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.

Featured Solutions: Digital Printing
New and established electrophotographic and inkjet systems that enable print providers to expand capabilities and applications using digital technology will be on display at Kodak's drupa stand.

Electrophotographic Systems
Offset class solutions for short run and variable data printing, spanning black and white and color in sheetfed and roll fed systems, will be featured in the electrophotographic technology section. Whether ready to start with digital printing or move to the next level, print providers can take advantage of trends in color, versioning, shorter runs and variable data with a range of presses within the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Color Platform.

A new series of S-Class branded KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses leads the list of innovations, productivity and feature enhancements, and workflow applications Kodak is bringing to the electrophotographic side of the digital printing market. The KODAK NEXPRESS S3000, S2500 and S2100 Digital Production Color Presses bring a new level of modularity to the digital production color market, offering flexible front end options, input and output accessories, unique security application capabilities and on site upgradeability.

Small to mid-sized print providers that want to efficiently and productively produce short run digital color work, as well as incorporate variable data and in-line finishing, can choose from new accessories for the KODAK NEXPRESS M700 Digital Color Press. Options include a feeder module, finisher, saddle stitcher, booklet trimmer, puncher unit, document inserter unit, and a high capacity delivery configuration.

An extensive line of new front-end systems for NEXPRESS Presses, new versions for the KODAK NEXPRESS V and KODAK NEXPRESS Vp Front Ends, and a new NEXPRESS Vcs Front End will also be on display. The NEXPRESS V and Vp Front Ends, using the ADOBE PDF Print Engine, and the NEXPRESS Vcs Front End, using software from Kodak's Print On Demand Solutions (PODS) Group, fit seamlessly with the widest range of workflow applications.

The NEXPRESS S-Series Presses, namely the NEXPRESS S3000 and S2500 Presses, as well as the NEXPRESS M700 Press, will be on display. Glossing, fifth color option, and software and substrate flexibility make NEXPRESS Presses ideal for applications requiring outstanding quality, such as annual reports and photobooks. NEXPRESS Presses benefit from the KODAK Unified Workflow solutions and the unparalleled Operator Replaceable Component product architecture, which enables printers to optimize margins and productivity.

Print providers in the production cut-sheet black and white market can integrate new workflows, expand finishing services, and improve the overall reliability of their black and white operations with enhancements to the KODAK DIGIMASTER EX Digital Production Systems. New Print Production Software improves workflow efficiency by providing support for JDF capability, while expanded support for the integration of the KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System 5.0 extends connectivity to all digital production systems with a range of powerful new features designed for the specific demands of digital applications. New features include Smart Lists, a revolutionary job queue management tool designed to optimize productivity and provide operators with total bidirectional job visibility down to the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Color Production Presses.

Print engine enhancements designed to improve overall performance to the DIGIMASTER EX Digital Production Systems also enable the ability to print on a wide variety of substrates. The addition of the Watkiss SpineMaster accessory to the DIGIMASTER EX System's booklet maker allows printers to finish documents with a high quality, professional appearance without the additional cost of perfect binding.

Inkjet Printing Systems
Through innovative technology enhancements in color, speed and quality, high volume inkjet printing has expanded into a wide range of applications such as direct mail addressing and imprinting, barcoding, newspapers, packaging, book printing and TransPromo communications.

Kodak will demonstrate the next generation of continuous inkjet technology as it displays the KODAK Stream Concept Press publicly for the first time at drupa 2008. The higher resolution, smaller ink droplet size, and faster generations of drops involved in Stream Technology will take inkjet technology to offset class quality, productivity and cost.

With Stream Technology, mild heat fluctuations of the surface of the ink results in the formation of ink droplets at high speed. Capable of producing 2,500 A4 (letter sized) pages per minute, Stream Technology uses pigment inks to provide permanence on coated papers and a range of other commercial printing substrates.

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 per month of transactional, promotional and TransPromo documents, such as billing, account statements, and direct mail. The VERSAMARK VL2000 System employs drop-on-demand print technology with image resolution of 600 x 600 dpi and operates at maximum production capacity of 1,090 A4 (letter sized) impressions per minute.

KODAK Stream Concept Press and the VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System will be driven by new front ends from Kodak's PODS Group.

Another growth segment, hybrid applications, utilizes inkjet print heads mounted on offset presses to place variable data on materials as they're printed.

Featured Solutions: Prepress
Kodak's broad range of prepress solutions¸ including proofing systems, CTP platesetters, digital plates, and the widely accepted KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System for offset and flexographic printing, will be on display at drupa 2008.

Kodak offers digital halftone, inkjet and virtual proofing systems. The KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging System will be on display with a new set of extended gamut donors that meet the demanding needs of packaging customers. Additionally, Kodak will unveil new features of KODAK Proofing Software that allow customers in the commercial and packaging segments to successfully proof the most challenging color jobs both on popular inkjet printers and with the KODAK APPROVAL Digital Color Proofing System.

Kodak will also show a number of its industry leading solutions for digital plate production, including KODAK MAGNUS and TRENDSETTER Platesetters. KODAK Platesetters utilize KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology to provide exceptionally high resolution images and superior imaging stability. In addition, KODAK STACCATO Screening offers high fidelity, continuous tone images that exhibit fine detail and an extended color gamut.

At drupa 2008, Kodak will unveil the fastest and most productive addition to its KODAK MAGNUS 800 Platesetter line. The KODAK MAGNUS 800Z QUANTUM Platesetter images up to 60 8-page plates per hour at the highest image quality available in the industry. In addition, the platesetter has a new, advanced thermal head that generates double the laser power of its MAGNUS Platesetter predecessors.

In response to the emergence of the extremely wide format market and the adoption of presses with formats as wide as 80 pages and beyond, Kodak will introduce an XLF platesetter in the first quarter of 2008. The KODAK MAGNUS XLF 80 QUANTUM Platesetter supports extremely large formats up to 80 pages. The MAGNUS XLF 80 Platesetter is based on the market leading KODAK MAGNUS VLF Platesetter, which is the fastest fully automated very large format platesetter on the market. The MAGNUS XLF 80 Platesetter will offer all of the features that are critically important to wide format commercial printing operations, including high speeds of up to 48 plates per hour at resolutions of 2,400 dpi.

For packaging converters, Kodak is expanding the capabilities of the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System. The FLEXCEL NX System will now be able to produce plates up to a maximum size of 800 x 1067 mm, allowing converters to use it for a broader range of applications. The FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System is designed to deliver greater latitude on press, improving the consistency and repeatability of the printed result. Capable of high resolution flexographic printing, it provides previously unachievable offset class print quality on a wide variety of substrates, including paper, flexible film, foil, and label stock.

Kodak is a global leader in digital plates and at drupa will demonstrate significant advances that strengthen this position. Visitors will be able to see the latest innovations in Kodak's no preheat positive plate technology.

In addition, drupa visitors will see technology advances that support sustainability. Currently, KODAK THERMAL DIRECT Non Process Plates help customers reduce environmental impact by eliminating the need for a plate processor and processing chemistry. Customers can lower their water and electricity usage and remove the negative environmental impacts of chemistry transportation and disposal. Building on the success of THERMAL DIRECT Non Process Plates, Kodak will expand the family of plates that support sustainability. New plate technologies will allow a broader group of printers to move toward a positive green footprint and extend the non process technology to other segments of the printing industry.

In addition to introducing new CTP solutions, Kodak announces that it will expand its plate manufacturing facility in Xiamen, China, with the addition of a second production line. Opened just two months ago, the state of the art facility produces both digital and conventional printing plates. The opening and expansion of the Xiamen facility is in response to the growing demand for KODAK Plates worldwide, as well as part of Kodak's commitment to provide plate production close to customers and tailor product to local needs.

Featured Solutions: Unified Workflow
Kodak's efficient, comprehensive Unified Workflow solutions, which intelligently automate and integrate business, data, color and production processes for both conventional and digital production, will be featured at drupa 2008.

A series of new features and functions in the KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System 5.0 allows users to process static and variable data printing (VDP) jobs through the same workflow, manage end to end color on multiple devices, and automate complex routines in print production workflows. The PRINERGY Workflow System 5.0 features a revolutionary new digital print management tool designed to optimize productivity for digital applications, and for the first time delivers a comprehensive solution integrating both conventional and digital workflows. The PRINERGY Workflow System 5.0 also features a new color handling platform designed to simplify and automate color management tasks by integrating ICC profiles, calibration curves and color recipes into one single device based print condition.

With the introduction of the newest versions of KODAK INSITE Variable Data Desktop Software Version 4.0 and the KODAK PRINERGY Digital Print System Version 5.0, Kodak will extend the capability of its Unified Workflow solutions to encompass the planning, creating, and executing of personalized, integrated marketing campaigns.

The KODAK INSITE family delivers support for both inbound and outbound channels to offer a comprehensive communication solution including Personalized URL (PURL) support, variable email, personalized landing pages and VDP. Tight integration to the KODAK PRINERGY Digital Print System delivers the intelligent automation required to fulfill the printed components in an "ultraefficient" way to maximize profitability and effectiveness.

KODAK DARWIN Software will serve as the content creation tool and collaboration platform with KODAK INSITE Software Version 4.0. DARWIN Version 3.0 software includes robust features to streamline the process of creative content development while giving higher productivity to users with advanced and professional VDP requirements.

As part of Kodak's Unified Workflow solutions, KODAK EMS Business Software for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and management information system (MIS) functions is now commercially available in North America. EMS Business Software provides management for the totality of a printer's business and serves as a catalyst for change, creating business efficiency and delivering real time access to key productivity indicators that help drive business growth and success in today's dynamic business environment.

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.

InfoPrint Solutions Company Unveils drupa 2008 Line Up

Boulder, CO, April 14, 2008: InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced its line up of solutions for drupa 2008, Hall 9 booth B44.

InfoPrint will demonstrate the power of its solutions for TransPromo, book printing, direct mail, multi-channel marketing, Automated Document Factory (ADF) and workflow management. These applications will be running on the InfoPrint 5000 continuous forms production printer and the upcoming InfoPrint EMP156 cut-sheet printer. InfoPrint will also demonstrate its commitment to the environment with the launch of its Container Collection Program.

