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drupa Conference 2008 News

Dereli Graphics Finalizes Orders for 21 KODAK CTP Devices at drupa

Second West African Order for KODAK CTP Solution at drupa 2008 by Newspaper Publisher Media Trust Ltd.

UK’s Printhaus Orders KODAK MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter at drupa

MPG Impressions Places drupa Order for KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter

First UK Sale of New KODAK GENERATION NEWS System is made at drupa 2008

Kodak Sells its First CTP System in West Africa to Newspaper Publisher in Ghana

Stieberdruck GmbH orders KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter and Multi Cassette Unit at drupa 2008

HP Launches SmartStream Director Web-to-fulfillment Solution for HP Indigo, Powered by Press-sense

Océ writes the book on digital printing with "Roll Over Gutenberg"

Salmat BusinessForce Helps ING Australia Develop Successful Integrated Marketing Program with KODAK VERSAMARK VX5000 Printing System

New KODAK Proofing Software Enhances Performance for Package Printing Market

Pitney Bowes Integrated Saddle Stitcher

Kodak Meets the Proofing Needs of the Packaging Market with New KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging System Features

New Océ PRISMAcolorworks System Manages Complex Workflow for Digital Color Printing

Kodak’s Graphic Community Builds Business in Web 2.0 World

KODAK STACCATO CX Screening Enables Users to Configure Screen Settings for Diverse Printing Needs and Environments

New Models Expand Range of Breakthrough Océ JetStream Color Inkjet Family

KODAK INSITE Campaign Manager Helps Print Service Providers Offer Integrated Marketing Campaigns

Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group Announces New Workflow Partnership Program Members at drupa 2008

HP Announces New Digital Printing Technologies at drupa 2008

Kodak Showcases Integrated Solutions for Customer Growth at drupa

Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group Introduces Localized Information Kit to Help Printers in the U.K. and DACH Regions Achieve a More Sustainable Print Business

New Workflow Solutions Tailored to Digital Print Environments among Highlights of KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System, Version 5.0

Kodak Spotlights Stream Inkjet Technology and Other Inkjet Platforms for Production Printers to Grow Roll Fed Volumes

InfoPrint Enhances Suite of TransPromo Solutions with SAS Customer Intelligence Offering

KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System Raises Quality to a New Level for Flexo Print Providers in the Packaging Market

Kodak Enhances KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Color Presses and KODAK DIGIMASTER Digital Production Systems to Increase Speeds and Help Customers Capture More Business

KODAK COLORFLOW Software Introduces Color Relationship Management to Redefine How Users Work with Color

InfoPrint Solutions Company Unveils drupa 2008 Line Up

Analysis by SpencerLab Verifies Offset Class Potential of the Stream Concept Press from Kodak

Océ Flexibility, Quality and Innovation Open Many Opportunities for drupa Attendees

New KODAK Photo and Fine Art Media Ready for High Value Works

Fry Communications Ramps Up Plate Production with New KODAK MAGNUS 800Z Quantum Platesetter

DocBridge Pilot Highlighted at drupa

Pitney Bowes Emtex Introduces Production Intelligence™ Architecture to Link and Print at drupa

Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group Offers New Workflow Solutions Integrated with CREO Color Servers

GMC PrintNet Software Broadens Spectrum of Personalized Communications Solutions at drupa

XDU University Program Heads to drupa

Elixir Technologies Presents Transpromo Solutions at drupaWORLD 2008

Pitney Bowes Emtex Unveils New MIS Solutions for the Transactional Workflow at drupa

Kodak to Show Stream Concept Printhead at drupa

Kodak Expands V-Series Inkjet Portfolio at drupa 2008 to Serve Mid Volume Data Centers

GMC Software Technology to Exhibit New Personalization Tools at drupa

Kodak Displays Print's Flexible Future at drupa 2008

InfoPrint Solutions Company Unveils drupa 2008 Line Up

Kodak's Print On Demand Solutions Group Presents Nuevo Technology for the CREO Color Servers Product Line at drupa 2008-10 Times Enhanced Performance

Kodak's Print On Demand Solutions Group Delivers New Portfolio of Workflow Solutions for Digital Production Printing at drupa 2008

Leading UK Commercial Printer, PCP, Going Live with First Fully Integrated EFI Management Information System in Europe

Advanced Image Direct Buys Six Buhrs BB700 Inserters at drupa

Estimator surpasses all latest drupa print technologies from EPN

Xerox Turns a Deeper Shade of Green at drupa

Stralfors Buys Four Xerox Continuous Feed Systems

Estimator Corp. and Virtual Systems Announce Integration of Key Products

Pageflex Expands Presence in European Markets

Solimar Drives Transpromo on New Xerox CF Devices at drupa

EFI’s Jetrion 4000 Wins Industrial Printing Solution of the Year in EDP Awards 2008

Estimator Corp. and Virtual Systems Announce Integration of Key Products

Xerox Advances The New Business of Printing®: Captures More Pages and Delivers Broadest Array of Technologies to Build Digital Demand

Xeikon Launches Xeikon 8000 at drupa 2008: The Fastest Digital Color Press for High-Volume, Top- Quality Printing

Xeikon Unveils the Fastest High-Resolution Digital Five Color Label Press

Xerox Unveils Revolutionary Cured Gel Ink for Next-Generation Commercial Printing Systems

Objectif Lune Confirms Personalized Communication Leadership with Best-of-Breed Solutions at drupa

Xeikon 6000 and Xeikon 5000plus Get Print Quality Boost

Productivity of New Xerox Digital Color Press Gives Mid-Production Market a Turbo Boost

Production Capabilities at a Lower Price; Xerox’s New Press Opens Door to Affordable Digital Printing and Profitable Color Print Applications

GWS signs contract with El País for the supply of a 32-page heatset press

HIFLEX Leads with Powerful Connectivity Solutions at drupa 2008

Lasermax Roll Systems on Newest Digital Color Printers at drupa 2008

Standard Hunkeler Unwinds New Paper Handling Solutions at drupa

CIP4 and Messe Düsseldorf Announce “Free” Two-Week Print Automation Conference at drupa 2008

Standard Horizon Features Intelligent Post Press Automation at drupa

PGM Graphics Solutions - Pre-drupa Press Release

Lasermax Roll Systems Announces New High-Speed Stack System at drupa 2008

Lasermax Roll Systems Announces In-Line Punching / Perforating System

drupa 2008 to Feature "drupacube" for Print Buyers

EFI Leadership in Digital Printing Innovation Takes Center Stage at drupa 2008

drupa 2008 Service Portal

drupa 2008 - Compass Sessions - Navigational Aid for Print and Media Entrepreneurs

drupa 2008 Exhibitor Registration

drupa 2008 Ancillary Program Announced

Six Degrees of Separation

Dereli Graphics Finalizes Orders for 21 KODAK CTP Devices at drupa

Highlights clear trend towards digital technology in rapidly growing Turkish market

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 11 — In a move that highlights how important digital technology has become in the Turkish market, Dereli Graphics, Kodak’s Istanbul-based distributor finalized orders for 21 CTP devices at drupa 2008.

