EFI

Expanding their existing partnership, EFI and Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) are bringing advanced, high-quality wide-format inkjet imaging technology to a broader selection of the printing industry. Under a new, non-exclusive agreement, KMBS and its authorized dealer network will service and sell EFI wide-format LED and UV inkjet printers.

Packaging converter and direct mail provider JohnsByrne is implementing EFI’s Radius packaging ERP software. The new Radius platform will extend the benefits the company currently receives from having an integrated workflow, making JohnsByrne personnel more productive in communicating key operational needs.

The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has recognized Guy Gecht, CEO, EFI; Frank Romano, professor, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Erwin Widmer, deputy managing director, Ugra, for their dedicated service to the graphic arts industry. TAGA is an international organization of technologists, scientists, technical and production personnel in the printing and allied industries.

You've sold a Web-to-print (W2P) solution into one of your key accounts. Now what? When it comes to online document portals, it's not "build it and they will come." Depending on the complexity, there can be significant costs associated with setting up the portal, creating the templates and working through the back-end workflow issues. Once the client makes the investment, you want to make sure that they are using it.

Bloomington Offset Process Inc., known in the commercial printing world as bopi (bah-pee), may have been founded in 1947 (and owned exclusively by the Mercier family since 1985), but its mission is to look out for the best interests of its customers and provide them with the resources that will most effectively produce success—through a rich mixture of modern marketing tools that includes, but is not limited to, ink-on-paper.

It's hard to improve on a winning formula, but EFI continued to raise the bar for its Connect users' conference as illustrated by the 15th annual event held last month. Approximately 1,500 attendees—about 1,000 of them EFI customers from 25 different countries (a 20 percent increase from the previous year)—gathered here at The Wynn Las Vegas for four days filled with more than 200 educational and breakout sessions, as well as several keynote presentations and networking opportunities for attendees.

As many "Today on PIworld" readers probably noticed, the YouTube video link featuring the "fireside chat" between RR Donnelley President and CEO Thomas Quinlan and EFI CEO Guy Gecht from the recent EFI Connect Conference would not play if you clicked on it. Unfortunately, people were getting a message indicating that the video was "private." The video, which was originally posted by EFI, played fine when we tested it prior to yesterday's newsletter launch otherwise, obviously, we would not have included it. We apologize that it didn't work, especially since the video captured a very interesting conversation between the two executives. Thank you for your understanding.

At the EFI Connect 2015 conference held in Las Vegas last week, EFI CEO Guy Gecht held a "fireside chat" with RR Donnelley (RRD) President and CEO Thomas Quinlan III, who rarely participates or speaks at printing industry events.

PODi has released a new series of case study videos, featuring EFI customer Standard Register, highlights the time- and money-saving advantages possible with end-to-end, integrated workflows.

It’s hard to improve on a winning formula, but EFI continued to raise the bar for its Connect users’ conference as illustrated by the 15th annual event that drew to a close today. Approximately 1,500 attendees gathered at the The Wynn Las Vegas for four days of more than 200 educational and breakout sessions, as well as several keynote presentations and networking opportunities. A major highlight was CEO Guy Gecht's "fireside chat" with RR Donnelley's President and CEO Thomas Quinlan III.