“drupa 2008 will mark the one year anniversary of InfoPrint Solutions Company,” said Dermot O'Loughlin, InfoPrint EMEA general manager. “Our relationship with Ricoh has gone from strong to stronger and we will be using drupa as the platform to show new production offerings that combine Ricoh’s technical prowess with InfoPrint’s market expertise.”

Monochrome Cut-Sheet – InfoPrint EMP156
InfoPrint will show its new monochrome cut-sheet solution, the InfoPrint EMP156. This extends the current InfoPrint cut-sheet family at the high end, brings increased productivity, and targets an affordable cost per page for in-house print operations.

The InfoPrint EMP156 boasts speeds of up to 156 ppm. It includes advanced paper handling technology, excellent print quality and a monthly duty cycle of up to 4.5 million impressions.

TransPromo on the InfoPrint 5000
Other solutions on show include the AFP-enhanced InfoPrint 5000 continuous forms color production duplex printer. With the availability of the AFP controller on the InfoPrint 5000, AFP-based monochrome transaction printing customers can easily take advantage of color TransPromo marketing opportunities. With TransPromo, marketers can create add promotional messages to transactional documents to increase their marketing value and response rates.

InfoPrint will demonstrate its TransPromo Solutions Suite running on the InfoPrint 5000. This suite enables customers to combine the latest in print and personalization technology with their existing IT infrastructure. It comprises InfoPrint’s AFP-enhanced InfoPrint 5000, InfoPrint ProcessDirector (IPPD), and software from best-of-breed partners like Prinova, Mapping and Exstream.

Multi-channel marketing
InfoPrint will be demonstrating the value of a complete direct marketing service with a choice of integrated communications channels across email, mail and SMS depending on customers’ preferences and previous behavior.

This allows customers to focus their marketing on the cost per respondent rather than the traditional CPM (cost per mailpack). Consumer marketing campaigns can be linked to fully personalized web pages created on-the-fly, generating offers based on customer insight.

This multi-channel marketing application combines InfoPrint production print solutions and InfoPrint Workflow with Exstream Dialogue enterprise document automation software. It has already been deployed by CDMS in the UK for its work with Littlewoods, the catalog retailer.

Automated Document Factory (ADF)
ADF addresses customer pains such as regulatory compliance; multi-site management through modules including mailroom integrity; postal optimization; workflow; output manageability; and postage and cost containment.

Direct mail­­
The use of direct mail continues to grow worldwide, and InfoPrint will be demonstrating solutions to allow service bureaus to meet customer demands for the combination of creative, customized, high-quality pieces and higher throughput, all with a focus on cost control.

Bookflow
InfoPrint’s solution for print on demand books helps publishers achieve shorter print runs at a lower cost and reduce complexity through advanced automation technology. It enables customers to leverage their existing investments in PDF by automating prepress and print production for both book and manual production, as well as in-plant and print-for-pay accounts.

Bookflow ensures all parts of the production workflow process run smoothly by linking to InfoPrint’s recognized print management technology and PDF workflow solutions - InfoPrint Manager (IPM) and IPPD. IPM and IPPD help manage the print job from order entry and management through the complete printing process. Bookflow also brings together components developed by InfoPrint’s industry partners, including IoFlex, Ultimate Technologies, RSA, Press-sense, Planet Press and Omnium.

Other solutions
InfoPrint solutions on show at drupa will include the InfoPrint 4100 MS 1 production simplex printer with LRSI pre and post finishing options, and the InfoPrint 2135 cut-sheet printer.

Container Collection Program
Returning InfoPrint 1000 series toner cartridges in bulk is free and easy through the InfoPrint Container Collection Program. Customers participating in this program receive containers that allow the return of multiple cartridges to provide convenience and to help reduce the transportation of used cartridges.

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InfoPrint Solutions Company
InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, brings to market the advantages IBM and Ricoh have in the development, manufacturing, marketing and building of strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically focused on the output market.

The InfoPrint Solutions Company portfolio includes solutions for production printing for enterprises and commercial printers as well as solutions for office workgroup environments and industrial segments. The company offers customers the highest quality output solutions that optimize productivity by providing efficient workflow and, at the same time, delivering low cost of ownership and high return on investment. The heritage of InfoPrint Solutions Company includes the development of the IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture – now an industry standard – and Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), which has since become the standard for mission critical business printing. The company also leads the industry in print management solutions with both InfoPrint Process Director and InfoPrint Manager. Please visit www.infoprint.com for more information.

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

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Jan. 15-Print On Demand Solutions (PODS) Group, an independent unit of Kodak's Graphic Communications Group, presents Nuevo Technology, the new high end CREO Color Server system for the graphic arts industry, at drupa 2008. At the core of Nuevo Technology is a new high speed system architecture that will serve the entire CREO Color Servers product line. This technology addresses high production markets with increased performance and speed. The new architecture introduces scaleability, advanced functionality, parallel operations, advanced batch editing solutions, and process automation.

"We are very excited to release Nuevo Technology for the CREO Color Servers product line," said Ilana Jucha, General Manager, PODS Group. "This technology is capable of driving Kodak's high speed digital presses and addresses high production markets, such as TransPromo, photo rich applications and direct mail. We will show 10 times improvement in performance at drupa."

Productivity and Performance
Nuevo Technology features a scaleable and parallel RIP architecture that manages jobs and drives them at a rate of 1,000 ppm. With its new performance level, the technology will enable CREO Color Servers to drive high volume applications such as TransPromo, photo rich and direct mail.

Color and Image Quality
Nuevo Technology adapts and leverages Kodak's unique image enhancement capabilities that enable high quality automation for batch editing of images, positioning CREO Color Servers as a solution for the photo rich application market.

Variable Data Printing (VDP)
Nuevo Technology increases value to direct mail print service providers with premium connectivity to VDP authoring tools and composition engines. Newcomers to VDP will enjoy an embedded VDP composition engine and predefined VDP templates that make it easy to begin exploring the business opportunity and benefits of variable data printing. More advanced VDP solutions are available via an easy upgrade path.

Premium Connectivity
Nuevo Technology provides premium connectivity to the latest versions of KODAK Unified Workflow solutions such as KODAK PRINERGY and KODAK INSITE Workflow Systems. This connectivity brings higher value to users when considering expanding digital print opportunities while demanding operational super efficiency. KODAK Unified Workflow solutions enable better connectivity with CREO Color Servers.

The PODS Group also continues to develop its Workflow Partnership Program that is based on open standard, JDF based connectivity to third party workflow solutions. New integrations will be announced at drupa. In addition, the PODS Group develops long term collaboration with many VDP product vendors, in order to provide customers with the widest choice of market ready solutions for VDP.

In addition, CREO Color Servers drive production digital presses of industry leading vendors such as HP, IKON, Konica Minolta, and Xerox. CREO Color Servers based on Nuevo Technology enable OEM partners to connect to Kodak's largest workflow portfolio for intelligent automation and integration of business, data, color and production processes for both conventional print and digital production.

About the Print On-Demand Solutions Group
The Print On-Demand Solutions (PODS) Group develops and supports high-performance CREO Color Servers and key workflow products 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 PODS Group currently supplies CREO Digital Color Servers to such industry leaders as Hewlett-Packard, IKON, Kodak, Konica Minolta, and Xerox Corporation.

As the independent unit of Kodak's Graphics Communications Group, PODS Group will continue to help its customers leverage their investment in digital print, and to spearhead the "digital revolution".

For more information about the PODS Group, visit www.pod-wf.com

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 customer's 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.

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

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

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, Jan. 15-Kodak's Print On Demand Solutions (PODS) Group will present a new workflow initiative for its OEM partners at drupa 2008. The new workflow offering addresses the needs of digital print providers for advanced and automated workflows supporting the growth of the digital production printing market.

This growth presents new challenges such as increasing numbers of short runs and web-generated print jobs and the need to eliminate manual re-entry of job info, as well as to reduce error rates and turnaround time. In order to tackle these challenges and increase profitability, digital production print environments must invest in deploying automated workflows.

The PODS Group will offer its OEM partners comprehensive workflow solutions that support the entire workflow spectrum. This new offering leverages Kodak's Unified Workflow Solutions, such as KODAK PRINERGY and KODAK INSITE Software technologies, and provides PODS channels with a high value proposition to their customers and print providers.

The workflow strategy of the PODS group is based on open JDF standards. It is geared to develop automation between all elements of the print process, and connect in a modular way an array of leading applications and systems that are offered by the PODS Group or other industry vendors.

PODS Digital Workflow Solutions will be tightly integrated within the portfolio's components and through the CREO Color Servers family, providing an effective gateway to a wide range of digital presses from HP, IKON, Kodak, Konica Minolta and Xerox.

"The fast growth of the digital printing market presents operational challenges for digital print providers," said Gershon Alon, Director, Workflow Business Unit, PODS Group. "This growth requires an efficient and automated workflow to increase productivity and profitability for the print providers. Our OEM partners will benefit from best in class workflow products and solutions, backed by Kodak's technology and integrated with the well known CREO Color Servers. This tight integration provides print providers with a flexible portfolio of products that is unmatched for profitability and effectiveness."

A new workflow business unit has been formed in the PODS Group to support the growing needs of the workflow activities.

About the Print On-Demand Solutions Group
The Print On Demand Solutions (PODS) Group develops and supports high-performance CREO Color Servers and key workflow products 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 PODS Group currently supplies CREO Digital Color Servers to such industry leaders as Hewlett-Packard, IKON, Kodak, Konica Minolta, and Xerox Corporation.

As the independent unit of Kodak's Graphics Communications Group, PODS Group will continue to help its customers leverage their investment in digital print, and to spearhead the "digital revolution."

For more information about the PODS Group, visit www.pod-wf.com

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.

(Kodak, Prinergy, InSite and Creo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)

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

Graphic Web Systems, the Dutch supplier of web presses, technological solutions and turnkey projects, has signed a deal with El País of Uruguay for the supply of a 32-page heatset press. Herewith El País and GWS have intensified the already existing partnership.