Dereli Graphics is a long established company, serving not only commercial printers but also packaging and digital printers in Turkey, and has been working together with Kodak for just one year.

“The breadth of the Kodak digital portfolio and the quality, reliability and consistency across the range that these devices bring to the market, has shown our Turkish customers the advantages of moving to digital,” comments Mr Ahmet Dereli, owner of Dereli Graphics. “We believe that this is just the beginning, and that many other Turkish printers will follow suit after the sale of this number of devices during the drupa exhibition.”

The twenty-one CTP devices that have been sold are a mixture of the KODAK MAGNUS 400 Platesetters; KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetters; a KODAK MAGNUS VLF Platesetter; KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS Thermal Platesetters, and a KODAK THERMOFLEX Wide Platesetter featuring the sleeve option.

The KODAK MAGNUS 400 Platesetter is a productive 4-page CTP device using Kodak’s Thermal Imaging Technology, delivering high throughput, efficient plate handling, and ease of use for commercial printers. It images 16 or 21 plates/hr. with optional advanced automation.

The MAGNUS 800 Platesetter is a B1 device which provides high-quality imaging using KODAK technology and produces up to 40 plates per hour. New engineering and software deliver greater performance and reduced downtime. The modular design allows for advanced automation with an autoloader with a single-cassette unit holding 100 plates or a multi-cassette unit that can hold up to 500 plates. A semi-automatic device is also available, featuring ContinuousLoad that allows for continuous platemaking.

The KODAK MAGNUS VLF QUANTUM Platesetter produces quality imaging with repeatability, reliability, improved functionality, and increased speed for large commercial and packaging printers. It is one of the fastest fully-automated VLF Platesetters on the market, capable of imaging 27 80-inch plates an hour. Featuring premium KODAK SQUARESPOT Thermal Imaging Technology with 10,000 dpi optical resolution, the VLF CTP device delivers the sharpness and consistency to enable high-linescreen or FM screening.

The KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS Thermal CTP Device comes in five speeds, ranging from 60 to more than 240 plates per hour to suit newspaper printing facilities of all sizes. It delivers fast, reliable imaging with a standard file format interface for newspaper production systems. It is available with semi-automatic or fully automated plate loading and unloading. The machine-to-machine accuracy of KODAK SQUARESPOT Thermal Imaging Heads, combined with the binary nature of thermal imaging, achieves consistent and repeatable halftone dot structures.

The KODAK THERMOFLEX Platesetters are available in Narrow, Mid, and Wide formats, and give printers and converters outstanding imaging quality and process control. All devices feature industry leading imaging systems, including KODAK HYPERFLEX Ready Imaging Technology for flexo, to deliver high impact, repeatable print results. In sleeve mode, the THERMOFLEX Wide Platesetter supports both seamless photopolymer sleeves as well as digital plate-on-sleeve imaging applications. The unique quick-change feature enables a single operator to switch the THERMOFLEX Device from sheet mode to sleeve mode in a matter of minutes, without the need for any auxiliary equipment.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak’s image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak, Magnus, Trendsetter News, Thermoflex and Squarespot are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

Second West African Order for KODAK CTP Solution at drupa 2008 by Newspaper Publisher Media Trust Ltd.

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 11—Media Trust Limited in Abuja, northern Nigeria, placed an order for a complete prepress solution consisting of a KODAK TRENDSETTER 400 III QUANTUM Platesetter, the recently introduced KODAK ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate, KODAK PRINERGY EVO News Software and KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System at drupa 2008.

Following shortly after the first ever sale into West Africa of a KODAK computer to plate (CTP) system, this second order was also administered through FC Exports, sales agent for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group in West Africa.

Media Trust Ltd. has over 300 employees and publishes the national newspaper, The Daily Trust, in northern Nigeria. The company also operates a commercial printing business.

“We chose the KODAK CTP system because we are very impressed with its speed, consistency and repeatability. In combination with the ELECTRA XD Plate it provides a very high quality output,” comments Mr Isiaq Ajibola, Managing Director of Media Trust Ltd. “We are looking forward to expanding our business and offering a much higher quality product to our readers. The new system will also allow us to work with PDFs and therefore eliminate errors.”

The TRENDSETTER 400 III Platesetter offers a throughput of 40 plates per hour and provides reliable, cost effective functionality with the flexibility to meet production and business needs both now and in the future.

Launched at drupa 2008, the ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate is a non ablative, no preheat, positive working digital plate. The ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate exhibits impressive prepress and on press stability for excellent resolution, run length, and color control throughout the full press run. With typically triple the unbaked run length of the KODAK ELECTRA HR Plates, the highly durable ELECTRA XD Plate also helps printers reduce overall plate consumption and energy usage while maintaining consistency, stability, and print quality.

KODAK PRINERGY EVO Software is an entry level PDF workflow system for controlling prepress, plate and film production and digital print output. Based on proven PRINERGY PDF Software and JDF, PRINERGY EVO Software is a powerful system featuring advanced normalizing, color management, trapping and screening options. PRINERGY EVO Software delivers the features and functionality needed to increase efficiency and help reduce the cost of production. It features flexible, customizable configurations to support commercial, publishing, newspaper, and packaging solutions.

The MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System supports EPSON Printers and includes KODAK Proofing Software and KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Media to meet industry specifications including GRACoL, FOGRA and SWOP.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com/, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak's image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak, Trendsetter, Electra, Quantum, Matchprint and Prinergy Evo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

UK’s Printhaus Orders KODAK MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter at drupa

Printhaus takes workflow to the next level with latest versions of the KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System and KODAK INSITE Portal Products

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 7— Printhaus, a leading U.K. commercial printer, ordered a new KODAK MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter at drupa 2008. The Northampton business that delivers everything from creative concepts to direct mail and fulfillment, also signed on to upgrade to KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System Version 4.0 with connections to KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal System to improve web communication and collaboration with customers.

“Printhaus promises our customers that we’ll stay ahead of the technology curve. These investments will further improve our productivity and help us meet even tighter turn around times,” said Kelly Harris, Managing Director, Printhaus. “The new PRINERGY System with connectivity to INSITE Software will keep us keep moving with our customers’ requirements to do more business over the Internet. We’ll be able to link with our existing MIS system, so we expect to automate many processes.”

The KODAK MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter employs a new, advanced thermal head that generates double the laser power of earlier MAGNUS Platesetters. The new thermal head not only increases the speed of plate production, but also provides broader imaging latitude and higher stability in case of plate sensitivity variations. KODAK Platesetters utilize KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology to minimize the impact of routine prepress variations, and deliver stable and reliable plates that stay within tight print manufacturing tolerances.

The KODAK MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter has an output capacity of up to 60 eight up plates per hour and uses KODAK STACCATO Screening for high quality color reproduction. Printhaus will also be deploying the KODAK Multi-Cassette Unit, which can hold up to 500 plates at a time. The company is looking forward to improved productivity, automation and imaging performance from this new installation.

For Printhaus, which is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2009, the MAGNUS 800 QUANTUM Platesetter and PRINERGY software purchases are the next step in a long partnership with Kodak. Printhaus was the site of the first U.K. commercial installation of the PRINERGY System in 2000 and has been making plates on KODAK Platesetters for years.

“We’ve got a long history with Kodak, so we’re looking forward to the reliability and consistency of Kodak service that we know comes with these investments,” Harris said.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak’s image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak, Magnus, Quantum, Insite, Staccato, Squarespot and Prinergy are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

MPG Impressions Places drupa Order for KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 6 — UK sheet-fed printer MPG Impressions has signed an order at drupa for a new KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter along with an upgrade to its current KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal System and KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System, which will enable an extremely high level of workflow automation to be implemented at the Chessington site.

“We’ve had tremendous reliability from our existing KODAK Platesetter, which has output more than 350,000 plates during the last six years,” says managing director Mark Croucher. “We’ve also had first class service from Kodak, so it was the obvious choice for this latest investment. The KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System is already at the heart of MPG Impressions, and is regarded by many in the industry as the most reliable internal file format on the market. It drives not only our CTP facilities but our EPSON inkjet proofing equipment as well as our presses.

“With PRINERGY Workflow System Version 4.0, including Kodak’s digital connectivity software, we will be able to implement an even higher level of efficiency, while Kodak’s intelligent Rules Based Automation feature will allow us to easily achieve effective automation at every level. This will include sending work to the digital presses with greater efficiency and integrating the job details held on our OPTIMUS MIS to create a more effective overall prepress workflow. We already operate a KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System and with our prepress, digital proofing, litho and digital printing facilities all accurately color calibrated, we are able to provide a very versatile print service to the benefit of customers.”

MPG Impressions is one of the largest independent litho and digital sheetfed printers in the UK. During the last two years it has been significantly expanding its customer base, which now includes corporate, commercial and design agency clients as well as directory, fine art and publications work. The company, which has gained ISO14001, FSC and PEFC accreditation, operates a comprehensive selection of multi-color B1 HEIDELBERG presses, including eight and ten-unit models.

“We operate in a sector where quality, productivity and reliability are taken as given and areas such as the environment and sustainability are major issues amongst today’s print buyers,” says Mark Croucher. “This is why technologies such as Kodak’s SQUARESPOT Thermal Imaging is so important, because it provides a level of consistent quality that reduces wastage during press makeready and ensures stability during the print run.”

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings. For more information about Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak’s image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak, Insite, Prinergy, Matchprint, Magnus and Squarespot are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

First UK Sale of New KODAK GENERATION NEWS System is made at drupa 2008

UK’s Archant Print selects two thermal digital platestters to increase speed and throughput, and attain ability to print FM Screening using Staccato

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 5 — Kodak has announced the first UK customer for its new GENERATION NEWS System – Kodak’s new thermal computer to plate (CTP) solution. Norwich based media company Archant, the UK's largest independently-owned regional media business, placed the order for two Z Speed variants on Kodak’s booth at drupa - the world’s largest printing exhibition. The investment also comprises the powerful open standards workflow management system, KODAK NEWSMANAGER and KODAK PRINERGY EVO Software, a powerful PDF workflow management tool for high performance newspaper prepress, which enables a flexible, automated workflow from edition plan to plate production.

Archant, which already uses KODAK NEWSETTER Systems and KODAK THERMALNEWS GOLD Digital Plates, made the investment in the advanced GENERATION NEWS Systems in order to increase capacity and maximize throughput of its newly expanded facility.

Archant Print’s Managing Director Nick Schiller says, “Recent expansion of our print operation required increased capacity and redundancy, so we took the decision to strengthen our existing technology with Kodak’s new GENERATION NEWS Systems.”

The GENERATION NEWS Platesetter has multiple plate cassettes, enabling fast plate loading and unloading of multiple plate sizes. The system can load up to 1600 broadsheet plates or 800 panorama plates while running continuously with no operator intervention. Integrated plate size selection, slip sheet removal, and three point registration are all automated to eliminate errors.

“Archant was the first company in the UK to install Kodak’s NEWSETTER System and we are pleased to once again be the first to purchase Kodak’s next generation of thermal platesetter”, continues Schiller. “We have always been extremely impressed with thermal technology and this latest investment in Kodak’s breakthrough GENERATION NEWS System is set to further strengthen our capabilities as each platesetter will enable us to image 268 broadsheet plates per hour at 391mm width and at 1270 dpi.

“As a high-performance newspaper printer, it is also vital that our entire workflow is managed efficiently. The impressive attributes of KODAK NEWSMANAGER Software will afford us further new productivity enhancing benefits by automating and managing the production of plates, thereby delivering greater versatility and freeing up resources”, he adds.

