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97% of People Want to Keep Their Digital Photos for Life But Risk Loss Through Obsolescence or Failure of Online Services

Most people wish to keep their photos and their records for lifetime or even generations, yet many appear less unconcerned about the fact that in a few years' time current devices and on-line services may no longer be in use, and even the file formats might not be supported. Others, are worried – even Microsoft can offer no guarantee. Old fashioned printed books and documents, such as those offered by OPUSalbums.com are still best for archives. They are much easier to produce now. - July 24, 2007 - OPUS Albums (div of Ink Cartridge Technologies Ltd)

Easy, Powerful Font Editing

Create your own signature, logo and handwriting and more with this font editor. - July 19, 2007 - High-Logic

Online Preprint Solution Increases Newspaper Ad Revenue

Turnkey solution allows advertisers to place their own print and deliver orders directly from newspaper’s website. - July 14, 2007 - Taradel

Patented SpaceFrame Enables Use of Disposable ExpressLiner Ink Cups for Pad Printing

A patented ink reservoir system from ITW Trans Tech uses an aluminum frame structure to hold a polypropylene liner cup filled with ink to supply pad printing machines. The SpaceFrame™ unit secures the economical ExpressLiner™ ink cup, virtually eliminating the material cost of expensive conventional ink cups. The molded ExpressLiner design enables use of removable carbide or ceramic doctor rings with equal performance compared to existing techniques. - July 12, 2007 - ITW Trans Tech

BlueStar Distributes New SATO GL4e RFID-Ready Printer

The new GL4e printer provides extensive support to encoding Class 1 GEN 2 RFID tags and allows users to economically print barcode labels now, while in the future seamlessly incorporating RFIDencoding capabilities as needs change. - July 12, 2007 - BlueStar

Software Shelf Declares Its Premier Print Accounting Application Fully Compatible with Longhorn Server

Print Manager Plus® Passes All Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Tests - July 12, 2007 - Software Shelf International, Inc

Leading UK Ink Supplier, The Supplies Group, Launches Free Xerox 8560 Ink Programme

The UK’s leading independent supplier of ink and toner The Supplies Group has launched a programme offering free ink with purchase of Xerox 8560 printers. The programme is the latest in the company’s efforts to promote the quality and cost effectiveness of compatible ink. - July 09, 2007 - The Supplies Group

Babya Ships Babya bPicture 2008

Babya today announced that Babya bPicture 2008 is now shipping. Babya bPicture 2008 is a completely reinvented version of the Babya digital asset management software. Babya bPicture has been completely rebuilt using the .Net Framework for the fastest image browsing experience-it can handle... - July 08, 2007 - Babya Software Group

Offset Printing Company, Pratiroop Mudran Selected as the Most Preferred Offset Printing Vendor for E.I.DuPont™ in Pune, India

Offset printing company, Pratiroop Mudran announced today that they have been selected as the most preferred offset printing vendor for E.I.DuPont™'s Tyvek seed packaging in Pune, India. “Being selected as the most preferred vendor of the year inspires us to work even harder to deliver... - July 06, 2007 - Pratiroop Mudran

PrintPlace: The Newest Online Printing Company in the Market

The online printing industry recently rolled out the red carpet for another addition to its fast growing family. - June 28, 2007 - Print Place

A New Organization is Launched – The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group - To Serve the Leadership Needs of Supply Chain Executives Worldwide

The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) has been formed to serve the senior leaders of supply chain management in business, government, and industry on a worldwide basis. The organization is designed to respond to the unique needs of leaders who are increasingly responsible for the profitable... - June 26, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Leaders Group

Nationally Recognized Printing and Marketing Firm Gives Sound Advice

Free Bi-Weekly E-Newsletter that shares marketing ideas, innovative product ideas, and great general business tips. - June 25, 2007 - Duplicates Ink marketSMART

PrintingForLess.com’s Krystal Cipriani Wins National Bindery, Finishing and Distribution Operations Manager of the Year Award

National Association of Printing Leadership Research and Engineering Council to Bestow Award at Atlanta Applied Technology Conference, June 20-22 - June 17, 2007 - PrintingForLess.com

Austin Graphics - 2007 Best Sign Company

Austin Graphics - The Best Sign Company for 2007 By the Austin Advertising Federation (www.austinadfed.com) at the annual "Vendies" awards banquet. - June 16, 2007 - Austin Graphics LLC

Evolis Introduces Conjointly Its Next-Generation Pebble and Dualys Printers

Evolis, the Expert in plastic card personalization, introduces in-sync two new versions of its blockbuster printers: the fourth generation of Pebble for single-sided color printing and the third generation of the Dualys dual-sided color printer. The Pebble and Dualys card printers, the flagship... - June 08, 2007 - Evolis Card Printer

Online Retailer Launches New Packaging

Circumventing damaged product during shipping, while creating an easier method of storage, OnlineLabels.com revamps its current packaging on all label orders at a much higher cost. The packaging change is Company’s first in over eight years. - May 31, 2007 - Online Labels, Inc.

