one
INTERQUEST announced a successful sixth annual Digital Printing in Government and Higher Education Forum. The event took place in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and drew nearly 100 attendees. Speakers from government and higher education shared innovative applications, opportunities and challenges in their work environments.
