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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.

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Sawgrass Technologies, Inc., and J-Teck 3 SRL of Italy today announced that they have entered into a license agreement under which J-Teck 3 SRL, as an authorized Sawgrass licensee, will sell inks for sublimation imaging.

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EFI has announced that it has completed a strategic investment in San Jose, California, based Raster Printers. Raster Printers, founded in 2004, offers a line of environmentally-friendly UV wide format printers marketed under the brand name Daytona. 

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GAMAA has announced its representatives on the PacPrint09 board. They are Alastair Hadley  (Chairman), Brent Stephens, Brett Maishman and Ian Martin (in the alternate position). They will be joined by equal representation from Printing Industries.

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Printers looking for inspiration, ideas and insights into the exciting possibilities offered by wide-format digital technologies need look no further than FESPA Digital, which opens its doors at Geneva’s Palexpo from 1st to 3rd April 2008.

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DHJ, manufacturer of textile media for solvent and eco-solvent printers, has selected Caldera VisualRip+ as the exclusive RIP and color management software for testing and profiling its large format substrates. Each new product is tested in the Caldera headquarters in France on various machines before their market launch.

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The results of FESPA’s Wide Survey, its proprietary pan-European research into the digital wide-format printing marketplace, are now available.
Members of FESPA’ s national associations are entitled to receive a copy of the survey free of charge; non-member companies or industry suppliers can obtain the data via FESPA for a fee of €1500. 

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It is with great sadness that we have to report Simone's passing. She had succumbed to a two year battle with cancer.

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Mulford Plastics have appointed Lydia Swan to the position of Marketing Manager. She will be based at their Sydney headquarters.

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Graphtec introduced the first in the JS500 solvent printer series at SGIA, the SignJet Pro JS501-18ES.

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Solza Sarakinov takes over as Marketing Coordinator at Spandex.

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Agfa Graphics has announced the commencement of Frederik Dehing as President for Agfa Graphic’s Oceania Regional Operation.
Frederick, who until recently headed up Agfa’s Finance & Administration team of over 500 worldwide, was also a key member of Agfa Graphics Executive Committee (ExCo) responsible for the high level operation of the company.

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Optimus Management Information Systems Pty, a subsidiary of one of the world's leading MIS suppliers, has consolidated its position within the Australian graphic arts market with the announcement of major new software releases and new premises in South Melbourne. The company will hold an open house on the 29th and 30th of November to officially launch its Australian headquarters and a range of new MIS modules, including the new Optimus version QS.

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After considerable evaluation, a new support team and support model have been introduced to Signwave, the sign and graphics franchisor in Australia. Andrew McKay has been named General Manager, Brendan Jamieson is the Franchise Business Consultant and Helen Spencer will take on the role of Franchise Development Manager. In addition, Signwave corporate headquarters have relocated from Sydney to Melbourne.

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A young press operator from Queensland who won the Printing Industries / LIA Future Leaders Award will be rewarded with a place in the supa drupa industry tour in May.

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Printing Industries Association of Australia has welcomed the removal of the controversial 'Print to Kinko's' button from Adobe Acrobat products.

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Uniscreen have announced the availability of M&R's mew Heatwave R Series gas textile dryers. They say that by bridging the gap between M&R’s infrareds and the Sprint line of high-performance gas dryers, HeatWave meets the needs of shops torn between larger, more expensive gas dryers and the cost of bringing in the added electrical capacity necessary to run an electric dryer.