San Francisco, CA, January 10, 2006 – IO Integration (IOI), a systems integrator focused on building workflow efficiencies for advertising agencies, commercial printers, pre-press providers and retail publishers, announces that nationally recognized publishing expert, Linda Manes Goodwin, has joined IO Integration (IOI). Known for her broad vision of the overall graphic arts workflow, Manes Goodwin is IOI’s newest sales representative, responsible for activities in the San Francisco Bay area and Western U.S. Manes Goodwin brings to IOI twenty-six years’ experience in publishing production, with a specialization in the optimization of digital workflows. She has re-engineered workflows for Advanstar Publications, Red Herring and Yoga Journal, and defined publishing, agency, catalog and marketing communications workflows for developers such as Real Time Image and Kodak Polychrome Graphics. Manes Goodwin is a regular speaker at industry events such as Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Banta Technovation Exchange and Western Publishers Association. She has also contributed to industry journals such as Publishing Executive, Folio, and The Seybold Report. Linda is leader of this year’s IPA 2006 Workflow RoundUP. Prior to founding Manes Goodwin Associates in 1999, Linda was VP of manufacturing for PC World, and production manager at Esquire. She served on the DDAP (Digital Distribution of Advertising for Publications) board of directors from 1999 to 2005 and was a board member of Women In Production in New York. She began her career at Sesame Street. “We are thrilled that someone of Linda’s stature is joining IO Integration,” remarks Eric Rewitzer, co-founder and President of IOI. “A valuable publishing veteran, Linda’s keen interest in technology is based on her solid understanding of the end-user experience and the complete graphic arts workflow from the initial creative stages through the setting of plates. She is able to a combine high-level consultative view with hands-on production experience. IO Integration’s customers will find Linda a valuable resource.”