Editor's Note A Strong Industry

Fortunately, the future doesn't look too bright for outsourcing firms. With targeted marketing and variable data printing so critical in the business world, how much longer will companies want their private databases in the hands of outsiders? In-house printing will keep this data secure.

In-plants have come far and learned a lot from the challenges they've faced in recent years, and they're gearing up for a long, successful future. The quality of their printing, based on the entries in our In-Print contest, is soaring. The reality, to the disappointment of casual observers everywhere, is that in-plants are survivors, and they'll go on surviving for years to come.