LUTZ, FL—January 22, 2008—Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced that top industry leaders have continued their commitment and support for Xplor, via platinum, gold and silver elite sponsorships that provide year long entitlements to each of the vendors. Eastman Kodak, InfoPrint (Ricoh/IBM) and Pitney Bowes/Group 1 Software opted for platinum elite sponsorships, GMC Software Technology a gold elite and Elixir, Exstream Software and Oce North America took silver elite sponsorships. Each of the tiered packages provide marketing opportunities with Xplor that include advertising on www.xplor.org newsletter advertising on E-Document News, email campaigns, direct mail as well as Webinars, podcasts and
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PALO ALTO, Calif.—Jan 22, 2008—HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Exstream Software, LLC, a privately-held leading provider of enterprise software that streamlines the creation and delivery of personalized documents and other communications materials. Exstream is a portfolio company of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (Nasdaq:ACAS). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Exstream’s technology, when combined with HP’s presence in document output management and printing market leadership, helps businesses design, manage and publish structured and unstructured content in a fully personalized manner via print and online. Upon completion of the acquisition, Exstream Software will be integrated into
NORWALK, CT—Jan. 07, 2008—Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) today unveiled the most sweeping transformation of its corporate identity in the company’s history. The new brand is designed to reflect today’s Xerox, a customer-centric company built on a continuing history of innovative ideas, products and services that meet the needs of businesses small to large. “We have transformed Xerox into a business that connects closely with customers in a content-rich digital marketplace,” said Anne M. Mulcahy, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer. “Our new brand reflects who we are, the markets we serve and the innovation that differentiates us in our industry. We have expanded into new
DANVERS, MA— January 4, 2008— RISO, Inc. announced a new partnership with Blanks/USA today, offering yet another value-added support tool to North American RISO dealers. A competitive new price structure represents great value in the Blanks/USA products frequently utilized by RISO’s customer base. RISO digital duplicators and full color inkjet printers are well known for their ability to reliably feed and print a wide variety of paper stocks and sizes. Blanks/USA provides affordable die-cut papers, including business cards, door hangers, tab dividers, report covers, tickets, table tents, and tags. “RISO duplicators have a unique capability of printing on paper stocks of up to 220 lb.
TRANSPROMO, ADDING marketing messages to bills/statements, is a rarity in today’s business climate—a printing segment that promises strong growth. Unfortunately, that spending is likely to come out of a company’s traditional direct mail budget. According to research done by InfoTrends, a Questex Co., color digital output of transpromo work totaled more than 1.6 billion pieces in 2006. InfoTrends projects the annual output to approach 22 billion pieces by 2010, for a 91 percent compound annual growth rate. Several factors contribute to the bullish outlook for this market segment. 1|Bills and statements enjoy nearly 100 percent delivery and open rates, and consumers are interested
It’s official: digital presses can float. Or at least the HP Indigo press 1050 aboard the Ocean Village Two cruise ship can. Ocean Village, a U.K.-based cruise company, brought the digital press on board to replace the two-color litho press it was using to produce menus, schedules, welcome packs and an on-board newspaper. The HP Indigo press 1050 will enable an even wider range of collateral to be printed than before. The press was installed by Digital People, an HP Indigo distributor, while the ship was docked in Germany. “The press had to be dismantled on land in order to fit through the one-meter-wide
Over the past 18 months, a combination of new technologies, postal changes, and market conditions have created an environment in which transaction documents such as statements, invoices, and notifications can be used effectively to generate sales and long-term relationships. Now, companies are starting to use these communications to create ongoing, sustainable customer dialogues that promote products and services in addition to communicating transactional information. This transition is being coined the “TransPromo revolution,” and it is resulting in the use of more attractive, easier-to-understand statements that also encourage buying and other desired behaviors. Key TransPromo Drivers There are four key drivers that make right
It would be hard to find a more enthusiastic supporter of his vendor than Tom Aleman. “We are very happy with Océ,” declares Aleman, supervisor of the print shop at West Contra Costa Unified School District. His Richmond, Calif.-based in-plant runs a host of Océ equipment, the most recent additions being a pair of VarioPrint 6150 printers with duplex printing capabilities. Since switching to Oce, he says, “My crew couldn’t be happier. My supervisors are very pleased about the production we’ve been able to [maintain]. We’re projected this year to do 20 million copies.” In addition to the 6150s—which each have an inline booklet maker—the shop
When Oregon State University Printing and Mailing Services hosted an open house on Halloween, the in-plant went all out. Staff dressed in costumes, Halloween candy abounded and the conference room received a haunted makeover, complete with scary music and skeletons. And behind a bale of hay and some pumpkins stood the centerpiece of the in-plant: its new Xerox iGen3. During the event, which drew about 130 visitors to the Corvallis-based shop, the iGen3 was busy pumping out Halloween posters. They were handed out to visitors, who also heard from paper vendors about specialty substrates that can be run through the iGen3, such as magnetic materials
NEWTON, MA—December 4, 2007—Questex Media Group’s On Demand Exposition & Conference (ondemandexpo.com), the preeminent event for commercial printers, publishers, and in-plant printing professionals, today announced its 2008 conference program. Packed with high-profile keynote presentations and more than 50 conference sessions, the conference program will be presented by industry leaders and innovators offering key information to increase productivity and profits. The On Demand Exposition & Conference, which is co-located with the Xplor Conference and the AIIM International Conference & Exposition, will take place at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center, March 3-6, 2008. According to Tom Bliss, Conference Director – On Demand Exposition & Conference,
