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On Demand--Build A Digital Dynasty
July 1999 From In-Plant Graphics
Digital printing will surge to a $35 billion market by 2003. At the recent On Demand Conference, in-plant managers learned how to prepare. Every year at the conference he started back in 1994, Charles Pesko presents the crowd with figures predicting the tremendous growth of on-demand printing. Even so, when Pesko, managing director of CAP Ventures, announced this year that digital printing will surge from $13.3 billion in 1998 to $35.1 billion in 2003—a 21 percent per year growth rate—the crowd at the On Demand Digital Printing and Publishing Strategy Conference and Exposition was duly impressed. Nearly 20,000 people arrived in New York
July 1999 From In-Plant Graphics
Digital printing will surge to a $35 billion market by 2003. At the recent On Demand Conference, in-plant managers learned how to prepare. Every year at the conference he started back in 1994, Charles Pesko presents the crowd with figures predicting the tremendous growth of on-demand printing. Even so, when Pesko, managing director of CAP Ventures, announced this year that digital printing will surge from $13.3 billion in 1998 to $35.1 billion in 2003—a 21 percent per year growth rate—the crowd at the On Demand Digital Printing and Publishing Strategy Conference and Exposition was duly impressed. Nearly 20,000 people arrived in New York
PDF Emerges From PostScript
September 2001 From In-Plant Graphics
In the first of two articles on PDF, we'll trace the path of PDF from its beginnings as a format for the paperless office to where it is today. (See part II here.) IF PDF documents have not affected your in-plant already, they will soon. Consequently, the future of your shop may depend on how much you learn about the Portable Document Format. To help you, IPG is presenting a two-part article on PDF, detailing its history and application in both the ink-based and digital/toner environments. Since PDF is a variation of PostScript, it's helpful to take a look back at the origins
September 2001 From In-Plant Graphics
In the first of two articles on PDF, we'll trace the path of PDF from its beginnings as a format for the paperless office to where it is today. (See part II here.) IF PDF documents have not affected your in-plant already, they will soon. Consequently, the future of your shop may depend on how much you learn about the Portable Document Format. To help you, IPG is presenting a two-part article on PDF, detailing its history and application in both the ink-based and digital/toner environments. Since PDF is a variation of PostScript, it's helpful to take a look back at the origins
Graph Expo 'A Candy Store' for In-plants
November 2004 From In-Plant Graphics
In-plant managers got a chance to see the technologies they've been reading about at the recent Graph Expo show. For the many in-plant managers in attendance, the recent Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2004 show in Chicago was a graphic arts fantasy land. "I felt like a kid in a candy store," observes Mike Renn, of Mellon Corporate Publishing, in Philadelphia. "I went to take a look at the latest direct-to-plate systems and software management packages and came away with numerous options." Attendance this year was pretty healthy, he adds: "I had to wedge myself between bodies to check out the latest gear." Other managers agreed. "I
November 2004 From In-Plant Graphics
In-plant managers got a chance to see the technologies they've been reading about at the recent Graph Expo show. For the many in-plant managers in attendance, the recent Graph Expo and Converting Expo 2004 show in Chicago was a graphic arts fantasy land. "I felt like a kid in a candy store," observes Mike Renn, of Mellon Corporate Publishing, in Philadelphia. "I went to take a look at the latest direct-to-plate systems and software management packages and came away with numerous options." Attendance this year was pretty healthy, he adds: "I had to wedge myself between bodies to check out the latest gear." Other managers agreed. "I
Xplor Conference
January 2002 From In-Plant Graphics
Disaster recovery was one of the hottest topics at Xplor this year, for understandable reasons. More than 5,700 people from around the world headed to Orlando, Fla., recently to attend the Xplor 2001 Global Electronic Document Systems Conference & Exhibit. Held at the Orange County Convention Center, the 22nd annual Xplor conference drew document and printing professionals, industry consultants and nearly 150 exhibitors. "Despite world events and economic challenges, the electronic document industry will move forward in positive and exciting new ways," noted James Shand, commercial director of edotech Limited, and Xplor International chairman of the board. Directions And Visions In one
January 2002 From In-Plant Graphics
Disaster recovery was one of the hottest topics at Xplor this year, for understandable reasons. More than 5,700 people from around the world headed to Orlando, Fla., recently to attend the Xplor 2001 Global Electronic Document Systems Conference & Exhibit. Held at the Orange County Convention Center, the 22nd annual Xplor conference drew document and printing professionals, industry consultants and nearly 150 exhibitors. "Despite world events and economic challenges, the electronic document industry will move forward in positive and exciting new ways," noted James Shand, commercial director of edotech Limited, and Xplor International chairman of the board. Directions And Visions In one
