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ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Kodak named Kevin M. Joyce chief marketing officer of the company’s growing Graphic Communications Group (GCG), as well as Eastman Kodak Company vice president. He will report to Andrew Copley, COO of GCG and VP of Eastman Kodak. Joyce succeeds Jeff Hayzlett who was named chief business development officer and VP, Eastman Kodak, last fall. David Wigfield, who currently leads the GCG’s business in the United Kingdom, succeeds Kevin Joyce, as managing director, GCG, United States and Canada. With more than 18 years’ experience in executive sales, marketing and operations leadership, Joyce joined the GCG in 2005 following Kodak’s acquisition of Kodak Polychrome

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The battle against counterfeit drugs has a new ally. Med-Health Pharma LLC, a prescription drug repackager, introduces its application of Kodak’s advanced anticounterfeiting technology to assure authenticated products to physicians and their patients. Using the Kodak Traceless System for Anticounterfeiting, Med-Health Pharma places an invisible marker on its packages to distinguish genuine prescription drugs from dangerous fakes. Med-Health Pharma delivers medications for point of care dispensing, a system that fills patients’ prescriptions at a physician’s office, rather than at a traditional pharmacy. Offering the most widely prescribed drugs in packages of 10-30 doses, Med-Health Pharma helps patients get the pharmaceuticals they depend

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—On behalf of the International Cooperation for the Integration of Process in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization and Kodak, PIA/GATF is pleased to announce that Kodak PANDORA Software has successfully completed JDF certification requirements. This CIP4 designation, given only after extensive testing is completed by PIA/GATF, verifies that PANDORA Software meets all requirements for basic interoperability, thus saving customers time previously spent researching and testing PANDORA Software integration with other JDF-enabled systems. “As a major vendor in the industry, Kodak is committed to open standards such as JDF. We see certification as the next step in proving that commitment and developing solutions,”

XIAMEN, China, Nov. 6—On a landmark day for Eastman Kodak Company in China, Kodak customers, distributors, industry leaders and government representatives joined the company to celebrate the grand opening of the world’s newest printing plate manufacturing facility in Xiamen, China. The state of the art Kodak facility will produce both digital and conventional printing plates, and will be part of the locally manufactured computer to plate (CTP) solutions from Kodak for the growing China market and Asia Pacific region. “This is an important occasion for our commercial printing customers in China and around the world. Kodak’s $50 million investment in plate manufacturing in China

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Two new KODAK Digital Printing Systems at Pennsylvania College of Technology provide hands-on training for students and high-quality output for users of the school’s in-plant print shop. The print shop at Penn College now includes a KODAK NEXPRESS 2100 Plus Digital Production Color Press and KODAK DIGIMASTER EX125 Digital Production System. “Our students are more marketable if they are trained on the latest digital technologies and applications. The NEXPRESS Press is ideal for training our students and produces high quality work for our customers,” said Joseph Geffre, director of mail and document services, shipping and receiving, Pennsylvania College of Technology. “We were attracted

The concept of workflow is probably easier to understand than it is to define. Workflow incorporates the many step-by-step decisions and deliverables that are required from the original concept stage through production—in the case of printing, the printed product. Workflow automation is somewhat easier to define. It incorporates a variety of tools—within each workflow segment—that are available to help users maximize efficiencies, drive down costs, and reduce the impact of human error, leading to faster time to market. Most commercial prepress workflows account for basic production steps that include trapping, screening, and imposition, along with color management, proofing, and platemaking. Packaging workflows differ from

CHICAGO—At Graph Expo, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group introduced “Begin Your Passage to Sustainability,” a kit featuring information and resources to assist printers in understanding how sustainability may impact their business. The kit provides printers with an overview of trends and best practices, as well as the business and operational implications of developing a sustainability program. “Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group identified a need to condense the wealth of information about sustainability into relevant, usable content that spurs a dialogue with customers as they begin their passage to sustainability,” said Rick Mazur, vice president, commercial segment marketing, worldwide marketing, Kodak. The kit includes a white

CHICAGO—Pitman Company will offer Kodak NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses and Kodak DIGIMASTER Digital Production Systems to its customers in the United States. In response to growing demand and customer interest, Kodak and Pitman announced an expansion of their collaboration today at Graph Expo. Pitman, one of the largest distributors to the graphic arts market, has served as an authorized reseller of Kodak’s prepress solutions to the commercial printing market for more than 40 years. “The addition of Kodak NEXPRESS presses and DIGIMASTER systems to our portfolio provides ideal solutions for our customers who want to adopt digital printing technology for a

CHICAGO—At Graph Expo, Kodak and Ricoh Americas Corporation announced that the companies formed a U.S. reseller agreement under which Ricoh will offer four KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses to its customers in the in-plant, data center and graphic arts markets. “NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Presses give Ricoh customers a proven, high end production color solution that compliments our office and light production color products,” said Carl Joachim, vice president, marketing, Ricoh’s Production Printing Business Group. “The combination makes perfect sense, combining Ricoh’s strength in the office market with Kodak’s leadership in digital production color for graphic communications.” Working through its newly formed Production

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Kodak will showcase a range of products and solutions at Chicago’s McCormick Place from September 9-12. The company will engage printers in conversations about new applications and strategies for building stronger relationships with their customers. Visitors to Kodak’s booth will learn how its solutions enable new services and efficiencies that can help them advance their business. Numerous product introductions and proven solutions in workflow, digital printing, inkjet printing, thermal computer-to-plate (CTP), and color proofing technologies will be highlighted in Kodak’s booth. “At Graph Expo, we’ll illustrate how the various applications and technologies from throughout the booth can work together to provide unique and