NEWS
Ennis Rolls Out Alstyle Apparel Line
Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, began offering Alstyle Apparel in addition to forms, financial and promotional products. The apparel line features a variety of T-shirts, fleece, shorts, pants and hats in a wide range of sizes, colors and styles. Ennis entered the apparel industry with the November 2004 acquisition of activewear manufacturer Alstyle Apparel. To take advantage of their existing account and terms, distributors need to place their order through Ennis.
ProDocumentSolutions Installs ImageSECURE
ProDocumentSolutions, Paso Robles, Calif., now uses ImageSECURE technology on checks printed with DocuCheck Watermark® security papers from Appleton, Appleton, Wis. ImageSECURE verifies the authenticity of printed checks after they have been scanned and digitized by a bank or a financial institution, according to the company. It confirms both digital and mechanical alterations. The technology involves the printing of microstructures and embedding a secondary verifier onto the background of the initial microstructures.
Bradley Graphic Solutions Installs Didde Press
Bradley Graphic Solutions, Bensalem, Pa., installed an additional 8-color, web offset Didde press. The UV press is equipped with 14-, 17-, and 22-inch cylinders. It includes a pattern-perfing unit and offers roll-to-roll, roll-to-fold and roll-to-sheet. The press has a split stacker and each unit has high drying power. It's also equipped with video web inspection and an automatic registration system.
Can Airlines Afford RFID?
Can the cash-strapped airlines afford RFID technology to track baggage? These and other questions were posed by The New York Times Monday. Full story. [To access the story, register for free at www.nytimes.com]
AMA Journal Says Computing Is No Panacea
The New York Times reported Wednesday that according to The Journal of the American Medical Association, recent research casts doubt on the drive by the Bush administration and many health experts to move the nation's health care records quickly into the computer age. Full story.
Reynolds Wins Training Recognition
Reynolds and Reynolds announced this week that it was ranked 29th on Training Magazine's Top 100 list, up from 32nd a year ago. The 2005 Training Top 100 recognizes U.S. companies with the best internal training and employee development performance, the company said. The magazine annually evaluates candidates on a series of qualitative and quantitative criteria, including strategic training goals; evaluative processes and mechanisms; metrics; workplace surveys; the number of training professionals; amount of tuition reimbursement, training as a percentage of payroll; and number of hours dedicated to training. Full story.
The Deadline Looms for the First Annual
Print Solutions Magazine PEAK Awards
Win a Print Excellence And Knowledge (PEAK) Award and prove your talent to the marketplace! A PEAK award is a valuable marketing tool that will raise your company's profile and show clients and prospects that your work is the best in the industry. PEAK awards recognize companies that meet customers' printing needs through creativity in design, manufacturing, fulfillment, and other services that solve problems or improve a client's business. Click here for complete information and entry forms. Deadline for entries is March 31.
New Law, OfficeMax Tips Guard Against Identity Theft
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States, and has spurred new legislation requiring businesses and even consumers to destroy certain documents before throwing them away. Additionally, OfficeMax®, Itasca, Ill., has compiled guidelines to help protect against this fraud. Full story.
EDGE Document Solutions Formed
Allison Payment Systems LLC (APS) is selling its EDGE business unit to an employee group headed by Joseph H. Thomas, former president of APS. The new entity has been registered as EDGE Document Solutions LLC and is based in Indianapolis. EDGE provides custom software solutions for laser printing of projects for financial institutions, general businesses and educational institutions.
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Sales and Marketing Tip
Leveraging Information =
More Web Site Traffic
If leveraging unique or proprietary information is one of your fundamental strategies to increase unique visitor traffic to your web-based business, then it's important to understand seven fundamental information perspectives to give your company the edge to effectively compete in the marketplace. Full story.
E-Commerce Spotlight
Choose A Vendor To Process Online Transactions
To process online orders, you must offer online payment options. The most widely used form of payment currently is the credit card. Marketing studies show that you'll lose 60 percent to 80 percent of your potential orders if your web site isn't set up to accept credit cards; and that if you offer credit card payment, not only will you receive more orders, but those orders will be substantially larger. Credit cards enable impulse buying, reassure customers of your legitimacy, and simplify your billing. Full story.
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End users are demanding more and more from the business printing supply-chain. It's critical that distributors, manufacturers and suppliers position themselves so they can offer greater value while reducing channel costs. This white paper examines the industry's channel challenges and helps identify opportunities to develop channel partnerships. Code: ROLES. Member Price: $25. To order, contact Tina Davis.
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