The GENERATION NEWS Platesetter also features Kodak’s unique Squarespot Thermal Imaging Technology, which has been adopted from the commercial environment and provides consistent dot accuracy and tonal stability. This enables Archant to achieve up to 200 lpi and implement KODAK STACCATO Screening Technology.

This is set to deliver further benefits to Archant’s print operations by enabling higher screen rules; sharper linework; excellent reverse type and legibility. The Thermal technology minimizes early dot wear on the plate and eliminates variation found in visible light and UV systems.

“Now that ‘semi-commercial’ printing has become an unstoppable trend in future newspaper press investments, this type of solution will become invaluable”, says Jack Knadjian, Vice President Publishing Market Segment, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. “The GENERATION NEWS System will provide our customers with the quality and stability they require, without having to sacrifice the productivity and plate automation that are demanded for newspaper deadlines. As such, it offers a ‘no compromise solution’ that combines the best attributes of both visible light and thermal systems.”

The KODAK GENERATION NEWS Systems will be installed at Archant’s Norwich printing facility, which together with its Ipswich site, prints the majority of the group's newspaper titles and offers a contract print service. As a whole, the Archant Group employs 2600 people throughout England and has an annual turnover of £194 million.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak’s image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak, Squarespot, Staccato, NewsManager, Prinergy Evo, Newsetter, Thermalnews Gold and Generation News are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

Kodak Sells its First CTP System in West Africa to Newspaper Publisher in Ghana

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 5—Graphic Communications Group in Accra, Ghana, placed an order for a KODAK TRENDSETTER 800 III Platesetter, the recently introduced KODAK ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate, KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow System, and KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System.

The sale of the prepress bundle closed at drupa marks the first computer to plate (CTP) installation in West Africa for Kodak. The sale was administered through FC Exports, sales agent for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group in West Africa.

Graphic Communications Group publishes the national newspaper, Daily Graphic. The company also has expanded into commercial and package printing.

“We based our purchase decision on the speed, quality and consistency offered by the CTP system from Kodak,” said John Tagoe, Procurement Manager, Graphic Communications Group. “With these new solutions from Kodak, we expect to grow our business in each of the three market segments that we serve.”

The TRENDSETTER 800 III Platesetter offers a throughput of 40 plates per hour and provides reliable, cost effective functionality with the flexibility to meet production and business needs both now and in the future.

Launched at drupa 2008, the ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate is a non ablative, no preheat, positive working digital plate. The ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate exhibits impressive prepress and on press stability for excellent resolution, run length, and color control throughout the full press run. With typically triple the unbaked run length of the KODAK ELECTRA HR Plates, the highly durable ELECTRA XD Plate also helps printers reduce overall plate consumption and energy usage while maintaining consistency, stability, and print quality.

The PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow System is a packaging specific version of the popular PRINERGY EVO Workflow System for printers and converters looking to add an economical PDF based workflow system to their shop.

The MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System supports EPSON Printers and includes KODAK Proofing Software and KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Media to meet industry specifications including GRACoL, FOGRA and SWOP. Graphic Communications Group utilizes the MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System with its EPSON STYLUS Pro 9880 Printer.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com/, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak's image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages. (Kodak, Trendsetter, Electra, Prinergy Powerpack, and Matchprint are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

Stieberdruck GmbH orders KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter and Multi Cassette Unit at drupa 2008

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY, June 5—Stieberdruck GmbH, a commercial printer based in Lauda Königshofen, Germany, placed an order for a KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter with multi cassette unit at drupa 2008.

The family company, which was set up by General Manager Herbert Bier and has expanded to approximately 120 employees, was looking to increase productivity and efficiency to support business growth. The KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter, combined with the multi cassette unit that can hold up to 500 plates at a time, provides high levels of throughput, automation and image quality to meet this need.

“We already have a number of KODAK Products and have been very impressed with the levels of service we receive. We are very much looking forward to the addition of the KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter and the new opportunities it will give us,” says General Manager Herbert Bier.

The MAGNUS 800 Platesetter delivers throughput of up to 40 plates per hour and supports upgrades to even higher speeds in the future. It offers a full range from semi to full automation and is easily upgradeable in the field as production needs increase. The platesetter supports KODAK Unified Workflow Solutions and KODAK Thermal Plates, delivering a complete, top of the line computer to plate prepress solution.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives. To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, PluggedIn.kodak.com, and GrowYourBiz.kodak.com.

Editor’s Note: Kodak corporate news releases are now offered via RSS feeds. To subscribe, visit www.kodak.com/go/RSS and look for the RSS symbol. In addition, Kodak podcasts are viewable at www.kodak.com/go/podcasts. Our podcasts may be downloaded for viewing on iTunes, Quicktime, or other PC-based media players. Users may also subscribe to Kodak podcasts via the iTunes application if already installed on your computer. From the iTunes store, type “Kodak podcast” in the search field to view all of our podcast offerings.

For more information about Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak’s image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak and Magnus are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

DocBridge Pilot Highlighted at drupa

Compart will be a sponsor of the drupa Innovation Parc with a booth in the Document Management section (Stand 7.01/Hall 7) from the 29th of May until the 11th of June in Düsseldorf Germany. DocBridge Pilot will be highlighted, Compart’s flagship solution for postal and production optimization with multi-channel delivery capabilities.

Compart’s presence at this event marks the intersection of two key trends: First, drupa has recognized the growing importance of software in the processing of digital printing by dedicating a larger area than the 2004 drupa. As a result, the entire drupa Innovation Parc has been moved to the central exhibition hall (Hall 7). And secondly, Compart has recognized and leveraged this trend over the years by shifting its focus towards output management. DocBridge Pilot enables both the print service providers and print centers new planning and organizational control in their day to day production. No matter the run size, DocBridge Pilot can recognize print files and formatted output on a document level, then optimize, convert, process and post the output, securing a leadership position in the output management field.

As part of the output management focus, Compart is also represented at the PDF/A Competence Center and the AFP Consortium stands. The enables visitors to see the different ways Compart can enable efficient archival, enterprise output and full color workflow support throughout the Document Management Parc.

