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Capture Business Card Announces Partnership with Amazing Print Corp. - Pioneer in Web-Based Print Procurement Solutions Is First To Offer Capture Card Products to Customer Base

Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 24, 2006) - - Capture Business Cards announced a partnership with Amazing Print Corp. As a result, Amazing Print Corp will become the exclusive e-commerce "design-on-line" software vendor to offer the new, patented business card product that features custom printed removable labels on the back of the card. As part of a multiyear exclusive deal, Amazing Print will provide Capture Business Card customers with printing support services and promote the Capture Card product line, while representing the latest business communication solution to the printing industry. 

Along with Amazing Prints' design-on-line and eCardBuilder products; all of the Amazing Print dealers worldwide will be able to offer their customers a one-stop experience for designing and ordering their Capture Cards.

Capture Cards are available in two versions, a three-label and two-label version. Both are produced on a standard weight, semi gloss, white business card stock and through a patented manufacturing process, removable adhesive labels are added to the back of the card stock. The patented use substrate can be printed using conventional offset or digital printing technology and each label can include a simple type-based message or a printed photograph.

Printers can begin ordering their Capture Card business card stock on the Web at: www.amazingprint.com.

Arcam Joins D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program

CONCORD, CA – MAY 18, 2006 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced that Arcam has joined the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program. Arcam designs and manufactures award winning hi-fi and home cinema equipment, and now detailed information about this equipment is accessible directly through D-Tools System Integrator 4.5., making it easier for designers and custom installers to specify Arcam products for audio/video system integration projects.

The D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) program is designed to help provide system integrators with the most up-to-date product information to over 2,000 companies using D-Tools System Integrator software. D-Tools MVP members are dedicated to helping integrators streamline the system design process, as well as making it easier for them to provide accurate, compelling proposals to their clients to win bids.

About Arcam
For more information please visit http://www.arcam.co.uk/

About D-Tools, Inc.
For more information visit http://www.d-tools.com.

ICE in Costa Rica Selects Lucent Technologies to Deploy MPLS And IMS-Ready Solutions for Advanced, Value-Added Services

Solution featuring platforms from Lucent and key partners will enable ICE to rapidly develop and launch capabilities such as voice over IP and virtual private networks

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced that Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the sole telecommunications provider in Costa Rica, has awarded Lucent a contract to deploy elements of Lucent's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service architecture and a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) solution to offer next generation voice and data services. ICE initially will use the Lucent solutions to provide voice over IP (VoIP) calling, pre-paid services and virtual private networks targeting the international segment for both business and residential customers.

More... http://doradosoftware.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1147975793030

Jeco Dual Entry Pallet Solves Turning Problems for Laminators

Plainfield, Indiana, USA; May 2006—The Jeco Dual Entry Pallet—made exclusively by Jeco Plastic Products—uniquely addresses a problem common at laminators and converters.  Because the Jeco Dual Entry Pallet can be approached by a forklift operator from any side, it need not be turned between the printing press and the laminator in continuous feed operations. 

This feature not only streamlines operations between the press and the laminator, it saves time and reduces handling damage caused by maneuvering large pallet loads in what are often close quarters.

The Jeco Dual Entry Pallet is rotationally molded of linear low density polyethylene to provide impact resistance and rigidity.  Unlike wooden pallets, Jeco plastic pallets are virtually indestructible under normal factory conditions.  They never splinter and are not subject to structural failure.”

Jeco Plastic Products is located in Plainfield, Indiana: www.jecoplastics.com

Key Information Systems Selects Q4bis as Business Intelligence Solutions Provider

Woodland Hills, CA – May 25, 2006 – Key Information Systems, Inc. (www.keyinfo.com), a leading IT systems integrator with status as an IBM Premier Business Partner and Microsoft Certified Partner, has selected Irvine, CA-based Q4bis Inc. (www.q4bis.com) as its solutions provider for business intelligence (BI) software.  This new relationship extends Key’s offerings that target critical management-level business resources through advanced technology.

Typically, the effective utilization of BI solutions has required a specific skill set built around data warehousing and analytics knowledge.  A fundamental aspect of the Q4bis solution is a unique user interface that dramatically simplifies this process and enables any manager to directly survey, access, massage and leverage information very quickly and easily.  The product is also designed to integrate seamlessly with Microsoft SQL Server and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) architectures as well as leading ERP packages to enable data extraction from a wide range of sources.  For two years in a row, it has received the prestigious Mid-Size Enterprise Summit Innovation Award for “Best Midmarket Solution Software.”

More… http://www.keyinfo.com/news/2006/052406.html

MICROSOFT

Microsoft Extends Virtualization Strategy, Outlines Product Road Map

SEATTLE, May 22, 2006 – Virtualization technology continues to be a hot topic in the industry and is sure to ignite spirited conversations at the15th annual Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) last week. Virtualization is a key technology for reducing the cost and complexity of IT management, and Microsoft has committed significant resources to making virtualization more broadly accessible and affordable for customers.

