Tuesday, February 09, 2010



• Just In: Heidelberg reports 14% increase in incoming orders
• Going Green: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going – Academy Press
• Dscoop Poised for Successful Conference
• Print CEO: Xerox Completes Acquisition of ACS
• manroland names Julie Kreger as Midwest District Sales Manager Sheetfed
• FedEx's new printing site takes on Dell, H-P
• A Printing Office: Cutting Your Tax Bill with the Help of “R&D”
• Peer Groups: Taking Your Business to The Next Level……It’s About the People
• Going Green: From Office Paper to Toilet Paper
• arvato print to test KODAK PROSPER press
• MLP USA promotes Mike Stock to Director Sheetfed and Web Offset Sales
• RIT offers free webinars to address challenges and changes in printing industry
• First Master EDPs awarded by Xplor International
• Xeikon partnership with the Jimmy Fund raises more than $318,000
• EFI to present at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference
• WYNIT announces distribution partnership with EFI
• Xerox to extend digital leadership at IPEX 2010;
• Global Graphics appoints new head of development
• Air Motion Systems awarded for UV innovation
• 3TControl Density Management on the first KBA Commander CT
• Multi-language touch screen control panel for ODM Super Sewer



Monday, February 08, 2010



• December 2009 U.S. Commercial Printing Shipments at $7.26 Billion; Total Shipments for Year are $88 Billion
• KBA group: balanced result despite continuing weak demand
• Print CEO: Stand out companies in our industry
• SendMyAd transaction volume grows while magazine ad pages decreased in 2009
• New Direction Partners announces M&A referral agreement with The Printing Industry of the Carolinas
• Printing Office: Small-Business Loans at 40% Interest? Legally?
• NAPL cites 19 companies for marketing excellence
• Celebrating a world before Kindle
• Cal Poly celebrates its 28th Gravure Day as part of Printing Week 2010
• Print CEO: Benefits of 3rd Party Lease Expert
• Ambassador Packaging Invests in New KBA Rapida 106 41-inch Six-Color press
• Greenerprinter uses HP Indigo 7000 digital press to deliver high-quality output on digital printing
• Fry Communications, Inc. completes installation of photovoltaic system
• Johnson Printing relocating to Denver
• Mutoh expands: East coast branch and regional sales manager
• Tiruna America and Stork Cellramic announce partnership on advanced tungsten coating program
• Anthem Worldwide featured in "Designing for the Greater Good"
• ROTOCONTROL reports record month of machines entering production
• Harper GraphicSolutions names Josh Kiser supervisor of technical lab
• MARTA in-plant streamlines with new press and bindery equipment from Heidelberg
• Nahan printing now using Sitma envelope inserters
• Valassis marks 25th anniversary of its "Have You Seen Me?" program



Friday, February 05, 2010



• Consolidated Graphics revenue drops 12.5%, reports profit
• Print CEO: Using Social Media in Your Business
• DG3 adds two HP Indigo presses
• Peer Groups: A (Surprising) Sales Tip
• Kwik Kopy buys Island Offset
• BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Board Appoints John Tarascio as Chief Operating Officer
• Arandell Corporation Names Michael Pedersen as Vice President
• SGP Partnership announces flexo printer as a certified SGP printer
• MOD-PAC CORP. earnings per share increases 800% in Q4
• Xerox customers speak at PODi AppForum
• Healthcare payments company selects Pitney Bowes IntelliJet Printing System 
• Designer Kit Hinrichs to keynote third annual PrintUV Conference in Las Vegas
• HIFLEX Live: Quality assurance through proactive software maintenance
• Scheufelen at Druckforum 2010
• Domtar Corporation reports preliminary Q4 and fiscal 2009 financial results
• 2009 Reed Technology Medal recognizes Dr. Peter Crean
• OIT client Unitrin Direct Receives Celent Model Insurer Award
• Technique Group and Goss International partner to add value at Segerdahl Group