Pitney Bowes’ Emtex® Software Introduces Production Intelligence™ Architecture to Link Print and Mail for a More Efficient Mailstream Workflow

Integrated end-to-end solutions capture intelligence at every touch point, transforming business intelligence into real value

Kings Langley, UK, 20 May 2008 — Pitney Bowes Emtex Software, the leading provider of Output Management (OM) and Automated Document Factory (ADF) solutions, announces the new Production Intelligence architecture. Production Intelligence provides a new strategic architecture to integrate print and mail workflow to improve document production control, integrity and efficiency. It automatically gathers real-time data about every aspect of a print and mail operation and connects islands of information, enabling operations to schedule, control, track and manage jobs, resources, devices and operators. Print and mail operations can now use a single dashboard to control, manage and track production workflow and measure performance and enforce benchmarks for productivity, service level commitments and compliance requirements.

Until recently, even the most forward thinking print and mail operations attempted to tackle document production improvement initiatives as two separate departments, focused on collecting critical print and mail data to derive key performance indicators to maximize performance. However, most are often stopped short due to manually intensive data collection processes, lack of data consistency, and the need for internal IT assistance.

The Production Intelligence architecture is designed to expedite and facilitate efficiency and integrity across the production print and mail environment and to the enterprise for an optimized mailstream so business users can spend less time looking for information. The new platform integrates production print and mail environments by unifying diverse production control systems so every mail piece can be identified, tracked, routed across its lifecycle, from printing and inserting to reprinting, tracking and delivery. As a result, the collection, monitoring and tracking across both environments provides key stakeholders with critical job workload planning and modeling tools, job and resource forecasting and scheduling, SLA management, and end–to-end job and mail-piece tracking.

“As customer communications become more challenging, and as production processes get more complex, the Production Intelligence architecture unifies and automates business-critical processes and helps companies capture the business intelligence to accelerate performance and profits. Facilities can fine tune their workflow to unlock productivity and create a super-efficient mail stream,” said Pete D’Amato, Vice President of Global Marketing and Product Management

With the new architecture in place, operations can centralize scheduling, tracking and management of jobs, resources, devices and operators. A single dashboard provides a unified view of the full print and mail operation. The result is a simplified way to detect inefficiencies and errors. Operations can improve productivity, eliminate waste, achieve better resource utilization, grow capacity, increase profitability and reduce costs.

The new Production Intelligence architecture is available today.

About Emtex Software
Emtex Software is a business unit of Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technology (DMT) and an industry leader in providing the most comprehensive suite of Production Intelligence™ mailstream solutions to link print and mail workflow. Enabling organizations to deliver high integrity customer communications through an optimized mailstream that includes centralized job and print management, any-to-any transformation, real-time document re-engineering, automation of data collection and reporting, empowering organizations to schedule, route, transform, track and analyze production workflow. . Emtex solutions are used at more than 800 productions sites worldwide, across vertical industry.. For more information, visit http://www.emtex.com/.

Emtex is a registered trademark and Production Intelligence is a trademark of Emtex Limited.

Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group Offers New Workflow Solutions Integrated with CREO Color Servers

New workflow solutions to be shown at Kodak Stand D01, Hall 5 at drupa 2008

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 16—Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group announces a new set of workflow solutions for digital production printing to its OEM channels at drupa 2008.

“Our OEM customers, resellers, and print providers will benefit from best in class workflow products and solutions, based on open standards, backed by Kodak’s technology and integrated with our CREO Color Servers,” said Chris O’Connor, Director Global Accounts & Business Development, CREO Branded Products.

“OEM partners can grow their business and profitability by enlarging their solution portfolio and providing full end to end workflow solutions,” O’Connor said. “Value added resellers in the industry will also see opportunities to offer these solutions to their customers by entering a business alliance with the Print On-Demand Solutions Group.”

At Kodak’s Stand D01, Hall 5, the new workflow products will be demonstrated as a simulation of a real print provider site. The print provider has complete visibility and control over for both static and variable data print jobs across the entire production cycle, including prepress and web-to-print solutions.

The demonstration shows tight integration between the various solution products within the workflow portfolio, as well as between these products and the family of CREO Color Servers, which provides effective gateway to a wide range of digital presses.

“Our strategy is based on open JDF standards. It is geared to develop automation between all elements of the print process; connect in a modular way an array of leading applications that are offered by the Print On-Demand Solutions Group or by other industry vendors,” O’Connor said.

About Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group
Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group develops and supports high-performance CREO Color Servers and key workflow solutions for a range of digital production printers and presses. It also develops advanced on-demand applications to enable the creation of personalized direct mail, targeted catalogs and other powerful one-to-one marketing communications tools.

The group currently supplies CREO Color Servers to such industry leaders as Hewlett-Packard, IKON, Konica Minolta, and Xerox Corporation.

This independent unit of Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group will continue to help its customers leverage their investment in digital printing.

For more information about CREO Color Servers, visit www.creoservers.com

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, and 1000nerds.kodak.com.

For more information about Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak's image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak and Creo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

GMC PrintNet Software Broadens Spectrum of Personalized Communications Solutions at drupa

GMC to preview transpromo communications, online storefronts, web-based workflow, advanced color support at drupa

May 20, 2008 – Düsseldorf, Germany and Appenzell, Switzerland – GMC Software Technology, the standard in personalized communication, will give drupa attendees a special preview of the latest direction of personalized communications using GMC PrintNet™ software. In addition to personalization tools for transactional, transpromo, direct mail and customer correspondence, and multi-media marketing campaigns, new GMC PortalBuilder and GMC Open Document Publisher (ODP) software will be previewed in the GMC stand, 08B/C23.

Technology Previews
GMC PortalBuilder software is an extension of the award-winning GMC PrintNet Designer platform. It helps businesses and their service providers create complete web-based marketing centers for timesaving, web-enabled workflow automation for variable data documents and integrated, personalized multi-channel campaigns. A desktop wizard accelerates implementation and document development, and existing marketing assets can be used to build a user-centric web front end. Deployment of web-based workflow will be simplified because no coding is required. An administrative back-end will manage production, ordering, scheduling and multi-channel distribution. The modular, standards-based storefront core will link to third-party accounting systems, delivery tracking tools, and on-line payment processors.

