Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Toner-based Proofing Devices
One of the misconceptions I heard repeated a number of times on the trade show floor last week is that toner-based imaging systems are not the best proofing devices. Color digital printing systems have come along way since they were...
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Xerox's Parallel Printer Architecture
One of Xerox's announcements at Graph Expo is a new dual-engine printer platform: The new parallel printer architecture, developed at the company's research center in Webster, N.Y., and at its Palo Alto Research Center, delivers the power of two printers...
Monday, October 16, 2006
IBM Color Technology Demonstration
IBM Printing Systems is demonstrating new color inkjet system in it booth (booth 2600). Like the Screen True Jet 520, the IBM system uses piezo-electric drop-on-demand inkjet technology. According to the IBM literature, the system prints at 209.9 feet per...
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Xerox to Acquire XMPie
The rumor I covered back in July is true. Xerox is buying XMPie: STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 03, 2006 -- Building on the growth of personalized printing and multimedia direct marketing, Xerox Corporation has agreed to acquire XMPie for $54 million....
Monday, July 17, 2006
Paper for Digital Printing
I just added a literature review on Paper for Digital Printing I wrote for the Research Methods SPM graduate course in the Fall 2004 to the Research Documents collection. The literature cited in the review is almost two years old,...
Friday, July 7, 2006
Xerox To Buy XMPie
Update 10.3.2006 It's True. See current coverage. Israeli business daily the Globes is reporting that Xerox to buy Israeli start-up XMPie for $40-50m: Digital printer giant Xerox Inc. is making its first investment in Israel. Sources inform 'Globes' that that...
Monday, April 17, 2006
ImagePRESS X, a Sneak Peak
Today I had the opportunity to hear a little about the Canon imagePRESS X, Canon's new digital production press announced shortly after PRINT 05 at the Canon Expo 2005. The Canon imagePRESS X was launched at IPEX 2006 as the...
Monday, April 3, 2006
Print-on-Demand is Free
In November of 1995, On Demand Machine Corporation (OMDC) was issued patent number 5,465,213, that describes a System and method of manufacturing a single book copy. The abstract reads: A computer based-book manufacturing, distributing and retailing system for the high-speed...
