The Seybold Report

Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire Tablet PC and Three Other New Kindles

Amazon has introduced a $199 tablet PC dubbed the Amazon Fire. The device has a seven inch display screen and uses the Android operating system. The first units will be available in mid-November. The company also introduced three new Kindle e-readers that will retail for less than $150. more

Kodak Introduces Spot Color System for Flexo Printing

Kodak has announced the Kodak Spotless Flexographic Solution. The new hardware/software system works with the Kodak Flexcel NX System, and Kodak says the system is designed to be user-friendly. more

Wave2 and BrainWorks to Offer Integrated Systems

Wave2 Media Solutions and BrainWorks are rolling out an integrated offering combining AdPortal’s self-service advertising capabilities with the Brainworks advertising system. The partnership will bring the Wave2 iPortal AdPortal products to all Brainworks’ customers. more

Print Magazine Announces Color Conference

Print Magazine has announced a Color Conference sponsored by 48HourPrint.com will be held in New York City October 4-6. The conference will cover visual culture including fashion, film, design, theater, photography, and food, with experts discussing the power of color to move people and products. more

InfoTrends Publishes Detailed Projections of Western European Digital Production Printing

InfoTrends latest report, Western European Digital Production Printing Application Forecast: 2010-2015, examines 28 application segments for digital production printing in seven print application groups divided by several hardware segments. more

Xitron Schedules Advanced Navigator Workflow and Proofing Dealer Training Seminar

Prepress workflow system developer Xitron has scheduled an advanced Navigator workflow and proofing seminar for October 11-14 at its office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The seminar includes Navigator Harlequin RIP Advanced Operations, Navigator workflow, and Navigator proofing for Epson and Canon proofers and graphic arts printers. more

Kodak Announces Recipe Color Profiler for NX Digital Color Imaging System

Kodak has announced a new tool for package printers and brand owners to predict spot colors on press more accurately. Kodak says the Recipe Color Profiler for the Kodak Approval NX Digital Color Imaging System can render spot colors accurately using halftone proofing and makes the process of setting up recipes faster and easier. more

OnDemand 2012 Issues Call for Speakers

The OnDemand Expo and Conference management is accepting submissions from potential speakers through October 7. The conference is scheduled for June 13-14, 2012 in the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Presentations should focus on finding new ways to compete in a world where traditional ink-on-paper applications continue to be displaced by new forms of electronic content delivery and dramatic shifts in audience behavior and technology adoption are changing the business of graphic communications. more

TAGA Announces 64th Annual Conference for March

The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has announced its 64th Annual Technical Conference will take place March 18-21, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, FL. The conference focuses on technology, engineering, science, and innovation. more

PODi Initiative Focuses on Digital Packaging Opportunities

PODi has announced an initiative to help members identify new business opportunties involving digital printing in packaging. more

Quark Announces App Boot Camp

Quark has announced a one-day App Boot Camp that will be held in Denver, Colorado and in London, UK Attendees will learn how to create, design, and publish apps to the Apple App Store and how to include enriched content in apps. The Denver App Studio Boot Camp is scheduled for October 20. The London Macworld App Studio Session is scheduled for October 26. more

Xitron Announces Navigator Workflow 5

Xitron has announced release of the latest version of its Navigator workflow system. New features include ripped content proofs to any Windows print driver, integrated media savings, ROOM Proof PDF Export, and an automated database backup. more

Mohawk Offers proPhoto Paper in Panoramic Format

Mohawk Fine Papers has added its proPhoto semi-gloss lustre finish photo printing paper to its proprietary Panoramic format papers. more

Irish Tourist Magazine Uses QuarkXPress to Create iPad App

Bullet Design has created the Galway edition of iPages Ireland’s interactive digital magazine for the iPad using QuarkXPress. The app delivers information about Ireland county by county with history, sightseeing information, special activities, accommodations, events listings, and special offers. more

Free Xerox Webinar Series for Printers

Xerox has announced a free Webinar series to help printers find new ways to increase business, strengthen sales, and maximize financial returns. David Fellman, President of Sales at the marketing consulting firm David Fellman & Associates, will present a step-by-step process for prospecting, including traditional and social networking, in the first Webinar September 21 at 2 PM ET.  more