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Tailored Solutions Inc. - Booth #4668

Tailored Solutions, Inc. is a software solutions company specializing in automated job management systems for the printing and graphic arts industry.

- Label Traxx™ software for the Flexographic printing.

- Litho Traxx™ software for the Lithographic printing and Pre-Press industry.

Both products offer a truly cross-platform, fully integrated, business management system for medium sized commercial printers. The software is designed for front-to-back production control with practical tools for management overview, all the while maintaining ease of use. The modular system includes everything from estimating/ order processing, purchasing, inventory, scheduling, quality control, along with fully integrated accounting (not third party software) and fulfillment with Internet capabilities.

At the show, Tailored Solutions Inc. will be introducing advanced ABC costing tools and reporting functions with its easy to use, background capture, of upfront activities, as well as an expanded estimating decision support tool, designed to analyze all quantities, profits and value added on one screen. We will also be introducing our e-mail alert systems that allow up to date status reports of critical operations from the plant floor. For more information please contact Mike Tischer at (414)774-9997 or visit our website at www.tailored.com

Ultimate Technographics - Booth #4640 (XpedX)

Ultimate Technographics develops prepress workflow software for Imposition, Trapping and PDF Normalizing. Ultimate Impostrip provides significant advantages over competing imposition solutions, including; unlimited client imposition workstations, and client server imposition workflow for FASTER film and plate making and a choice of Mac OS 9 OS X and Windows 2000 workstations. Impostrip can be used on a single desktop, as a client server or integrated into leading brand proprietary workflows as an additional imposition solution.

- IMPress is the ideal imposition solution for print on demand workflows providing an automated and simplified imposition workflow for 4-UP CTF/CTP devices as well as digital printing presses. IMPress works on Mac OS 9, OS X and Windows 2000

- Free download demo software and online QuickStart training videos! Ultimate has just recently developed a series of industry first Imposition QuickStart Videos that demonstrate just how easy it is to impose your files with Impostrip and IMPress, the videos are available free online at the Ultimate Web site. Ultimate distributes its products worldwide and licenses its imposition technology to Kodak, Creo, Xeikon and other companies. For more details: www.ultimate-tech.com

WGMT (Women in Graphic Media and Technology) - Booth #2679

WGMT (Women in Graphic Media and Technology) is a not-for-profit professional association dedicated to supporting the leadership of women in the fields of graphic communications, digital technology, content management, printing, publishing, packaging, pulp & paper, and related industries. WGMT was created when a group of core believers realized that there was not a national professional association that offered women support services specifically focused on the three domains: Graphic Communications, Media, and Technology.

- WGMT's singular focus is the advancement of the private/public partnership in today's society. WGMT's mission is to network high-caliber professionals so that they may exchange knowledge capital in a non-competitive environment. WGMT offers members the opportunity to give back to peers and new professionals by volunteering subject matter expertise, personal experience, guidance, mentoring, and fellowship. WGMT promotes the professional development and growth of women through Mentoring, Job Boards, Networking, Motivation, Empowerment, Venture Consulting, Recognition, and Support Services. For more information about WGMT, contact Julie Brink, Raine Consulting Inc. at: jBrink@RaineConsulting.com, by phone at: 630-629-3410. www.wgmt.org

Xeikon/Strobbe - Booth #1540

Xeikon is the world's leading provider of digital color printing solutions for professional applications in the commercial printing, production variable data, packaging, label and special applications markets. These systems have been specifically designed to meet the quality, speed, reliability, cost and variable content requirements of the global digital printing market.

- Xeikon America will demonstrate the DCP500D , the fastest (8,280 iph) and the only 20" wide digital color production press on the market, featuring Xeikon's unique One-Pass Duplex printing. Strobbe manufactures computer-to-plate solutions and variable size offset plate benders for the forms and direct mail industries.

•  Strobbe is also the world leader in CTP solutions for the newspaper industry (OEM Agfa). Strobbe will be showing it's latest state-of-the-art plate setters and benders, and their unique front-end systems. Xeikon/Strobbe, 1375 East Irving Park Road , Itasca , IL 60143 , (630) 438-7900. www.xeikon.com

Xerox Corporation - Booth #1016

Overview:

Xerox to Combine World of Color, Customization with Advances in Workflow Technology at Graph Expo 2003.

