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DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY—01/22/08—Four months before the start of drupa 2008, print media trade fair, the exhibitor registration reflects the international market situation and industry developments. Consequently, the leading technology producing nations will be the most strongly represented countries at drupa 2008: Germany (745,100 sq. ft.), Italy (148,200 sq. ft.), the U.S. (142,600 sq. ft.), Switzerland (130,500 sq. ft.), Netherlands (99,100 sq. ft.), Japan (89,200 sq. ft.), the UK (80,000 sq. ft.), Belgium (70,800 sq. ft.) and Spain (68,600 sq. ft.). Exhibit space booked by emerging industrial countries such as China and India has increased considerably: by 300% for China (84,700 sq. ft.) and 60% for

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

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

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Dec. 10, 2007— HP today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NUR Macroprinters Ltd. (NURMF.PK), a manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet printers. Based in Lod, Israel, NUR is a leading supplier of UV-curable and solvent inkjet printers for display graphics, serving commercial printing companies, sign printers, screen printers, billboard and media companies, photo labs and digital print service providers. The acquisition expands HP’s Graphic Arts portfolio of digital presses and wide-format printers and furthers HP’s Print 2.0 strategy to digitize analog prints by extending the company’s overall digital content creation and publishing platform. With the acquisition, HP will

FOR 30 years now the Texas Association of College and University Printers (TACUP) has been meeting all over Texas. Last month, the University of North Texas (UNT) played host to the group, which included 42 managers from in-plants as far south as Brownsville, on the Mexico border. An affable group, they networked their way through 21/2 days of sessions and plant tours, finding plenty of time to laugh and learn. UNT’s Jimmy Friend modeled the conference’s theme on the TV reality show “Survivor,” splitting attendees into two tribes, the Inkadinkas and the Paperwampus. Members fielded questions throughout the event, getting points for correct answers.

In 2000, Illinois State University Printing Services purchased a Heidelberg QM DI 46 direct imaging offset press. Since then, digital printing has taken off. In response, the in-plant recently invested in this growing technology too. “The growth of full-color printing was exponential,” says David Nelson, director of Printing Services. “Now, run lengths are getting shorter, turnaround times more demanding, and customers have expressed interest in variable data printing. A digital press is more efficient because it does not require negatives, plates, makeready and lots of time. Time is money...It was time to decide.” After much re-search, the in-plant purchased an HP Indigo 5000 to aid the

HEWLETT-PACKARD launched its $300 million worldwide marketing campaign in style. More than 700 guests joined 100 HP employees on the 52nd floor of 7 World Trade Center in New York recently to hear about “Print 2.0: Extending the Power of Print.” Out of the massive wall-to-wall windows, attendees (in-plants, commercial printers, commercial businesses, even some Fortune 500 companies) could see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge and more. However, the main attraction was inside: HP’s “Experience Center,” which resembled a Hollywood set, complete with a faux bedroom, living room, home office, business office, retail store, winery

HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MacDermid ColorSpan Inc., a manufacturer of wide-format digital ink-jet printers. As a result, the company says it plans to provide lower-cost platforms and UV technologies to print service providers that are expanding into outdoor applications and more industrial workloads. Based in Minnetonka, Minn., MacDermid ColorSpan is a supplier of UV-curable ink-jet printers for display graphics. Its current president, Robert J. Wenzel, will lead the new product line at HP. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Upon completion of the acquisition, MacDermid ColorSpan will be integrated into the Imaging and Printing Group of HP. The deal also is

The In-plant Printing and Mailing Association met recently in Oklahoma City for an action-packed conference. IPG captured the excitement on video.

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, will induct eight graphic communications industry leaders into its Walter E. Soderstrom Society during a special gala on the eve of Graph Expo. The event, to be held at the Art Institute of Chicago, also marks the start of a year-long celebration of NAPL’s upcoming 75th Anniversary. This year’s inductees, all of whom have made significant contributions to the graphic communications industry, are: David Reny, managing director, Standard Finishing Systems, Andover, MA Francis A. McMahon, director of Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company, Boise, ID Kevin Joyce, managing director, Kodak, Norwalk, CT Philip Ruggles, professor, California Polytechnical State University, San Luis