July 2004

• Friday, July 30, 2004

• Sappi Results for the Q3: Global Demand Recovering
• Presstek Reports Record Consumable Sales, Net Income Slips Slightly
• IKON Announces Results for Q3: Revenues Decline 1.3%
• IKON Announces CFO William S. Urkiel Plans for Retirement
• Georgia-Pacific Reports Dramatically Improved Q2 Results
• Cadmus Communications Launches Rich Media Solution for Digital Publications
• New Xerox HIPAA Assessment Helps Healthcare Organizations Comply with Security Deadlines
• Deluxe Reports Q2 Results: Exceeds Guidance, Raises Full Year Expectation
• RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Print and Distribution Outsourcing Contract With CIGNA
• Valassis Named to Best Manufacturers List
• Delphax Technolgies Names Chief Financial Officer
• Versatech USA Announces Letter of Intent and Agreements With LDR International, Inc.
• Tailored Solutions To Showcase Litho Traxx Version 4.0 at Graph Expo
• Relizon Wins Supplier Quality Awards from Saturn
• Illustrator CS & InDesign PageMaker Plug-in Courses Now Available from StaffingTools.com
• InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Appoints Naomi Yabe as Director of Research
• Dual Reports Say Stock Photo Sales Still Strong Across the Board
• Enovation Kicks Off Digital Printing Road Show

• Thursday, July 29, 2004

• Quebecor to Purchase 22 New Presses for U.S. Manufacturing Platform
• Bowne & Co. Announces Q2 Earnings, Sales up 4%
• Oce to Sponsor Xplor Education Pavilion
• BARONdirect Announces SMARTproject
• MAN Roland quiets the pressroom with the new Air Station soundproof cabinet
• HCC Service Company Standardizes on Aia ITP Software
• Greensheet grows with Goss Magnum press order
• Oce PRISMA Workflow Model for specific business environments gaining validation in marketplace
• Stora Enso Reports Q2 Results: Operating Profit Declines
• Tera Digital Publishing strengthens its European distribution network
• Canon Inc. Reports Results for First Half 2004, Sales Up 7.3%
• Northeast Thermography Installs Super Quad 20 Slitting Machine
• Consolidated Graphics Reports Q1, Net Income up 9.7%
• Mimeo Announces New Data Center Latest in a Series of Upgrades
• Quebecor World Announces Improved Q2 Results
• Toshiba America Business Solutions Introduces New E-Studiotm230 And E-Studio280
• Presstek Appoints G. Michael McCarthy Vice President, Business Integration
• Sir Speedy Selects PROOF-it-ONLINE as Preferred Online Proofing Solution
• Heidelberg USA Announces New Product Installation Report
• Thermographers Association Announces Election Of Officers And Board Members
• IPA Proofing RoundUP Results Webinar and Report Now Available

• Wednesday, July 28, 2004

• WhatTheyThink Webinar Demystifies Activity Based Costing for the Printing Industry
• MeadWestvaco Reports Improved Q2 Earnings of $48 Million
• Xerox Joins Adobe Creative Suite Seminar Tour to Help Creative Pros Design and Print Digitally
• Deluxe Adds Two New Directors
• National Labor Relations Board Dismisses Charges Against Quebecor World
• PDF Conference Baltimore: New Speakers Added to the All-Star Lineup
• Banta Reports Solid Q2 Results: Earnings up 12%
• Quark strengthens ties with developer community
• Quad/Graphics to Print Newly Relaunched LIFE; 6.6 Million Copies Weekly
• Quark joins NGP to optimize print workflows
• The Sheridan Group, Inc. Announces Consolidation Plans
• Sandy Alexander Completes Successful Test of New GRACoL Standards
• NUR Macroprinters Partners with Adkote to Market NUR Equipment in Australia
• Heidelberg: Sustainability Report 2003/2004 published
• Harland Simon Appoints Gribowicz VP of Sales
• StaffingTools Establishes Prepress Training Solution Division
• Bermuda Tourism Turns To Customized Color from APT
• NAPL Calls For Management Plus Participants
• Fuji Graphic Systems Canada Offers Xerox Digital Production Colour Systems In Canada
• Fox River Paper Company Appoints John Laabs Director of Marketing
• Colonial Printing Purchases Six Color Lithrone 40 With Coater
• NexPress and Encad to Provide Publishing Services for 2004 Olympic Games