Last year El País placed an order with GWS for the supply of a double width MAN Colorman press. This press will be delivered in the third quarter of 2008.

Initially El País had planned to equip the Colorman with a heatset application or UV drying system for its insert and commercial production. A thorough study proved that the installation of a separate commercial heatset press would be more economic and would give a better quality product. GWS will supply a Goss M850 32-page press to be installed at the new to be erected newspaper printing facilities of El País.

Eric van Kessel, Commercial Director at GWS: "We truly believe that there is a market for the supply and retrofit of drying systems to newspaper presses, but in most cases it is hard to find the technical and economical justification to live with a compromised solution somewhere between coldset and heatset. In most of the studies we carried out, a used stand-alone heatset press proofs to be the better solution from a technical and economical perspective. The study at El País turned out to be no exception. The supply of this heatset press gives a clear split between coldset and heatset production. It will give a higher print quality and the press system will certainly be utilised for subcontracted printing jobs which could not be printed on a hybrid double width newspaper press".

The Goss M850 is currently being reconditioned at the GWS facilities in the Netherlands and will be ready for delivery at the end of the summer of 2008.

For further information, please contact: Eric van Kessel, Commercial Director Graphic Web Systems (+31 653 119 788)

Graphic Web Systems B.V.
Galvaniweg 35
PO Box 335
NL-5480 AH Schijndel
The Netherlands

Phone: +31 73 544 0200
Fax: +31 73 544 0301
E-mail: info@gws.nl
Web site: www.gws.nl

HIFLEX Leads with Powerful Connectivity Solutions at drupa 2008 (Stand 9D44)

Networked Production with JDF/JMF Connectivity to Ten Systems to be Demonstrated Live

Live Presentations of Closed and Open Web2Print Solutions will be Featured

ASHLAND, NEW YORK, May 21, 2008 – HIFLEX Corporation of North America, developer of management information system (MIS) software solutions specifically for print and media, will feature its powerful, networked production solutions at drupa 2008.

Networked Production
With live demonstrations throughout the day on Stand 9D44, HIFLEX will present HIFLEX MIS with comprehensive JDF/JMF connectivity to ten systems of well-known pre-press, press and post-press system suppliers in the print and media industry. The demonstrations will take place in a show theatre with three large screens, each displaying a different integrated system. Presentations will focus on the CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) concept now utilized by HIFLEX users that integrates all processes relevant to production across system boundaries, including the integration of external partners as well.

Web2Print Solutions
Visitors to the HIFLEX drupa 2008 Stand 9D44 will have an opportunity to experience live demonstrations of the company’s highly advanced closed and open Web2Print solutions.

The closed Web2Print solution, “HIFLEX eBusiness”, enables customers and suppliers to access individually configured, secure areas on the printer’s website with log-in data to carry out various processes such as job tracking, warehouse release orders and soft proofing.

The open “HIFLEX Webshop” provides a unique global webshop system fine-tuned to the needs of the print product market, and facilitates an integrated product configuration, enabling a print product to be assembled from several modules at lightning speed while communicating with the printing company’s MIS system via digital JDF job ticket.

HIFLEX Webshop is the world’s first and only on-line ordering system with the ability to create print products ‘dynamically’. With Web Shop’s unique product selection-graphic interface, ordering of print on-line is easy and fast for both simple and complex products. Buyers can change paper type, finishing, format size, colors and virtually all job requirements while viewing pricing changes dynamically. This Web Shop functionality offers the largest combination and assortment of printed products of any other Web2Print storefront in the industry.

HIFLEX Web Shop is an open Web2Print storefront system that enables buyer, who have never made prior orders, able to purchase new items for each visit and is ideal for the most complex offset, digital or folding box printing product types. HIFLEX Web Shop provides our customers with on-line ordering that has zero internal administrative costs.

Introducing KBA Complete
KBA Complete, the new independent consulting company formed jointly by the HIFLEX Group and leading press manufacturer KBA, will be introduced to the industry at drupa 2008. As a new stand-alone solutions provider, KBA Complete creates integral workflows providing reality JDF connectivity that will deliver ultra high level manufacturing efficiency and automation across a full spectrum of pre-press, press and post-press systems.

About HIFLEX
HIFLEX, with world headquarters in Aachen, Germany and North American headquarters in Ashland, New York, offers a fully integrated, enterprise level, management information system (MIS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution that is specifically developed for print and media. The HIFLEX system is currently being used on approximately 10,000 workstations, with a worldwide installed base of roughly 300 systems.

HIFLEX is the only MIS vender in the world that has a true “under-the-hood” JDF data structure and has more JDF installations than all the other MIS vendors combined. HIFLEX systems can currently be found in over 20 major solutions provider’s R&D and demo facilities, such as AGFA, Kodak, Screen, Heidelberg, MAN, KBA, Muller Martini, MBO, Horizon, PIA/GATF and many more. Our primary objective is to make our customers more profitable through the use of automation via our HIFLEX enterprise MIS suite of products and HIFLEX Streamlining Consulting Services.

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Lasermax Roll Systems on Newest Digital Color Printers at drupa 2008

Ljungby, Sweden (May 19, 2008) – Lasermax Roll Systems has announced that it will be partnering with many of the industry’s leading digital print vendors to support their latest color engines at drupa 2008. Lasermax Roll Systems will provide solutions for automated feeding, finishing, converting, and quality monitoring for these high-speed, roll-fed digital color printers.

“We have worked very closely with our printer partners to ensure our products continue to support their latest offerings for color,” says Bill Carroll, President and CEO for Lasermax Roll Systems. “At drupa we will have various solutions together with five of our valued partners to support applications including TransPromo statements, Print On Demand books, and newspapers.

“These print lines will demonstrate output for fanfolding, cut to stack, roll to roll, in-line perfect binding, in-line converting, and dynamic ‘coupon’ perforating.”

Lasermax Roll Systems is teaming up with InfoPrint Solutions Company, Kodak, Océ, Screen, and Xerox to show the following color solutions at drupa:

• In the InfoPrint stand (Hall 9 / B44), the fully automated RS Fanfold HS solution will work in-line with the newest InfoPrint 5000 digital color printer to produce fanfolded stacks. Additionally, Lasermax Roll Systems’ new Processor 320 will convert the web, adding tractor holes and fanfold perforations, while a Processor 330 will create dynamic coupon perforations in the TransPromo telephone bill application.
• In the Kodak stand (Hall 5 / D01), the LX Roll to Roll system will be running with Kodak's recently announced Versamark VL2000 digital color printer to produce a TransPromo application. This line also demonstrates the flexibility of Lasermax Roll Systems’ products as they will operate in the opposite web direction (left to right) to match the Versamark printer.
• In the Océ stand (Hall 6 / A44), Lasermax Roll Systems will have two lines. The first includes an LX Roll to Roll rewinding paper in-line with the new Océ ColorStream 10000 digital color printer. The second line is an LX Perfect Bind solution working with the newest VarioStream 9720 digital printer and a Muller Martini Sigma Binder to create in-line perfect bound books.
• In the Screen stand (Hall 8b / A61), the LX Stack solution will support the TruePress Jet520 color printer to create a TransPromo application.
• In the Xerox stand (Hall 8b / A78), the recently announced Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printer will be running with a dual finishing solution – both the LX Stack for inline cutting and stacking capabilities along with an LX Roll to Roll for rewinding.

Lasermax Roll Systems products have been “color-ready” and installed on digital color print engines since they first became available more than 10 years ago. These products are a part of the wide variety of paper handling solutions that have been precisely engineered to reliably control a broad range of media including labels and coated stocks.

“Preserving the quality of the print and the paper it’s printed on remains a focus with all our current and future product designs,” explains Hans Eliasson, Vice President of Engineering for Lasermax Roll Systems. “Our solutions can consistently handle printed output from all of the newest roll-fed digital printers – whether monochrome, highlight, full color, ink-jet or toner – and we have installations on all of these at drupa.”

Lasermax Roll Systems is the worldwide leader in automated paper handling, processing, and vision-based quality control systems for digital print production. Its products are manufactured in Sweden and the USA, and are installed in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Standard Hunkeler Unwinds New Paper Handling Solutions at drupa

Highlighting New Technology, Formats, Applications, and Partners

(Andover, Massachusetts) – Hunkeler AG, a world leader in high-performance paper handling systems, will show a comprehensive portfolio of unwinding, rewinding, cutting, merging, stacking, and web finishing solutions throughout the halls at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fourteen different industry-leading digital print and mail inserting system suppliers will show versatile Hunkeler solutions tailored to meet the application requirements of the commercial print, book publishing, data center, transpromotional, financial print, direct mail, and label markets.

The new Standard Hunkeler Gen6 series unwinders, rewinders, fanfolders, cutters, double-cutters and stackers will take center stage at drupa. Designed to work with high-speed digital printers at up to 720 feet/minute, with superior paper handling performance on a wide range of paper weights, and cross-web chip-outs for full-color bleeds, the proven Gen6 series will be shown with industry-leading printer vendors including HP (Hall 8), Infoprint Solutions Company (Hall 9); Kodak (Hall 5); Nipson (Hall 4); Oce (Hall 6); and Punch Graphix, Screen, and Xerox (Hall 8).

Hunkeler will also demonstrate best-in-class leadership in the high speed mail inserting space, together with technology leaders Pitney Bowes (Hall 4), Matthias Bäuerle (Hall 13), and Buhrs (Hall 14).

Around the theme ‘Huncolor-ready,’ Hunkeler will present their expertise and commitment to serve the fast-growing continuous-feed ink-jet and digital color markets with solutions specifically designed for full-bleed trimming and extra-sensitive paper handling to avoid any propensity for marking. As continuous-feed digital color printers ramp-up to even higher throughput speeds, “Huncolor-ready” paper handling will deliver the transpromotional, direct mail and publishing end-products customers want.

Among the all-new innovations Hunkeler will display at drupa 2008:

To complement the Standard Hunkeler Gen6 series, the new WM6-uneven Web Merger has been designed for transactional customers who need to dynamically bring together even or uneven sets at very high production speeds. The WM6 system can be seen in live production on the Hunkeler booth (Hall 14, stand A40).

