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Océ Australia Limited and RMIT joined forces recently to present the graduation work of Melbourne’s best young graphic arts students.

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The largest print show in the world, drupa, will feature for the first time in 2008, the drupacube, a special event aimed at the print buyer target group.

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The US's Outdoor Advertising Association of America has released figures for the third quarter of 2007 that show outdoor advertising revenue grew with a 6.1% increase over the same period last year, accounting for $1.7 billion in total spending.

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Caldera, the award winning French leading software editor specialising in large format printing solution and Durst Phototechnik, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers announce a partnership in order to provide added value solutions for large format printing activities.

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Roland DG in the USA have announced the Roland Partner Solutions Program and has named Splash of Color, a distributor of specialty computer graphics peripherals based in Richardson, Texas, as a Roland Authorized Partner.

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Paper merchant, Spicers Paper, is pleased to announce that it can now boast certification under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Chain of Custody.

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Three of Agfa Graphics' newest:Anapurna printer distributors have teamed together to provide support to wide format printing customers across the country. The recently-formed alliance of leading sign industry suppliers iMedia, Project Engraving and Digital, and Sign Essentials, has strengthened Agfa's :Anapurna sales channel and allows the distributors to share technical information, product knowledge, and marketing strategies. While the companies remain individually owned and operated, the cooperative arrangement will strengthen their local sales and service support.

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Bad news indeed for a broad range of printing companies for sure if Labor implement their election promise.

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New event aimed at print company directors and managing directors interested in increasing sales and growing profits.

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HP said the deal will expand its graphic arts portfolio of digital presses and wide-format printers.

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FESPA has launched a major new digital wide-format printing exhibition, called FESPA Digital Printing India, which will take place in Mumbai at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), 14th – 16th December 2008.

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HP has announced plans for FESPA Digital ’08, which include stand space commitment, key product announcements, and its continued position as corporate sponsor of the exhibition and of the Digital Print Awards.

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FESPA has compiled five suggestions for proactive wide-format printers to add to their ‘to do’ lists for the New Year.

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Adam Murphy, a 22 year old Print Finishing apprentice, is Queensland’s Printing Industry 2007 Apprentice of the Year.

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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., has announced the acquisition of all of the assets of Innowave Solutions, LLC, a Charleston-based provider of turnkey digital printing systems.

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The Graphic Arts Service Association of Australia (GASAA) is inviting you to participate in its National industry wide Employment and Business Confidence Survey. The survey is open to all industry firms and wide participation is encouraged to improve the sample.

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The advertisement has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest ‘banner’ in the world. Ad-Air estimates that some 15 million people will see the advertisement every year. While Ad-Air does not disclose the price of its individual mega-advertisements, Ad-Air has stated that its prices range from R525,000 to just over R1 million per month. Ad-Air has also acknowledged that it has rights to 30 airports globally. Expect to see similar giant ads at both Los Angeles International Airport and Chicago O’Hare next year.

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FESPA has announced that Xaar, the world-leading independent supplier of state-of-the-art industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment, is to become the organisation’s first ever Global Technology Partner.  Xaar will play a vital role in supporting FESPA’s forthcoming global events, including the Director’s Forum in Budapest (28th – 29th February 2008), FESPA Digital Printing Europe 2008 in Geneva (1st – 3rd April) and FESPA World Expo Asia Pacific 2008 in Bangkok (28th - 30th November).

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Most respondents to SGIA's recent survey, 2007 Safety Initiatives, said they didn't have injuries on the job and currently have safety programs in place. According to the respondents, these programs included the use of protective equipment (78.7 percent), safety rules (70.8 percent), safety training (58.8 percent), safety posters (56.2 percent) and regular safety meetings (46.4 percent). http://www.sgia.org/surveys_and_statistics/

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GAMAA has announced its 2008 Leadership Workshop programme will expand in 2008 to feature a total of four workshops.

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In what would seem to be a never ending upward graph, total revenue for the outdoor advertising industry in the US grew 6.1% in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the same period last year. The revenue figures are collected in aggregate each month by certified public accountants Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP and used by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, in combination with other sources, to release industry revenue information on a quarterly basis. Miller Kaplan provides revenue estimates for more than 2000 radio stations in 160 markets, in addition to the outdoor advertising industry.