• Tuesday, July 27, 2004

• International Paper Reports Higher Q2 Earnings as Demand Remains Strong
• Pitney Bowes Results on Target for Q2: Revenues Grow 6%, Earnings 5%
• Presstek's Applause Plate Receives 2004 GATF InterTech Technology Award
• Boise Announces Sale of Paper, Building Products, and Timberland Assets
• Mohawk Wins Renowned IDEA Award
• NAPL Digital Technologies Expert Is Keynote Speaker At Innovate 04
• Markzware Announces Upgrade To Flightcheck Workflow V3.5 For Macintosh
• Cenveo Graphic Arts Center In Portland Installs First Komori Press
• AVT Q2 Revenues up 23% to $5.2 Million
• Digital Ink Expects To Double Sales In 2004 With New Speedmaster SM 74 DI

• Monday, July 26, 2004

• PIP Printing & Document Services to Host Top Industry Vendors at Vendor Show
• Watermark Selects MailNOW Software to Drive Print-On-Demand and Grow Direct Mail Services
• Rockwood to Acquire Pigments and Dispersions Business
• Digital Color Print Announces New Head of Engineering
• Oce PRISMA Workflow Model for Specific Business Environments Gaining Validation in Marketplace
• 2004 GATF InterTech Awards Announced
• KBA North America Names Steve Korn as Midwest District Sales Manager
• American Printware, Inc Launches HostServe Mail Consolidation and Sorting Software
• Polestar Colchester In £10 Million Expansion Program
• Utusan Melayu opts for MAN Roland technology to gear up for strong growth
• 2004 American Magazine Conference Set for October 24-27 in Boca Raton, FL
• Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Third Quarter Results
• Cadmus Extends Sponsorship of Lecture Program for the Journal of Biological Chemistry
• German Federal Patent Court Rules for Baldwin in Dispute with technotrans
• The U.S. Leading Index Falls Slightly
• Xerox Reports Earnings, Raises Expectations
• Weyerhaeuser Reports Record Q2 Earnings of $369 Million on Sales of $5.9 Billion

• Friday, July 23, 2004

• 2004 IPA Proofing RoundUP & Technical Seminar Attract Record Crowd
• WPT Announces Winners Of The 7Th Annual Excellence In Thermography Contest - The Freddies
• ColorSpan Teams with Avery to Offer Performance Guarantee
• Kodak Board Elects Michel Dermont a Vice President
• Kodak Elects Laurence Hickey Corporate Secretary
• Valassis Exceeds Analyst Expectations in the Second Quarter
• X-Rite Grows Top Line by 13% and Reports 87% Increase in Operating Income Q2
• Nationwide Search Discovers 'Most Obsolete Office'
• Multi-Color Corporation Announces Revenue of $28 Million in Q1
• Standard Register Reports Q2 Loss: Revenue Down 2.8%
• Bemis Company Reports Record Sales and EPS for Q2
• MOD-PAC CORP. Reports 36.5% Increase in Earnings for Q2
• Agfa Monotype Enhances Type Development Team to Meet Increasing Demands
• Group Logic Ships ExtremeZ-IP Version 3.2
• Small Print Jobs Available from GPO

• Thursday, July 22, 2004

• EFI Q2 Revenues Increase 23%
• Toppan Printing Uses Xerox iGen3 Press to Offer Personalized Printing
• Danka Selected Supplier of the Year by Allegra Network
• New IKON PowerPort Transforms Legacy Print Data Streams to Simplify Workflow
• International Paper to Sell its Canadian Pulp and Wood Business to West Fraser Timber
• KPG Print Media Group Launches New Website
• Dr. James Rogers Appointed Director, New Business Development at Flink Ink
• Dr. Joseph Raksis Named Chairman, CEO of Precisia
• Caldera Graphics announces support of CANON W6200
• Bitstream Releases First OpenType Pro Pack
• Jostens, Von Hoffmann & Arcade Combine in $2.2 Billion Deal: Marc Reisch to be CEO
• Over 100 Exhibitors Featured at the Sir Speedy Convention and Vendor Show
• IPA Honors Ken Lowden With Leonard Holzinger Award
• IPA Color Proofing Roundup Validates KPG Matchprint As Comparable To Hard Copy Proofs
• Michael L. Bailey Appointed CEO of Jostens
• Breakthrough Technology from Mohawk Helps Printers Capitalize on Trend Towards Uncoated Papers
• ICS Names H.A. Metzger, Mueller Graphic Supply and Tripp to Resell the Remote Director
• Screen (USA) Unveils Newly Redesigned Website
• PrinterPresence Set to Incorporate Adobe PDF JobReady
• Flottman Co. Installs Six-Color Heidelberg Speedmaster 74
• BARONdirect Adds SMART vision to its Online Spend Management Suite

