Hewlett-Packard

This summer, I had been fascinated watching the Tour de France, and struggled to understand all the events within the overall event. I went to Amazon to find a book that would help, but quickly found that I really needed to thumb through the actual books to see which one I wanted.

HP’s net revenue for the quarter totaled $33.3 billion, up 8 percent from the prior-year period. Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) revenue increased 8 percent to $7.0 billion in the fourth quarter. Commercial printer hardware shipments were up 43 percent.

The new presses have been installed in C2 locations across the United States, including New York, Chicago, Houston, Denver and Washington, DC. They were specifically chosen to augment the company’s strength in the large-format retail signage space.

Nick Walls by HP materials are easy to install and remove—all that is required is water and a sponge. They are printed on PVC-free paper with water-based inks. HP plans to expand the service over the next year to include movie heroes, musicians, sports personalities and even personal photos.

With the recent addition of the DesignJet L25500 large-format printer, Signs By Tomorrow will further help to reduce the impact of printing on the environment. The printer also meets strict energy efficiency guidelines, and unlike traditional solvent-based ink technologies, 100% of the waste generated from the L25500 is recyclable.

The 2010 trade show and conference season is winding down, but already some of the buzz for 2011 is starting up. That buzz comes in spite of the fact that there are no mega shows in 2011 and many companies are likely to be a bit conservative in their spending as they marshal resources for drupa in May 2012. Still, there are some good things coming in Q1.

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Commercial printing industry news from Printing Impressions’ November 2010 edition, featuring items on Messenger Press and All Color Offset Printers.

HOUSTON—Consolidated Graphics, the world's largest user of HP Indigo presses, has purchased five HP Indigo 7500 digital presses. Three are being installed at PBM Graphics, another at CDS Publications and a fifth is bound for the company's European digital hub in the Czech Republic.

CDS Publications, one of CGX’s five digital centers, installed the first HP Indigo 7500 as a beta test unit in its Medford, OR, facility. Three more are slated for PBM Graphics in Research Triangle Park, NC, and the fifth one is to be installed at CGX's European digital hub in Prague, Czech Republic.