Nick

Neopost USA has acquired Rena Systems, a provider of tabletop ink-jet address printers. Both companies will join forces to create a new Addressing Solutions Competency Center in Oaks, PA. This new facility will focus on growing the Neopost, Hasler and Rena brands’ addressing solutions business.

Not everyone has gone soft. At the recent IPG Conference, a panel of vendors and users discussed digital hard-copy proofing and how users can choose the right proofing technology for their requirements. Nick Patrissi, Creo's director of market relations and print media, advised attendees to consider the seven basic factors of color proofing and prioritize them before making a decision: • Consistency (repeatability of the device) • Resolution (how high do you need it?) • Color fidelity (can the proofer match the press's color space?) • Tonal fidelity (can it simulate the press's tonal characteristics?) • Halftone fidelity (do you need proofs to