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EDINA, Minn.—IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers has begun conducting an examination of the world's leading digital press systems for production printing. The 2009 IPA Digital Print Forum includes a wide testing criteria of repeatability, color integrity, and sheet recyclability. The test results of the Digital Print Forum will provide a resource for prospective buyers of digital print production devices assuring any prospective system matches their company’s needs and market conditions.

NEW YORK—New York University today named Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, executive vice president of the Imaging and Printing Group at HP, the winner of the 2009 Prism Award.

RESTON, Va.—For the third year in a row, the GRAPH EXPO MUST SEE ‘EMS Committee has named management information systems (MIS) as the most critical technology for printers to employ for success in this changing print market. MIS topped a list of the six technologies deemed most important for printer survival in 2009 and beyond. The announcement offers a preview of the MUST SEE ‘EMS—a list of the most compelling emerging and evolving technologies to be found at GRAPH EXPO—and the many cutting-edge graphic communications technologies attendees will find at the show. The MUST SEE ‘EMS are a highlight of the 13th Edition EXECUTIVE

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—James E. Hammer, president and CEO of Hammer Packaging, was inducted into the 2008 Rochester Business Hall of Fame. The Rochester Business Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and entrepreneurial spirit of the area’s most enterprising leaders. The Hall of Fame is a joint initiative of Junior Achievement of Rochester, NY Area Inc., the Rochester Business Journal and Rochester Museum and Science Center. The selection committee looks for three attributes: 1) contributions that have affected the individual’s organization, business, industry and community; 2) an excellent reputation and a source of inspiration and encouragement for others; and 3) demonstrated leadership,

RESTON, Va.—Demonstrating to printers JDF’s potential for profit, GRAPH EXPO® 2008 will showcase a JDF workflow live on the show floor this October 26–29, 2008, in Chicago’s McCormick Place South. Involving several vendors and the CIP4 Organization, JDF Works Print Shop Live! is designed to show attendees exactly what can be accomplished with technologies that are already available today. Mirroring conditions in a real print shop, JDF Works Print Shop Live! will produce an application from design to completion, using equipment from many different vendors. A greeting area will be set up so attendees clearly see where the work starts, and a team of

SAN LUIS OBISPO—Some of the leading printing and vendor companies in the graphic communication industry are lending their support to “The Business of Green Media,” a sustainability conference planned for Thursday, Jan. 24 at Cal Poly as part of the university’s annual International Print Week celebration. The conference sponsors include Anderson Lithograph/ ColorGraphics, Greener Printer, HP, Kodak, Mohawk Fine Papers, Océ, Quebecor World, RR Donnelley, SAPPI, and Xerox. Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts is also a sponsor. “Our conference sponsors stand out as companies with a particular interest in representing our industry’s sustainability efforts and in supporting the world’s efforts to curtail environmental

The Second Coming of TFTs NanoMarkets There is nothing especially new about the thin-film transistor (TFT). It was invented by O. Heil in 1935, although commercialization work didn’t begin until the 1960s at RCA Labs. Back then, TFTs competed for a brief period of time with what was to become the silicon semiconductor industry, but the invention of the MOSFET put pay to any grandiose ambitions that TFT manufacturers might have had in this regard. Instead, these manufacturers turned to a less ambitious goal; applications in LCD and electroluminescent displays. By the late 1980s silicon TFTs had become widely used in LCD displays. In

Printers and managers from around the world head out to drupa to discover new opportunities and to take in the show’s extensive range of products and services for every stage of production—from pre-media and print all the way to post processing. Over the years, drupa has evolved and expanded to meet the information requirements of the global print community. drupa 2000 introduced an optimized venue that included the integration of paper converting and packaging production. A digital infrastructure is the common link in today’s production cycle, and drupa 2004 was a global hub for showcasing all the product offerings in the digital process chain. One of

packagePRINTING is proud to be a media partner for drupa 2008, the mega trade show held every four years in Düsseldorf, Germany. Each month, packagePRINTING will provide updates on this international blockbuster as we count down the months to the start of the show in May 2008. Also, look for regular updates on the packagePRINTING Web site at www.packageprinting.com. drupa 2008, print media trade fair, will be the largest in its more than 50-year history, with 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space in 19 halls and more than 1,800 exhibitors. The show will occupy the entire Düsseldorf fairgrounds—including all new halls—from

RESTON, Va.—The forecast for print is digital, and the outlook is bright! Digital presses, digital workflows and other digital applications are being installed today at a record pace in commercial print shops, educational institutions and government offices nationwide. And, with an estimated 54,000 digital presses expected to be sold between 2006 and 2011, the market for digital promises to remain strong for the foreseeable future. However, far less certain for the future is the assurance of a knowledgeable workforce, as graphic communications industry employers struggle to fill jobs with employees who are competent in this new technology. Responding to this challenge, representatives from the