CARLSTADT, NJ—October 27, 2006—Pictorial Offset Corporation, the leader in addressing environmental issues affecting commercial printing for over 25 years, is proud to announce that it has begun planting a forest of over 5,000 native oak and pine trees in order to reduce its carbon-emission footprint on the planet to zero. Wednesday, October 25th, at a ceremony held at the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge near Oceanview, New Jersey, Pictorial Offset’s executive management team planted native oak and pine trees saplings on the first 10 acres of a new forest land in the coastal refuge. The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is comprised
With the ability to track, locate and sense, Active RFID is being rapidly adopted around the World, often creating new markets. Many adopters have reported a rapid return on investment (ROI) of 12 to 18 months which is leading to active RFID being a $6.78 billion market in 2016. Here Dan Lawrence summarizes the topic for the forthcoming IDTechEx Active RFID Summit event. The use of Active RFID is growing rapidly, providing the ability to track, locate and sense. The subject includes real time locating systems (RTLS) to track assets and people in real time; near field communication (NFC) enabling mobile phones to act as
GPS to recreate entire worldwide infrastructure and provide all publishing services WASHINGTON DC—October 23, 2006—Following a rigorous government selection process, the Department of State awarded a 10-year contract worth $164 million to its revamped in-house printing and publishing organization, Global Publishing Solutions (GPS). The award decision culminated an 18-month public-private competition, comparing the government’s ability to provide a commercial service with the private sector bidders’ ability to accomplish the same service. Competitive Sourcing is one of the five Government-wide initiatives of the President’s Management Agenda, which is the Administration’s strategy for improving the management and performance of the Federal government. The competition encompassed 199 positions, including
WASHINGTON, DC—The Federal Emergency Management Agency is using GPOExpress to cost-effectively manage communications during response and recovery efforts following a national incident. GPOExpress is a convenience printing program offered through the U.S. Government Printing Office in partnership with FedEx Kinko’s that can be tailored to each agency’s communications needs. Orders are walked-in or electronically transmitted directly from agency offices to FedEx Kinko’s for simultaneous printing and delivery at any of their locations throughout the United States. “FEMA can go directly to any FedEx Kinko’s location to fulfill a wide range of printing needs, including copying, binding, distribution, and delivery,” said Jim Bradley, GPO’s
ANN ARBOR, MI—Suitable funding is required to drive development of printed electronics into viable commercial solutions. With massive applicational opportunities there will be many successes. For the first time IDTechEx is holding a venture capitalist forum at its Printed Electronics USA conference in Phoenix on December 5-6, 2006 to bring together venture capitalists with companies seeking investment. Companies involved or intending to be involved in any part of the printed and thin film electronics value chain and seeking funding can pitch their uniques and propositions to the panel of invited Venture Capitalists in a 10 minute presentation. If any member of the panel then
PARAMUS, NJ—10/12/2006—The NAPL 2006 State of the Industry Update: Preparing for a Slowdown explores how graphic communications companies can help prepare for the slowing in the economy that’s likely as we move toward 2007. Recently released by NAPL (www.napl.org), the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, the State of the Industry Update explores how a slowing economy will affect printing company clients; how printers can gain a strong foothold with their customers, and how they can protect their already pressured bottom lines. “For every one percentage point slowdown in the gross domestic product—GDP—print sales drop by more than $1 billion,”
SEWICKLEY, PA—October 11, 2006—The trend for printing companies to expand their Internet-based services is growing rapidly. A recent survey by PIA/GATF and Printing Impressions highlighted the trend—of those respondents not yet offering a “web to print” solution,” 54% plan to introduce one in the next 12 months. The October 2006 survey of over 400 magazine subscribers also revealed that about 50% of the respondents already involved in such services are offering branded customer storefronts, compared to production portals (26%), and digital storefronts (18%). The addition of these services was not without considerable work—41% of respondents built their sites from scratch, rather than purchase software or
For most of the past ten years, one of the major trends in U.S. business has been the rise of globalization. Tom Friedmann, in his best seller book, The World is Flat, made the case that if you’re not global, you won’t survive. NPES members have long been active exporters: today we estimate that over seventy percent of them are involved in exporting to some extent. Twenty percent of our members strictly import to the US market although their parent companies are global in nature. So, roughly one tenth of our membership concentrate on the US market and have yet to explore the global
PHOENIX—During the leading conference on printed electronics (Printed Electronics USA 2006, December 5-6, 2006, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Phoenix), there will be a tour of the renowned display research center at Arizona State University. Its remarkable advances are nearer to commercialization than most realize, for example, the new flexible displays could be field tested as early as 2007. Electrophoretic These displays use electrophoretic inks made by conductive ink supplier E-Ink (Kent Displays is also a partner). They will be used in handsets initially and then be embedded into fabric so they can be integrated in military uniforms. These displays will provide soldiers with real-time mission
WASHINGTON, DC—October 11, 2006—The Print Council, a national business development initiative dedicated to the promotion of greater use of printing and print media, today announced the publication of a new, 24-page marketing brochure demonstrating the extraordinary value and effectiveness of print communications. Titled “Why Print? The Top Ten Ways Print Helps You Prosper,” the full-color brochure marks the launch of an ongoing series of strategic activities by The Print Council designed to make a major impact on media decision makers, significantly elevating their awareness of, and appreciation for, the value of print. The first copies of “Why Print?” will be released
