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Faith-based book publisher RBC Ministries was spending too much time and money outsourcing soft-cover books. So in October, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company christened a brand new digital print center, equipped with a pair of HP Indigo presses, to bring production of soft-cover books in-house.

In December, University of North Texas Print & Mail Services held its most successful open house to date, bringing 140 people into its in-plant for tours, demonstrations and food. Director Jimmy Friend says he targeted vice presidents, deans and department heads this time.

The University of Arkansas recently added a Kodak Magnus 800 CTP system, Heidelberg’s Prinect workflow and an HP Designjet Z2100 inkjet proofer, which was color profiled to the in-plant’s five-color, 20x28˝ Komori.

INTERQUEST has announced an impressive lineup of presenters for its 2010 Digital Printing in Government and Higher Education Forum, to take place in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, November 17  at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

A partnership between Brigham Young University and Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators has resulted in both in-plants installing seven-color HP Indigo 7000 digital color presses. What’s more, a pooled click charge arrangement has reduced costs for each.

The crowds returned to Graph Expo this year. Here's a look at what they saw, including the latest inkjet presses.

AS A high school student in Cedar City, Utah, Doug Maxwell had no particular career path in mind. He got good grades, was on the debate team and enjoyed hanging out with his buddies. So when some of those buddies enrolled in Cedar City High School's graphic arts program, Maxwell figured, why not?

Though they formed a technology alliance almost exactly a year ago to co-develop innovative commercial imaging systems, R.R. Donnelley & Sons and Hewlett-Packard are now headed for court to settle a patent dispute, according to InformationWeek.

One technology that may be finding a home on your shop floor is inkjet printing. If the hopes and dreams of equipment providers play out, full-color inkjet presses may soon coexist alongside offset and electrophotographic systems.

The IPMA 2010 conference featured excellent speakers and lots of camaraderie between in-plant managers.