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The On Demand Exposition & Conference partnered with InfoTrends, a market research and consulting firm, to present the Best of Show Awards at On Demand last month in Boston. IPG congratulates the nine top award winners: • Monochrome Digital Printing: Océ Vario­Stream 8000 • Process Color Digital Printing: Canon U.S.A. imagePRESS C6000 • Wide-format Printing: Xerox 8265 Color Wide Format Printer • Bindery, Finishing and Mailing: Ricoh Ring Binder RB5000 • Innovations in Paper Usage/Substrates: Mohawk Fine Papers Beckett Cambric • Document Creation Software: XMPie Personal­Effect • Web To Print Solutions: Rochester Software Associates WebCRD Enterprise System 7.0 • Workflow Solutions: Ultimate Technographics Impostrip

Agfa ColorTune X color management software solutions work in combination with measuring devices to generate accurate, ICC-compatible color profiles. QMS X (Quality Management System) checks the calibration and engine performance of Sherpa proofers in contract proofing applications. Every proofer in the workflow can be calibrated to achieve the same tonal response within predefined tolerances. Alterno color conversion tool broadens the CMYK color spectrum. It enables printers to standardize their presses on a self-defined ink set that extends the color gamut. EFI ColorWise in-RIP color management system provides a range of simple and expert-level tools. A standard component of Fiery color print servers, it includes

SEWICKLY, PA—March 27, 2008—Immediately following this year’s Offset and Beyond Conference, the PIA/GATF Digital Printing (DPC) and E-Business (EBC) Councils will host a special half-day long event featuring five engaging sessions on a variety of digital and Internet-enabled printing topics. Printing executives are invited to attend this open, interactive forum for the digital printing community to learn about the latest trends and innovations in VDP, 1:1 marketing, Web-to-print, and digital sales strategies. The Go Beyond with Digital event will take place on Tuesday, April 29 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL. The event

The Xerox Production Systems Group presented Partner of the Year awards to 16 business partners for their continued contributions to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. Rochester Software Associates was presented with the 2007 Production Systems Group Software Partner of the Year Award for providing customers in vertical markets, such as healthcare and education, with solutions that improve and enhance print production workflows. Additional Software Partner of the Year Awards were presented to: • Atlas Software - Variable Information Partner of the Year • Avanti Computer Systems - Business Management / MIS Partner of the Year • Elixir - Data Transformation Partner of

BOSTON—March 4, 2008—At an awards ceremony this afternoon, the On Demand Exposition & Conference announced the winners of the third annual ON DEMAND Best of Show Awards program. InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, partnered with the On Demand Conference & Exposition to produce the awards program. The On Demand Conference & Exposition is taking place this week at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The On Demand Best of Show Awards were judged in nine categories. One “Best of Show” award was presented in each of the following categories: • Bindery, Finishing and

When some in-plants close down their offset operations, they permanently lose a big chunk of business. When Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) sold off its presses a couple years ago, the in-plant not only kept its school’s offset work in the in-plant arena, it put the proceeds into an equipment fund to ensure its own future growth. Recently the 10-employee Printing and Mail Services department tapped that fund to purchase a new Xerox DocuColor 252—without even trading in its older Xerox 1632 or Xerox 3535. By purchasing instead of leasing, notes Manager Jesse Singleton, the shop got a better

IT MAY sound like a popular television crime drama, but CSI, the in-plant facility serving Development Dimensions International (DDI), is writing its own script by leveraging the latest printing technologies, empowering its dedicated staff, and keeping focused on providing the best possible customer service. The evidence is clear that this in-plant has taken a page from its Pennsylvania-based corporate parent, a global human resources consulting company specializing in the design and implementation of selection systems to help companies hire better employees faster. DDI prides itself on identifying and developing exceptional leaders who will create a high-performance workforce. CSI takes that goal to heart.

IT WAS a particularly painful memory from Kim Knox’s early career: a former boss remarked that as the youngest and least-paid, Knox would be the one taking extra overtime. The comment drew laughs from more tenured employees, but not from Knox. “I will never forget how it made me feel, like I was worth less and could be worked harder just because I was paid less,” comments Knox. “That made a big impact on me and how I treat those that work for me.” Today, Knox, supervisor of Print and Mail Services for The Regence Group, in Portland, Ore., has

THIS WILL be the ink-jet Drupa. No, it will be the green Drupa. Or, maybe the print buyer Drupa. Actually, it will be big enough to be all three, and much more. In case you’re new to the business, Drupa is the largest trade show in the graphic arts industry. Held every four years in Düsseldorf, Germany, it will boast more than 1,800 exhibitors and cover more than 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space in nearly 20 halls when it kicks off on May 29. Putting a label on Drupa is one way to make it more digestible. Another is for

To give its brand a more contemporary, less formal look, Xerox has come up with a new logo. The Xerox name now appears in lowercase red letters and sits next to a sphere-shaped symbol sketched with lines that link to form an “X.” This represents Xerox’s connections to its customers, partners, industry and innovation. The new logo was reportedly designed to be more effectively animated for use in multi-media platforms. To create the logo, Xerox conducted extensive global research with employees, customers and partners. Xerox will now start changing the logo on products, facilities, vehicles and marketing materials in a transition that