Reporting live from a pre-IPEX media briefing in Brussesls. In this morning’s lead-off presentation, Oliver C. Mehler, CEO, Atlantic Zeiser, announced that what he called “Industrial Digital Printing 2.0 is here”—and that with the help of his company’s technology, printers actually will make money doing it
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Industrial Digital Printing 2.0
The Dutch Enterprise Chamber have dismissed requests by Hermes/USS for an investigation into the negotiations between Canon and Océ. Hermes Focus Asset Management Ltd, which holds 3.3% stake, and Universities Superannuation Scheme, which holds a 1.8% stake, last week filed the request with the Enterprise Chamber for an investigation with respect to the negotiations between Canon and Océ about the tender offer for Océ shares and subsequent events
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Dutch Enterprise Chamber dismisses requests by Hermes/USS
By Brenda Kai, Executive Director, EDSF EDSF , the international non-profit organization dedicated to the document management and graphic communications industries, could not be effective without the outstanding leadership of its Board of Directors—all volunteers who support EDSF in its mission. EDSF grants scholarships to students in support of their academic careers, provides research grants to colleges and universities, builds awareness about industry careers, and recognizes innovative educators and educational programs. To bring more insight into EDSF’s efforts, Franchise Services President and COO, Richard Lowe, the new EDSF chairman , shares his thoughts on EDSF happenings as they relate to helping students
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Richard Lowe, EDSF’s New Chairman, Speaks Out
There seems to be an ongoing discussion about names and descriptions of things in our industry, particularly when it comes to the seemingly hotly-debated phrases “print service provider” and “marketing service provider”, as well as their acronym counterparts, “PSP” and “MSP”. Cary Sherburne sparked some debate last year with her post on Print CEO about “PSP”. There have been more recent points of discussion, as well.
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What’s in a Name?
Hermes Focus Asset Management Ltd, which holds 3.3% stake, and Universities Superannuation Scheme , which holds a 1.8% stake, have filed a request with the Enterprise Chamber of the Court of Appeals in Amsterdam for an investigation with respect to the negotiations between Canon and Océ about the tender offer for Océ shares and subsequent events. The minority shareholders request, “certain provisional measures, being the suspension of the resolutions taken during the Extraordinary General Meeting of 12 February 2010 , the suspension of voting rights on the preference shares and the appointment of additional independent Supervisory Directors.” In a statement to the press Océ said they, “regret this step and will oppose the request.” Hermes Focus Asset Management Ltd, has stated in the past that the terms of the off “do not represent a fair sharing of value between the shareholders of Canon and those of Océ.” In a public letter released in January , Hermes stated they “won’t tender their shares.” Canon announced its plan to buy Oce in November 2009 for about $1.1 billion in cash.
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Océ Holders Take Legal Action To Challenge Canon Bid
TRANSGRESSION- Black & White Fashion Portraits Exhibition has been successfully held at Kinokuniya Bookstore at Suria KLCC, KL from 7th-31st January 2010. The photographer, Vincent Paul Yong has chosen Canon imagePROGRAF as the official large format inkjet printer for the black & white fashion portraits. According to Vincent Paul Yong, the quality of the black & white printouts produced by the
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TRANSGRESSION- Black & White Fashion Portraits Exhibition
Pete Carroll will convene his full coaching staff for the first time today, marking a new beginning and turning the page on a tumultuous month. Here’s a look back at the mechanics of the transition from one staff to another: Carroll convenes staff for the first time By Danny O’Neil, The Seattle Times
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Transition game: Seahawks’ new coaching staff convenes
Videogame maker Electronic Arts’s $300 million acquisition of London-based social-gaming start-up Playfish created a stir in November, in part because of the size of the deal and because it was the first entry by a major videogame publisher into the fast-growing social games category. While the deal was clearly a financial bonanza for Playfish, which had raised just $18 million in venture-capital funding from firms Accel Partners and Index Ventures, some wondered if Playfish was risking getting lost in EA’s sprawling organization
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Why Playfish Sold Itself to EA
The past few years has seen the explosive growth of social networking sites Twitter and Facebook , and a dramatic downturn in advertising revenue that has set about ravaging the newspaper industry. PoynterOnline has now reported new enterprises between the two industries however, which could prove profitable for both.
