Buhrmann Sells Paper Unit To Australia's PaperlinX
Australian paper maker PaperlinX agreed to buy the paper merchant arm of Dutch group Buhrmann for 746 million euros, sending Buhrmann shares up as much as 55.7 percent. Buhrmann's ability to meet its 2004 financing requirements have worried investors and its share price has lost more than half its value during the past year, but analysts said the deal will ease those jitters. PaperlinX, Australia's biggest paper maker, said the takeover would make it the world's third-largest fine paper merchant.

Services After Printing Key To Success: Study
The key to success in digital printing is the services offered after the press, and not the press' capabilities alone, according to a report by TrendWatch Graphic Arts, a New York-based organization that publishes market trend and information reports. The report, "Digital Postpress: The Convergence Is Underway," analyzes the market for binding and finishing for digital presses. To accommodate the "just-in-time frames," higher job changeover, and shorter runs typical of digital printing, providers have had to automate their binderies, change their methodologies, and devise innovative solutions to a variety of unique finishing challenges, it said.

PrintXcel's Documents Division Sales Up
PrintXcel awarded its documents division the Best-Go-To-Market award for the National Account Center. The award recognizes the selling and marketing strategy that generated the highest increase in sales within PrintXcel. Total sales for the center in Montrose, Ala., increased by 29 percent in 2002 over 2001.

Serving Up a Total Solution
By Kara S. Carpenter
Print Solutions Magazine Assistant Managing Editor

A year ago, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia approached Collegeville, Pa., distributorship Innovative Print & Media Group Inc. after making the decision to transition from a 2-year accredited culinary and pastry arts school to a 4-year accredited school. The school also decided to begin offering bachelor's and associate's degree programs in restaurant and hotel management. The client wanted a redesigned web site that would reflect its new offerings. Click here for the full story.

Investments Made Easy For Small Businesses
Congress just made it a little easier for small businesses to invest in growing their businesses. One of the provisions of the newly passed tax cut package is a quadrupling of the expensing limit for small businesses to purchase capital equipment. Click here for more.

Make Updating Easy
Your customers and prospects should be able to update their profiles, including the email format they prefer. This way, the information in your database is as up-to-date as possible and your recipients feel as if they have ownership over their personal data.
Source: TargetX's Knowledge Center

Formtrac 2003 Update
A supplement to Formtrac 2002, this report provides a general outlook of the forms industry through 2007. It includes extensive reporting on the independent and direct-selling segments of the industry. General trends and sales by product lines are identified and projections made through 2007. Product Code: ID03. $49. Contact Tina Brown for details.

DMIA's Retirement & Investment Plan Offerings
Western Capital Financial, DMIA's partner for retirement and investment solutions, is now a part of Retirement Capital Group (RCG). For more information, call RCG's Financial Services Coordinator Gebrielle Girot at (858) 677-5900 or send email to ggirot@retirementcapital.com. A web site specifically designed for DMIA members is currently under construction and the old link under DMIA Member Services has been temporarily disabled. For more information, call Harriet Carter, CDC, at (800) 336-4641.

Here are the top unusual source requests received by DMIA:

1. 10 x 13 Window Envelope; Window location 2" from left, 2 1/2" from bottom; Inside tint; 24# white wove; 2 color imprint; Tamper evident seal; Q=3M
2. Header Card; 46 1/2 x 9 3/8; Half moon shape; 100# white coated stock; 4cp + varnish; Q=35M-51M
3. 22" Televisions; Used by a retail store in the Children's Department; Q=25
4. Cardboard Mailer; Monarch style; 13 x 10; 10 pt. - 12 pt. stock; White C1S; Prints 1 color; Q=500-1M
5. Continuous Post Cards; 4cp/4cp; 105# matte stock; 13 x 8 1/2 overall size; Q=5M-10M
6. Continuous Oyster Tags; Tyvek material; 2 colors; Consecutive number; Q=500M-1MM
7. Presentation Folders; Prong fasteners; 9 1/2 x 11 3/4; 2 colors; Q=500
8. Laser Cut Sheet; 11 x 17; Prints 7/1 with bleeds; Safety paper; Has Post-It note affixed
9. Flags; 3' x 5'; Q=3
10. Photoluminescent Marine Signs compliant with International Maritime Organization standards; Q=100

If you have a source request--for anything--call the Hotline at (800) 333-2828 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or use the Source Hotline Database online. For two new sales ideas every day, try our HOT product idea and our COOL product idea. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email Cheryl Rush.

Memorable Pictures
You are just one click away from 100,000 memorable photographs captured daily by United Press International's global network of photographers. UPI was one of the earliest wire services to include photographs as an integral part of its worldwide coverage. Click here for more.

Smooth Jazz
Focusing primarily on the first 30 years of jazz, this site offers a nice introduction to the development of the idiom, along with information about various musicians and composers who contributed to this truly American art form. Click here for more.

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