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Monday, June 22, 2009
June 22, 2009 — Print/Graph Expo backer focusing on newspapers
The Graphic Arts Show Co., the organizer of the annual Graph Expo and quadrennial Print exhibitions, said it plans to have a newspaper pavilion at the 2010 event, as well as more newspaper production-specific educational seminars, in an effort to fill the gap left by the demise of Nexpo.
Ralph J. Nappi, GASC president, said he’s already been in contact with newspaper industry vendors and major publishers to elicit support, and he said he’s received positive response.
Our plan is to have a separate newspaper pavilion,” he told News & Tech. “We’re identifying the key players and we expect to have more information in the next few weeks.
“It’s not about one show or the other,” he said. “We’ve heard from many companies over the past several years that they would rather focus on attending a Graph Expo or Print because there is more potential for business. Certainly the press vendors are interested.
“We have received a positive indication from the marketplace that Graph Expo would be an ideal and natural venue to have a newspaper pavilion and we are ready to do that.”
For this year’s Print ’09 conference, slated for Sept. 11-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, GASC is scheduling a newspaper production segment in concert with News & Tech.
News & Tech will have more information about the session, which will take place Monday, Sept. 14, in the next few weeks.
Ralph J. Nappi, GASC president, said he’s already been in contact with newspaper industry vendors and major publishers to elicit support, and he said he’s received positive response.
Our plan is to have a separate newspaper pavilion,” he told News & Tech. “We’re identifying the key players and we expect to have more information in the next few weeks.
“It’s not about one show or the other,” he said. “We’ve heard from many companies over the past several years that they would rather focus on attending a Graph Expo or Print because there is more potential for business. Certainly the press vendors are interested.
“We have received a positive indication from the marketplace that Graph Expo would be an ideal and natural venue to have a newspaper pavilion and we are ready to do that.”
For this year’s Print ’09 conference, slated for Sept. 11-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, GASC is scheduling a newspaper production segment in concert with News & Tech.
News & Tech will have more information about the session, which will take place Monday, Sept. 14, in the next few weeks.
Cape Cod Times upgrading press
The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Mass., is upgrading press and other control systems on two Goss International Corp. Metro presses with equipment and software from Harland Simon.
The project, to begin this fall, will include replacement of press controls, circumferential and sidelay motorization of four units and the installation of six Prima 6000 operator consoles, according to John Staiano, senior vice president of Harland Simon.
The control desks will be equipped with the vendor’s online proofing app as well as Prima Esprit and ColorWare software. The Esprit and ColorWare products calculate the best way to produce a particular job based on press capabilities and preferred printing methods.
The Times is the second Dow Jones Local Media Group paper to upgrade its press controls with Harland Simon.
Harland Simon said the upgrade will conclude later this year.
For more information about the upgrade, see the July issue of News & Tech.
The project, to begin this fall, will include replacement of press controls, circumferential and sidelay motorization of four units and the installation of six Prima 6000 operator consoles, according to John Staiano, senior vice president of Harland Simon.
The control desks will be equipped with the vendor’s online proofing app as well as Prima Esprit and ColorWare software. The Esprit and ColorWare products calculate the best way to produce a particular job based on press capabilities and preferred printing methods.
The Times is the second Dow Jones Local Media Group paper to upgrade its press controls with Harland Simon.
Harland Simon said the upgrade will conclude later this year.
For more information about the upgrade, see the July issue of News & Tech.
Yahoo adding 5 more pubs
Five newspapers signed on with the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium, bringing the number of publications working with the online search company to 814.
The new members — The Orange County (Calif.) Register, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., The San Diego Union-Tribune and North Jersey Media Group pubs The Record and The Herald News — will now begin using Yahoo’s HotJobs employment channel and advertising behavioral targeting platform on their Web sites.
“We look forward to taking full advantage of Yahoo's capacity to expand our online reach even further, and we're especially interested in the growth opportunities from Yahoo's behavioral targeting capabilities,” said Stephen A. Borg, president and publisher of North Jersey Media Group.
So far, 592 of Newspaper Consortium members use Yahoo HotJobs as their online recruitment platform while 288 newspaper sites use Yahoo’s contextual advertising and Web search services.
