Malone to Join Cenveo as CEO
Cenveo™ Inc., Englewood, Colo., announced that James R. Malone, founding and managing partner of Qorval LLC, Naples, Fla., has been named CEO of the company, effective June 27.

"Jim has a proven track record of helping companies grow and prosper," said Susan Rheney, chairman of Cenveo , in a press release. "As we continue the process of evaluating our strategic alternatives and strive to be more flexible and efficient and to provide even greater levels of service to our customers and value to our shareholders, Jim's leadership will be invaluable."

Malone also will work closely with financial and legal advisors as the company evaluates its strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, as it first announced on April 18. The company said that it has already received "expressions of interest from a number of parties and is actively reviewing them."

Additionally, Cenveo announced that in response to a request by certain shareholders, it has set Sept. 14 as the date of the special meeting of shareholders. The company will soon announce the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the special meeting, and the time and location of the meeting.

On June 10, Cenveo confirmed that it received a letter from Burton Capital Management LLC, Goodwood Inc., calling for a special meeting of Cenveo's shareholders. In May, Cenveo rejected a proposal from Burton Capital Management, Greenwich, Conn., that would have resulted in the appointment of Robert G. Burton as the firm's chairman and CEO. Burton is the chairman, CEO and managing member of Burton Capital Management.

Printegra Acquires National Imprint Corporation
Printegra Corp., Peachtree City, Ga., announced that it has acquired National Imprint Corporation (NIC), Deer Park, N.Y. NIC, a manufacturer of envelopes and stationery products that sells through print distributors, operates three manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and South Carolina. It has more than 150 employees and reported more than $20 million revenue in 2004. NIC will operate as a wholly owned division of Printegra.

Trendex Acquires American Loose Leaf
Trendex Inc., St. Paul, Minn., recently acquired American Loose Leaf, St. Louis, a privately held binder manufacturer. The transaction was finalized June 1.

Trendex Vice President Tom Polacek said, "we manufacture many of the same products American did, which gives us a better competitive position. The acquisition also will benefit American's customers because Trendex can offer them so much more variety of products and services, including custom printing and packaging solutions."

Operations at American Loose Leaf's St. Louis plant will be discontinued by the end of the summer, resulting in the layoff of 30 to 40 employees. Trendex will handle American Loose Leaf's customers through its Denver and St. Paul offices. It also will move manufacturing equipment from St. Louis to St. Paul.

Craig Palubiak, Larry Stallings and a silent partner purchased American Loose Leaf in April 2000 from Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Office Products, which had acquired American Loose Leaf five years earlier. The competitive printing and office services industry, however, led the owners to reduce their staff from 75 to about 30 or 40 employees.

Brian Smith is Proforma President, COO
Proforma, Cleveland, announced that Brian Smith has been promoted to president and COO of the company. Additionally, the company added several new members to its executive team. Smith, who has worked for 10 years at Proforma, will direct the development of the operating, accounting and computer systems. Jeff Elliott was named CFO; Kevin Ameche is the chief technology officer; Chris Simnick is the chief franchise development officer; and Joe Chandler is the chief business development officer for Maximizing Supplier Value and Franchise Owner Mergers and Acquisitions.

e-Quantum, Partners Unveil Technologies
Set against the backdrop of the magnificent Sierra Nevada mountain range and the deep blue of Lake Tahoe, 194 attendees at e-Quantum Inc.'s (formerly Forms Management Data Systems Inc.) National Client Conference had plenty to learn and enjoy. The conference, "Hi-Tech Meets Hi-Sierra," was held June 15-17 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, Nev.

South Lake Tahoe, Nev. View conference photos.

Ross Barker, CEO of Reno, Nev.-based e-Quantum, who announced the company's new name in his welcome address, said "just like real estate is about location, location, location, our focus will [continue to] be clients, clients, clients." The printing industry's future is based on "strong relationships, total client focus, product diversification and buying power," he said.