Full-featured GMC Open Document Publisher (ODP) helps users collect, sort, merge and dispatch variable data documents according to business rules. Using the standards-based workflow automation, users will achieve cost reductions, process optimization and operational efficiency for all their document applications. ODP will operate at page and document levels and offer document collection, consolidation and householding, enclosure handling, insert de-duping, transparent reprinting, and media requirements estimating. Incoming jobs can be split to balance print loads and production resources. The best enveloping combinations are selected automatically based on client-defined rules and physical page characteristics.

Single Platform for Multiple Applications
Other GMC demonstrations at drupa highlight award-winning PrintNet software’s ease of use, support of open standards, web tools and integration, advanced job flow, and customization and personalization capabilities. Graphics arts and communications professionals can see first-hand how PrintNet accelerates application development, improves communication effectiveness, and maximizes productivity. Live demonstrations will show visitors how PrintNet enhances some of the market’s most popular personalized communications applications:

• Bills and statements with embedded marketing messages
• Promotional marketing flyers and postcards
• Interactive, web-based communications
• Transpromo workflow using color IPDS print streams

GMC will also demonstrate how award-winning PrintNet software brings real value to transpromo applications without requiring advanced programming skills or lengthy development. With extensive platform and protocol support, PrintNet works with existing infrastructure and delivery channels to simplify and accelerate the implementation of transpromo communications. Visitors will see how the PrintNet platform can create and personalize all their variable documents, then coordinate and route the composed files for production and output.

GMC Integrated Marketing System
drupa attendees can learn more about the broad range of GMC software capabilities required for a complete, Integrated Marketing System. Within the GMC Data & Design Center, attendees can see how PrintNet Designer provides high impact, personalized communications for transactional, promotional, transpromo and on-demand applications, while Web-based PrintNet Interactive creates personalized documents online using templates. Demonstrations will include variable data document design and layout, graphical workflow, advanced color management, content collaboration, approval and proofing, version control, and message management.

The GMC Production Center demonstrates the many ways PrintNet optimizes document workflow. PrintNet PA provides a central point for output management, and zero-defect output for high-volume, multi-platform production and delivery environments. Automated document processing follows predetermined business rules for faster workflow without errors. PrintNet Transform helps users convert, repurpose and drive more value from legacy applications and print streams without reprogramming.

In the GMC Web Center, visitors will see the latest online approaches to personalized communications. PrintNet Connect is a web services solution for automating customer communications through integration of web-based workflow. Another innovative offering, WebProof software, is a web-based document approval and proofing system.

Award-Winning Software
The GMC PrintNet platform continues to accumulate honors and recognition. In March 2008, Xplor International voted GMC PrintNet the software Technology Application of the Year. Additionally, in April 2008, the European Digital Press Association (EDP) awarded GMC Best Special Application Software of the Year for WebProof and PrintNet Connect software. In 2007, EDP named PrintNet Best Product of the Year in the variable data software category.

GMC Software Technology
GMC Software Technology helps businesses implement high impact, personalized communications programs that increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, drive new customer acquisition, improve productivity and cut costs. Its award-winning PrintNet software is an easy to implement, end-to-end solution that provides full data integration and processing, design and composition, collaboration and approval, distributed output management and process automation for highly targeted print and electronic communications. GMC offers exceptionally reliable technologies and services based on worldwide ISO 9001:2000 certification and CMMI development methodology. It serves thousands of users worldwide, many customers are producing in excess of 100 million personalized documents per month — including direct mail, statements, bills, policies, catalogs, correspondence and transpromo materials. http://www.gmc.net/.

GMC Software Technology is a registered trademark and the GMC logo and PrintNet are trademarks of GMC Software AG.

XDU University Program Heads to drupa

Xplor International European Community to Host Educational Event at drupa

Lutz, FL—May 20, 2008– Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced that it’s European Affiliates will host a half day program at drupa, Dusseldorf, Germany on the June 3rd 2008 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the South Convention Center Dusseldorf, room 15. The program will be followed by an informal networking event with the European Xplor industry community at South Wintergarden 2.

The Affiliate offices of Xplor France®, Xplor Italy® and Xplor UK & Ireland® are facilitating the event which will feature three industry experts lead by a keynote given by Frank Romano, EDP, professor of the School of Print Media, Rochester Institute of Technology, who will present on the topic of cross media integration and digital color printing. In addition, Ralf Schlozer, director of the On Demand Printing and Publishing Consulting Service at Infotrends Europe will present on the penetration of web-to-print applications in the digital printing market and the results of a recent Infotrends’ research. Wrapping up the half-day event will be Ingemar Persson, secretary general of PostEurope will provide a presentation on European postal liberalization and direct mail.

As the industry’s largest event we fully expect drupa to be well attended by Xplor’s European community, said Skip Henk, EDP, president and CEO of Xplor International. “In addition, I would like to recognize the efforts of James Shand, EDP, president of Xplor UK & Ireland, Enrico Barboglio, president of Xplor Italy and Jean Louis de LA SALLE, president of Xplor France for organizing an outstanding program.”

Free registration is available to all interested attendees by sending email info@xploritalia.it. For more information visit www.xplor.org and click on drupa 2008.

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.

Elixir Technologies Presents Transpromo Solutions at drupaWORLD 2008

VENTURA, CA – May 12, 2008 – Elixir Technologies Corporation, a leading developer of software for creating and managing high-value documents of all types, today announced their participation at drupaWORLD along with partners Xerox and Print On-Demand Solutions (PODS).

Transpromo Solutions in the Xerox Booth: Print, Web & VIPP Pro
A variety of Elixir applications can be used to produce transpromo documents depending on customer requirements and Elixir’s Opus suite offers tools for both corporate business users as well as developers. Business users anywhere in the organization can access Opus templates using a web interface to modify select areas of the document. The marketing team for example might be allowed access to the document’s promotional messages and graphics but not the areas uses for transactional data presentment. The document templates are created using Elixir’s Opus software – a production-level development application which can apply the most sophisticated levels of conditional logic/business rules to document formatting. The Opus interface for developers provides graphical tools for complex conditional logic leveraging IT resource time to produce sophisticated transpromo applications quickly. Customers interested in producing Xerox’s VIPP Pro output can get a demo of Elixir’s Vitesse application. VIPP Pro is an optimized data stream for Xerox VIPP printers that provides faster output speeds by sending all document elements individually for final formatting at the VIPP printer.

