Last month, OKI Data Americas invited IPG to its Mt. Laurel, N.J., facility for a sneak peek at several new color printers it was about to unveil for the graphic arts market. Long a supplier of LED technology to other graphic arts equipment vendors, OKI has made a name for itself in the office products environment. Now the company is moving into the production color printing environment too, directly challenging the existing suppliers of digital color printers.
Last month, OKI Data Americas invited IPG to its Mt. Laurel, N.J., facility for a sneak peek at several new color printers it was about to unveil for the graphic arts market. Long a supplier of LED technology to other graphic arts equipment vendors, OKI has made a name for itself in the office products environment. Now the company is moving into the production color printing environment too, directly challenging the existing suppliers of digital color printers.
IN THESE tumultuous economic times, organizations are looking for innovative ways to cut costs, maintain customer loyalty and increase business. Unfortunately, in their zeal to save money, some organizations overlook the true value of their in-plant and instead try to outsource this valuable resource. To stay in business, in-plants must transform themselves into profit tools. By offering new services—such as variable data printing (VDP) and personalized cross-media communications—your in-plant can increase its value and become an even more integral part of your organization’s core business.
At the awards ceremony this afternoon at the On Demand Conference & Expo, InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, announced the winners of the fourth annual On Demand Best of Show Awards program.
DIGITAL PRINTING technology had its strongest showing yet at Drupa 2008, the world’s largest graphic arts trade show. The two-week event, which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, last month, lived up to its billing as “The Ink-jet Drupa,” with “green printing” being the only challenger as a show theme, since virtually every exhibitor touched on it. About 391,000 visitors prowled the 19 halls of Drupa this year, (see sidebar about in-plants that attended), checking out the 1,971 exhibitors from 52 countries. Most of the attention, though, centered on the new digital printing devices, particularly those in the ink-jet category—though with prices ranging from $1
You probably don’t need to be convinced that it is important to offer your customers a way to do business with you using the Internet. After all, print e-commerce, commonly referred to as Web-to-print, has been on the scene for more than a decade. Although the dot-com bust of 2001 put mass adoption on hiatus until the past couple of years, today it is not only an accepted way to do business, but an expected one. Web-to-print solutions address, among other things, consumers’ desire for self-service options. Do people really want to serve themselves? Yes—and more so every year. According to the third annual
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
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
SINCE THE development and maturation of digital presses, the concept of variable data printing (VDP) has become a reality. With today’s digital presses and software options it is possible to customize virtually every element on a page for every sheet that comes off of a digital press. The level of sophistication that can be achieved with today’s hardware and software options is mind-boggling. The hot buzz term right now is “One-to-one Marketing.” Sending a personalized or customized message to an individual that has more relevance or meaning to them has proven to be a more effective way of marketing. Personalization can help break
NEW YORK—Jan. 28, 2008—The XMPie Users´ Group today announced it will hold its second annual XMPie Users’ Group Conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas beginning Feb. 6, 2008. The two-day event incorporates a comprehensive program of activities and open discussion forums encompassing both a technology-oriented curriculum and a marketing and business development track. Designed as an interactive forum, XMPie staff and XMPie users will discuss the latest Variable Data Printing and Cross Media technology, trends and best practices. The conference will be preceded by a choice of in-depth technical tutorials targeted at either design or programming activities. Adobe, EFI, HP, InfoTrends, Kodak,
