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Canon and HP's wide-format devices have won Pick and Outstanding Achievement Awards from Buyers Laboratory (BLI). Among the winning devices selected in Canon U.S.A.'s wide-format lineup are imagePROGRAF iPF680/685, imagePROGRAF iPF780/785 and imagePROGRAF iPF785 MFP M40 printers. HP's winning devices include the HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript ePrinter and HP Rear Stacker Design.

Dscoop will help foster the first annual conference for a new HP user group taking place March 4-5, 2015, in Washington, DC, immediately preceding the North American DscoopX conference at the Gaylord National Convention Center.

HP will separate into two new publicly traded Fortune 50 companies, one comprising HP’s enterprise technology infrastructure, software and services businesses (to be called Hewlett-Packard Enterprise), and one that will comprise HP’s personal systems and printing businesses (HP Inc.). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal 2015.

With approximately 65 percent of in-plants offering wide-format printing according to IPG data, managers need to be aware how they can maintain high print quality at reasonable costs. The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory has just conducted an independent evaluation of print quality and ink usage-based running cost for several Hewlett Packard, Canon and Epson wide-format printers, in multiple applications.

These products for the in-plant market will be on display at Graph Expo.

The recipients of the 2014 InterTech Technology Awards have been revealed by the Printing Industries of America. The technologies receiving this respected award have been judged as truly innovative and are expected to advance the performance of the graphic communications industry. The following eleven technologies were selected to receive the award...

Expanding its digital portfolio, HP has released new HP Indigo solutions to offer customers increased productivity, simplified color management and new capabilities for high-value applications.

Effective June 15, 2014, John McMullen has been named executive vice president and CFO of Kodak. The Board of Directors has elected McMullen a corporate officer of Kodak, and he will become a member of the company’s Executive Council

Tarshema Brice isn't a magician, but with the help of a Hewlett-Packard three-in-one printer, she was able to turn a $5 bill into $50 or $100. In total, Brice admitted to producing between $10,000 to $20,000 in fake bills over two years. 

Since installing the HP Indigo 10000 digital press in October 2013 at its Bolingbrook, IL, location, Tobe Direct has brought 25 percent of its outsourced business in-house, reclaiming revenues and increasing efficiency. In addition, the company has secured 30 new customers as a result of new capabilities offered with the press, accounting for 15 percent of its business in the last six months.