Hey Adobe! What About In-plants?
WITH A sigh of relief and a self-congratulatory pat on the back, commercial printers and their representatives, including leadership of PIA/GATF, NAPL and NAQP, welcomed the news that Adobe had agreed to remove the contentious “Print to FedEx Kinko’s” button from the current versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader. In-plant managers were also appreciative—but do they stand to benefit from Adobe’s action? That remains to be seen.
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Ray Chambers, CGCM, MBA, has invested over 30 years managing and directing printing plants, copy centers, mail centers and award-winning document management facilities in higher education and government.
Most recently, Chambers served as vice president and chief information officer at Juniata College. Chambers is currently a doctoral candidate studying Higher Education Administration at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU). His research interests include outsourcing in higher education and its impact on support services in higher education and managing support services. He also consults (Chambers Management Group) with leaders in both the public and private sectors to help them understand and improve in-plant printing and document services operations.
