The Seybold Report

Heidelberg Posts Preliminary Positive 2Q 2011 Results

Heidelberg reports a small increase in incoming orders for second quarter 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 on sales matching the previous year and a positive quarter. However, the company is lowering its expectations for the second half due to increased economic uncertainty in the U.S., Japan, and Mediterranean countries in the EU, which is only expected to be partially offset by growth in China and other parts of Asia. more

Quark and Oberon Partner to Enhance Web-to-Print System

Quark and Oberon Technologies have joined forces to provide automated publishing and XML-based capabilities to Quark Web-to-Print System users. Oberon will provide installation services including consulting, deployment, configuration, customization, and end-user training as an extension to Quark’s professional services organization. more

SGIA Partners with Non-profit to Support Inner-City Art Education

SGIA has partnered with Fresh Artists, a nonprofit program, to produce large-scale graphics from children’s artwork to support art education in inner-city public schools. The program, announced during the 2011 SGIA Expo, will make large-scale reproductions of children’s artworks that will be produced and installed in exchange for a financial contribution. The money raised will be used by Fresh Artists to deliver quality art supplies to under-resourced inner-city K-12 public schools. Donors include SAP Americas, Comcast, Independence Blue Cross, National Children’s Alliance, W.L. Gore & Associates, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Haworth, Shire Pharmaceutical, Washington Children’s Foundation, Drexel University, and AmeriHealth NJ. more

Dynagram Announces DynaStrip 7.0

Dynagram has released a new upgrade to its DynaStrop workflow system. more

Heidelberg Extends Printer Line to Very Large Format Size

Heidelberg has extended its Peak Performance XL series presses into the very large format (VLF) category, with the 57” Speedmaster XL 145 and 64” Speedmaster XL 162. The company says technical consultants Raymont J. Prince and William J. McLaughlan have tested the systems, and the full results of the tests will be published in a white paper. more

Quark Wins MacUser Publishing Product of the Year Award

MacUser has announced QuarkXPress 9.1 with App Studio has won its award for publishing product of the Year. more

Heidelberg and Papier Union Announce Marketing Partnership

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Papier Union GmbH, a subsidiary of the international INAPA group headquartered in Portugal, have formed a partnership for the sale of Saphira consumables in Germany. German customers of Papier Union will now be able to buy Saphira products using Paper Union's standard ordering channels. more

PODi Announces AppForum Details

The PODi AppForum January 23-25, 2012 in Las Vegas will feature speaker Ken Schmidt from Harley Davidson and offer expanded coverage with two tracks of cross-media strategy. Sessions topics will range from the Mind of the Marketer to the potential of digital packaging. Early registrants save $100, and PODi members save even more. The Seybold Report is an official media sponsor of the event. more

Protechmedia Incorporates Semantic Enrichment Technologies from Daedalus

Protechmedia has announced a technology partnership with Daedalus to integrate Daedalus technologies into Protecmedia’s multimedia technologies. This intergration will include fuzzy, natural language, and multilingual searches, auto-cataloguing, and identification of specific data of interest, as well as  identities of personal and organizations and of relevant concepts from textual material. more

Kobo Announces Vox e-Reader

Kobo has announced the Kobo Vox eReader, a full color Android tablet reader priced at $199.99, the same price as the Kindle Fire. Kobo says the Vox can be used to read books, newspapers, and magazines, browse the Internet, access e-mail, listen to music, and access apps. The Vox will ship on October 28, and Kobo is taking pre-orders. more

SGIA 2012 Business Development Conference Scheduled

SGIA has scheduled a second annual two-day Business Development Conference, to be held in Chicago May 15-16, 2012. The conference focuses on facilitating partnerships between the graphic and sign community and retail brand managers. more

SGIA 2012 to Include Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium

SGIA’s Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium will be integrated into SGIA Expo 2012 in Las Vegas to allow attendees greater access to manufacturers and suppliers important to their businesses while maintaining the integrity of the symposium. more

Print Council Opens Online Resource Center

The Print Council has announced a new online Resource Center, providing a single location for accessing studies, campaigns, and information from a variety of sources on the effectiveness of print and sustainability of pape. All items are educational in nature and available in electronic form or print. more

Hewlett-Packard Announces ePrint & Share Cloud Utility

Hewlett-Packard has announced an iOS ePrint & Share app for large-format printing for design professionals working on iPhones, iPads or iPod touch PDAs. The app allows designers in architecture, engineering, and construction to locate and access large-format plans online and in a cloud computing environment and facilitates sharing files with team members regardless of file size or format to adjust page layouts, preview print pages, and create print-ready files. more

Adobe Announces Creative Suite Upgrade Promotion

CS2, CS3, and CS4 users who upgrade to version 5.5 through December 31 can save 20% off the upgrade price for CS5.5 through December 31.No coupon is required. more