Yahoo also said that more than 160 newspapers have gone live with its APT ad management platform.
The new members — The Orange County (Calif.) Register, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo., The San Diego Union-Tribune and North Jersey Media Group pubs The Record and The Herald News — will now begin using Yahoo’s HotJobs employment channel and advertising behavioral targeting platform on their Web sites.
“We look forward to taking full advantage of Yahoo's capacity to expand our online reach even further, and we're especially interested in the growth opportunities from Yahoo's behavioral targeting capabilities,” said Stephen A. Borg, president and publisher of North Jersey Media Group.
So far, 592 of Newspaper Consortium members use Yahoo HotJobs as their online recruitment platform while 288 newspaper sites use Yahoo’s contextual advertising and Web search services.
Yahoo also said that more than 160 newspapers have gone live with its APT ad management platform.
Naples Daily News previews building
The Naples (Fla.) Daily News last week showcased its new, 186,000-square-foot headquarters facility to a local marketing group, two months before the paper is expected to go on-edition with its WIFAG evolution 371 press.
E.W. Scripps budgeted $95 million for the building, which will house the paper’s editorial, administrative and production operations. Dario Designs Inc. designed the structure, based in North Naples.
E.W. Scripps budgeted $95 million for the building, which will house the paper’s editorial, administrative and production operations. Dario Designs Inc. designed the structure, based in North Naples.
Kodak intros faster print head, sets digital press release date
CHICAGO — Kodak last week unveiled the latest iteration of its Stream inkjet high-speed on-press variable printing system and also said its full-color digital press would be released next year.
The vendor, at a Print ’09 media preview here, said it is rebranding all of its Stream technology under the Kodak Prosper banner.
The first product under that moniker, the Prosper S10 Imprinting System, is the second generation of the variable printing system Kodak introduced in 2008 in a partnership with manroland.
The monochrome S10, available now, sports a resolution of 600 dpi and can be used at speeds in excess of 90,000 copies per hour. Kodak said it would introduce a spot color option later this year.
Meantime, Kodak moved up the release date of its full-color, continuous inkjet digital press. The machine, now called the Prosper Press, will be released in early 2010, Kodak said.
The vendor, at a Print ’09 media preview here, said it is rebranding all of its Stream technology under the Kodak Prosper banner.
The first product under that moniker, the Prosper S10 Imprinting System, is the second generation of the variable printing system Kodak introduced in 2008 in a partnership with manroland.
The monochrome S10, available now, sports a resolution of 600 dpi and can be used at speeds in excess of 90,000 copies per hour. Kodak said it would introduce a spot color option later this year.
Meantime, Kodak moved up the release date of its full-color, continuous inkjet digital press. The machine, now called the Prosper Press, will be released in early 2010, Kodak said.
Panamanian publisher goes Goss
Panamanian newspaper publisher Grupo Editorial El Siglo-La Estrella went on-edition with a 28-unit Community SSC press from Goss International Corp. The machine, configured as seven four-high towers and two folders, enables the publisher to print both El Siglo and La Estrella in full color.
“The investment in the press came about as part of a project to redesign El Siglo and La Estrella,” said Juan Luis Correa, general manager of the papers. “Not only have we gained increased color and enhanced print quality with the new press, but with the high speeds and reduced makereadies, we are also benefiting from many production improvements. We are very happy with the results so far.”
Goss also announced it’s designed a new version of its Universal press, the Universal XL, engineered as a doublewide, single-around machine. Italian commercial printer Union Printing will be the first customer to take delivery of the specially configured press, Goss said. Union’s machine will go on-edition this summer.
“The investment in the press came about as part of a project to redesign El Siglo and La Estrella,” said Juan Luis Correa, general manager of the papers. “Not only have we gained increased color and enhanced print quality with the new press, but with the high speeds and reduced makereadies, we are also benefiting from many production improvements. We are very happy with the results so far.”
Goss also announced it’s designed a new version of its Universal press, the Universal XL, engineered as a doublewide, single-around machine. Italian commercial printer Union Printing will be the first customer to take delivery of the specially configured press, Goss said. Union’s machine will go on-edition this summer.
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