In a drupa first, Hunkeler will show the new Standard Hunkeler FlyFolder, producing books-of-one in-line with the VarioStream 8750 on the Oce stand (Hall 6). The FlyFolder features dynamic in-line perforation, cut length, and plow folding, allowing customers to produce single edition books of different format from a continuous web, with on-the-fly changeovers and non-stop print productivity.

The new Standard Hunkeler DC7 Drum Collator features a unique drum collating technique that can be used in-line or off-line with a folder to produce digital color newspapers in broadsheet or tabloid format, or for direct mail applications. These solutions will be shown on the Oce (Hall 6), Screen (Hall 8) and HP (Hall 8) stands.

The new Standard Hunkeler FM6 Folder Merger will also debut, combining a web merger and plow folder into one module, letting direct mail producers perform complex operations in-line at high-speed with the ultimate in application flexibility, productivity and space-efficiency. The FM6 will be shown on the Hunkeler booth (Hall 14, stand A40).

In a world premier, the new Hunkeler POPP7-series paper handling line will include the 26”-wide Hunkeler UW7 unwinder, CS7 rotary cutter, the DC7 Drum Collator, and an in-line folder. The line will finish rolls from HP’s new wide-format continuous-feed color inkjet printer, alternating between newspapers and book block signatures.

Hunkeler’s drupa Footprint is Largest Ever
drupa 2008 marks the single largest exhibit of Standard Hunkeler products, with state-of-the-art Hunkeler paper handling solutions shown in 8 different halls with 14 industry-leading partners. drupa attendees are invited to arrange a private equipment demonstration tailored to their application requirements by pre-registering for the Standard VIP Program at www.sdmc.com/drupa.

Standard Finishing Systems, a division of Standard Duplicating Machines Corporation, is based in Andover, Massachusetts. A leading supplier of print finishing systems, paper handling equipment and reprographic products, Standard utilizes a network of independent dealers and a direct sales force in the United States and Canada. For more information, call 877-404-4460. Or, visit the Standard website at http://www.standardfinishing.com.

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

Program features 23 live workflow demonstrations

Washington, DC (May 8, 2008) — The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization today announced details for the JDF Experience program at the drupa Innovation Parc powered by HP. Looking for ways to streamline production, save on labor and waste, improve throughput and connect with customers are high priorities for every printer attending drupa 2008, and the JDF Experience pavilion in the drupa innovation parc in Hall 7 is the best place to start.

Hosted by the CIP4 Organization, the JDF Experience features 22 member companies exhibiting the latest in JDF-enabled automation systems and software, and over 40 industry experts presenting in the JDF Experience Theatre a comprehensive two-week conference-style schedule that includes: § Daily printer-focused tutorials and introductions to JDF § Six special one-hour case study discussion panels, featuring small and medium-sized printers and CIPPI award-winning examples of JDF implementations § One-hour panel sessions on key topics such as “Connecting to your Customer with JDF,” “Digital Print Automation” and “MIS and Print Automation” § Two, two-hour Technical Tutorials offering an in-depth understanding of JDF § A day-long International Day on June 3rd featuring presentations in Spanish, Japanese, German, Portuguese, French and Polish § Over 100 educational presentations on JDF systems, practical implementation advice, print automation integration, case studies and more. § And one exclusive session on “The Future of JDF” with CIP4 leadership

Twenty-three distinct JDF workflow automation demonstrations will illustrate live jobs moving through all stages of production, from creation to postpress, and show integrations of multiple products from the pool of 19 participating companies. Nowhere else on the drupa show floor will there be such an integrated showing of JDF connectivity and automated production with such a wide variety of MIS, prepress, press, and postpress systems which attendees can see in the JDF Theater or at their own pace in the JDF Experience.

“The print industry has clearly proven that profitable printers are those who leverage technology, and JDF-enabled automation is the technological advantage you should be looking at,” said Mark Wilton of Kodak and CIP4’s Education and Marketing Officer. “Fully integrated JDF workflow demonstrations and a comprehensive JDF Experience Theatre schedule are just two of the features of this must-see pavilion. Attendees can stop by the JDF Experience and learn about key automation technologies that will not only cost justify their trip to drupa, but also make it a truly ‘profit fueling’ experience.”

For more information about the JDF Experience, including detailed workflow demonstration descriptions and the complete theater schedule, visit http://www.cip4.org/activities/2008/drupa.

Supporting Information

About drupa
drupa is to the printing and paper industries what the Olympic Games are to athletes. Every four years, hundreds of thousands of experts come to Düsseldorf for drupa. It's an unmissable opportunity for seeing all the latest technologies in media production and processing live in action. No other trade fair has such a vast, fundamental economic and technological impact as drupa. drupa düsseldorf is a constant reflection of the printing and paper sectors. With some 1,900 exhibitors spread across an exhibition area of some 174,000 square metres, 400,000 visitors expected and some 3,500 journalists from around the world, drupa 2008, to be staged from 29 May to 11 June, will be bigger than ever before.

About CIP4
CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define the Job Definition Format (JDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation; to study user requirements; to test product interoperability; and to develop a range of JDF software development tools. Information on CIP4, including membership details, is available from the organization’s website: www.cip4.org. Or contact: Stefan Daun, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, +49 6151 155 575, secretariat@cip4.org. All content and ideas submitted to the CIP4 user groups and intellectual property rights subsisting therein shall become the exclusive property of CIP4.

About JDF
The Job Definition Format (JDF) is the industry specification designed to facilitate process automation and the integration of different applications and systems in and around the graphic arts industry. JDF also enables the integration of business management and job planning applications into the production workflow. JDF is based on the W3C’s Extensible Markup Language (XML), ensuring maximum interoperability between different platforms and ready interaction with Internet systems. More information is available at http://www.cip4.org/.

Standard Horizon Features Intelligent Post Press Automation at drupa

(Andover, Massachusetts) – Under the theme “Think Intelligent Automation,” Horizon International will showcase a broad range of highly automated post press solutions at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany. With headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, Horizon has 550 employees and operates the largest facility in the world devoted to manufacturing folders, binders, collators, stitchers and cutters.

“Intelligent Automation” refers to Horizon’s longstanding development philosophy, built on deep technical expertise in all finishing processes combined with a comprehensive understanding of the critical operator steps needed to produce professional-quality cut sheets, folded signatures, saddlestitched booklets, and perfect bound books.

For example, some automated folders still require an operator to measure each panel and input the dimensions before the changeover can begin. “Intelligent” Horizon AFC folders use an intuitive, icon-based color touchscreen that prompts the operator for sheet size and desired fold pattern. Using this data solely, the folder calculates all necessary set-ups and can perform a fully-automated changeover in under 30 seconds.

“Horizon has an outstanding reputation as a world-class innovator in post press,” says David Reny, Managing Director, Standard Finishing Systems, Horizon’s exclusive North American distributor. “Best-in-class Horizon automation has brought new levels of labor-saving efficiency to bindery operations of all sizes, so customers are excited to see the latest developments.”

Horizon also brings intelligent control at the network level, with full JDF compliance, via the i2i Bindery Control System. Job parameters can be entered at a central control console and then called-up by any Horizon finisher on the network. Every machine on the Horizon stand at drupa will be i2i-connected, enabling fully-automated set-up, job tracking, productivity and work-in-progress statistics, error reports, and more. The Horizon i2i system can also be interfaced with most MIS systems for seamless JDF/JMF interoperability.

Horizon Folders at the Forefront
Standard Horizon folders are highly regarded world-wide for reliability, fold quality and performance. The line continues to grow, with important new folders and accessories slated to premier at drupa:

- AF-406T6A – small-format (maximum sheet size 15.7 x 25.6) 6-buckle folder with pile feed and suction head has an optional 6-buckle second unit that can be added straight or cross-wise. This provides application flexibility, especially for the insert, outsert, and pharmaceutical markets.

- AF-566F – six-buckle folder accepts sheets up to 21.9 x 33.4, includes pile feeder with suction head, and has an optional 4-buckle second unit that can be added straight or cross-wise for maximum application flexibility. This buckle-buckle format addresses an established need for the North American market.

- CCD-AFC / CCD-AF – CCD camera options for AFC folders enable sheet-by-sheet verification reading from the top, bottom, or both to insure 100% integrity of folded signatures inside and out. Any double-pulls off the press that slip into the bindery can be caught during folding. This eliminates the possibility that sheets printed one-side-only and folded image-side-out end up as blank book pages. This level of quality check assures ISO 9001 compliance.

The extensive fleet of other Standard Horizon fast-make-ready paper folders and accessories, all equipped with intelligent automation and touchscreen control, will also be shown.

Horizon Binders Break New Ground
Standard Horizon binders have captured a significant share of the short-run, print-on-demand book market with steady innovations which continue at drupa 2008. Building on the market success of the popular BQ-270 single-clamp binder, Horizon has added a large color touchscreen and an ergonomically-designed digital caliper, making the new BQ-270C even more efficient and productive than earlier models.

The Standard Horizon BQ-470 four-clamp binder, featuring interchangeable EVA / PUR adhesive tanks and unparalleled automation, now has two new accessories. Operators can use the SI-470 digital caliper to measure book thickness and automatically transfer this data to the binder for automated set-up. The other accessory is the new PM-470 Pre-melt tank, for operator convenience and longer runs between adhesive replenishment.

The complete Standard Horizon book binding product line will be on display, ranging from short-run print-on-demand binders up to the 15-clamp CABS 5000 production perfect binding line with in-line three-knife trimming.

Technology Demonstrations Offer a Window Into the Future
Horizon will also show technology demonstrations of a next-generation saddlestitcher and a new hardcover book system, which are expected to be commercially available sometime in 2009.

Horizon’s Biggest-ever drupa
drupa 2008 marks the largest-ever exhibit of Standard Horizon products in Europe, with nearly 13,000 square feet devoted to state-of-the-art finishing solutions. JDF interoperability will be demonstrated with industry-leading partners, and Horizon solutions will be shown on several partner stands, including HP Indigo, Pitney Bowes, Punch Graphics and Xerox. Attendees are invited to arrange a private equipment demonstration tailored to their application requirements by pre-registering for the Standard VIP Program at www.sdmc.com/drupa.