Visit Elixir in the JDF Experience Parc booth
Elixir will be demonstrating integration for Job Definition Format (JDF) support for CREO Color Servers into Elixir’s Opus document development software throughout the week at the JDF Experience Parc booth. Opus, used for rapid development of custom formatted and personalized documents, supports 100% customization on a per-document basis. JDF acts as a bridge between the multiple steps, resources, tools, entities, and people, involved in today’s printing industry– transferring information, obtaining approvals, and delivering final work products. JDF streamlines the process and, thus, enables the exceptional quality and timely delivery of today’s print products.

The Opus and CREO Color Servers operate interactively via web administrative tools to track and manage the production process. The JDF supported in CREO Color Servers complies with the Interoperability Conformance Specifications (ICS) for digital printing level 1. The JDF provided by Opus informs CREO Color Servers re: such job ticket parameters as contact information, number of copies, and media information. In turn, CREO Color Servers pass on JDF information after job completion as per specific requests in the JDF file.

(Creo is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company).

About Elixir
Founded in 1985, Elixir Technologies is a leading software developer for document composition, resource management, print stream conversion, document archival and web-based support for document production and workflow. Our products and systems provide standalone solutions in these areas and also integrate with existing systems and applications within the document workflow. Elixir is a global company headquartered in Ventura, California with thousands of satisfied customers in more than 70 countries.

www.elixir.com

Pitney Bowes Emtex Unveils New MIS Solutions for the Transactional Workflow at drupa

Rich set of application technologies to accelerate production management and simplify job preparation

KINGS LANGLEY, UK, 6 May 2008 — Pitney Bowes Emtex Software, the leading provider of Output Management (OM) and Automated Document Factory (ADF) Management Solutions, expands its Production Intelligence™ architecture with Management Information System (MIS) Solutions for the transactional workflow environment. The first of many innovative featured-rich capabilities under the MIS Solutions offering as part of the new Production Intelligence architecture for the print-to-mail environment will be introduced inside the Pitney Bowes stand (Hall 4, Stand C23, Software Pavilion) at drupa 2008 - the world’s leading exhibition for the print media industry on May 29 - June 11, 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The new solutions under the MIS Solutions umbrella include the P/I Wizard, P/I Scheduler and P/I Job Profiler. Together, these new products set the stage for new levels of enterprise intelligence not previously possible for the high-volume transactional market. Print and mail operations will be better able to address their daily business challenges; from optimizing workflow management processes to simplifying job preparation, easing the migration from monochrome to color applications, support for TransPromo migration, accelerated process automation, intelligent tracking, production forecasting, planning and scheduling, to production analysis and reporting.

The P/I Wizard, an intuitive document-driven browser-based interface simplifies job preparation for color, TransPromo and other applications. Document development capabilities will help accelerate color migration, as operations replace pre-printed offset shells and migrate black-and-white applications to plain-paper color printing. Users can apply barcodes, create piece-level tracking files, and index print files for processing integrity and regulatory compliance. Organizations achieve quality control with intelligent finishing and automated reprint processing. Users can easily create trans-promotional applications by taking advantage of pre-planned or remnant white space for targeted messaging. Legacy applications can be transformed into trans-promotional documents without any change to composition processes.

With P/I Scheduler, users can more accurately forecast, plan and schedule work using comprehensive job profiles and historical performance data. Production intelligence automatically updates as jobs progress from start to finish. Real-time analysis of performance indicators improves the speed, agility, responsiveness and effectiveness to help operations running at peak efficiency. Simplified workflow and process modeling help stakeholders apply “what-if” scenarios to help plan workflows to improve profitability and use assets and resources more effectively.

Businesses can now gain critical insight into job characteristics, print operation performance and efficiency with the P/I Job Profiler; providing in-depth, drilled down metrics for print job accounting at the image and/or sheet level, enabling companies to unlock the value of production data to achieve better process management.

“Our portfolio of Production Intelligence offerings with MIS Solutions, Output Management and ADF Management Solutions represent the most comprehensive architecture available to help customers optimize efficiency and integrity across the entire print and mail production environment,” said Peter D’Amato, Vice President of Global Marketing and Product Management. “With our MIS Solutions, businesses can leverage production intelligence to quickly make critical business decisions. In addition, with information at their fingertips, customers can act with more agility to innovate, drive productivity, optimize workflow processes, establish metrics for business planning, strengthen value-added services and cultivate stronger client relationships.”

The rich set of MIS Solutions offering will be available in the third quarter of this year.

About Emtex Software
Emtex Software is a business unit of Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technology (DMT) and an industry leader in providing the most comprehensive suite of Production Intelligence (PI)™ mailstream solutions to link print and mail workflow. Enabling organizations to deliver high integrity customer communications through an optimized mailstream that includes centralized job and print management, any-to-any transformation, real-time document re-engineering, automation of data collection and reporting, empowering organizations to schedule, route, transform, track and analyze production workflow. Emtex solutions are used at more than 800 productions sites worldwide, across vertical industry.. For more information, visit http://www.emtex.com/.

Kodak to Show Stream Concept Printhead at drupa

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 24— Visitors to drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany, will have the opportunity to see KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology in a hybrid printing application. The Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak will be running inline on a MULLER MARTINI Press. Capable of delivering monochrome offset class VDP applications at up to 1,000 fpm to commercial offset printers, the Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak shows KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology’s potential for hybrid printing and also serves as a technology platform for future inkjet systems based on KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology.

The first planned product with this new technology, the 4-inch Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak is designed to produce a deep, rich black at 600 dpi on glossy substrates, and to be easy to operate and service. This flexible hybrid printing solution provides a powerful option for print service providers looking to add offset class variable data print to direct mail, statements and other commercial applications. When launched, the product based on this technology demonstration will produce offset class quality at a more economical cost point than offline printing solutions.

A group of Kodak customers previewed the technology during an open house at Kodak’s Dayton, Ohio, inkjet facility. “I was truly impressed by the technology demonstration. I never thought it was possible to attain such high quality using an inkjet system,” said Jaime Silva, owner of Impresora Silvaform S. A. de C.V. in Mexico City. “It seems as though this new technology will position Kodak to take the lead in the overall inkjet market.”

