Press Release: Adobe, Canon, HP, Kodak, Xerox, RIT & CalPoly Join
Forces in Support of Major Digital Printing Council Initiative
PIA/GATF’s Digital Printing Council (DPC) is
pleased to announce that Adobe, Canon, HP, Kodak, Xerox, Rochester Institute of
Technology (RIT), CalPoly Technical Institute and Clemson University have joined
together to support a major DPC initiative to be unveiled at PRINT 05, being
held in Chicago September 9 - 15, 2005. DPC Director Joanne Vinyard says
details regarding the initiative, known as “M4D”, will be unveiled
at a press conference on September 11, 2005.
The Digital Printing Council (DPC) is a premier
program of PIA/GATF (Printing Industries of America, Inc. and the Graphic Arts
Technical Foundation) that provides its members and the printing industry with
informative tools and publications that are designed to help firms be more
productive, efficient, and generate more sales with new digital
technologies.
“This year, the DPC has been busy
developing a unique program with the support of leading companies such as Adobe,
Canon, HP, Kodak, and Xerox as well as RIT and CalPoly. The Program will help
print providers connect with a wide range of markets, and with the kind of
segment-specific solutions that will garner immediate attention, meet unique
needs, and generate new business,” says David Torok, President and CEO of
Padgett Printing and Chair of the Digital Printing Council Steering
Committee.
To be immediately informed of
the Digital Printing Council “M4D” program when details are
released, interested parties can register their email address at
<mailto:email%E2%80%94M4D@piagatf.org>M4D@piagatf.org.
About Digital Printing
Council
The Digital Printing Council is a
premier program of PIA/GATF that focuses on research and awareness about digital
and personalized printing that are meant to enhance members’ knowledge
about the complexities of digital printing—critical applications, industry
trends, selling and marketing to customers and customers’
customers.
Most of this information comes in the form of
publications, newsletters, and other printed products. The DPC also makes
available an online archive of materials that can be accessed by the public and
by members. As part of their membership, Digital Printing Council members also
receive Designing4Digital, a multi-media customer education package series
(including 2 CDs, a book, PowerPoint presentation, and more). In 2005, Digital
Printing Council research studies included: The Future of Direct Mail, Color
Variable-Data Imaging, and Compensating Your Digital
Team.
For
more information, please visit the DPC web pages
on:
<http://www.gain.net/PIA_GATF/DPC/main.html>http://www.gain.net/PIA_GATF/DPC/main.html.
About
PIA/GATF
The Printing Industries of America
(PIA)/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) is the world's largest graphic
arts trade association representing an industry with more than 1.2 million
employees. Located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, the consolidated organization
serves the interests of more than 12,000 member companies. PIA/GATF, along with
its affiliates, delivers products and services that enhance the growth,
efficiency and profitability of its members and the industry through advocacy,
education, research and technical information. For more information about
PIA/GATF visit
<http://www.gain.net>http://www.gain.net
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Posted: Tue - August 2, 2005 at 05:36 PM