Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Catching up with Frank Romano is a challenge these days, but he did respond from somewhere in eastern Europe to my e-mail when I asked if he'd like to make a comment about George W. Jones, Printer Laureate. Here's what Frank had to say: George W. Jones (1860-1942) was one of ...Thursday, March 27th, 2008
“Green” certification is turning into alphabet soup and we’re all getting lost in the acronyms! Confusion is swirling around not only the SGP guidelines, but also FSC and SFI certification. What does this all mean? Should my company consider one or all of these certifications? Let’s do a quick comparison of ...Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Tomorrow, March 13, we will see an annual report from Cenveo (NYSE: CVO). In a late afternoon update call on February 27, executives announced that they would be delaying their 10K filing because of accounting irregularities. An SEC filing dated February 27, provided notice that the delay was needed "to allow ...Monday, March 10th, 2008
Xplor 2008 XDU Global Conference, March 3-6, Boston For more than 25 years, Xplor has delivered document-industry education to tens of thousands of professionals who design, manage, publish, and deliver business and promotional documents. This year in Boston, I caught up with a few folks, to get their perspective ...Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Late yesterday - 1/15 - Quebecor World announced that it had failed to meet the first financial hurdle in its push to financial solidarity. A piece in the Globe and Mail on Monday, 1/14, outlined some of the potential results should the banks decline to accept the proposed financing. In exchange ...Thursday, November 1st, 2007
How important is FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification in the printing industry? Just go to WhatTheyThink.com and search on "FSC." A search this morning resulted in 141 references; the most recent on 10/29 and the earliest in March of 2005. On 10/25, WTT posted an interview with Hemlock Printers reviewing ...Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Update 10/24: Karen Fulton, President, Printing Industries Association of San Diego (PIASD) reports that they are still trying to determine if any of their members or their members' employees were affected. "Lots of our members' plants are in the areas evacuated and were closed, as was our office. We don't know ...Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
We’ve seen new technologies implemented in the graphic arts industry faster and faster; and with each wave of new technology comes a certain tension. We should always keep in mind that new technologies do not replace old ones, but that: New technologies do not change what we do, new technologies change ...Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
On Friday, Sept. 28, Hewlett Packard released the “Incomprehensible Press Release of the Week” according to The Wall Street Journal Online Business Technology Blog. This particular release was described as “possibly the most jargon-packed prose we’ve ever seen.” Taking advantage of a little quick analysis and sorting using some handy Microsoft® ...Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Open for business for just five months, the KODAK Creative Network will close its doors on August 15. Today, an email went out announcing the discontinuation of the service: Thank you for being such an important part of the KODAK Creative Network service. Your participation has enabled us to learn a ...
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