Thursday, February 04, 2010



• Dr Joe: Is the Recovery Sputtering Already? Caution is the Word
• International Paper narrows loss in Q4
• Print CEO: Print Media and iPad’s Profit Potential
• Going Green: Put your mark on paper and know it can be taken off!
• Social media and the multimedia mix tops conversation at Ryerson University
• Océ large format printers/plotters and scanners receive high ratings
• Printing Company to Bring 40 New Jobs to Marlboro County, South Carolina
• Digital Nirvana: Transpromo remains the "hot topic"
• UTec differentiates its products with China environmental labeling
• New UTec Ease-FiL Line offers an environmentally-friendly way to save money
• Kuipers joins PuzzleFlow Solutions USA
• A Better Finder Rename 8.51 improves regular expression support
• K4 Cross-Media Publishing Platform Version 6 now available from MEI
• GPA announces video journey to Dscoop5
• jldcreative to design Neographics 2010
• HubCast revolutionizes how print is done
• Fujifilm unveils new Frontier Dry Minilab Dl450 photofinishing solution
• Fujifilm announces multi-service kiosk concept
• Colorific's best in class biodegradable ink philosophy moves to uniform
• Fujifilm continues to enhance GetPix kiosk photo printing solutions
• Tech8 breakdown cover brings peace of mind
• WoodWing releases new version of Smart Catalog
• Markzware congratulates winners of 1st Annual PageZephyr holiday extravaganza contest
• Fujiifilm anounces new GetPix ii to instantly create fun books, fun cards and fun calendars



Wednesday, February 03, 2010



• Continuous Improvement Conference takes aim at status quo
• WhatTheyThink Launches New Thought-Leadership Feature
• Ricoh and California Polytechnic State University open Digital Printing Laboratory
• RIT developing an audit and certification program for printers in North America
• Digital Nirvana: Multi-channel Tactics for Your Next B2B Campaign
• Going Green: Seattle Printing Company is #17 on EPA’s Green Power Partnership List for Printers
• Friedrich Freund satisfied with large format from Heidelberg
• Goss International will sell and support Akiyama products in the United States and Canada
• HP drives continued momentum for ColorLok paper adoption worldwide
• Xeikon extends environmental sustainability leadership
• EPG named exclusive worldwide distributor of Colortronix products
• Maxson presents high speed automatic web splicer
• Softpress and SmileOnMyMac team up on bundle
• A S Hospitality selects Pace management system
• Trekk Cross-Media shares what matters to marketers
• Jamie Sutphin joins Braden Sutphin's sales team
• Brian Bostrom named client services manager at e-LYNXX



Tuesday, February 02, 2010



• Consolidated subsidiary buys Modern International Graphics
• Going Green: Announcing the second annual WhatTheyThink Environmental Innovation Awards
• NPES 2010 Industry Summit to reveal latest updates on recovery
• GMC Software Technology at Xplor's Global Conference and Vendor Forum
• Printing Office: Virtual Press Clips: Print Firms in the news
• Flint Group Flexographic Products to hold regional seminars
• Penmor Lithographers names Katherine Ferrari as Marketing Manager
• NAPL to honor best managed graphic arts companies
• Vista Color to implement ERP software from Radius Solutions
• January 2010 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business Shows Expansion
• Delcam's ArtCAM 2010 boosts productivity for print finishers
• GPA announces partnership with Mohawk Fine Papers
• NELA celebrates Grand Opening of new facility
• Singapore Press Holdings Ltd chooses Glunz & Jensen
• The PrintCity Alliance joins Ipex to create a major visitor attraction
• Xitron announces special upgrade incentives for Torrent RIP users
• New Spectro LFP Tex for textile printing market
• Brett Newman appointed to the Board of Roland DG UK
• Timko named Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Pitney Bowes
• Fine Eye Color Solutions to host bimonthly webinar series
• First Electronic Document Associates in Canada graduate from course by acadami
• The Malaysian Reserve implements WoodWing Software iPhone newsreader
• Satori Software Firm bundles presort add-on now available for Bulk Mailer and MailRoom ToolKit
• Gannett Co., Inc. reports Q4 and full year results



Monday, February 01, 2010



• 2nd Annual WhatTheyThink Environmental Innovation Awards Call for Entry
• Kodak's Q4: revenues increase 6%, profits surge
• manroland names Marty Pierce to head team on PRINTVALUE products and services
• Valassis and News America agree to settle all outstanding lawsuits
• Goss International promotes Jacques Navarre to head worldwide sales
• Avery Dennison Q4 profit rises
• Soren Larsen Joins KBA as Senior Vice President of Sales
• manroland adds to online White Paper series
• Heidelberg expands Systemservice offerings
• Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) selects Agfa Graphics as digital pre-press partner
• Neenah Paper's Crane's brand used for presidential holiday greeting card
• U.S. coupon market posts record-breaking distribution and redemption numbers in 2009
• Municipal Mutual Insurance Company implements DocFinity
• Triangle Communications Group upgrades prepress workflow with components from Heidelberg
• Keller Crescent takes over Lehigh Press in Puerto Rico
• Collins Scott Marketing launches new service offering
• Gold for Scheufelen Wall Calendar 2010
• Follett offers free trial of digital textbooks
• Omnicom Group agencies capture Adweek, Advertising Age, Campaign and media awards
• Owings Mills Sir Speedy buys Franz Printing, combines staff

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