Xerox Corp.

The idea behind a photo book is relatively simple—reprint in book format a bunch of your digital photos for display, sharing and safe keeping. Now, a group of photo imaging industry companies and organizations, including a few business rivals, has formed a consortium to standardize the store experience when creating such photo tchotchkes and to promote the fact to consumers they can make such swag.

Membership in Innovations in Photo Imaging includes Kodak, Xerox, Fujifilm North America, Hewlett-Packard Co., Noritsu America Corp., Independent Photo Imagers Inc. and the Photo Marketing Association International.

At Innovationdays, over 5,000 international experts and professionals in the areas of print-on-demand, data center, direct mail and web finishing are expected to gather to see demonstrations of real-world workflows utilizing the latest in digital print and paper processing technologies.

Fourth-quarter revenue of nearly $6 billion was up 42 percent, including a one point negative impact from currency. “In 2010, we grew adjusted earnings, increased revenue and generated $2.7 billion in operating cash—delivering across the board on our commitments and creating greater value for shareholders.”

Commercial printing industry news from Printing Impressions’ January 2011 edition, featuring William Charles Printing.

Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ January 2011 edition, highlighting Innovationdays 2011.

From menus printed on polyester to marketing pieces with visual highlights, print providers—including AlphaGraphics, Cornerstone Copy Center and Turbo Press—report capturing new, lucrative jobs with Xerox Corp.’s Color 800/1000 presses and its after sale business development support.

NEW YORK—The advisory board of New York University’s Graphic Communications Management and Technology Program today named Thomas  Quinlan, president and CEO of RR Donnelley, the winner of the 2011 Prism Award. The Prism Award is presented annually in recognition of distinguished leadership in the graphic communications media industry.

Xerox Corp. will invest $25 million in the coming year to expand its EA Toner plant to handle the increasing worldwide need for chemically grown toner used in Xerox printers and production presses. The project will increase Xerox's manufacturing capacity of EA Toner by 50 percent at the company's plant in Webster, NY.

Commercial printing industry news from Printing Impressions’ December 2010 edition, featuring items on Print 'N Copy Center and Vox Printing.

Chroma Graphics is the first print shop worldwide to install the Xerox iGen4 EXP digital color press. In just two months, the company reports that its digital print revenue has since doubled. The expanded 14.33x26" sheet size enables the company to produce more full-color, personalized mailers and will fuel growth in its traditional offset business.