Sunshine State Symposium
December 2002 From In-Plant Graphics
Attendees at SUPDMC enjoyed great weather and even better companionship. by Jean-Luc Devis About 40 attendees from 27 various educational institutions got together in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., recently for the 27th annual Southeastern University Printing and Duplicating Managers Conference (SUPDMC). Colleagues from North Dakota and Minnesota escaped the snowfall in their respective states to enjoy 90-degree weather in southern Florida. This year's SUPDMC was organized and hosted by Bill Buckler, director of Printing and Graphic Arts at Broward Community College. Conferences are an excellent opportunity to meet with old and new colleagues, discuss common challenges and explore ways of
December 2002 From In-Plant Graphics
Attendees at SUPDMC enjoyed great weather and even better companionship. by Jean-Luc Devis About 40 attendees from 27 various educational institutions got together in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., recently for the 27th annual Southeastern University Printing and Duplicating Managers Conference (SUPDMC). Colleagues from North Dakota and Minnesota escaped the snowfall in their respective states to enjoy 90-degree weather in southern Florida. This year's SUPDMC was organized and hosted by Bill Buckler, director of Printing and Graphic Arts at Broward Community College. Conferences are an excellent opportunity to meet with old and new colleagues, discuss common challenges and explore ways of
IPMA 99 A Time For Change
August 1999 From In-Plant Graphics
With a balance of educational sessions and networking, the conference in Minneapolis was a huge success. As in-plant managers drifted into Minneapolis for IPMA 99, they gradually caught wind of a startling piece of news that seemed sure to affect the entire conference: Larry Aaron, executive director of the International Publishing Management Association, had resigned just a week before. Despite some early concerns, however, IPMA staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to bring the 40th international conference and exhibit to a successful conclusion—and one that left attendees with a positive outlook for the future of the organization. Aaron's departure—which was followed by
August 1999 From In-Plant Graphics
With a balance of educational sessions and networking, the conference in Minneapolis was a huge success. As in-plant managers drifted into Minneapolis for IPMA 99, they gradually caught wind of a startling piece of news that seemed sure to affect the entire conference: Larry Aaron, executive director of the International Publishing Management Association, had resigned just a week before. Despite some early concerns, however, IPMA staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to bring the 40th international conference and exhibit to a successful conclusion—and one that left attendees with a positive outlook for the future of the organization. Aaron's departure—which was followed by
December 2006 From In-Plant Graphics
THE GRAPHIC arts market saw the need for industry standards and understood the growing XML (Extensible Markup Language) development when it supported the decision to create CIP4 (www.cip4.org). This association includes major equipment and software vendors in prepress, digital printing, offset and finishing. CIP4 created the Job Definition Format (JDF) as a standard way to exchange and understand job information. This process can begin to empower creative and production staffs to support an efficient manufacturing process. Tremendous efficiency can result from understanding the interdependence of each department. We largely still depend on paper-based processes that are isolated and disconnected with our current way
Adobe, Cal Poly Offer Education at PrintFest
March 2007 From E-News
Adobe Systems and the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly will return for the second year to PrintFest to sponsor and present new technical education tracks. PrintFest 2007 will take place April 19-21 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. It includes a 200+ booth Expo on April 20-21. The Adobe tracks will focus on demonstrating the practical uses for enhancements to many of Adobes popular creative solutions. The Cal Poly tracks will cover topics including variable data printing, virtual proofing, image manipulation, knowledge management, RGB workflows and more. The Adobe track will highlight key elements and capabilities of
March 2007 From E-News
Adobe Systems and the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly will return for the second year to PrintFest to sponsor and present new technical education tracks. PrintFest 2007 will take place April 19-21 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. It includes a 200+ booth Expo on April 20-21. The Adobe tracks will focus on demonstrating the practical uses for enhancements to many of Adobes popular creative solutions. The Cal Poly tracks will cover topics including variable data printing, virtual proofing, image manipulation, knowledge management, RGB workflows and more. The Adobe track will highlight key elements and capabilities of
