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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
“...drupa is just an elaborate evasion for vendors who are utterly unable to explain their products satisfactorily or provide useful and relevant demos at home. Drupa also encourages hurried and half-baked decisions by users who are unable to gather their own information from other sources.”
Yikes!
I don’t consider myself an apologist ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
I’ve been in the industry for a little more than 30 years, which qualifies me as a certified OLD GUY. It also qualifies me for consideration as a curmudgeon – though certainly not yet in the league of Romano and Vinocur.
So here’s my take on drupa – ANOTHER one that ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Bob Neubauer editor of In-Plant Graphics Magazine has posted a two part series on his drupa 2008 Journey:
Bob's Drupa Journey: Part 1
Bob's Drupa Journey: Part 2
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
This is my final blog entry covering drupa 2008 that finished just under one week ago.
One of the most interesting areas at drupa was in Hall 7 and it was the drupa Innovation Parc (dip). This hall differed from every other hall at drupa in that it was one where ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
drupa 2008 went by many names. A vast majority called it the "Inkjet drupa," some called it the "Workflow drupa," others said it was the "Web-to-print drupa." Not satisfied with the "Inkjet drupa" meme, he started two years ago, Frank Romano has been overheard now calling it the "IT drupa." ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
EFI's CEO Guy Gecht called drupa 2008 their workflow drupa with announced updates to its Fiery platform, and the Hagen and Prograph MIS products receiving JDF certification from PIA/GATF. EFI will market all of its workflow products under the family name Advanced Workstream Solutions.
Guy also called it their inkjet drupa ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
At drupa Xerox made a number of new product announcements but there were two of particular significance. These were the Xerox iGen4 press and the Xerox 700 Digital Color Press. I am writing about the new Xerox iGen4 as I feel that in announcing this product Xerox failed to really ...
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