Standard Finishing Systems, a division of Standard Duplicating Machines Corporation, is based in Andover, Massachusetts. A leading supplier of print finishing systems, paper handling equipment and reprographic products, Standard utilizes a network of independent dealers and a direct sales force in the United States and Canada. For more information, call 877-404-4460. Or, visit the Standard website at http://www.standardfinishing.com.

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New Developments at PGM Graphics Solutions

The serious alternative to buying new machines!

PGM Graphics Solutions, which is founded in order to establish a global market platform for buyers and sellers of Pre-owned Gallus & Arsoma Machinery, has had plenty to do in its first 1 ½ years of business, and many new and exciting developments have taken place since the launch of the company. The following new activities and agencies have been added to complement the already existing PGM portfolio of products and services:

1. Service: PGM has entered a cooperation agreement with NETS, Nelson Electrotechnical Services, who along with TQM Mechanical Services now enables PGM to offer both mechanical as well as electrical service with specialised Gallus and Arsoma know-how and experience. The scope of service comprises machine moves, installations, trouble shooting, preventive maintenance and application advice. We are offering our services on the global market, if required.

2. Refurbishments and special application solutions: The cooperation with our business partners ATIQS in Germany has now been formalised and extended to include all 3 levels of refurbishments from ATIQS, as well as our unique offering to rebuild and re-configure pre-owned Gallus and Arsoma machines for special application purposes, using innovative solutions and this way adding more value to pre-owned machines. The pre-owned machines already exist, cost less, are usually readily available and are more friendly to the environment, both from a manufacturing point of view as well as user point of view. PGM further offers ATIQS’ solutions for booklet application and automatic register systems, which can all be integrated into pre-owned Gallus and Arsoma machines. When refurbishing and repairing pre-owned Gallus and Arsoma machines, we guarantee that only original spare parts are being used, and depending on level of refurbishment we can offer up to 12 months warranty. The highest level, Level III, includes cleaning, surface treatment and total refurbishment with warranty, modernisation and optimisation, including print- and acceptance test.

3. Design and manufacturing of special machine parts and units: PGM has started a co-operation with its supplier of the EDM200 servo driven Over Printing Machine, SMO in Oschersleben, Germany, for design and manufacture of special application machine parts and modules, for integration into pre-owned machinery, thus adding more specialised technology and value to its solutions, based on pre-owned machinery. In addition, SMO is further developing new ancillary equipment for the narrow web industry, sold and serviced by PGM Graphics Solutions.

4. New agency for Troika Systems: Troika Systems Ltd, UK, has appointed PGM Graphics Solutions as UK/Ireland (narrow web) agents for their Quality Control Instruments: AniCam, FlexoCam and Plate II Print.

5. PGM Graphics Solutions has designed a range of tailor made tool transport trolleys for transport of clean tools to press from storage area and dirty tools from press to wash-down area. The trolleys can be tailor made to suit individual press systems, using either sleeves or conventional tools, as well as rotary screen stencils, inks etc. and the trolleys complement well the programme of FlexoWash cleaning and washing machines

Combined, PGM and its business partners have the mission to be a serious alternative to buying new machines, mainly operating within the narrow web industry, for the special application areas of labels, tickets and tags, flexible packaging and shrink sleeves, folding cartons etc.. The primary platform for this objective being pre-owned Arsoma flexo machines, but occasionally also other machine brands can be used, depending on customer requirements. Furthermore, PGM strives to offer ideas and equipment for areas, where machine down-time can be reduced and quality and repeatability can be optimised.

PGM at drupa 29th May – 11th June 2008:
PGM Graphics Solutions is a member of the British organisation “BUPMSA” (British Used Printing Machinery Suppliers Association) and is represented on the Booth of BUPMSA: Hall 12, Stand No. C28. Please contact PGM on +44 (0)1763 84 99 82 or by e-mail: claus@pgm-graphics.co.uk to make appointments. PGM will be present only on selected days. PGM Press Kits and Customer Information Packs will be available at the Booth of BUPMSA.

Agencies held by PGM Graphics Solutions:

1. Flexo Wash, Denmark: Exclusive UK/Ireland distributor for narrow-web products, mainly consisting of:

a. FW Anilox Roll Cleaning Machines and Systems
b. PK Parts Washing Machines
c. PK92 Screen Stencil Washing Machines
d. Sleeve & Plate Washing Machines

2. SMO, Oschersleben, Germany: Exclusive distributors for UK/Ireland as well as Scandinavia and France for their newly designed machine: EDM200, the first ever designed semi-rotary UV-Flexo machine, specifically designed for short-run work, primarily working as an over-printing machine. This machine with its very small foot print, generates practically no waste during set-up and between job changes, it is fully servo operated and works with sleeve technology both for print cylinders and anilox rollers. Existing flexo printers have the additional advantage that they can maintain their existing pre-press workflow and choice of plate material etc. so as to match their main production, and due to the sleeve technology, they can run seamless printing as well. Ideal for labels, tickets and tags and paper products.

3. Troika Quality Control Instruments: Agents for UK/Ireland narrow web sector. Product range:

a. AniCAM – for measuring anilox rolls, cell volume, cell depth, cell wall width, screen ruling & angle
b. FlexoCAM – the ultimate dotmeter for optimum quality control of your complete flexo plate and print production
c. Flexo Plate II Print – for checking quality of plates, film & printed copy d. LithoCAM – Dotmeter for plates, film and printed copy

4. Flexo Art, Sweden: Exclusive UK/Ireland distributors for the following products:

a. Chambered doctor blade systems for Gallus EM280 and EM410 flexo machines
b. FlexoCompact UV-flexo printing units for Gallus R160 and R200 label printing machines.

5. Direct Laser Engraving Machines: PGM Graphics Solutions is an independent sales agent for Lead Lasers, Holland, offering pre-press solutions for flexo plates and sleeves, letterpress plates, dry-offset plates and relief embossing tools.

For further details, please contact: Claus Nielsen, Tel/Fax:+44 (0)1763 84 99 82; e-mail: claus@pgm-graphics.co.uk; website: www.pgm-graphics.co.uk

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

Ljungby, Sweden (April 30, 2008) – Lasermax Roll Systems will be demonstrating the first modules of its new LX700 product line for roll-fed digital printers at drupa 2008. This demonstration will be in their stand B61 in Hall 6 and will showcase significant advances in technology for cutting and stacking forms in-line with the fastest continuous feed digital printers.

“The LX700 product line is being developed to support the increasing requirements of new digital printers and the anticipation of even greater speed increases in the years ahead,” says Bill Carroll, President and CEO for Lasermax Roll Systems. “The system that will be shown in our stand at drupa also includes several new capabilities for handling lightweight paper in response to increasing needs by our customers.”

The LX700 is being designed and built around the highly successful LX500 platform. Since 2001, the LX500 products have provided unprecedented reliability to digital print operations. Today, the LX500 products have the largest market share worldwide (for digital pre and post-processing) and demand for the products continues to increase. “The ultimate introduction of the LX700 products to the market will expand on the proven technology of the LX500 products providing additional capabilities as well as ensuring speed compatibility with new digital printers in the years to come,” states Carroll.

Lasermax Roll Systems is currently developing two versions of cutting and stacking solutions for its new LX700 product line. The first is targeted at the commercial print market and has many special features designed to reliably cut and stack lightweight paper at very high speeds. This is the version that will be demonstrated in their stand at drupa 2008. The second version is targeted at both the commercial print and transactional markets to run applications in standard paperweights at high speeds or with frequent stack deliveries.

These LX700 stacking solutions will be capable of operating in-line with the highest speed roll-fed digital printers to produce 1-up, 2-up, 3-up or 2-up merged stacks from a wide range of media including lightweight paper with or without tractor feed holes. Both solutions use a new stack alignment section to guide sheets and separate 2-up or 3-up stacks. Jobs or book blocks can be automatically offset within the stacks for easy operator handling. New stacking technology also includes an internal accumulation during delivery cycles, which drastically reduces or eliminates the need for a large web-buffering device after the printer.

Operating at significantly higher speeds, the LX700 solutions will initially support printer speeds up to 600 feet per minute using improved rotary cutting technology for maximum reliability and accuracy. The cutter design includes a reject gate to divert “waste sheets” created during load routines, incomplete jobs, and with many of the current color digital printer models.

Many other productivity enhancements have been incorporated into the LX700 products with an overall design focus on maintaining maximum control of the paper through the entire web path both within product modules and the paper loops between modules.

The LX700 line will be capable of an in-line connection to third party finishing equipment to produce signatures, saddle-stitched booklets, perfect bound books or newspapers in-line with the printer. This is especially important to the commercial print market and to service bureaus to provide a complete end-to-end document solution.

As with the LX500 products, the LX700 line will continue to include user-friendly, touch-screen control panels, ergonomic designs with easy-to-reach operator adjustments, a guided support system, on-board diagnostics, and a UP3i compliant interface.

Lasermax Roll Systems is the worldwide leader in automated paper handling, processing, and vision-based quality control systems for digital print production. Its products are manufactured in Sweden and the USA, and are installed in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Lasermax Roll Systems Announces In-Line Punching / Perforating System

Ljungby, Sweden (April 30, 2008) – The Lasermax Roll Systems 300 Processor series in-line punching and perforating system for high-speed digital printers will be unveiled at drupa 2008. The 300 Processor series includes models that operate before or after the printer to punch tractor holes, cross perforations, vertical perforations, or even custom punching patterns.

“At drupa 2008, we expect continued momentum for roll-fed digital color printing technology,” says Hans Eliasson, Vice President of Engineering for Lasermax Roll Systems. “As these printers improve and become more accepted, we expect an increased demand in the market for in-line paper processing solutions. This will be driven by an expectation from our customers to eliminate their use of offset printed and processed forms.”

