Electronic Publishing articles from October 2005

Electronic Publishing archives from October 2005

Busy week at Print '05: it's been a while since exhibitors have seen customers ready to make those discretionary purchases for their businesses.(EDITORIAL)
October 1, 2005... Four years after many of us in the industry got stranded in Chicago following the September 11 attacks, we once again gathered there for the quadrennial Print '05 show and conference. The unfortunate memories of the last Print show...

Re-Print '05.(WHAT'S NEW)
October 1, 2005... The year after a "DRUPA year" we in North America have Print. Print--or Print '05 as it is known this year--is positioned to be a parallel to DRUPA. However, I think Print '05 fell short of the mark. Even by North American standards the show...

Print '05 wrap-up.
October 1, 2005... With show organizer Graphic Arts Show Company reporting total attendance of roughly 60,000, Print '05 was definitely a smaller event than the past few print shows. And there's no word yet on how many of those 60,000 were true attendees versus...

Xante.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... Print '05 set the stage for Xante's (Mobile, AL) introduction of the new llumina Digital Color Press, a four-color output device capable of handing a wide range of stocks at high speed. With speeds of up to 2000 sheets per hour, the ability...

PrintSoft Americas.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... At Print '05, PrintSoft (Itasca, IL) launched DeskDirect, a software solution that enables users to create mail on the desktop that is electronically submitted to a service bureau or centralized production house for printing and mailing. ...

Apago Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Streamlining the creation of PDF documents by automating the most common tasks, such as correction, cropping, imposition, color management, and compression, is what PDF Enhancer 3.1 from Apago Inc. (Alpharetta, GA) is designed to do. This...

Esko-Graphics.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... While maintaining a presence in the commercial printing market with its Scope workflow products, Esko-Graphics (Vandalia, OH) reaffirmed its commitment to the packaging market with several new hardware products at Print '05. The Cyrel...

The Print Council.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... The Print Council (Greenwich, CT), a business development initiative dedicated to promoting the greater use of print media, had an all-star team of top executives from the printing and imaging industries' leading companies staff its information...

Screen.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... During a press conference at Print '05, Screen (Rolling Meadows, IL) introduced several new workflow and imaging products and technologies. Highlighting the announcements was the TruePress Jet520, a variable printing, full-color inkjet device...

Jetrion.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... During Print '05, Jetrion (Ann Arbor, MI) demonstrated its 3000 Series of UV inkjet printing systems, including the Jetrion 3025. According to Dr. Kenneth Stack, Jetrion's president, hybrid printing--a combination of traditional and inkjet...

Lucid Dream Software.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... Lucid Dream Software Inc. (Hoffman Estates, IL) previewed TaskForce, its end-to-end workflow integration solution, at Print '05. TaskForce encompasses the company's PDF Connect, for PDF creation and submission; I-Trap trapping software for...

The McMillan Foundation.
October 1, 2005... At Print '05, the Tom McMillan Foundation presented its 7th Annual Tom McMillan Award for Editorial Excellence to Bill Esler, editor in chief of Graphic Arts Monthly (GAM). The award is presented annually to the editor or writer who, according...

RIPit.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... Using Print '05 as a launch venue, RIPit (Citrus Heights, CA) unveiled its 4-up SpeedSetter VM4 CTP device for small and mid-sized printers. The platesetter is part of a complete, turnkey system, which also includes RIPit's OpenRIP Symphony...

Kodak Graphic Communications Group.(show insider)
October 1, 2005... The Kodak Graphic Communications Group (Rochester, NY), having an expansive exhibit booth during Print '05, launched a variety of new products for the graphic arts industry. Its latest solutions for print operations ranged in focus from...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... calendar OCTOBER Seybold New 31-11/3 New York Seybold, York 2005 www.seybold365.com/newyork NOVEMBER PIA/GATF 6-9 Scottsdale, AZ PIA/GATF, www.gain.net...

Inline with inkjet: recent advances in inkjet technology have improved speed and quality, resulting in the expansion of market opportunities.
October 1, 2005... In the graphic arts market in particular, industry events present opportunities for the free exchange of ideas and opinions, often flanked by occasional heated discussions that center largely on production techniques and technologies. The...

Workflow systems.
October 1, 2005... Workflow automation is beginning to take center stage at industry gatherings, including the recent Print '05 trade show. Those in the market for a production solution to manage an end-to-end digital printing workflow would do well to...

Transactional printing.(BEST-OF-BREED)
October 1, 2005... High-volume, high-speed transactional printing of bills, statements, invoices, and the like is difficult enough without adding color, graphics, and personalized marketing messages into the mix. But that's just what's happening these days as...

Customers order custom printing online, 24 hours a day: with web-to-print services, a 120-year-old commercial printer enables clients to order print jobs online anytime.(In the field)
October 1, 2005... If you're a large regional printer that's been around for 120 years, with business lines in packaging, commercial printing, and special events, how can you give your commercial customers an easier way to buy print at reasonable prices in a...

Tailored workflow revolutionizes operation: Super Color Digital customizes and perfects its digital workflow with new preflighting, digital asset management, and soft-proofing tools.(In the field)
October 1, 2005... In the past few years, business exploded for Super Color Digital, and the company needed to find a way to manage the growing number of jobs passing through prepress. The company's management team set out to design a new, highly automated,...

Screen (USA) continues a rich history of innovation.(COMPANY PROFILES: Advertisement)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2005... Screen (USA) enjoys one of the richest lineages in the graphic arts industry. The company was established in 1967 as the first overseas subsidiary of Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. With roots sunk deeply into the printing trade of the...

Producing live jobs at Print '05 eliminates wasted paper.(the digital paper PLATFORM)
October 1, 2005... Paper certainly had a big presence at the Print '05 trade show, as printing equipment of all sizes continuously churned out sheets and rolls of paper for days. But how many miles of paper did exhibitors use at Print '05? Oce alone continuously...

Suite satisfaction: Adobe upgrades its Creative Suite with producivity-enhancing features.
October 1, 2005... Adobe Systems generated a buzz with the release of its innovative product bundle geared specifically toward creative professionals: Creative Suite. It was a bold move, I recall thinking, and one that proved very successful; yet, it's difficult...

The Oath.(FRANK TALK)
October 1, 2005... This is a tale of religious nonconformity, the first known document printed in colonial America, forgery, and even murder. It is about what might be the most valuable piece of American printing ever--and no one has ever even seen it. In...