Collages.net Announces Addition of Gallery Wraps to Product Line

Significantly enhancing its product offerings, Collages.net now provides professional photographers with a full selection of canvas gallery wraps. Gallery wraps are contemporary, canvas prints professionally stretched around a 1 ½ inch wooden frame. The gallery wrap displays a continuous... - May 25, 2007 - Collages.net

Colortech Inc. Introduces Their New Hewlett-Packard Indigo 5000 Press

Colortech Inc. has added a new digital press to their production line. The press is an HP Indigo 5000 Press. - May 23, 2007 - Colortech Inc.

Eclipsit Announces Microangelo On Display 6 - On Display Allows Users to Customize Vista Desktop Icons, Folders, and Shortcuts

Microangelo On Display can customize your desktop's icon and cursor display like no other icon program. One common dialog changes icons and customizes the appearance of any windows object or folder icon. - May 22, 2007 - Eclipsit, Inc.

Phozi Launches Free Site for Graphics-Enhanced Photos

Online photo booths, such as the newly launched www.phozi.com, are an emerging trend. - May 17, 2007 - Phozi

New Art Collection Lets You Be Even More Creative with Babya PhotoPro

Babya today announced the release of Babya PhotoPro Art Collection - an add-on for Babya PhotoPro. Babya PhotoPro Art Collection is a free add-on to Babya PhotoPro that includes all of the images from Babya Presenter Pack 1 and over 20 newly created images that are suitable for backgrounds or for... - May 16, 2007 - Babya Software Group

Babya Unveils Babya PhotoPro

Babya today announced that its professional image solution, Babya PhotoPro is now available. Babya PhotoPro is designed from the ground up for the professional photographer, but is also suitable for camera enthusiasts and even home users. Babya PhotoPro features Babya's exclusive Scuplture... - May 15, 2007 - Babya Software Group

Humane Publisher Writing Contest | Win a $4,000 Dollar Professional Book Publishing Package | Poetry | Self-Help | Fiction | Non-Fiction | Mind, Body, Spirit

Win a $4,000 Dollar Professional Author Package. Writing Contest open to the public. Entry deadline June 30, 2007. Poetry | Self-Help | Fiction | Non-Fiction | Mind, Body, Spirit. - May 06, 2007 - Blooming Twig Books LLC

Catch PyroPrint at FESPA Berlin 2007

PyroPrint Coming to FESPA Berlin 2007 - May 01, 2007 - PyroPrint

Become a Published Author with Commercial Book Printing Company, BRIOprint

Commercial printing company, BRIOprint provides book writing and editing services to help people get their story out. - April 30, 2007 - BRIOprint

CGShelf’s New Look and Feel

GShelf’s website has elegantly been re-designed and truly exemplifies the creative talent of its creators. - April 30, 2007 - CGShelf

First to Market RFID GEN2 Card Printer for Next Generation Access and Asset Control

epcSolutions to demonstrate TetraGate 2 using Zebra Technologies RFID card printer at RFIDJournal Live. - April 27, 2007 - epcSolutions, Inc.

New SolidWorks Customizing Training Book

Customizing SolidWorks For Greater Productivity - April 27, 2007 - Sheet Metal Guy, LLC

V-Ray Rendering Engine and PDPlayer Sequence Player at fmx/07 in Stuttgart

Weltenbauer. and 3DPowerstore e.K. are joined by Chaos Group to present V-Ray and PDPlayer during fmx/07 – The 12th International Conference on Animation, Effects, Realtime and Content at Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart, Germany - April 27, 2007 - Chaos Group

The Fontware BarSTORM - Standard Barcode Printing Solution for the NHS

Following the recent report by Lord Hunt, the NHS IT Minister, into the advantages of increasing usage of barcoding in the NHS, Fontware are setting their aims for their BarSTORM unit to become the standard barcode printing solution for the NHS. Whilst the report was created with the UK in mind, the points that are made are internationally applicable to the healthcare sector globally. - April 20, 2007 - Fontware Ltd

Bell-Mark Facility Used for Assembly, Destroyed by Fire

Bell-Mark Corporation, a leading supplier of Coding, Printing & Marking equipment, confirms that a fire that occurred at the company’s Dover, PA facilities, has only affected one of the buildings that is used primarily for assembly and administrative purposes. Fortunately no one was... - April 15, 2007 - Bell-Mark, Inc.

