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Best Digitally Printed Newspaper

Miller Newsprint Ltd Scoops Newspaper Award

KODAK VERSAMARK Printing Systems Used For Best Digitally Printed Newspaper
The quality of KODAK VERSAMARK Printing Systems was underlined at this year’s 2011 Newspaper Awards (May 24, London Hilton) when Miller Newsprint Ltd’s production of The Sunday Times won the title of best “Digitally Printed Newspaper of the Year”.

The Times printed by the Maltese KODAK VERSAMARK VL4200 Printing System customer was also commended while its production of The Sun was nominated in the Kodak sponsored category.

PBI Calls First Midwest Print and Media Conf. “A Hit”

The votes are in, and the first-ever PBI Midwest Conference was an unqualified success.

The one-day Conference, produced by Print Buyers International (PBI), was held on May 19th in Chicago for print buyers, production managers, creative directors, graphic designers, marketers and other people who work “at the intersection of print and digital media.” Featuring an all-star line-up of speakers and an unparalleled program of professional education, networking and growth, the Conference received high praise for the timeliness of the topics, the depth of information and the quality of the speakers

Newsmate Features Auto Page Pairing

ECRM RELEASES NEWSMATE SOFTWARE FEATURING
AUTOMATED PAGE PAIRING FOR NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION

ECRM Imaging Systems today released ECRM NewsMate. NewsMate includes ECRM RIPmate, their industry standard RIP, based on Harlequin technology, and an automated page-pairing feature for newspaper production. Using NewsMate, multi-page PDF sections are delivered to a “hot folder” where they are automatically paired in appropriate order for plate imaging. Individual pages can be quickly and efficiently ordered prior to automated pairing, saving substantial labor and

XMPie Users Group Launches New Website

The XMPie Users Group has launched a new website, making more content publicly available to increase online collaboration, as well as offering new and improved networking and education functionality to its members.

New tools and features include:
· Improved online communities with photo galleries, discussion forums, libraries, and wikis
· A Career Center to post and search for positions related to working with XMPie
· A dynamic member profile with the ability to share resumes, upload images, and pull and share content from personal LinkedIn, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Facebook, and Twitter accounts
· An enhanced XMPie Users Group membership directory

Flexo Assoc Names Samworth

Mark Samworth

FTA names Mark Samworth to its Hall of Fame. EskoArtwork’s color expert is the 49th – and youngest – inductee.

The Flexographic Technical Association has named Mark Samworth, color consultant at EskoArtwork, the 49th –and youngest – inductee into Flexographic Technical Association’s esteemed Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Sunday, May 1, at FTA’s Annual Forum in Indianapolis.

A recognized innovator in the flexographic industry, Samworth’s expertise in color science and understanding of technology led to his developing ten issued patents, with more pending. Samworth’s inventions include FlexoCal, Hybrid Screening, Plate Cell Patterning, Concentric Screening, Equinox 7c process color, and

London B2B Publisher Switches to Quark9

Quark announced that business-to-business publisher Link Publishing has switched its production suite to QuarkXPress® 9 for all its publications.

Link Publishing is a leading publisher of trade titles for the printing and signage industries, and provides up-to-the-minute news, in-depth features, and commentary from industry experts through its two flagship titles: Print Monthly and SignLink. The company produces the annual Print Directory and Sign Directory, providing comprehensive listings from over 10,000 companies for every conceivable service required. Link Publishing also offers integrated and effective online marketing campaigns for customers within

Océ to Plant Trees to Offset Carbon Emissions

Océ, a Canon Group Company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced that Océ continues to enhance its environmental track record. One of the most recent achievements is the planting of thousands of trees on behalf of its customer, Jeppesen, to help offset carbon emissions.

The Océ Eco Start program is designed as a first step to help companies like Jeppesen achieve a reduction in the amount of carbon attributable to its production printing operations.  When a company purchases an Océ production system, Océ will purchase and have trees planted to help offset CO2 emissions attributable to the energy used in operating the production printer. This is based on the expected use