In-plants Furious About Adobe/Kinko’s Link
June 2007 From E-News
In-plants everywhere have felt shocked (and a little betrayed) to learn that the new Adobe Reader 8.1 and Acrobat 8.1 will feature a connection to FedEx Kinko’s Print Online application, giving in-plant customers an easy way to overlook the in-plant and send work outside the organization. The Association of College and University Printers is circulating a petition of protest to send to Adobe. It states, in part, “Your adding a commercial link complicates the process of serving our client base who may unintentionally send work outside the corporation or school believing that the link is authorized by our parent organizations. Please revisit your decision
June 2007 From E-News
In-plants everywhere have felt shocked (and a little betrayed) to learn that the new Adobe Reader 8.1 and Acrobat 8.1 will feature a connection to FedEx Kinko’s Print Online application, giving in-plant customers an easy way to overlook the in-plant and send work outside the organization. The Association of College and University Printers is circulating a petition of protest to send to Adobe. It states, in part, “Your adding a commercial link complicates the process of serving our client base who may unintentionally send work outside the corporation or school believing that the link is authorized by our parent organizations. Please revisit your decision
NAPL and NAQP Open Discussion with Adobe on FedEx Kinko’s Accord
June 2007 From Press Center
PARAMUS, NJ—JUNE 27, 2007 – On behalf of the members of The NAPL Network, Joseph P. Truncale, president and chief executive officer of NAPL (www.napl.org), the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, and Steve Johnson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), sent a letter to Adobe Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bruce Chizen expressing their concern over a recently announced agreement between Adobe and FedEx Kinko’s in which the newest versions of Adobe® Reader and Adobe Acrobat® software feature an embedded connection to FedEx Kinko’s PrintOnline application. The views in the letter
June 2007 From Press Center
PARAMUS, NJ—JUNE 27, 2007 – On behalf of the members of The NAPL Network, Joseph P. Truncale, president and chief executive officer of NAPL (www.napl.org), the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, and Steve Johnson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), sent a letter to Adobe Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bruce Chizen expressing their concern over a recently announced agreement between Adobe and FedEx Kinko’s in which the newest versions of Adobe® Reader and Adobe Acrobat® software feature an embedded connection to FedEx Kinko’s PrintOnline application. The views in the letter
Business Move Insults Industry Loyalty, Says PIA/GATF
July 2007 From Press Center
PITTSBURGH—July 2, 2007—PIA/GATF has always viewed Adobe as a company that offers high-impact digital solutions to the entire print community. Over the years, their products and services have transformed the printing process from an analog to a digital workflow. This partnership between Adobe and the printing industry has resulted in not only significant improvements to graphic communications, but also millions of dollars for Adobe. Despite this positive and loyal relationship, it was disappointing to learn of Adobe’s partnership with FedEx Kinko’s. “When it was discovered that Adobe had made the decision to include a ‘send to FedEx Kinko’s’ button in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader,
July 2007 From Press Center
PITTSBURGH—July 2, 2007—PIA/GATF has always viewed Adobe as a company that offers high-impact digital solutions to the entire print community. Over the years, their products and services have transformed the printing process from an analog to a digital workflow. This partnership between Adobe and the printing industry has resulted in not only significant improvements to graphic communications, but also millions of dollars for Adobe. Despite this positive and loyal relationship, it was disappointing to learn of Adobe’s partnership with FedEx Kinko’s. “When it was discovered that Adobe had made the decision to include a ‘send to FedEx Kinko’s’ button in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader,
Breaking the Adobe/Kinko’s Link
July 2007 From E-News
As in-plants await the promised forum Adobe is holding next Tuesday in San Francisco—which will allow printers to speak their minds about the link to FedEx Kinko’s on new versions of its software—those who want to take action sooner can now do so. Adobe has published instructions on how to disable the link. A page on its Web site tells administrators how to disable the FedEx Kinko’s Print Service for Windows and Macintosh: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401726&sliceId=2#gpo As for whether or not you should break the Kinko’s link in your own version of the software, here’s something to consider: Richard L. Griffin, director of Campus Printing at