Electric Image Animation Software (EIAS) v6.6.1 UB Port Is Shipping

Electric Image Animation Software v6.6.1 is shipping. EIAS v6.6.1 runs on Mac OS, Windows, and Intel mac computer systems. EIAS has always been known for the speed and quality of its renderings, which have been even more improved on the Intel mac hardware. - April 06, 2007 - EI Technology Group, LLC

Uptown Downtown Shopping Wins 2006 Wedding Invitation Dealer Award

Uptown Downtown Shopping received a Carlson Craft award recognizing examplary excellence for 2006. Each year Carlson Craft, the nation's leading wholesale printing company, presents only a few select businesses with this prestigious award for outstanding performance and exceptional sales... - March 30, 2007 - Uptown Downtown Shopping

E-Z Scales Launches New Set of Color-Coded Blueprint Layout Grids

The new E-Z Scale blueprint layout grid makes it easier than ever before to obtain fast and accurate scaled measurements. - March 17, 2007 - E-Z Scale

Evolis Introduces Securion, Its New Printer for Highly Secure Cards

Evolis, the European leader in plastic card printers, announces the Securion, a one-stop solution for personalizing and laminating cards with full-fledged security. - March 16, 2007 - Evolis Card Printer

Break 40-bit Adobe PDF Encryption in Minutes with Elcomsoft's Advanced PDF Password Recovery

ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has released an Enterprise version of its award-winning Advanced PDF Password Recovery software. This program makes it easy to remove both password encryption and usage restrictions from Adobe Acrobat PDF files. APDFPR Enterprise now comes with support of all Adobe Acrobat... - March 15, 2007 - ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.

Print Functions for BlackBerry via Subscription

BlackBerry users can now book a service through www.cortado.com/blackberry enabling transfer of their emails and attachments to a laptop monitor or to a Bluetooth printer. - March 14, 2007 - ThinPrint.Inc

Wal*Mart and DoD Online RFID Printing Solution Now Available

epcSolutions announces RTMOnline, the lowest cost solution for Wal*Mart and DoD suppliers with prices as low as $0.65 a label. - March 08, 2007 - epcSolutions, Inc.

Mix Imaging Wears Heavy Armor to Ride the Wave

Follows the recent trends on the digital imaging industry, how it's grown, and what a group of people have done to change with the trend and even push it forward. - March 06, 2007 - Mix Imaging

UK Office Direct Adds Ricoh GelSprinter™ Series to Range of Printers

UK Office Direct Ltd today announced the introduction of the Ricoh GelSprinter™ series of printers - Aficio GX3000, GX3050N and GX5050N to existing home and office printer range. - March 06, 2007 - UK Office Direct

Webb/Mason to Release Online Print Management Technology Upgrades

Enhancements deliver greater flexibility, control and customization options saving users time and money, and increasing order and personalization accuracy. - March 02, 2007 - Webb/Mason

Printing Company Helping to Raise Funds for Author and His Cause

'A Child Unheard,' the relief Organisation started by Author David Russell and offering support to parents and children facing tough challenges, has received a generous pledge of support from businessman Deren Stevens, owner of Berkshire-based Print Empire, print and design specialists. Between... - March 01, 2007 - Print Empire

PrintsMadeEasy.com Offers Consumers Free Personalized Greeting Cards

New online tool helps individuals and organizations design and print customized greeting cards for any occasion, at no charge, to large recipient lists. - February 27, 2007 - PrintsMadeEasy.com

BRIOprint to Release Website Version 2.0

Commercial printer, BRIOprint, is preparing the release of their updated website – version 2.0 - featuring expanded book printing and calendar printing services. - February 22, 2007 - BRIOprint

PDFescape Released, Changing the Future of PDF Forms

CTdeveloping is proud to release PDFescape, the first and only online PDF reader, editor, form filler, and form creator. Computer owners needing to fill out a PDF file now have a choice. - February 15, 2007 - CTdeveloping

RealWorld Graphics Released RealWorld Icon Editor 2006.2 for Windows Vista

RealWorld Graphics released version 2006.2 of RealWorld Icon Editor for Microsoft Windows Vista, an integrated package of tools for application and web graphics authors. Version 2006.2 is fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, actively supporting UAC (User Access Control) and high-DPI modes, and includes new features like customizable batch operations, parameterized 3D models, and Mac OS icon import/export. - February 14, 2007 - RealWorld Graphics