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PUBLISHER ’S INPUT DEDICATED TO >CAPTURE >CREATION >OUTPUT >FINISHING Green is Good for Business Volume XIV, No. 4 www.digitaloutput.net PUBLISHER & EDITOR Thomas Tetreault ttetreault@digitaloutput.net EDITORS Melissa Tetreault mtetreault@digitaloutput.net ISSN: 1083-5121 T hroughout the year ink types, technology, and performance are often found in our pages. Annually, we take a deep dive into this topic. This year we focus on “green.” Eco-friendly printers, media, and ink continue to gain momentum. Your customers are looking for alternatives and the market is responding in innovative ways. Most major equipment manufacturers now offer “green” options—bio-based, eco-solvent, UV-curable, and light solvent products. At the HP Graphic Arts PreHP—like many vendors—is raising the bar drupa Press & Analyst Summit in eco-safe outdoor signage. held March 10 to 12 in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company launched HP Latex ink. Stating “a new era for large format printing starts today,” HP adds another choice and—like many vendors—is raising the bar in eco-safe outdoor signage. Read all about it in State of Green Ink. Cassandra Carnes ccarnes@digitaloutput.net WEB EDITOR Melissa Mueller ART DIRECTOR Karen La Mesa klamesa@rockportpubs.com CONTRIBUTORS Steve Aranoff Lorraine A. DarConte Thomas Franklin Kim Crowley Robert FitzPatrick Gretchen A. Peck State of Green Ink highlights a variety of inks considered “green.” Aqueous, bio, latex, and UVcurable inks are all environmentally friendly; the question becomes which is right for your shop. Learn from industry experts about how to help the environment by simply implementing these products. Hear from end users about their experiences with “green” inks and review our ink resource chart, which includes both ink manufacturers and distributors. In Making the Final Cut several end users share their successes after implementing multifunction digital finishing systems. These solutions are popular among shops looking to expand into the finishing side of the business. Owning a multifunction system cuts down on time and cost—handling multiple jobs with a single platform. Our application spotlight, Dynamic Displays, profiles Rise Vision, a company specializing in digital signage. Hear about which industries are utilizing this signage for marketing purposes and where the digital signage market is headed. Included is an expansive list of digital display suppliers. Diversity in the Workplace touches upon the generation gap. Workplaces are home to a range of employees—some fresh out of college and others nearing their 20 to 30 year anniversaries with a company. Learning how to mesh the ages together to create a healthy and productive work environment takes effort from both sides. Lastly, don’t miss our Large Format Media Chart, created to help guide your media purchases. NATIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Lynn Weese lweese@digitaloutput.net 904-273-2588 Brenda Condon bcondon@digitaloutput.net 978-921-7850, Ext. 16 Susan Primack sprimack@digitaloutput.net 978-921-7850, Ext. 15 CORPORATE & PUBLISHING OFFICE 100 Cummings Center, STE 123G Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 ROCKPORT CUSTOM PUBLISHING, LLC CHAIRMAN Jeffrey Jensen PRESIDENT & CEO Thomas Tetreault Digital Output is published monthly by Rockport Custom Publishing LLC. © Rockport Custom Publishing, LLC 2008. Reproduction by any means of the whole or part of Digital Output without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. Views expressed in the editorial pages do not imply our endorsement. Vendors: We welcome your product news. Include prices, slides, photos, and digital files with your press release. Please forward product samples and media kits to Reviews Editor, Digital Output, 100 Cummings Center, STE 123G Beverly, MA 01915. We cannot be responsible for unsolicited product samples. Best regards, Thomas Tetreault PUBLISHER & EDITOR ttetreault@digitaloutput.net SUBSCRIPTION RATES U.S.: $82.95 per year; $165 for 2 years; single copies: $6.95 Canada and Mexico: $99.50 per year (U.S.D.) Other international subscriptions: $275 per year (U.S.D.) POSTMASTER Please send address changes and form No. 3579 to: Digital Output, P.O. Box 5521, Beverly, MA 01915. Periodical Class postage rates paid at Beverly, Massachusetts and additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE Six to eight weeks prior to moving, please clip the mailing label from the most recent issue and send it along with your new address (including zip code) to: Digital Output magazine, change of address notice, PO Box 5521, Beverly, MA 01915. Attention: Circulation Department. 6 Digital Output April 2008 www.digitaloutput.net http://www.digitaloutput.net http://www.digitaloutput.net http://www.digitaloutput.net

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