Sewickley, PA and Boston, MA, - PrintPlanet and IDEAlliance -organizations well known for industry certification and educational forums, respectively–announce a collaboration that will bring widely sought after education to the most active eCommunity in graphic communications.

"Beginning in September, IDEAlliance and PrintPlanet will jointly-produce live monthly educational sessions called Print IdeasOnline. These webinars will feature industry professionals providing unbiased, hands-on input about graphic communication software and hardware solutions, as well as vendor support and service," says Steve Bonoff, Executive Vice President Marketing for IDEAlliance.

Visited monthly by more than 115,000 commercial, digital, in-plant, quick-print and graphics professionals, PrintPlanet is the largest online community of print and graphics professionals in the world. Nearly 4,000 unique individuals engage daily in PrintPlanet forums. Their active discussions via the PrintPlanet group of forums indicate an audience hungry for information critical to running successful print and graphics operations.

Offering best practices, certification programs and educational resources for its more than 500 member companies–representing many of the world's leading creative agencies, brand owners, publishers, print and digital media service providers–IDEAlliance regularly engages with more than 20,000 professionals, including the most knowledgeable leaders and influential decision makers in the print and graphics industry.

"In response to the most frequently asked questions and most discussed topics, the PrintPlanet and IDEAlliance collaboration will educate this unparalleled group of industry professionals with an on-line educational opportunity that is unavailable elsewhere," notes Paul White, PrintPlanet CEO.

All webinars will be recorded and archived in the IdeasOnline Webinar Library for those unable to attend live sessions. There are no fees for attending IdeasOnline Webinars, which will encompass the following topics:

• Digital Print Engines
• Color Management
• Workflow
• Business Growth
• Variable Data Management.

Suppliers of graphic communication software and hardware interested in supporting Print IdeasOnline should contact Steve Bonoff at 952-896-1908 or Paul White at 603-329-7064. The schedule of online events is to be announced.