FKI Logistex, which has supplied material handling systems to a number of U.S. newspapers including The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., agreed to be purchased by Cincinnati-based Intelligrated, the firms said last week.
No financial terms were disclosed.
Under terms of the definitive agreement, Intelligrated will acquire the FKI Logistex operations in North and South America from Melrose plc, a U.K.-based investment group.
The company said it will continue to support Alvey palletizers and other products now in operation.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Cox sells 2 Texas papers
Cox Newspapers sold two Texas papers, The Lufkin Daily News and The Daily Sentinel in Nacogdoches, to privately held Southern Newspapers.
No financial details were disclosed.
Southern publishes a number of Texas dailies, including the Galveston County Daily News and the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
Cox last year put the majority of its newspapers on the sale block, saying it would retain ownership of only three papers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Palm Beach (Fla.) Post and Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.
No financial details were disclosed.
Southern publishes a number of Texas dailies, including the Galveston County Daily News and the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
Cox last year put the majority of its newspapers on the sale block, saying it would retain ownership of only three papers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Palm Beach (Fla.) Post and Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.
Gannett consolidating edit in La.
Gannett Co. Inc. is consolidating headline writing, copy-editing and pagination of five Louisiana newspapers at The News-Star in Monroe, La., beginning July 13.
According to Leslie Hurst, vice president of Gannett’s South group, the Monroe hub will initially serve the News-Star, the Advertiser in Lafayette and the Daily World in Opelousas. The Times in Shreveport and the Town Talk in Alexandria will be moved to the centralized operation in September.
All of the papers, as well as other publications and special sections produced at each site, will be served by the new Content Production Center, Hurst said in a memo issued last week.
According to Leslie Hurst, vice president of Gannett’s South group, the Monroe hub will initially serve the News-Star, the Advertiser in Lafayette and the Daily World in Opelousas. The Times in Shreveport and the Town Talk in Alexandria will be moved to the centralized operation in September.
All of the papers, as well as other publications and special sections produced at each site, will be served by the new Content Production Center, Hurst said in a memo issued last week.
Boston.com increases hyperlocal reach
Boston.com expanded its hyperlocal community program Your Town to six more Massachusetts communities, Hingham, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Norwell and Scituate.
Each Your Town site provides town news and information and gives readers access to local resources and Web sites. Each site also includes event listings, as well as community, school, recreation, civic and local business information.
Each Your Town site provides town news and information and gives readers access to local resources and Web sites. Each site also includes event listings, as well as community, school, recreation, civic and local business information.
In Brief
Roy Yokouchi, who served as president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ U.S. press operations, retired, the company said.
PPI Media US Inc. named Gary Schwartzkopf its senior sales consultant. Prior to joining ppi, Schwartzkopf was strategic account manager for Southern Lithoplate and also spent more than eight years at Agfa where he was district sales manager.
Pitman Co. named Anthony P. Crupi Sr. chief executive officer.
Canto released Cumulus 8, the latest upgrade of its digital asset management app.
www.canto.com
Taiwanese e-paper display module manufacturer Prime View International acquired E Ink Corp. for $215 million. PVI, which in 2005 acquired the e-paper business of Philips Electronics, had previously partnered with E Ink to provide displays underpinning e-readers including the Sony Reader, the Amazon Kindle 2 and the forthcoming Kindle DX.
www.eink.com
The production facility formerly used to produce The Patriot-Ledger in Quincy, Mass., is being torn down to make way for a big-box retail store, the paper reported. The Patriot-Ledger closed the plant in 2007 and transferred production to The Boston Globe.
Three Finnish regional daily newspapers, Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen and Savon Sanomat, completed redesigns and newsroom workflow reorganizations, tapping Anygraaf’s All Media Publishing apps to aid in the processes, the vendor said.
www.anygraaf.com
Swedish newspaper printer Mittmedia AB expects an ROI of fewer than three years on the LithoSpray 88 spray dampening and filtration equipment it installed from Baldwin Technology Co., according to the vendor. Baldwin installed the equipment on an 11-unit, four-high tower at the printer’s facility in Ornskoldsvik in December.
www.baldwintech.com
Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reader will begin shipping to customers June 10, the vendor said, at a pre-order price of $489. The Kindle DX, Amazon’s net-gen reading device, has a 9.7-inch e-paper display, built-in PDF reader with auto-rotate capabilities and enough storage for up to 3,500 books.
www.amazon.com/kindle
PPI Media US Inc. named Gary Schwartzkopf its senior sales consultant. Prior to joining ppi, Schwartzkopf was strategic account manager for Southern Lithoplate and also spent more than eight years at Agfa where he was district sales manager.
