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March 19, 2008

Top Story

  • Pokemon Printer Acquired
    Consolidated Graphics, Inc., Houston, acquired commercial printer PBM Graphics, $135 million in sales, Durham, NC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PBM is the largest producer of Pokemon cards in the world. more » » » 

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News Briefs

  • Quebecor Delays Filing
    Quebecor World Inc., Montreal, said yesterday that it will delay the release and filing of its 2007 financial statements in light of its filing for creditor protection. The commercial printer said it expects to release the statements at the end of April. more » » » 
  • TouchPoint Buys Berman
    TouchPoint Print Solutions, a unit of Huron Capital Partners, acquired Cincinnati-based Berman Printing, 135 employees and $26 million in sales. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. more » » » 
  • The Ticker
    Today’s Ticker: International Paper, Avery Dennison, Rock-Tenn, world’s largest printing plant, RR Donnelley, Presstek, Sappi, tab printer wanted, MacDermid Offset Printing Blankets and today’s quote. more » » » 
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Worth a Click

  • SALESCALL: How to Fail Miserably at VDP
    By Bill Farquharson
    Sales Columnist
    I have a problem and need your help. See, since the dawn of digital printing (circa 1990), I’ve been giving presentations on how to make money using this new technology. Early in my career, I wrote training curriculum for Xerox, IBM, Indigo and many, many others. It’s been quite a ride. Along the way, the idea of variable-data printing (VDP) entered the picture. That is when the fun began! For more more » » » 

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IPA, the Assn. of Graphic Solutions Providers, will hold its annual technical conf., April 22-24, at the Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago. www.ipa.org

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