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Twitter and Facebook to boost news organisation’s ad revenue?
Japan was late in getting the iPhone, and sales of the device have been slower to pick up compared with the U.S. But app developers in Japan are now coming up with their own innovations such as Q?pid, a cooperative puzzle game that was designed as a flirting tool. Q Entertainment, which has made games for Sony’s PlayStation Portable and Nintendo’s DS portable game devices, was inspired by the iPhone’s multi-touch feature to create a finger game that’s reminiscent of Twisters
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App Watch: Q?pid Plays iPhone-Enabled Cupid
Tech Today gathers all the biggest technology news of the morning’s Wall Street Journal into one place for your reading pleasure. E-Book Pricing Put Into Turmoil: The $9.99 bestseller that helped Amazon.com build a dominant position in the thriving e-book market was at risk of extinction Sunday after Amazon capitulated in a battle sparked by the launch of Apple’s new iPad
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Tech Today: E-Book Pricing Put Into Turmoil, Intel Moves to Disqualify Rosch
Dubbed the “brown paper envelope for the digital age” by the Guardian when it launched in 2007, Wikileaks , “the online clearinghouse for leaked documents”, has been forced to temporarily close in order to raise the funds it requires to continue operations.
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Whistleblower Wikileaks’ temporary closure
The New York Times has gained another 1100 subscribers in the San Francisco Bay Area after launching a local section for the area last autumn, the San Francisco Business Times reports . A senior Times executive, Jim Schachter , told the Business Times that it wasn’t just subscriptions that have risen
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New York Times gains Bay Area subscribers
Bill Lazor, the Seahawks quarterbacks coach the past two years, has been announced as Virginia’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Lazor was hired by Seattle in 2008, replacing Jim Zorn after he left for Washington. Lazor was hired by Mike Holmgren after receiving a glowing recommendation from Joe Gibbs, whom he worked for at Washington.
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Bill Lazor announced as Virginia offensive coordinator
Kris Richard, a former Seahawks defensive back, will now help coach Seattle’s defensive backs. Richard was hired as an assistant secondary coach, according to the official Web site of USC’s football program.
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Kris Richard added as assistant defensive backs coach
Defensive end Patrick Kerney’s football future was going to be a question this offseason. He is 33, and now has undergone pretty serious surgery after four successive seasons. Kerney held a retirement party , according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com
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Report: Patrick Kerney held retirement party
Although Apple’s new tablet won’t be available for at least another two months, vendors are already racing to stoke demand for iPad accessories. Getty Images An Apple event attendee plays with an iPad that is docked in a keyboard. New York-based iLuv Creative Technology unveiled on Thursday a new line of iPad products, including hard and soft carrying cases and screen protectors.
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Accessory Makers Queue Up for iPad
Twitter has introduced a ‘ Local Trends ‘ filter, which allows users to see what others are posting about on the site in their area. The official Twitter blog explained that the trends function began as a way to see what was popular on a global scale in real-time, but this would create another way for members to discover relevant topics to them.
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Twitter trending topics go local
From Davos Live : Google’s Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt declined to comment on Google during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying “I am not going to say anything about China.” Associated Press Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday. He did, however, say that, “We like what China is doing in terms of growth…we just don’t like censorship
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Google CEO: ‘We’d Very Much Like to Stay in China’
While The Wall Street Journal struggles with advertising, it continues to diversify its offerings by delving into another realm – travel services. PaidContent reports that the WSJ officially announced Thursday the launch of WSJTravel , a website that will offer 50 travel packages to destinations including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America.
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The Wall Street Journal expands brand with WSJTravel launch