William Lamparter

CHICAGO—07/30/07—This fall, the 12th edition of EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK® themed, “The Printers’ Success Quartet: Economics, Markets, Technology, People”, coming on the eve of GRAPH EXPO® in Chicago, will give industry executives the knowledge and tools they need to score high on these critical yardsticks.   EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK will take place on Saturday, September 8, 2007, at McCormick Place.  The year’s foremost printing, publishing and converting trade show opens the next day for a four-day run. “EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK will once again focus on helping show attendees navigate the aisles and exhibits by putting all of the new products and technologies in context, and laying the groundwork for sound

Economics, markets, technology and people; no print-related business can succeed these days without excellence in managing all four of these areas. RESTON, VA—03/14/07—This fall, the 12th edition of EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK® themed, “The Printers’ Success Quartet: Economics, Markets, Technology, People”, coming on the eve of GRAPH EXPO® in Chicago, IL, will give industry executives the knowledge and tools they need to score high on these critical yardsticks. EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK will take place on Saturday, September 8, 2007, at McCormick Place. The year’s foremost printing, publishing and converting trade show opens the next day for a four-day run. “EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK will once again focus on

Any graphic communications industry executive who has ever wished for an expert, objective consultant to guide him or her through today’s maze of business and technological challenges should be sure not to miss EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK® 2006 on October 14 in Chicago, says conference chair William Lamparter. “All of the values an experienced, neutral industry consultant can offer to clients will be at the command of EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK attendees,” Lamparter said. EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK takes place the day before the doors open for the year’s foremost North American trade show for printing, publishing and converting: GRAPH EXPO® and CONVERTING EXPO® 2006. The show, which will

BY MARK SMITH Printing is one of the few places where eight is a magic number. Even the once standard eight-hour day for many has become an artifact of a simpler time. Eight-page production, however, continues to be the standard of comparison for most facets of the printing process. For a time it seemed to be the de facto size for computer-to-plate (CTP) solutions. Eight may indeed be enough, but it also can be too little or too much. Two-up platesetters actually helped pioneer the direct-to workflow and technology, albeit using paper and polyester plates. Small-format metal systems have been a more recent

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