Print 01 The Future Takes Shape In Chicago

HP was not the only company forging new relationships:

• Barco and Purup-Eskofot revealed they would merge into a new company, initially named BPE. The new firm, they said, will be Europe's largest digital prepress supplier.

• Just prior to the show, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. announced it would acquire PrimeSource Corp., Heartland Imaging and Graphic Systems, the largest Fujifilm dealers, and create one new national distribution company.