Graphics News Review

Printers and mailers interested in higher quality, faster turnaround and greater flexibility with personalized printed materials will want to visit Kodak’s booth # 409 at the MAILCOM 2007 Global Convention taking place May 8-11 in Atlantic City, N.J.

“Kodak’s solutions for direct marketers emphasize speed, quality and lower total cost of operation,” said Ronen Cohen, Vice President Marketing, InkJet Printing Solutions, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. “Whether the job requires standalone personalization or full color variable data printing, Kodak offers printers the technology to deliver strong results for their customers and profitably grow their businesses.”

At MAILCOM 2007, the KODAK VERSAMARK DS7122 Printing System will be on display. The DS7122 offers an economical fast drying solvent ink solution for high print permanence on high gloss and plastic substrates. The easy to use unit provides a printing width of 2.13 inches with crisp character definition at very high speeds. Read more

Kodak and Design2Launch (D2L) announce a comprehensive workflow solution for global marketing and creative teams. The Graphics Lifecycle Management system (GLM) from D2L and Kodak provides an easy to use end to end digital workflow solution that improves speed, visibility and efficiency across an enterprise. The system is currently available from Kodak in the United States and Canada, and is being utilized by market leaders in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, automotive, and consumer packaging market.

“The powerful combination of Kodak’s color expertise and D2L’s digital workflow software speeds time to market, reduces production complexities, and delivers high quality marketing materials, artwork and packaging to consumer brand marketers,” said Kevin Joyce, Managing Director, United States and Canada Region, Vice President, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group.

D2L and Kodak’s GLM solutions provide instant visibility to “time and resource challenged” marketing and creative teams, streamlining collaboration, routing and approval, project management, tracking, proofing and reporting. The modular system links Kodak’s color management, print production workflow and proofing capabilities with D2L’s software for all types of graphics creation, including sales and marketing materials, print and web advertising, direct mail, POP and packaging. Read more

LAS VEGAS- The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A), the leading global association for the imaging industry, has conferred its prestigious annual Leadership Award upon Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastman Kodak Company. Mr. Perez received the honor at I3A’s yearly Spotlight Reception held Friday evening, March 9, in conjunction with the PMA 2007 conference taking place here last week.

Awarded annually since 1980, I3A’s Leadership Award recognizes those individuals in the international imaging community who have exhibited the exemplary qualities and innovative vision of a leader. Recent recipients of the award include Fumio Iwai of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (2006), Vyomesh Joshi of HP (2005), Shigetaka Komori of Fuji Photo Film Co. (2004), Friedrich Hujer of Agfa-Gevaert (2003), and Philippe Kahn of LightSurf Technologies (2002).

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