At WinHEC, which ran May 23-25 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Bob Muglia, Microsoft’s senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business, provided updates on Microsoft’s new virtualization solutions. Of special note:

• Windows Server virtualization: Microsoft’s hypervisor-based solution is on track to be available with the upcoming Microsoft Windows Server “Longhorn” operating system. Microsoft anticipates having a beta release of Windows Server virtualization by the end of 2006 and plans to release to manufacturing (RTM) within 180 days of Windows Server “Longhorn” RTM.
 
• Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: Formerly code-named “Carmine,” this technology is a centralized, enterprise management solution for the virtualized data center. System Center Virtual Machine Manager is part of the System Center family of products and is due for beta release within the next 90 days. Microsoft anticipates release to manufacturing (RTM) in the second half of 2007.
 
• Intent to acquire Softricity, Inc: Softricity’s application virtualization and streaming technologies provide application compatibility and accelerate corporate desktop transitions to Windows Vista.

GLOBAL GRAPHICS Extends its Leading Position in Printing Technology for MICROSOFT'S XPS Format

WinHEC, Seattle, 23 May, 2006:  Today Global Graphics (Euronext: GLOG) announced that it is taking its XPS technology development into a new phase with next generation initiatives for digital printer and copier manufacturers and commercial print workflows.  XPS (XML Paper
Specification) is the new print and document format for the upcoming release of Windows Vista.

In its booth (# 415) at WinHEC, Global Graphics demonstrated multi-platform native XPS printing, using the latest release of its XPS RIP technology.

See http://www.globalgraphics.com

Also in the news - See article in this edition:
Microsoft Offers All-in-One PC Care for Consumers With Windows Live OneCare

SYMANTEC

Nortel, Symantec Provide Proactive Network Protection
http://ses.symantec.com/jp/symes1427.cfm?JID=2&PID=1080682

Tell Us How Norton Products Made a Difference in Your Life
http://ses.symantec.com/jp/symes1427.cfm?JID=3&PID=1080682

Data Breach Puts VA's IT Policies Under a Microscope; Computerworld
http://ses.symantec.com/jp/symes1427.cfm?JID=8&PID=1080682

How to Keep Portable Data from Escaping; CSO Magazine
http://ses.symantec.com/jp/symes1427.cfm?JID=9&PID=1080682

Microsoft May Release Out-of-Cycle Patch for Word Flaw; Computerworld
http://ses.symantec.com/jp/symes1427.cfm?JID=10&PID=1080682

AutoStock™ Reinvents Inventory Management for Finished Goods and Printed Documents

Rochester, NY, May 12, 2006 – WebCRD from Rochester Software Associates, Inc. automates ordering of inventory and print on demand documents from a catalog of items as well as supporting ad hoc order placement. In addition to being easy for customers to use, WebCRD enables print jobs to flow through a Print Center with minimal human intervention. Fewer touches mean lower cost and less opportunity for errors to be introduced.

AutoStock, a new module for WebCRD, solves the challenges of having enough stock on hand by tracking inventory levels of finished goods in real time, and automatically notifying Inventory Managers of the need to replenish stock. WebCRD actually recommends the correct amount to order, and can create a closed-loop system of ordering and fulfillment of stock to predetermined levels.  Operators can always view their production screen to see at-a-glance if the quantity of items on hand is sufficient.  When supplies of catalog items start to run low, AutoStock signals that a reorder would be appropriate, and can place such an order with a single mouse click!
 
See website for entire release: http://www.rocsoft.com/pressReleases.php?pressReleaseId=67

Standard Finishing Systems' won this year's ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition "Best of Show" award in the Bindery / Finishing category.

http://extranet.sdmc.com/intouch/Don5GGPZL.nsf?OpenDatabase&Don62VHP8Don5GGQ3DDon6Q2Q2T

Abstract:  Standard Finishing Systems, a market leader in feeding and finishing solutions for the graphic arts and print on demand markets, was recognized at this year's ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition with the Best of Show award in the Bindery / Finishing category for the Standard Horizon BQ-470 Perfect Binder.  This new binder features end-to-end automation, color touch-screen control, and interchangeable glue tanks for application flexibility.  BERTL, the independent research firm focused on digital imaging, partnered with the ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition to produce the awards program.

Hubert Burda Media to Implement K4 Publishing System Across the Group - Burda opts for innovative technology based on Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy

Hubert Burda Media has made a strategic decision to implement SoftCare˜s K4 Publishing System with Adobe InDesign and InCopy across all its magazine properties in Germany. Within the next three years, all 68 titles produced by publishers belonging to the Burda group will replace QuarkXPress and Quark Publishing System (QPS) with K4. Ultimately, more than 1,200 Burda employees will be working with the K4 Publishing System.

More...  http://www.k4publishingsystem.de/press/06-06-01_Burda.pdf