Hewlett Packard brought more than 100 graphic arts journalists from all over the world to Israel, home of its Indigo and Scitex divisions, where it unveiled 10 new digital systems.
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I just got back from a rather unique business trip. I went to Israel to cover HP's pre-drupa event and get a sneak preview of some of its cutting-edge technology. Not a bad deal, all things considered. It was a fantastic opportunity to see a part of the world I likely would never have gotten to visit.
Hundreds of graphic arts journalists from all over the world converged on Tel Aviv, Israel, in mid March, to attend HP's Pre-drupa 2012 event. HP announced 10 new systems that it will introduce at drupa in May, including one that is reportedly the first offset-quality digital press in a B2 size format (29.5x20.9˝), the HP Indigo 10000.
Presstek has prevailed in a critical ruling in the company’s patent infringement case against Israel-based VIM Technologies, Ltd.
In an opinion made public on Wednesday, Administrative Law Judge E. James Gildea ruled that Presstek’s patents for its printing plate technology are valid and enforceable and that VIM has been infringing Presstek’s rights by importing and selling VIM’s plates in the United States.
Scitex hosted a gathering of international journalists recently at its headquarters in Israel and introduced a range of new technologies. If the sight of a Scitex Lotem 400V thermal platesetter perched on a dry, lonely bluff near the Dead Sea doesn't stir your interest, then perhaps the image of an Eversmart Jazz scanner tucked inside a dimly lit cave in the side of a mountain may turn your head. These were just two of the surprises that Scitex unleashed on a crew of international journalists that converged on the company's Herzlia, Israel, headquarters recently. Not only did the company show off its operations—and