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drupa Preview: Atlantic Zeiser, Alwan, Canon

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

I remain in Belgium until tomorrow visiting with company executives in the area and previewing their drupa announcements. For the full announcements and press releases, visit WhatTheyThink.com’s main news page. Alwan I received a 2007 Pirelli Calendar from Alwan. The oversized book weighs maybe 20 pounds and is 639-pages. It compiles ...

drupa Preview from Agfa and Punch Graphix

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Yesterday we had a good meeting with EskoArtwork that I highlighted Monday. This morning, we went to Agfa’s headquarters and this afternoon to Punch Graphix. For the full announcements, make sure to visit WhatTheyThink.com’s main news page. (Belgium is a beautiful country. Here are pictures from around the hotel I ...

Peter Camps is back with Enfocus, EskoArtwork at drupa 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

I am at a special event in Belgium this week meeting with various executives from Agfa, EskoArtwork, Xeikon, HP and Canon to hear about their plans for drupa. I will report on some of the more interesting items and people I see. I will also try to summarize many of ...

Meanwhile in the Packaging Market, Comments About Recent Events Hosted by Esko and Heidelberg

Monday, June 11th, 2007

At WhatTheyThink.com and on this blog, we focus mostly on the commercial printing and digital publishing markets. In May, I attended two events that focused exclusively on the packaging market. Esko held their users conference in Orlando and Heidelberg entertained customers and prospects at their North American headquarters. Packaging is a ...

Lexmark’s Industrial Ink Jet - Major Change or Minor Sideline?

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Lexmark is based in Lexington Kentucky, which is where WhatTheyThink.com is based. A good friend I have known over the years is Ed Crowley who is the Managing Partner of Photizo Group. Ed worked for Lexmark for several years and is a contributor to our sister site OnDemandJournal.com. I asked Ed ...

Why Newspapers Will Never Go Out of Business

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

This was sent by one of our readers. I have seen versions of this but not all listed in one spot. 1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country. 2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country. 3. The New York ...

EDSF lunch a success, Romano gives moving speech

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

EDSF, the organization dedicated to the document management and communications industries, hosted its Annual Industry Leaders' Luncheon on April 17th at the OnDemand Show in Boston. The event was packed with industry leaders from Xerox, Kodak, Pitman, EFI and many leading print firms. EDSF honored the 2007 Excellence in Education and ...

AIIM/ONDEMAND - Very Nice

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Many of us are at the AIIM/ONDEMAND conference in Boston. The venue is very nice - the convention center has one of the best layouts I have seen. Be sure to see all the special reports from our writers and also the new video and photos we have posted at WhatTheyThink.com. ...

What Publishers Can Do About the Postal Hikes

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

I found the tips from Folio magazine to be helpful for publishers dealing with the postal rate hike. Highlights: Sacking the Sacks - Publishers that continue to mail in sacks instead of on pallets will face some punishing rates. Indeed, the publishers who will be the hardest hit by the new rate ...

Glossies Going Green

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Everyone has seen magazine covers splashed with some version of "How to be Green" as a focus. Last week, Time Magazine had a huge issue with numerous pages devoted to being green. Well, others are getting in the game too. From Grist.org: Glamour has just published a 10-page spread with eco-tips ...