Pitman Co. named Anthony P. Crupi Sr. chief executive officer.
Canto released Cumulus 8, the latest upgrade of its digital asset management app.
www.canto.com
Taiwanese e-paper display module manufacturer Prime View International acquired E Ink Corp. for $215 million. PVI, which in 2005 acquired the e-paper business of Philips Electronics, had previously partnered with E Ink to provide displays underpinning e-readers including the Sony Reader, the Amazon Kindle 2 and the forthcoming Kindle DX.
www.eink.com
The production facility formerly used to produce The Patriot-Ledger in Quincy, Mass., is being torn down to make way for a big-box retail store, the paper reported. The Patriot-Ledger closed the plant in 2007 and transferred production to The Boston Globe.
Three Finnish regional daily newspapers, Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen and Savon Sanomat, completed redesigns and newsroom workflow reorganizations, tapping Anygraaf’s All Media Publishing apps to aid in the processes, the vendor said.
www.anygraaf.com
Swedish newspaper printer Mittmedia AB expects an ROI of fewer than three years on the LithoSpray 88 spray dampening and filtration equipment it installed from Baldwin Technology Co., according to the vendor. Baldwin installed the equipment on an 11-unit, four-high tower at the printer’s facility in Ornskoldsvik in December.
www.baldwintech.com
Amazon’s Kindle DX electronic reader will begin shipping to customers June 10, the vendor said, at a pre-order price of $489. The Kindle DX, Amazon’s net-gen reading device, has a 9.7-inch e-paper display, built-in PDF reader with auto-rotate capabilities and enough storage for up to 3,500 books.
www.amazon.com/kindle
Thursday, May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009 — Goss' Sutis to retire
Goss International Corp. President Richard Sutis will retire July 31, the company said today. Sutis, who has worked for Goss and its predecessor companies for 44 years, will retain his positions as vice chairman of the board of directors of Shanghai Goss Graphic Systems and will also retain his seat on the board of Goss Graphics Systems Japan Corp.
“It has been an honor to work with so many talented Goss staff as well as many industry professionals over the past five decades,” Sutis said. “Much has changed since my father showed me his presses at age five. These changes in technology are what keeps the industry vibrant and generates higher print quality, lower costs and more efficient throughput. I am ready to retire, but the presses will not stop. Print will continue to play an important role in our lives.”
“It has been an honor to work with so many talented Goss staff as well as many industry professionals over the past five decades,” Sutis said. “Much has changed since my father showed me his presses at age five. These changes in technology are what keeps the industry vibrant and generates higher print quality, lower costs and more efficient throughput. I am ready to retire, but the presses will not stop. Print will continue to play an important role in our lives.”
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009 — New Zealand news agency picks DTI
The New Zealand Press Association purchased Digital Technology International’s ContentPublisher software, DTI said, marking the vendor’s first customer sale in New Zealand.
ContentPublisher will allow NZPA to automate news editing and delivery processes to its news and image Web sites and commercial customers, and will provide NZPA with a single multimedia app to exploit the Internet for developing news products and expanding its multimedia news operations.
"Our 24/7 integrated newsroom requires comprehensive, easy-to-use tools to deliver multimedia content and wire feeds — including breaking news, weather, sports, financial information and entertainment — to a demanding audience, fast," said Simon Randall, manager of commercial services for NZPA. “It will also enable us to create new products and services.”
NZPA publishes information every 24 hours from its new staff, overseas wire services and other sources including the New Zealand Stock Exchange.
ContentPublisher will allow NZPA to automate news editing and delivery processes to its news and image Web sites and commercial customers, and will provide NZPA with a single multimedia app to exploit the Internet for developing news products and expanding its multimedia news operations.
"Our 24/7 integrated newsroom requires comprehensive, easy-to-use tools to deliver multimedia content and wire feeds — including breaking news, weather, sports, financial information and entertainment — to a demanding audience, fast," said Simon Randall, manager of commercial services for NZPA. “It will also enable us to create new products and services.”
NZPA publishes information every 24 hours from its new staff, overseas wire services and other sources including the New Zealand Stock Exchange.
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