Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Print Production Weekend Notes

- German offset press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer (KBA) announced that its orders are down 36.7% due to slow economy. 838 employees will lose their jobs in a cost cutting move.

- German press maker, Heidelberg, announced it will lay off up to 5,000 workers to reduce costs.

- Variable data software maker, XMPie, announced a new option, called “Personaleffect E-Media”, which generates personal URLs. When a direct mail piece is generated, the prospects name is created into a website, that the end user can enter to respond to the offer.

- Former Xerox workers have reached a preliminary settlement against their former employer over benefits they claim they should have received. The U.S. District Court approved a $51 million settlement.

- Xerox announced new options for its 700 Digital Color Press:
- SquareFold Trimmer Module that creases a cover and trims face of booklets. The cover is creased so that the booklet has a square spine.
- FreeFlow Print Server Version 7 (Xerox branded print controller)
- GBC AdvancedPunch

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