• Wednesday, July 21, 2004

• Xerox To Manage 10 Million Documents At Political Conventions
• Avery Dennison Reports Q2: Sales Up 11%
• Outlook Group Reports Q4 2004 Results: Net Sales Up 36%
• Pitney Bowes Completes Acquisition of Group 1 Software
• Keynote Lineup at Seybold San Francisco 2004 Announced
• Oce VarioPrint 5115 Printing System Receives Award
• Renowned Inventor Named GPO Chief Technical Officer
• Baldwin Appoints Travis Ferguson As Director Of Newspaper Sales For The Americas
• International editions of newspapers bring latest worldwide news to Athens
• PRISCO Pennies by the Pound program donates to PrintForce

• Tuesday, July 20, 2004

• Potlatch Reports Higher Earnings in Q2
• Lincoln Press to Give Away Lamborghini to First Million Dollar Customer
• HCU Communications Trinidad orders new Goss Community press
• Metafile Document Distribution Module Automatically Delivers Needed Information
• Scott Brown New Komori District Sales Manager
• GAMIS Elects 2004 Officers and Board
• Korber PaperLink reports successful Drupa Open House
• Dunn Replaces Winther As Heidelberg USA President
• Dalim Software and Ultimate connect with JDF
• Digimaster 9110 Named Better Buys For Business Editors Choice
• Content World 2004 Conference Postponed
• Roll Systems Announces Sale Of Company To Bowe Systec
• MeadWestvaco Elects Kodak Veteran Mark Rajkowski Senior Vice President, CFO
• SMART Papers Names Five New Sales Reps, Managers
• USPS Research Shows Direct Mail Drives Online Sales
• Enhancing Sales Performance Is Focus Of NAPL Workshop
• GAMIS Study Reveals Future of Direct Mail

• Monday, July 19, 2004

• Valassis Initiates Minority Supplier Search
• Teaching Opportunities at Cal Poly
• Maryland, Pennsylvania Top States in Federal Government Printing
• e-LYNXX Corporation Adds Staff And Announces A Promotion
• Frost & Sullivan Honors Extensis for Providing Excellence in Digital Asset Management
• Quebecor World Denounces Union Harrassment and Deceptive Statements
• KBA North America Installs Rapida 105 at 1-800-Postcards in New York City
• Emtex Adds 24/7 Support to Customer Service Initiatives
• Screen Trueflownet Conference A Success
• Quad/Graphics Raises $100,000 for Brain Cancer Research

• Friday, July 16, 2004

• Stora Enso to Acquire Scaldia Papier from International Paper
• Standard Register Signs Multi-Year Agreement to Serve HealthTrust Purchasing Group
• Courier Corporation Reports Q3 Results: Sales and Earnings Up 9% Over 2003
• Creo Warns It Will Swing to a Q3 Loss, Revenue to be $156 Million
• Court Approves First-Day Orders for A.B.Dick Company
• InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Report Examines Variable Data Design Software and Profiles Players
• Barb C. Anselm of Xerox Named IPMA Outstanding Contributor
• Maria S. Robinson named GPO Deputy Chief of Staff
• GraphLine and DecisionOne Strike a Strategic Partnership
• GMG appoints Frank Bucher as product manager
• Punch International NV acquires basysPrint
• Yupo Names Hideaki Hamada As New CFO
• Yupo Names Masahiko Yano As New President
• Transcontinental Satisfied With Judgment in Métro Newspaper Case