July 2007 From E-News
As in-plants await the promised forum Adobe is holding next Tuesday in San Francisco—which will allow printers to speak their minds about the link to FedEx Kinko’s on new versions of its software—those who want to take action sooner can now do so. Adobe has published instructions on how to disable the link. A page on its Web site tells administrators how to disable the FedEx Kinko’s Print Service for Windows and Macintosh: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401726&sliceId=2#gpo As for whether or not you should break the Kinko’s link in your own version of the software, here’s something to consider: Richard L. Griffin, director of Campus Printing at
Adobe Meets with In-plant Representatives
July 2007 From E-News
Adobe executives received a virtual slap in the face from the printing industry at a meeting in its San Francisco facility last week. Almost a dozen print industry executives, including two representatives of the university in-plant sector, made the trip to northern California for the forum, while about the same number participated via a conference link. Top management from most of the major quick print firms (excluding Kinko’s) took part. Adobe had organized the meeting to give the print industry a chance to air its grievances against the PDF creator for tacking a link to FedEx Kinko’s onto the latest versions of Reader and Acrobat.
July 2007 From E-News
Adobe executives received a virtual slap in the face from the printing industry at a meeting in its San Francisco facility last week. Almost a dozen print industry executives, including two representatives of the university in-plant sector, made the trip to northern California for the forum, while about the same number participated via a conference link. Top management from most of the major quick print firms (excluding Kinko’s) took part. Adobe had organized the meeting to give the print industry a chance to air its grievances against the PDF creator for tacking a link to FedEx Kinko’s onto the latest versions of Reader and Acrobat.
Adobe Backs Down, Removes Kinko’s Links
August 2007 From E-News
As promised, Adobe announced its decision last week on how it would respond to the concerns of the printing industry. To the surprise of many, the company said it would remove the “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” service and functionality from the latest versions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The decision followed a forum Adobe hosted in San Francisco during which a dozen industry representatives, including two from the in-plant sector, expressed their strong objections. An Adobe press release stated: “The versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat that are scheduled to be released in October will not contain the feature. We are implementing these changes as
August 2007 From E-News
As promised, Adobe announced its decision last week on how it would respond to the concerns of the printing industry. To the surprise of many, the company said it would remove the “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” service and functionality from the latest versions of Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The decision followed a forum Adobe hosted in San Francisco during which a dozen industry representatives, including two from the in-plant sector, expressed their strong objections. An Adobe press release stated: “The versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat that are scheduled to be released in October will not contain the feature. We are implementing these changes as
In-plants Seek Louder Voice on Adobe Board
August 2007 From E-News
In a letter to Adobe, representatives of the in-plant printing community asked for greater representation on Adobe’s print advisory board. Writing on behalf of the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP), the National Government Publishing Association (NGPA) and the International Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA), as well as in-plant print operations all over the country, Ray Chambers, CEO of Chambers Management Group, acknowledged with thanks Adobe’s prompt attention to their concerns regarding the “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” controversy. In his letter Chambers noted “We also applaud Adobe’s effort to listen to the print community as it moves forward in the development of Web-to-print functionality in
August 2007 From E-News
In a letter to Adobe, representatives of the in-plant printing community asked for greater representation on Adobe’s print advisory board. Writing on behalf of the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP), the National Government Publishing Association (NGPA) and the International Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA), as well as in-plant print operations all over the country, Ray Chambers, CEO of Chambers Management Group, acknowledged with thanks Adobe’s prompt attention to their concerns regarding the “Send to FedEx Kinko’s” controversy. In his letter Chambers noted “We also applaud Adobe’s effort to listen to the print community as it moves forward in the development of Web-to-print functionality in