The Stream Concept Printhead from Kodak is able to print on commercially available substrates and offers excellent character definition and small font capability. KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology offers printers the ability to expand into new markets by leveraging current lithographic equipment for new and different commercial VDP applications.

KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit www.kodak.com, and our blogs: 1000words.kodak.com, and 1000nerds.kodak.com.

For more information about Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For downloading photos and videos from Kodak's image library, visit: http://graphics.kodak.com/gcgimages.

(Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.) 2008

Kodak Expands V-Series Inkjet Portfolio at drupa 2008 to Serve Mid Volume Data Centers

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Jan. 17-The latest expansion of the KODAK VERSAMARK V-Series Printing Systems portfolio brings higher resolution to Kodak's inkjet line and provides an affordable solution for the mid volume range of bill and statement producers.

The new KODAK VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System targets data centers with volumes of more than 1 million images per month of transactional, promotional and TransPromo documents, such as billing, account statements and direct mail. It operates at maximum production capacity of 1,090 A4 (letter sized) impressions per minute.

Launching at drupa 2008, the VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System employs drop-on-demand print technology with image resolution of 600 x 600 dpi, and eliminates the redundant process of printing full color shells for transactional statements and bills, reducing cost and production time.

The VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System provides a cost effective solution for data center printers that serve their customers with short runs of high quality documents, as well as long run transaction and promotional materials. Low operational costs make this system particularly economical for applications like multipage financial statements, credit card bills and telecommunications invoices.

"The VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System offers high print quality, low running costs, and mid volume production capability. It is the perfect complement to the VERSAMARK VT3000 Printing System and its high volume, ultra low cost position," said Ronen Cohen, Vice President, Inkjet Printing Solutions, Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (GCG). "As a scaleable solution provider, the VL2000 System will serve the current needs of mid volume data centers and Kodak will provide an easy path to the next level V series system as their volume requirements grow."

With roll to roll operation, the VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System can print images as wide as 18.67 inches, with a web speed of 250 feet per minute. United States and Canada list price for a two-up simplex configuration is expected to be less than $1.60 million. US&C list price for a two-up duplex configuration is expected to be less than $2.95 million.

The system supports the most common transactional and promotional print streams and is backed by Kodak's color management expertise. The VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System requires a low level of operator involvement due to advancements in the user interface and system design.

"Data center customers can choose the KODAK System that's right for their operation from the industry's most economical solutions for a wide variety of print applications that require full variable data capability, such as TransPromo communications," said Pat McGrew, Data Center and Transaction Segment Evangelist, Inkjet Printing Solutions, GCG. "Kodak's experience with inkjet technology and color management meets the needs of today's expanding data center printing operations. Whether their production needs are in the thousands or millions of personalized statements, Kodak serves as a single solution source for mid and high-volume print providers."

The VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System will be at Kodak's stand, D01, in hall 5 at drupa 2008. KODAK Products are backed by KODAK Service and Support. KODAK Service and Support is made up of more than 3,000 professionals reaching more than 120 countries. It is a leading multi-vendor integrated services provider, delivering consulting, installation, maintenance and support services for the commercial printing, graphic communications, document imaging and data storage industries. KODAK Service and Support professionals are uniquely qualified to provide services that control costs, maximize productivity, and minimize business risk.

About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $10.7 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using KODAK solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; and Creative Professionals rely on KODAK technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images.

More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com

For more information about Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, visit www.graphics.kodak.com.

GMC Software Technology to Exhibit New Personalization Tools at drupa : Düsseldorf, Germany 29th May- 11th June

March 31, 2008 - Düsseldorf, Germany and Appenzell, Switzerland- GMC Software Technology, the standard in personalized communication, will be demonstrating the latest concepts and marketing techniques for personalized print and electronic communications on their stand - 08B/C23 - at drupa.

These will include new tools for personalisation in transactional, transpromo, direct mail and customer correspondence, including multi-media integrated marketing campaigns. Full details will be announced early in May.

In March of this year, GMC's PrintNet software was voted Technology Application of the Year by Xplor International. In 2007, PrintNet was acclaimed Best Product of the Year in the 'variable data software' category by the European Digital Press Association (EDP). PrintNet is widely used around the world across a range of industries including financial services, banking, insurance, telecommunications, direct marketing, and commercial prining.

GMC Software Technology
GMC Software Technology helps businesses implement high impact, personalized communications programs that increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, drive new customer acquisition, improve productivity and cut costs. Its award-winning PrintNet software is an easy to implement, end-to-end solution that provides full data integration and processing, design and composition, collaboration and approval, distributed output management and process automation for highly targeted print and electronic communications. GMC offers exceptionally reliable technologies and services based on worldwide ISO 9001:2000 certification and CMMI development methodology. It serves thousands of users worldwide, many customers are producing in excess of 100 million personalized documents per month - including direct mail, statements, bills, policies, catalogs, correspondence and transpromo materials. www.gmc.net.

The GMC logo and PrintNet are trademarks of GMC Software AG.

Kodak Displays Print's Flexible Future at drupa 2008

Provides customers with standard of quality and reliability to drive profitable growth

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Jan. 17-Flexible solutions that help print providers develop the right production system for their unique business and customer needs-regardless of the type of technology they choose-will be the focus of Kodak's presence at drupa 2008.

The company's stand, D01, in Hall 5 will showcase a wide range of hardware and software innovations that generate revenue, profit, growth, and business opportunities for print service providers and their clients, reinforcing print's role at the heart of successful communications campaigns under the banner of "print is powerful."

"We are excited about going to drupa 2008 with such a strong range of new products and featuring our complete Graphic Communications Group portfolio for the first time at a drupa event," said Philip J. Faraci, President and Chief Operating Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. "We listen carefully to our customers, and their requirement for a certain standard of quality, reliability and throughput, together with a known cost of operation, has been the driver for us in delivering offset class solutions to help them grow their businesses and take advantage of new profit opportunities."

Kodak is the only supplier with conventional and digital solutions operating within a comprehensive and proven unified workflow that intelligently automates and integrates business, data, color and production processes to provide customers with the highest levels of efficiency. In addition to its products and services for the commercial printing market, Kodak's exhibit at drupa 2008 will include scanners and software for document imaging applications.

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