• Thursday, July 15, 2004

• Applied Printing Technologies Hires Rondone As VP of Sales and Marketing
• Canon U.S.A. Expands Solutions Provider Training
• Canon Introduces New imageRUNNER 1630/1670F Multifunction Devices
• Apple Reports Q3: Revenue Up 30%
• NewspaperDirect Signs Nine New Licensees to Expand Distribution Network
• Nova To Acquire Mid-Cities Paper Box
• Goss ENHANCE order provides multi-web printing capacity in Chile
• Cenveo Is First To Market With Unique Conformer Expansion Envelope Solution
• Chromaticity to Provide Support, Certification for GMG USA Color Products
• Department of Commerce Asked to Investigate Fraud on the Department by TKS
• activePDF Enables Digital PDF Signing With USPS Postmark
• TWGA Reports CIM Not Happening Right Now
• Large Publisher Of School Curriculm Upgrades Bindery With Heidelberg Equipment

• Wednesday, July 14, 2004

• Presstek Signs Agreement To Acquire A.B.Dick in $40 Million Deal
• Adobe Appoints John Brennan as Senior VP of Corporate Development
• FP Canadian Newspapers Buys Winnipeg Publishing and Distribution Assets from Transcontinental
• Xplor Launches Newsletter; E-DocNews Targets Document Communications Professionals
• PrintCity Comments on Agfa's Decision to Leave the Consortium
• Federal Government Printing Remains Essential Element to Printers
• KBA North America Announces 74 Karat Sale to Blanks Printing & Imaging
• Envision Graphics Comments on Successful Use of EFI Logic Management System
• CPAC Offers Clean Air Filtration Systems For Printing Markets
• K/P Corp. Signs $1.8 Million Networking Contract With AT&T
• Geographics To Install First Heidelberg Zero-Makeready Web Press In U.S.
• Agfa to Outsource Some Platesetter Production, New Technology Center to Enhance CtP Platform
• Former Dynagram Executive Joins the Ultimate imposition team

• Tuesday, July 13, 2004

• EFI Launches New Proofing Solutions with EFI Colorproof XF
• Ennis Announces Completion of Acquisition of Shares of Crabar/GBF
• Cenveo Extends Exchange Offer for Its 7 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes
• New Autobag In-Line Printing System Offers 2-Sided Printing with High Resolution
• Specialty Graphics Company FB Johnston Group Breaks Ground On Plant Expansion
• Proactive Technologies Packages SANmelody Solutions for Publishing Industry
• Agfa Leaves PrintCity Consortium
• PrintXcel Installs RDM Image Qualifiers to Ensure Check 21 Compliance
• IPA to Report Color Proofing RoundUP Results in July 20 Webinar
• Reed Business Information Reorg: Vince Naselli No Longer with TrendWatch Graphic Arts

• Monday, July 12, 2004

• Xerox Celebrates Olympic Sponsorship with Six-Story Banner in Athens
• Merrill Announces $200 million Financing, Strong May Results
• 20,000th Speedmaster SM 52 printing unit delivered to Austria
• The Jennings Daily News upgrades with Goss Community press
• K-North Sells a KOMORI S-40 5/c coater to Ontario Firm
• Enovation Now Distributing Pictorico Ink Jet Media
• Comerica Selects Solimar as its Output Management Vendor
• Magazines Post Page and Revenue Gains for June and First Half 2004
• Lloyd Waterhouse Resigns From Reynolds and Reynolds

• Friday, July 09, 2004

• Williamson Printing Uses Latran Prediction to Proof Advanced Screening Technologies
• Stora Enso Makes Two Key Appointments
• Xerox Joins Digital Printing Forum to Help Marketers Tap New Technologies
• Transcontinental Annual Report Garners International Recognition
• Oce Announces Second Quarter Results: Declining Revenue
• Integrated Color Solutions Names Andy Watt Chief Financial Officer
• Primary Color Using Link-O-Lator To Maintain Standard Of Excellence
• ECRM NEWSmatic CTP Goes Dutch
• James E Healey joins Sappi Limited Board
• KPG Enhances Software For The Matchprint Virtual Proofing System
• New Digital Prepress Book Offers Budgeted Hourly Cost Studies For 230 Devices
• Salem Printing adds a second six-color ROLAND 300 to meet expanding demand
• New PIA/GATF Ratios Show Printers Profits Increasing

• Thursday, July 08, 2004

• Domino Reports on First Open House Event
• KPG Announces New Black Donor For The Kodak Approval Proofing Systems
• InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Appoints Julianne Mehegan as Senior Consultant
• Increasing Share And Profits Is Focus Of Updated NAPL Book
• B65 Committee Begins Revision Of Binding And Finishing Standard
• Robert C. Tapella promoted to Chief of Staff at GPO
• Heidelberg Installs Pre-Press Equipment For Dynamic Printing Source
• Outlook Group Sells Paragon Direct To A. B. Data, Ltd.
• Tufco Technologies, Inc. Wins Flexographic Printing Awards
• John A. Greco, Jr. Named President and CEO of The Direct Marketing Association