- Commercial printers, quick printers and others in the graphic arts industry need new prepress and printing tools to boost revenue in an increasingly colorful, customized document market - and Xerox will demonstrate how to meet those demands with a business building portfolio of workflow solutions, software, systems and services at Graph Expo 2003.

- Xerox will showcase innovative book publishing, 1:1 marketing and short-run

printing applications and will feature its industry-leading range of production-level color and black-and-white digital printers and presses from its DocuColor, DocuTech and DocuPrint lines. In addition, Xerox will announce new updates to its FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection and will deliver business learning sessions and sales and marketing tools to help customers transform their businesses, improve efficiencies and build new revenue opportunities.

- Xerox will also showcase "real-world" print samples and creative applications from customers who have successfully incorporated value added services such as customization, on-demand book publishing, and direct mailing their offerings for healthcare, real estate and financial services firms. Complementing the display will be the latest automated in-line and bound color document production on the Xerox DocuColor iGen3(tm) DigitalProduction Press.

- Anchoring Xerox's 16,800-square-foot booth is a workflow theater where people can attend free training seminars offering tips and "best practices" on a variety of topics including how to start a variable data printing business and how to maximize printing workflows from job submission through invoicing.

- Xerox will showcase a breadth of industry innovations that will enable commercial printers, and others in the graphic arts industry, to generate new revenue opportunities, improve their productivity and reduce costs. Xerox will demonstrate a leading portfolio of workflow solutions , systems, software and services while highlighting book publishing, 1:1 marketing and short-run printing applications. Business development seminars will be held in the booth to offer tips and instruction about topics such as variable information and maximizing printing workflows. Xerox will feature its industry-leading range of production-level color and black-and-white digital printers and presses from its DocuColor, DocuTech and DocuPrint lines. Product announcements and a showcase of solutions and services will emphasize Xerox's customers' work across all facets of the printing industry.

Products featured in the Xerox booth will include:

DocuColor iGen3 Digital Production Press: The DocuColor iGen3 Digital Production Press delivers what customers are asking for—high quality, short-run, full-color printing with the ability to produce quick turnaround times and every page to be customized and personalized. The DocuColor iGen3 is allowing printers to increase their volume, revenue and have the ability to create or expand markets. The breakthrough technology of the press results in dramatic advances in imaging, paper handling and control technology. The DocuColor iGen3 is delivering the flexibility and economics of digital printing while producing output with the look and feel of offset printing.

DocuColor 6060 Digital Color Press: Engineered for commercial printers, in-plant and quick-print professionals, the DocuColor 6060 produces customized brochures, one-to-one documents, and other print jobs on a wide variety of paper stocks, all with outstanding image quality. The digital color press prints 60 full-color pages per minute and delivers improved color consistency and front-to-back registration.

DocuColor 3535: The Xerox DocuColor 3535 Printer/Copier combines Xerox-exclusive Emulsion Aggregation (EA) toner with the market-proven print engines of the Xerox DocuColor 12 and DocuColor 2000 families. The DocuColor 3535 prints and copies up to 35 color or monochrome pages per minute and is the fastest product to incorporate the advanced EA toner technology.

Xerox 2101: The Xerox 2101 Digital Copier/Printer prints or copies as many as 101 pages per minute and addresses the growing need for advanced finishing, printing, copying and network scanning capabilities in high-volume office environments and low- to medium-volume print shops. The product offers a competitively priced feature set for entry-level print-on-demand, and for additional integration with color documents is the only product in its class with a scanner that scans in black-and-white or full-color mode.

DocuPrint 75 MX: The Xerox DocuPrint 75MX brings advanced MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) capabilities to mid-volume and distributed production environments. The product prints as many as 75 impressions per minute, has print resolution as high as 1200 by 600 dots per inch, and is designed for service bureaus, corporate data centers and companies in financial services and insurance that produce checks and negotiables for payroll, billing and accounting services. It also is ideal for lower-volume, distributed MICR environments and for non-traditional MICR applications, such as coupons and concert tickets.

DocuPrint 850 CF: The DocuPrint 850 continuous feed printer from Xerox targets high growth segments in print-on-demand (POD) and publishing, as well as transaction work, with a switchable pinless or pin-fed paper transport. It prints at 195 feet per minute or 850 two-up duplex impressions per minute. To meet POD and publishing requirements, the DocuPrint 850 prints PostScript and PDF files at 600 dots-per-inch print resolution using a Xerox DocuSP controller and DigiPath Production Software. For further information: Call 1-800-ASK-XEROX. www.xerox.com