Finding Your Web-to-Print Solution
Access to some of the Ultimate Guide is free, but access to the full comparison functionality costs $59.95 for one month's usage. Printing Industries of America offers discounted access to the Ultimate Guide (20 percent off of the full price for members or 5 percent for anyone accessing the Ultimate Guide through www.printing.org/UltimateGuide). While there are solutions not listed in the Ultimate Guide, most of the major players are there, and it's a great place to begin your in-plant's search. IPG
Julie Shaffer is Vice President, Digital Technologies at Printing Industries of America. She heads up the Digital Printing Council (DPC), as well as the Center for Digital Printing Excellence at Printing Industries headquarters in Sewickley, PA. In her position, Julie plays a lead role in developing programs and tools to help members grow their businesses with digital technologies.
Known for her graphic production expertise, Julie has a 20-plus year background in pre-media and print. She is often called upon for training, presentations and to provide on-site consulting throughout the industry on diverse range of topics, including PDF, color management, digital printing, social media and Web-to-print implementation. Julie is co-author of several books, including "The PDF Print Production Guide" (1st, 2nd and 3rd edition), the "Web-to-Print Primer" and the forthcoming "Field Guide to Social Media."
