There is a great deal of buzz starting to generate around the “value-added tax” (or VAT). The concept of a VAT was first proposed by Wilhelm von Siemens, son of the founder of Siemens in 1918. The first country to implement a value-added tax was France in 1954. Today, nearly 100 countries have a VAT. [...]
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Maximizing Your Investment in Inkjet
Inkjet proofing has been utilized as a reliable standard for sometime now. Visiting and speaking with many customers, I am surprised by how little these devices are utilized to their full capacity. Sure, proofs are charged for as part of a standard job, but if the inkjet is sitting idle other than producing proofs you [...]
ADAM Software & EskoArtwork forge a strategic partnership for the packaging sector
ADAM Software announced details of a new strategic partnership with EskoArtwork. The alliance promises to bring new levels of efficiency and control to the processes involved in producing packaging materials. By coupling ADAM’s technology leadership in digital asset management (DAM) and marketing technologies with EskoArtwork’s proven leadership in technologies and services for the packaging sector, [...]
Label Traxx Digital File Planner Dramatically Reduces Prepress Time
Label Traxx Version 5.6—now in beta testing and scheduled for full release later in 2010 by Tailored Solutions, the developer—dramatically reduces file preparation time for label printers using both conventional and digital presses, including the HP Indigo W6000. The Label Traxx digital file planner enables prepress operators to automatically arrange grouped labels into files or [...]
PIA Color Management Conference, December 5-7th 2010
Make plans now to attend the 12th annual Color Management Conference. This is the conference for beginners and experts alike bringing together the who’s who of the color management industry. For years, the Printing Industries of America’s Color Management Conference has provided attendees the best advice on how to select the right technology and learn best [...]
Markzware Announces Upgrade for FlightCheck With Adobe CS5 Support
Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer and inventor of preflighting today announced an upgrade for FlightCheck, its popular preflighting solution. FlightCheck Professional v6.75 for Macintosh adds Adobe CS5 support for InDesign Creative Suite 5. This powerful upgrade gives printers, graphic designers and publishers the ability to preflight efficiently for printing quality control, avoiding costly production errors. [...]
FujiFilm To Measure/Rate Proofing Submissions For IPA/IDEAlliance Technical Conference
Can’t attend the IPA/IDEAlliance Technical Conference but still want to know how your proofer rates? Send it to Fujifilm. The Graphic Systems Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation is using its Taskero Universe ColorPath Verified to measure all proofs during the IPA/ Technical Conference, which is being held in Chicago on June 7-8, and is [...]
Markzware Releases Upgrade of QuarkXPress To InDesign (Q2ID v5) Now For Adobe Creative Suite 5!
Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software today released an upgrade of Q2ID v5 (Quark to InDesign), its highly-acclaimed file conversion plug-in for adobe. Q2ID v5 is a quick, easy and affordable method for migrating QuarkXPress content into a new Adobe InDesign document. Macintosh is now available This new version [...]
