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[BKARTS] ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING INSIGHTS
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ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING INSIGHTS
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EP Insights is an innovative bimonthly e-newsletter from Electronic
Publishing magazine. In each issue you'll find the latest industry news and events. EP
Insights will keep you informed and up-to-date on the graphic arts industry.
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CONTENTS
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MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
---Xerox Seminars Feature Print Experts
---Quoin Announces Printing Electronics Report
WORKFLOW SOFTWARE
---Online Proofing Zone for Multiple Distributors
---Enfocus PitStop Server Offers PDF 1.5 Support
MARKET RESEARCH
---VDP Presents a Sales Opportunity
PRODUCT NEWS
---Creo Leaf And Hasselblad Join Forces
---Disc Makers Launch Web-based DVD Service
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
---Creo Acquires US Printing Plate Facility
EDITOR’S NOTE
---Hail and Farewell
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Edited by Jeff Bairstow (mailto:jbairstow@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Xerox Seminars Feature Print Experts
Xerox and more than 20 of its partners are back on the road with "Innovate
'04," a 10-city seminar series designed to help businesses learn how to develop
innovative communications programs and therefore reduce costs, generate new
revenue streams and boost customer loyalty. Last year's series reached about
2,800 printing and graphic arts professionals in 15 North American cities and 11
European countries
http://nep.omessage.com/lrd1_AAFQswAARe8B
Quoin Announces Printing Electronics Report
Quoin Communications has introduced the report, "Printing Electronics:
Applications of Nanotechnology & Microtechnology in Printing and the Graphic Arts"
by James E. Harvey, president of Media4theWorld, LLC. Harvey, who is
responsible for the creation of the TAGA MicroTech conference and online forum,
describes opportunities for printers and graphic arts technology providers in the
printing of displays and logic devices.
http://nep.omessage.com/lrd2_AAFQswAARe8B
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WORKFLOW SOFTWARE
Online Proofing Zone for Multiple Distributors
PROOF-it-ONLINE has added a new Manufacturer/Distributor Zone to their
browser based proofing and approval management solution at www.proofitonline.com.
The Manufacturer/Distributor Zone enables manufacturers who sell through a
distributor network to post online proofs for their distributors, who can then
automatically route the proofs on to their customers for final review and
approval. http://nep.omessage.com/lrd3_AAFQswAARe8B
Enfocus PitStop Server Offers PDF 1.5 Support
Enfocus Software has released PitStop Server 3.1, featuring full PDF 1.5
compatibility. With this release, the entire Enfocus product line is now PDF 1.5
compatible, allowing documents to be preflighted, automatically corrected, and
Certified in accordance with the latest PDF specifications for improved
processing through the complete workflow http://nep.omessage.com/lrd4_AAFQswAARe8B
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MARKET RESEARCH
VDP Presents a Sales Opportunity
Given a pile of children's building blocks, some will build houses and some
will build castles. According to a report by TrendWatch Graphic Arts, the
development and acceptance of variable data printing or VDP has been similar. For a
select, yet significant sub-segment of commercial printers and trade service
firms, VDP has been a solid source of revenue generation and market
differentiation. http://nep.omessage.com/lrd5_AAFQswAARe8B
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PRODUCT NEWS
Creo Leaf And Hasselblad Join Forces
Creo and Hasselblad have combined the Hasselblad H1 camera and the Leaf Valeo
22 digital camera back, a fast integrated medium-format digital system.
Together, Hasselblad and Leaf continue to demonstrate image excellence, system
reliability, and flexibility. Made for professionals, the Hasselblad H1 Leaf Valeo
22 system is robust, fast and accurate.
http://nep.omessage.com/lrd6_AAFQswAARe8B
Disc Makers Launch Web-based DVD Service
Disc Makers, an independent media manufacturer, can now make DVD duplication
available online through its interactive DVD Self Service Web site. With this
service, Disc Makers now gives DVD customers, including filmmakers and
studios, the opportunity to create their own DVD and place short-run duplication
orders online from the convenience of their home or studio with turn around times
as fast as two business days. http://nep.omessage.com/lrd7_AAFQswAARe8B
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Creo Acquires US Printing Plate Facility
Creo has acquired a printing plate manufacturing facility in Middleway, WV
from Spectratech International. Creo acquired the assets of Spectratech for
approximately 13.3 million and working capital for approximately $6.0 million. The
assets include Spectratech's current plate business, land, manufacturing
equipment, factory and storage facilities while working capital consists of
inventory and accounts receivable. http://nep.omessage.com/lrd8_AAFQswAARe8B
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Ave Atque Vale
This is my final newsletter for Electronic Publishing. To all my sources and
my readers I offer my thanks—it’s been fun covering the world of Electronic
Publishing. BTW, if any of you are interested in renting my apartment in
Florence (Italy) for a vacation, send a note to mailto:jnbairstow@xxxxxxxxxxx
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