A Full Plate

Tom Saggiomo, chief marketing officer at Kodak Polychrome Graphics, also believes conventional plate needs can not be ignored, because "on a worldwide basis, even the most aggressive forecasts for computer-to-plate predict only 25 percent usage by 2002." At the same time, in his opinion, conventional innovations have been rather ho-hum. "There have been incremental improvements in conventional plates, but not a significant step-change," he comments.