• Wednesday, July 07, 2004

• Hearst Magazines Adopt Adobe Publishing Platform
• FedEx Kinko's Launches New Ad Campaign
• MOD-PAC to Receive $22 Million from VistaPrint to Surrender Rights for North America
• Oce introduces 1.6 metre wide, inkjet system for professional display graphics
• Goss customers lead newspaper print quality awards in 2004
• New Study De-bunks Visible CtP Claim
• Quark relaxes single-user licensing policy
• Quark announces educational promotion for QuarkXPress
• Creo Veris Proofer Performance at IPA Proofing RoundUP

• Tuesday, July 06, 2004

• International Paper Completes Acquisition of Box USA
• Quebecor World Announces Reorganization of its U.S. Book Platform
• Tufco Technologies Adds New Sales Manager
• Cenveo Acquires Valco Graphics in Seattle; Expands Footprint of Services in Northwest
• Sales Of 12 Newsetter Systems Highlight KPG Success At Nexpo 2004
• Cenveo Participates In Sustainability Initiatives
• Firm Gets Rotary International Print Bid Thanks to Agfa
• Vio Appoints Richard Dool as CEO, Sets Path for U.S. and European Growth
• KBA North America Appoints New District Sales Manager
• Tufco Technologies Sells Thermal Bond Laminator
• Copresco Replaces DocuTechs with Four Canon Digital Presses
• Creo Qualifies GMG ColorProof 04 for Veris Proofer

• Friday, July 02, 2004

• RR Donnelley DistributionOptimizer Reduces Postal Costs for Magazine Publishers
• GCIU General Board Votes to Merge With Teamsters
• Advanced Control Systems Will Boost Digital Color Printing Performance
• Canon U.S.A. and EFI Announce ColorPASS Server for imageRUNNER C3220
• X-Rite: Bruce Myers Receives Prestigious Alumni Prism Award
• Sam Ichioka Appointed Chairman and CEO of Ricoh Corporation
• GAO Recommends Changes In Government Printing Office
• Manufacturing Activity Grows Again in June says the ISM
• Print Service Providers Noticing Image Capture and Content Management Services
• Company Promotes Red Pepper Color With Chili Recipe Contest
• Congress Urged To Restore R&D Credit by NPES
• Xplor Joins Graphics of the Americas 2005
• James Hammer Nominated for LPIA Hall of Fame

• Thursday, July 01, 2004

• Standard Register Announces the Departure of Four Officers
• 13,000 Xerox People Are Changing Lives, Strengthening Communities
• RR Donnelley Reno Facility Awarded VPP Star Certification
• GE Commercial Finance Completes Acquisition of IKON Canadian Leasing
• New CreatorJet Range from Torraspapel
• St. Ives Avanti Speeds Up Production Time, Strengthens Collaboration With Matchprint
• SWOP and IDEAlliance Join Forces to Serve Print Media Industry
• PIA Southern California And GrCI Announce New Program Series
• ICS to bundle GretagMacbeth Eye-One Spectrophotometer with its Remote Director Proofing Systems
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Index Increases More Than Eight Points in June

Tuesday, June 09, 2026

• NAPIM Announces Registration Open for 2026 Summer Course in Printing Ink Technology
• New Color Capabilities, New Tech: Fujifilm Launches Flagship REVORIA PRESS™ PC2120
• Curtis Packaging Combines 180-Year Legacy with Modern Ink Automation from Sentinel
• Case Study: Universitas Champions SYNAPS from Building Sites to Restaurants
• TOPPAN Develops Japan’s First Light-shielding Paper-based Pillow Packaging for Trading Cards
• Contact Originators Receives Global Print Excellence Award from Esko
• Graphic Arts Advisors Represents Marketing Solutions in Combination with Hitchcock Printing
• 100 Days To Go: London Packaging Week 2026 Puts Discovery at the Heart of Packaging’s Future
• Flint Group Web Offset Expands European Capabilities with €2 million Frankfurt Investment
• Unreasonable New York Packaging EPR Bills Fail Again