A series of articles from Rochester Software Associates looks at some major trends that in-plants need to address to be successful. These include the need for marketing, print center convergence into a single corporate print center, making the in-plant easier to work with than local suppliers, and continually improving workflow to meet demands for shorter print runs and faster turnaround.
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After a thorough review of its document output devices, Fox Valley Technical College replaced all of its Xerox equipment with Ricoh and Kodak devices, including a new NexPress SE2500.
More than 40 people traveled to Niagara Falls for the College and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) conference in June.
Manatee School District is using a Web-to-print solution to get teachers to send jobs to the in-plant rather than copying them themselves.
On Tuesday, market research and consulting firm InfoTrends announced the winners of its fifth annual On Demand Best of Show awards during the On Demand Conference & Expo in Philadelphia. One Best of Show award was presented in each of the following categories:
During the Winter Olympics in February, Simon Fraser University Document Solutions, in Burnaby, British Columbia, successfully produced a daily 12-page color newsletter detailing the progress of the German Olympics team. The 15-employee in-plant used its Xerox iGen3 to produce 1,600 newsletters a day for 16 days, binding them on its C.P. Bourg BME booklet maker. Digital files were sent from Germany using the in-plant’s WebCRD job submission system, from Rochester Software Associates.
THE AIIM/On Demand Conference and Exposition is returning to IPG’s home town of Philadelphia next month, taking place April 20-22. Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the three-day show, with hundreds of vendors planning to exhibit. To whet your appetite, IPG asked some key vendors what they plan to showcase at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
FOR 10 YEARS, copying services at Villanova University School of Law were provided by Xerox under a facilities management contract. There were, however, some strings attached. The university had to supply the toner. And students had to bring their own paper.
Sustainability starts at the corporate level. Several vendors are taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use alternative energy sources, recycle and more.
Xerox has honored 15 business partners for their contributions, chief among them Rochester Software Associates Inc. and C.P. Bourg. Xerox works with software and hardware providers to create integrated solutions that extend the capabilities of Xerox products. The awards recognize leading partners in two categories: workflow software and document feeding and finishing solutions.











