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pson America, Inc. and EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII) have joined forces to create what both companies expect will be the most advanced and complete proofing solution on the market to date. The new Epson Stylus® Pro 900 Series Proofing Editions combine the unique proofing advantages that come with the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 or 9900 wide format ink jet printers, along with EFI’s most robust proofing RIP workflow to date, EFI Colorproof™ XF v4.0 for Epson.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA—RR Donnelley (RRD) representatives presented a $50,000 check to Cal Poly State University in support of the Graphic Communication Institute's new RR Donnelley Learning Center. As part of its ongoing commitment to furthering education in the graphic communications industry, MAN Roland awarded the following scholarships to the recently held NAPL and PIA/GATF Management & Leadership Institute: Garland Lipscomb, production supervisor, Stafford Printing, Stafford, VA, was awarded the MAN Roland Larry B. Perkins Scholarship and participated in the program's Graphic Communications Management course; and Scott Vaughan, prepress manager of Kase Printing, Hudson, NH, received the MAN Roland Harry V. Quadracci Scholarship to

Jim Heck has joined Copresco, Carol Stream, IL, as a production coordinator. Previously, he worked for Camera-Ready Copies. Michelle Baltazar has joined the staff of Seaside Printing, Long Beach, CA, as a corporate sales representative. She has more than 10 years of printing experience at a local Sir Speedy. Chris Feagans has been promoted to the position of executive vice president, production and operating services, at Keller Crescent, Evansville, IN. Most recently, he served the company as executive vice president, administration. In other company news, Mark Smythe has been promoted to executive vice president, client services. Smythe previously served as the company's vice president/account supervisor

LONG BEACH, CA—The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), which already runs such high-profile printing industry trade shows as Graph Expo and PRINT, has purchased the Gutenberg Festival. The purchase was announced during the recent Gutenberg Festival 99, held here. The addition adds a major Western event to GASC's established network of regional exhibitions, which already includes Minneapolis' annual Midwest Graphics show, Philadelphia's annual Graphix East, and Graphic Arts/The Charlotte Show, held in alternate years in Charlotte, NC. "The Western region has always been healthy and highly creative," says GASC President Regis Delmontagne. "Print sales in the region have grown strongly, with further growth

LONG BEACH, CA—The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), which already runs such high-profile printing industry trade shows as Graph Expo and PRINT, has purchased the Gutenberg Festival. The purchase was announced during the recent Gutenberg Festival 99, held here. The addition adds a major Western event to GASC's established network of regional exhibitions, which already includes Minneapolis' annual Midwest Graphics show, Philadelphia's annual Graphix East, and Graphic Arts/The Charlotte Show, held in alternate years in Charlotte, NC. "The Western region has always been healthy and highly creative," says GASC President Regis Delmontagne. "Print sales in the region have grown strongly, with further growth

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