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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Canopy Surveys Interest in Paper from Non-Wood Fiber Eco-paper experts at environmental non-profit organization Canopy today launched an online survey to gather information to gauge North American market interest in papers made with fiber from agricultural residues. Canadian Geographic's "wheat-sheet" trial showed that non-wood papers can meet technical and quality needs, said Canopy. - November 19, 2009
Latest Layoffs End NAA's Last Two Tech Jobs In the Newspaper Association of America's second workforce reduction this year, 10 jobs were cut from the administrative support, back office and business development departments. Apparently among positions eliminated were the NAA's last two technology staffers. - November 18, 2009
Allianz, MAN to Pay Off All manroland Debt German pressmaker manroland's owners, the Allianz Capital Partners private-equity subsidiary of the Allianz Group insurance company and Munich-based engineering and manufacturing conglomerate MAN AG (manroland's former parent company) will pay all remaining manroland debt. - November 18, 2009
DTI Cloud to Host 'Post Register' Ad System The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has reached an agreement with Digital Technology International to host its DTI Advertising solution in DTI Cloud, the company's software-as-a-service offering. - November 17, 2009
Big Danish Publisher Moves to Saxotech Mediaware Center Berlingske Media -- Denmark's largest news publisher, with 14 dailies, dozens of other, local newspapers, Web sites and regional radio stations -- will deploy the Saxotech Mediaware Center for content creation and sharing and channel management for more than 80 print and digital product titles. - November 16, 2009
North Wales Newspapers Adds Ferag EasySert North Wales Newspapers has added EasySert with RollStream precollecting to the other Ferag equipment in the mailroom at its 2-year-old Flintshire plant, where it handles a wide range of inserts down to A6 format and including add-ons such as CDs and DVDs, allowing NWN Media to expand inserting for its own and others' titles. - November 13, 2009
Kansa Inserter, Multi-Feeder at 'Manila Bulletin' Post-press equipment manufacturer Kansa installed a Kansa 760 inserter and Multi-Feeder at the Manila Bulletin, the Philippines' largest daily. - November 12, 2009
Anygraaf's First U.S. Classified System Running in Idaho The first U.S. advertising system installation by Anygraaf is now in live operation at Idaho's TPC Holdings, publisher of The Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News. AProfit was installed in Lewiston to automate classified ad booking for both publications and integrates with their Anygraaf Doris32 and Planner systems. - November 12, 2009
Escenic Announces New Products in Use, in Development 24 Media, producer of Greece's largest online network, has chosen the Escenic Content Engine. Norway's Aftenposten is the first customer to launch a Web site powered by the Widget Framework on Escenic 5. The Netherlands' De Telegraaf has launched Escenic Tip Engine. Escenic also is at working on in-page Web editing. - November 10, 2009
DTI Signs Circ System Deal with Cox Digital Technology International signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Cox Media Group to install its DTI Circulation suite of circulation, distribution, marketing, and reporting software at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dayton-based Cox Ohio Publications, Palm Beach Newspapers Inc., and the Austin American-Statesman. - November 10, 2009
Goss Looks to Wind Power, KBA to the Sun With demand for heavy equipment in decline among newspapers and other printers, two press makers are looking to expand beyond their traditional markets by applying their engineering and manufacturing expertise to products for other industrial sectors. Both also emphasize that they are not abandoning printers. - November 10, 2009
Goss Expands Online Training Options Using online training from Goss International, press operators and maintenance personnel at The Tennessean, Nashville, avoided the cost, travel and production disruption that can come with training. For their Goss Colorliner press, two shifts of Tennessean crews this month will complete an electrical troubleshooting course. - November 09, 2009
PrintCity at Work on Carbon Footprint Measurement The PrintCity Alliance of vendors is researching carbon footprint and energy efficiency in the printing and packaging industry, with the objective of analyzing and providing guidance on how to measure and use carbon footprints, as a catalyst for improved process efficiency and environmental performance. - November 09, 2009
E&P's 'Production All-Stars' Slide Show
Each year, E&P's Production All-Stars honor managers who are tops in op's. Here we present a gallery of winners from our event in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 24 during the International Newspaper Group's annual conference at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel. We'd like to thank our sponsors, Goss International, AGFA, and Baldwin Technology, for their continued support.
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