With digital color printing, customers will be able to purchase plain paper stock for all their jobs and can perform any required punching or perforating at the time of printing. Purchasing unconverted paper and processing in-line can result in significant paper savings. This will be especially important for Service Bureaus who stock pre-printed rolls for many different customers.

The availability of digital color printing will also accelerate the migration of standard statements into TransPromo applications, which can include personalized marketing offers, reply forms and coupons. The 300 Processor’s dynamic perforating capability will play an important role in maintaining the best possible appearance of the final TransPromo statement. Perforations are created only where needed and additional pages in the statement will not have excessive perforations.

The 300 Processor series currently includes four standard models, with capabilities including tractor hole punching, file hole punching, fanfold cross perforating, and dynamic cross and vertical perforating. Tractor holes or perforations in fixed intervals are created before the printer. Dynamic perforating for payment slips and coupons is performed after the printer. All models utilize a controlled paper infeed and outfeed section to maintain precise registration of the web.

Lasermax Roll Systems is the worldwide leader in automated paper handling, processing, and vision-based quality control systems for digital print production. Its products are manufactured in Sweden and the USA, and are installed in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Compass Sessions - Navigational Aid for Print and Media Entrepreneurs

This year's Compass Sessions, staged in conjunction with drupa 2008, will feature highly topical themes and internationally renowned speakers. The two-hour seminars promise to offer information especially of value to print and media industry decision makers looking for guidance on investment decisions. On eleven days (from 9am and 11am), the Compass Sessions will tackle digital printing, digital workflows, offset printing, Web-to-print solutions, printed electronics, premedia and packaging printing. Over 40 international speakers will help participants get their bearings among the broad scope of offerings at drupa.

The Compass Session on Wednesday, 4 June will focus on printed electronics and, unlike all the others, extend over four hours from 9am to 1pm. Jointly organised with the Organic Electronic Association (OE-A), the seminar will include reports by high-calibre speakers and representatives of leading companies from Germany and abroad on the latest developments in this rapidly growing market.

The Compass Sessions coordinated by the Print & Media Forum AG will benefit from contributions by James Harvey of the USA, Prof. Arved Hübler from Germany, Stephan Jaeggi of Switzerland, Wolfgang Mildner of Germany, Menno Mooij of the Netherlands, Frank Romano from the USA, Florian Süßl from Germany, David van Driessche from Belgium, David Zwang from Belgium and many more. Acting as cooperation partners to the Compass Sessions will be Ghent Working Group, Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie (folding carton association - FFI), Pro Carton Deutschland and the Organic Electronic Association (OE-A).

Combined with a light breakfast, the Compass Sessions in the Congress Center East at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center form the ideal start to the drupa day. As well as providing information, they also offer an ideal meeting point to get together with colleagues and exchange news and views at an international level. A drupa admission ticket is not needed to access the Congress Center East. The conference languages will be German and English (simultaneous interpreting). Participation will cost EUR 75 per day. Members of the print and media associations as well as the cooperation partners will be admitted for a reduced fee of EUR 60. Bookings for the desired Compass Sessions can be made in advance on the Web site www.compass-sessions.de. Registration on site will also be possible.

Dates and topics of the 2008 Compass Sessions

Friday, 30 May
Digital printing

Saturday, 31 May
Digital workflows (in cooperation with the Ghent Working Group)

Monday, 2 June
Offset printing

Tuesday, 3 June
Web-to-print solutions

Wednesday, 4 June
Printed electronics (in cooperation with the OE-A)

Thursday, 5 June
Premedia

Friday, 6 June
Packaging printing (in cooperation with the FFI and ProCarton)

Saturday, 7 June
Digital printing

Monday, 9 June
Digital workflows

Tuesday, 10 June
Premedia

Wednesday, 11 June
Offset printing

The detailed programme can be found on the Internet at: www.compass-sessions.de

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

Broadest Digital Printing, Workflow and Business Management Portfolio in the Industry a Must-See for drupa 2008 Visitors

Foster City, Calif. -- April 16, 2008 -- EFI® (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will be showcasing its most extensive range of productivity and revenue generating print solutions ever in Europe at drupa 2008, from 29th May to 11th June in Dusseldorf, Germany. Visitors to its stand C01, Hall 5, will experience the industry's broadest array of leading digital solutions, from the latest Fiery®, VUTEk® and Jetrion® digital printing innovation to the Print MIS and web-to-print solutions that are critical to increasing operational efficiency and profitability as printing businesses worldwide continue the analog-to-digital transition. Visitors will also be able to view EFI's products in operation on the stands of EFI partners, including Canon, Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to demonstrate to customers and partners the latest results of our extensive investments in research and development that are delivering next-generation digital printing innovation.

Our best-in-class Jetrion and VUTEk inkjet printers, the ongoing innovation that has allowed us to place more than 1.5 million Fiery servers, and the complete range of compatible workflow solutions that are designed to maximise productivity and profitability and provide a more streamlined and cost-efficient print operation, comprise one of the most comprehensive suites of integrated products available in the market today," said Guy Gecht, EFI CEO. "This exhibition clearly demonstrates EFI's dedication to leading the industry transition from analog to digital and from black & white to color printing. Visitors to our booth will find many ways to improve productivity and reduce cost, while at the same time generating new revenue streams with new customers and new applications as they 'Print to Win'."

EFI will also hold a press conference at drupa on May 29th at 1300 hours in Room 14, CCD South, Messe Düsseldorf. Company executives will discuss business strategy and results, overview the company's portfolio of integrated solutions, and make additional announcements. Visitors to the EFI stand will have the opportunity for hands-on demonstrations and discussions with EFI professionals to learn how the wide range of solutions listed below can have an unmatched positive impact on their businesses.

Fiery
EFI will showcase next-generation Fiery technology, already the industry's leading color digital print server with more than 15 million users worldwide.

The Fiery open platform readily integrates into any technology environment and delivers new revenue opportunities, such as high-value variable data printing (VDP), with more options than any other digital print server in the industry. It also serves as a gateway to third-party technologies and EFI products, such as Colorproof(tm) XF for proofing and Digital StoreFront® for web-to-print, as well as to EFI business management software and prepress solutions.

At drupa, EFI will feature first time demonstrations of the newest Fiery innovation to maximize customer efficiency, including Fiery integration with the Adobe® PDF Print Engine (APPE) and Microsoft® XPS support newly developed by EFI. The Fiery's APPE integration augments existing Fiery PDF support, adding choices for customers to natively support PDF transparency across their workflows and to precisely print PDF files that match what they see on the screen during the content creation process. The technology EFI has developed in-house to process Microsoft XPS ensures that Fiery users have the ability to print Microsoft Vista Office documents with improved transparency and colour rendering, as well as smaller file sizes that speed processing and minimize network congestion. EFI's color management system delivers consistent output across both the APPE and Microsoft XPS environments.

EFI will also announce new Fiery innovations in make-ready as well as enhancements to its intuitive user interface, and demonstrate new highly efficient, productive Fiery-driven workflows that solve customers' most difficult print production challenges. This next-generation print production server will be demonstrated in powerful combinations with Fiery® Central, EFI's production workflow, management and sophisticated make-ready solution; Splash® Mac OS X-based workflow solution; EFI® Color Profiler Suite, a profiling solution for graphic arts professionals; and MicroPress®, EFI's raster-based color and black & white workflow solution. These distinctive workflows include:

• Professional Color Workflow, to optimize color from input to print. This demonstration features Fiery, Fiery® Graphic Arts Package Premium Edition, and Color Profiler Suite;
• Automated Make-Ready & Production Color, featuring EFI MicroPress, demonstrating the efficient production of complex jobs;
• Variable Data Solutions that unify variable data workflow, featuring Fiery and third-party VDP software from DirectSmile® and XMPie®;
• Productive Document Workflows, featuring Fiery's Impose and Compose options for efficient editing and assembly of static and variable documents prior to RIPping for final output without the need to modify native files, including adding or deleting pages, preflighting to check for errors and late-stage PDF editing;
• Unique Mac-Based Color Workflow, featuring Splash, Fiery, and the Impose and Compose options for a Mac workflow from Creation to Production;
• Integrated Workflow Solution, featuring Fiery Central, Digital StoreFront®, PrintSmith(tm), Colorproof XF, and JDF integration, for efficient integration of job submission, management and printing.

VUTEk
EFI's VUTEk product line delivers best-in-class superwide-format printing with a broad range of superwide format digital inkjet printers, all driven by the powerful Fiery XF RIP, will be a central element of EFI's stand at drupa 2008. For many drupa visitors, this will be the first opportunity to view the QS3200r, VUTEk's newest addition to the award winning QS-series of UV printers for unmatched performance and productivity in roll-to-roll printing.

Featured VUTEk solutions include:

• The EFI VUTEk QS2000, EFI's 2 metre UV-curing digital inkjet printer with a production output of up to 74 square metres per hour on both flexible and rigid substrates at resolutions of up to 1080 dpi. The QS2000 offers both four- and six-color imaging and a special seventh white ink channel. This printer is an ease-of-entry option for sign printers and graphic display manufacturers, who wish to add digital UV production to their product mix, or for commercial printers looking to add new revenue streams. This printer is also available in a 3.2 metre format in the QS3200.
• The EFI VUTEk QS3200r is EFI's 3.2 metre roll-to-roll UV-curing digital inkjet printer with a production output of up to 172 square metres per hour. It caters to sign shops, screen printers and commercial printers looking to complement or replace existing solvent or UV output with the highest image quality and UV roll-to-roll capability.
• The EFI VUTEk 3360, EFI's 3 metre roll-to-roll solvent printer, available with Fusion (an optional second ink delivery system), enables it to print solvent or dye-sublimation output at the flip of a switch in 4-, 6-, or 8-color modes. Also available on the VUTEk 3360 are BioVu(tm) inks, EFI's breakthrough VOC-free, environmentally friendly, corn-based solvent ink solution. The VUTEk 3360 is available with entry level configurations that are fully upgradeable, making it easier than ever for print shops to step up to the legendary print quality, performance and reliability of a VUTEk digital inkjet printer.