Barker and Bernie Pasquantino, director of E-Commerce at Quality Park, Denver, unveiled a new electronic order standard for distributors and manufacturers that allows users to electronically create purchase orders, and receive and track information. The process, the first of its kind in the industry, will help users save time, make profits and cut costs, Pasquantino said. In another session titled, "The Profit Producer," Barker and Todd Mellon, president of The Ampersand Group Inc., Akron, Ohio, introduced their new company, e-QuantumPower Inc., which allows users to tap into the entire e-Quantum client base of 400 distributorships to buy more products, including office products, at lower prices and gain additional discounts, Mellon said.

Other sessions included ways to market e-commerce; the benefits of bar coding; processing credit card orders; selling office products from United Stationers Supply Co., Des Plaines, Ill.; using SAGE® to search for promotional products; and marketing variable imaging and direct mail. Attendees also learned the latest features of the Quantum Net e-commerce platform.

Attendees tried their luck at the casinos, took in the gorgeous views, enjoyed a relaxing dinner and dance cruise aboard M.S. Dixie II on scenic Lake Tahoe, and a sumptuous dinner at the popular Riva Grill Restaurant.

Ennis Announces CFO's Retirement
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, announced that Harve Cathey, vice president of finance and secretary, has announced his retirement. Cathey, who has served as the company's CFO for more than 15 years, didn't set a definitive date for his departure, and has agreed to stay on through a transition period while the company identifies his successor.

Not Letting Chips Follow Where They May
A June 22 story in the LA Times says: "It begins with a computer chip that can pick up and transmit an electronic signal. When stuck to a new television or a car traveling a FasTrak toll lane, it instantly transmits the TV's model or the driver's identification. Businesses believe it will revolutionize the way items are tracked from warehouse to checkout. Even the Department of Defense manages supply lines with the technology. But should government use this radio-frequency identification to track people, too?" Full story.

R.R. Donnelley, Creative Printing Services Form Alliance
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, and Creative Printing Services Inc., Des Plaines, Ill., announced that they have formed a strategic alliance. Under terms of the agreement, Creative Printing Services will have access to R.R. Donnelley's manufacturing platform, IT resources and product development. Creative Printing Services will provide sales and customer support to its customers regardless of whether the job is printed entirely by Creative Printing Services or by R.R. Donnelley.

A One-Stop Shop for Efficiency, Services
Imagine collecting 1,000 scientific papers, distributing each one to four people to review, collecting their feedback and then publishing the papers. Automated Graphic Systems Inc. (AGS) faces this challenge each year when it coordinates materials for one of its biggest client's annual conference.

At the week-long conference, scientific authors from around the globe present 1,000 technical papers to more than 3,000 peers. Before joining forces with AGS four years ago, the conference administrator coordinated the paper evaluations and dissemination alone and manually—a tedious and cumbersome process. "The author sent a physical disk and then four sets of hard copies of the paper," says Jason Byrnes, a sales representative at AGS, White Plains, Md. "And then the hard copies would be mailed to the reviewers, and back to the author if there were any changes. The process was very slow and difficult to coordinate. The disks would come in different formats, so that was hard to standardize." Full story.

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TOP TEN

Here are this week's top unusual source requests received by DMIA:

1. Magnet; 2" x 3 1/2"; prints 1 color + Foil Stamp; die-cut; QTY=1M
2. Plastic Sheets; 60" x 24"; prints 1 color; QTY=1M
3. Contract Sewing Services; remove existing label from provided baseball caps and sew in provided woven label; QTY=1M-3M
4. Folders; 8 1/2" x 11"; tri-fold; 6 loose inserts; prints 4cp; QTY=500M
5. Tissue Cut Sheets; 3" x 6" and 2" x 3 1/2"; prints 1/0; QTY=100M
6. Tote Bags; manufacture from provided material; 1 color imprint; QTY=250-500-1M
7. Wrap Around Beverage Insulator; prints 2 colors; Velcro fastening; QTY=250-1M
8. Fake Rock to Hide House Keys; QTY=200-500
9. Packaging List Envelope; 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; prints 2 colors; four corner grommets; QTY=500, 1M and 2.5M
10. Playing Cards; prints 4cp; QTY=1-100

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 new sales ideas every day, try our 1,000 Sales Ideas Database. Manufacturers, if you produce any of these items and would like to check your listing with the Source Hotline, please email Cheryl Rush.

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