APPS (Advanced Professional Print Solutions)
EFI's APPS division, responsible for the company's industry-leading MIS, web-to-print, proofing and production solutions, was created to equip print service providers with the tools they require to create high quality, color-accurate print in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

Visitors to the EFI stand will get a first look at EFI's new Proofing to Go RIP software, Colorproof(tm) eXpress, a powerful entry level proofing product being launched at drupa. Colorproof eXpress outputs accurate proofs, full color printouts and brilliant photos with a single RIP/inkjet printer combination.

Targeted at creative professionals, graphic designers, small agencies, pre-press houses and print buyers, Colorproof eXpress is easy to use and delivers high-quality output with minimal set-up time. Running on either Mac OS X or Windows, Colorproof eXpress eliminates integration issues while delivering quality proofs from the users' platform of choice.

EFI will also be highlighting these additional APPS solutions:

• The latest version of Digital StoreFront (DSF), EFI's award winning web-to-print solution for print service providers. DSF combines an intuitive e-commerce interface with powerful back-end automation. EFI gives customers a choice between hosting the application themselves and using EFI to host it for them, and DSF is the only solution on the market that offers a choice of VDP technology providers. Digital StoreFront supports 14 languages.
• PrintSmith(tm) and Hagen(tm) print management systems, which connect business and production processes, automating the workflow from estimating through to invoicing.
• The first-time showing of an enhanced version of EFI Prograph®, a comprehensive production planning solution for large web offset, sheetfed and gravure commercial printing facilities that includes revolutionary new JDF capabilities as well as contract administration and billing functions. This will also be on display in the JDF Experience Parc in the innovation hall (Hall 7).
• The newest version of EFI PrintFlow®, a dynamic scheduling tool that closes process gaps, relieves bottlenecks, automatically adjusts to rapidly changing conditions and optimizes the entire business operation.
• Auto-Count® DMI, a shop-floor data collection solution that seamlessly integrates with EFI's higher-end solutions and provides real-time production intelligence. Auto-Count eliminates overruns and underruns, giving the customer the opportunity to minimize waste, improve capacity and increase profitability. Auto-Count is also available in an entry-level version, Auto-Count® Lite, with a clear upgrade path as business needs grow.
• EFI Colorproof XF, the cross platform proofing and large-format production solution that supports a variety of inkjet printers (up to 2.64m or 104") from various manufacturers and provides the highest level of color quality and control as well as consistent color across multiple applications and locations.
• Fiery® XF, which leverages EFI's proofing competence for perfect color, offering intelligent Clean Color and Full Gamut Technology for brilliant print results in wide format and superwide format. Fiery XF is a complete cross-platform application for both production and proofing purposes.

Jetrion
The Jetrion 4000 UV Inkjet System, which is now commercially available, is a unique industrial inkjet printer that is launching the digital label printing revolution. The Jetrion 4000 offers label converters an affordable, full-color narrow web alternative to toner-based digital printers for label runs of up to 50,000 labels.

With speeds of up to 30.5 metres/min at more than 1000 dpi with greyscale technology, the Jetrion 4000 delivers full-color label printing up to 13.9 cms (5.5 ins) wide. The system also features Jetrion's advanced 4- or 6-color UV ink sets, which, in combination with EFI's Fiery XF RIP, provide outstanding color reproduction across a wide range of substrates.

About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital colour print servers; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions. EFI maintains 26 offices worldwide.

EFI, Jetrion, VUTEk, Fiery and Auto-Count, are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. BioVu, Digital StoreFront, Hagen and PrintSmith are trademarks of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Colorproof is a trademark of Electronics For Imaging GmbH.

All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

drupa 2008 SERVICE PORTAL

The drupa 2008 service portal is the international print and paper industry’s most important online platform offering users more than just facts and figures relating to the trade fair. This extraordinary website is dedicated to the entire print and media industry community. At www.drupa.com, the global industry comes together in an interactive environment to access relevant information and news, communicate among themselves and network with business partners from around the globe.

With over 1,800 exhibitors spread across some 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space in 19 halls and 400,000 expected visitors, this record-breaking staging of drupa promises to be the industry highlight of the year. Exhibitors and attendees have the possibility to prepare for their exhibit or visit of the trade fair in advance on the drupa Internet portal. Structured around five, easy-to-navigate main menu items, precise planning and preparations for the print media fair, to be staged from May 29 - June 11, 2008, is easy.

The complete range of news offerings is located under the drupaWorld section, where the latest on drupa 2008, its special presentations as well as top reports from the print and media industry can be found. In addition, users can sign up to receive the free newsletter which is customized according to subscribers’ individual interests. “Specials” contains multimedia features that present information interactively. The “FlipBook” allows turning the virtual “pages” of the latest issue of the drupa report, while the “mediacenter” offers entertainment - from photos and podcasts to drupaTV.

Companies & Products is filled with multifaceted options to help with the perfect planning of a successful trade fair visit focused on individual interests. With the drupa search engine, it’s easy to conduct targeted and detailed exhibitor and product research. Selected companies, complete with the relevant hall plan, exhibitor’s exact location and stand number, can be conveniently managed in “My Organizer”. The automatically created print version can then be used as a navigational aid to guide visitors directly to the exhibitors of their choice. “My Catalog” assists users in compiling their own personalized catalogue of company profiles, product details and exhibitor contacts – it’s the perfect companion to the official drupa 2008 trade fair catalogue, which will be published in ten languages.

A new tool making its debut in time for drupa 2008 will be the “matchmaking” function. This online feature works much the same way as a digital notice board and brings together supply and demand.

Visitor Service not only features a comprehensive database of facts and figures including opening hours, hotel and city info, contacts and travel tips but also a cost benefit. Ordering admission tickets online saves more than 30 percent. Plus, the tickets entitle holders to travel to drupa and back on buses, trams, trains and the underground free of charge within the fare zone of the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Sieg Regional Transport Networks (VRR and VRS).

Every registered exhibitor receives a personal login to the Exhibitor Service. Here, exhibiting companies can take advantage of a wealth of presentation options that help potential customers to get information on the company and its products before the trade fair. With the ServiceCompass, exhibitors have the option to organize their participation entirely via the Internet.

Devoted primarily to journalists, the Press Service is the section for the press releases and photos relating to drupa 2008. After registering online, members of the press are given access to exclusive information such as specialist articles, the list of exhibitor press conferences and PR activities.

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION AT drupa 2008 REFLECTS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS

Four months before the start of drupa 2008, print media trade fair, the exhibitor registration reflects the international market situation and industry developments. Consequently, the leading technology producing nations will be the most strongly represented countries at drupa 2008: Germany (745,100 sq. ft.), Italy (148,200 sq. ft.), the U.S. (142,600 sq. ft.), Switzerland (130,500 sq. ft.), Netherlands (99,100 sq. ft.), Japan (89,200 sq. ft.), the UK (80,000 sq. ft.), Belgium (70,800 sq. ft.) and Spain (68,600 sq. ft.). Exhibit space booked by emerging industrial countries such as China and India has increased considerably: by 300% for China (84,700 sq. ft.) and 60% for India (25,900 sq. ft.).

With over 1,800 exhibitors on over 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space, 400,000 expected visitors and some 3,500 journalists from around the world, drupa 2008 will be larger than ever before. “These figures once again underscore drupa’s status as the world’s No. 1 trade fair for the print and media industry,” commented Werner M. Dornscheidt, President and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf. “No other event has as profound and all-encompassing an influence on the economics and technologies of the print media industry as drupa in Düsseldorf. What the Olympic Games mean to athletes is what drupa means to the print media industry.”

In the age of Internet and digital media, the competitiveness of print is a recurrent theme of discussion. But the facts show print to be as solid as ever. “Today more paper, cardboard, foil and other materials are printed than ever before. The annual global total is almost 500 million tons,” pointed out Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann, President of drupa 2008 and President of Koenig & Bauer AG. At drupa 2008, the international supplier industry will present an abundance of innovations, integrated solutions and market-ready refinements that could give printed products the edge in competition between the media. “The feel, emotional power and high quality of printed products provide a substantial competitive advantage over electronic media, for example, at the point of sale, in brand communications, personalized mailings and large-format advertising,” added Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann. In addition, new growth markets are opening up due to electronic printing (the keywords here are security printing and brand protection) and networked communications (e.g. interactive campaigns).

Whether sheet-fed or web-fed offset, gravure or label printing, digital or screen printing – all these technologies will be highlighted in XXL format at drupa 2008. With over 322,900 square feet of exhibit space reserved, this product category will be the largest, followed by bookbinding and print finishing on more than 118,400 square feet, prepress and pre-media (over 96,800 square feet) and packaging production/paper converting (over 80,300 square feet).

Compared to drupa 2004, the area for digital solutions has expanded by about 107,600 square feet of exhibit space. The two new halls 8a and 8b will play a central role in this segment. Together with Halls 5 and 9, this will be the stage primarily for exhibitors with a focus on this product category (e.g. Agfa-Gevaert, Canon, Eastman Kodak, Epson, Fujifilm, Hewlett-Packard, Konica Minolta, Ricoh Company, Xerox Corporation).

The other drupa 2008 pillars will be:

• Halls 1 and 2: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Polar-Mohr
• Halls 3 and 4: printing, materials, services (e.g. Presstek Europe Ltd., Sakurai Graphic Systems Co.)
• Hall 6: PrintCity with MAN Roland, its network partners and other international exhibitors active in print finishing
• Halls 10 to 12: paper converting, packaging production (e.g. Bobst S.A.)
• Halls 12 to 14: bookbinding, print finishing (e.g. Horizon International Inc., Müller Martini)
• Halls 15 to 17: printing machinery, bookbinding and finishing (e.g. Cerrutti Officine, Ferag AG, Goss International, Koenig & Bauer AG, Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG, Komori International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ryobi, Windmöller & Hölscher KG)
• Hall 12: used machinery market with over 70 dealers

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at drupa 2008, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com. Or visit the web site http://www.mdna.com

drupa 2008 ANCILLARY PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

Visitors to drupa 2008, print media trade fair, can look forward to a first-class ancillary program. Seminars, workshops, talks, individual tours of the trade fair as well as special presentations such as the “drupa innovation parc presented by HP” and “drupacube” add up to unparalleled knowledge transfer for international experts. “The ancillary programme is a key building block in the overall drupa concept and the ideal complement to the exhibitors’ technology offerings,” said drupa Project Director Manuel Mataré. The program’s individual building blocks are modular, allowing them to be freely combined according to visitors’ interests. “Our priority is achieving a target-group-specific appeal. Print buyers and those on the creative side, for instance, will be in their element at the drupacube while printing and media service providers will be able to ask specific production-related questions on the Highlights Tours. Decision makers will be able to probe new lines of business at the Compass Sessions. drupa has an appropriate answer to every question!” explained Manuel Mataré.

drupacube
With the drupacube, drupa 2008 will for the first time provide a special event aimed at the print buyer target group. Here the spotlight will be on printed products – with one key difference. At drupacube, the focus will be on marketing-driven applications for printed products - the technology that makes this possible will play a secondary role. This gives marketing and publishing directors, production managers, account executives and creative directors the possibility to get a compact overview of the potential of printing in the marketing mix. “With this tool, we intend to attract print buyers to drupa in greater numbers. Undoubtedly, many of the exhibitors also have products catering to this target group. But at a technology trade fair such as drupa, this type of information is often in danger of being overshadowed,” noted Manuel Mataré. “The drupacube acts as a portal for print buyers by providing concise infotainment on everything concerning print communications and directs them to the exhibitors’ stands.” Symposia and workshops will address the most diverse topics, with each day dedicated to a specific motto. For instance, one day will focus on newspapers and/or magazines, another day it will be on direct marketing, catalogs and corporate communications. Also planned are symposia addressing brand protection, green printing and the relationship between the arts and print. For more information, visit www.drupacube.com.

drupa innovation parc
With its 160 exhibitors on some 32,000 square feet, the “drupa innovation parc presented by HP” in Hall 7.0 will be the hotspot for new software technologies which open the door to online interfaces and production opportunities for the printing industry. “Following the highly successful debut at the last drupa, we have optimized the concept and will be offering topic-based visitor guidance,” remarked Bernd Zipper, coordinator of the drupa innovation parc. The following eight theme parks will address the latest forward-looking technologies:

• “printbuyer integration parc powered by AlphaPicture”
• “creative production parc”
• “jdf experience parc powered by Heidelberg”
• “document management parc”
• “pdf + xml production”
• “digital picture parc”
• “online communication parc”
• “print + publishing parc powered by Agfa”

Talks, live demonstrations and daily special events will complement the dip exhibits.

Highlights Tours
In order to give trade visitors an overview of individual industry themes, guided tours highlighting current developments will take place. These topics will range from workflows, Web and print to offset and digital printing as well as packaging production and finishing. The Highlights Tours take visitors to six or eight selected exhibitors on each tour. In addition to German and English, the tours will for the first time also be conducted in Chinese, Spanish and French. In addition, the “Technology Guides” will provide a comprehensive overview of the relevant topic in brochure format. Exact dates for the tours and registration are available online at www.highlightstouren.de.

Compass Sessions
The Compass Sessions are two-hour intensive workshops staged daily on topics regarding technology and new lines of business in the printing industry. The themes will range from digital/inkjet printing, offset printing, pre-media and Web-to-print solutions to digital workflows, printed electronics and packaging printing. Each Compass Session will be devoted to a different theme. Held from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and combined with a light breakfast, they form the ideal start for the drupa day. Further information can be found online at www.compass-sessions.de.

DOXNET on site
DOXNET, the independent European association for digital printing and document management professionals is inviting visitors to the “DOXNET on site” event in the Congress Center Düsseldorf (CCD-East) on June 4. Professor Frank Romano from the U.S. will speak on the latest trends in printing techniques, especially digital printing. Ralf Schlözer (Director of the On Demand Printing & Publishing Service Europe at InfoTrends, the digital printing and document management industry’s leading market research and consulting company) will discuss market trends and developments in the field of transpromos. Talks by major European users outside of Germany on the market situation and development opportunities in their relevant countries are also planned. DOXNET President Peter Dehm (T-Systems DDM GmbH) will report on the association’s activities and goals.

PEFC event: trend towards certified wood and paper products
Society’s growing concern about environmental and climate issues has led to a step-up in demand for certificates of origin. “Green procurement” – the sustainable acquisition of materials – is experiencing a boom in printing as well. As a result, demand for certified wood and paper products is on the rise. A similar trend is noticeable in the number of PEFC-certified printing operations which increased ten-fold in 2007 to 46. To do justice to this surge in interest, PEFC Deutschland will organize a comprehensive information event at drupa 2008 in the afternoon of June 10. Aside from an in-depth talk, activities will focus on discussions that address the topic from various different angles. Through this forum, PEFC aims to appeal primarily to representatives of the printing industry but also to production managers, advertising experts, publishers, logistics professionals and consultants. A concrete, targeted invitation, outlining the finalized program will be sent out before the start of drupa. The latest information can be found at www.pefc.de.

Fourth FSC Global Paper Forum in Düsseldorf
On June 9 and 10, the 4th FSC Global Paper Forum will be staged in during drupa 2008. The forum is an international get-together attended by FSC players from the worldwide paper and pulp sectors who gather to examine market opportunities. Forum discussions, workshops and information on all the latest developments in the FSC paper sector form part of the event. The following basic themes will be covered:

• Success: good brands on good paper
• Opportunities: bringing together supply and demand for FSC paper
• The impact of FSC certification on forestry, conservation, trade and legislation
• New FSC standards for the chain of custody

Further information can be obtained at www.writingthefuture.org

Print and media industry forum
Current market developments, entertaining panel discussions and the exchange of news and views with colleagues are central to the industry forum that will be staged by the German Printing and Media Industries Federation (bvdm) in cooperation with IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG on June 5 at 6:15 pm. High-calibre representatives of the print and media industry will present views from a range of different perspectives. Participation in the industry forum is free of charge, but those interested are asked to register. It is anticipated that the program and registration form will be available starting February 2008 at www.bvdm-online.de. The forum language will be German.

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at drupa 2008, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com. Or visit the web site http://www.mdna.com

drupa 2008 to Feature “drupacube” for Print Buyers

For the first time, drupa 2008, print media trade fair, will offer a special event for print buyers: the drupacube. Just as in the other 19 exhibition halls, the spotlight at drupacube will also be on printed products – with one key difference: at drupacube, the focus will be on marketing-driven applications for printed products - the technology that makes this possible will play a secondary role. This gives marketing and publishing directors, production managers, account executives and creative directors the possibility to get a compact overview of the potential of printing in the marketing mix. “With this tool, we intend to attract print buyers to drupa in greater numbers. Undoubtedly, many of the exhibitors also have products catering to this target group. But at a technology trade fair such as drupa, this type of information is often in danger of being overshadowed,” explained Manuel Mataré, drupa Project Director. “The drupacube acts as a portal for print buyers by providing concise infotainment on everything concerning print communications and directs them to the exhibitors’ stands.”

The drupacube will feature symposia and workshops on a variety of topics, each day dedicated to a specific topic (for example one day will be dedicated to newspapers and/or magazines, another day to direct marketing, catalogues and corporate communications). Also planned are cross-sector symposia addressing themes such as brand protection, green printing and the relationship between the arts and print. “We plan to engage people in the topics they have to deal with every day,” commented Manuel Mataré. To ensure this, the relevant associations have been asked to assist with the planning and design. The following associations have already committed to the project: the German Direct Marketing Association (DDV), Forum Corporate Publishing (FCP) and the media production association (f:mp). Newspaper, magazine and free sheet publishers have also given their support to the concept. In addition, the drupa organizers are consulting with numerous drupa exhibitors on how their print-buyer-relevant information can be combined with the presentations in the drupacube.

The drupacube will be located in a pavilion off the fairgrounds but in its immediate vicinity – in front of the Congress Center South. The site of the drupacube sets it apart, making it clear that it serves as a separate access point to the trade fair for a specific target group. Integrated into the regular trade fair activity, it would have become another stop along the way instead of a portal.

The layout of the drupacube will make it possible to celebrate each of the print segments individually. During the day, new production technology for catalogues can be explored and at night, a party for those in charge of catalogues can be staged. This event concept can only be realized off the fairgrounds. By providing not only information but also stylish entertainment, the drupacube ties in perfectly with the city of Düsseldorf and its innovative Media Harbour.

For information about the drupacube and its program, visit www.drupacube.com. For information on visiting or exhibiting at drupa 2008, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com or visit www.mdna.com

Six Degrees of Separation

It is said that we are all connected by six degrees of separation. DRUPA created a new chain of six degrees when past and present owners of a Goss Community newspaper press met by chance on the Graphic Web Systems stand in Hall 6 C45.

Mr. Mahgoub Erwa, the owner of Al Sudani Newspaper in Sudan was on the GWS stand to sign off the commissioning of the six tower press when a previous owner, Fernando Sanz of RecoPrint came onto the stand. Eric van Kessel, Commercial Director at Graphic Web Systems was surprised but delighted by this chance meeting, “It looked like it was staged managed but I can assure everyone it wasn’t!” he said.

Graphic Web Systems had sold the press in 1997 to Snr. Sanz’s company in Madrid to contract print the Financial Times. The press had been a mixture of mono units and two highs but GWS re-configured it into a six tower press for this prestigious contract. RecoPrint sold the press in 2001 to another Madrid printer. When they decided to sell the press GWS were contacted to organise the sale.

For many years, GWS had been in close contact with the Sudanese newspaper Al Sudani, trying to help them overcome a most unusual production problem. The paper was printed in Jordan and had to be flown daily to the distribution centres in Sudan. Mr. Erwa’s wish was to bring production of the newspaper to Sudan but he needed a press capable of high colour content, which was proving difficult to find.

Naturally he was delighted therefore when GWS tipped him off that this Community was coming back onto the market. Despite opposition from South America and Eastern Europe, Mr. Erwa moved quickly to secure the press in a deal which included GWS being responsible for the dismantling and installation.