Page 2 - Errors and Omissions; Paper Handling; Lexmark C720: Product Specifications; Color Business Report
Page 2 March 2001 Color Business Report Errors and Omissions Last month, we got the nozzle count right but the basic configuration wrong in our description of the print heads onthe Xerox ColorgrafX X2 large-format ink jet printer. The XeroxColorgrafX X2 has six 512-nozzle print heads, one for eachco...
Page 3 - Performance; Lexmark J110: Product Specifications
March 2001 Page 3 Color Business Report Performance The J110 can print up to 10 ppm in color and 16 ppm in monochrome at 600 dpi resolution, exceeding the HP Color LaserJet 4550s color print speed of 4 ppm, and matching its monochrome performance. In Draft mode, which Lexmark calls Ink Saver mode...
Page 4 - Printers; The Lexmark J110, shown with an open cover to reveal
Page 4 March 2001 Color Business Report Given the investment Lexmark has made in the development and manufacturing of tri-color cartridges, we felt compelled to question the switch to a separate- cartridge model. Businesses often print more of one particular color, said Drew Zande. We found that ...
Page 5 - The Economics at the Back End; back
March 2001 Page 5 Color Business Report a guillotine cut is made, and one must prevent a new page from arriving at the guillotine while the previous page is still being cut. MGIs software examines files to be printed, calculates percent coverage, and provides a supplies cost figure, including the c...
Page 6 - How Will HP and Indigo Finish?; Oki Data OKI C9000 Product Specifications; Color
Page 6 March 2001 Color Business Report How Will HP and Indigo Finish? Today, the MGI Digital Carte Master Color is unique. During the second half of 2001, HP is expected to introduce the first HP-branded product based on its two- year-old development agreement with Indigo. We expect that the produc...
Page 7 - Oki Data C9000: Supplies and Accessories; Supplies; Internal Ethernet Print Server Card
March 2001 Page 7 Color Business Report C9000 series printers will be available in April 2001. Four different configurations will be offered, ranging in list price from $5,999 for the C9200 base model to $9,599 for the top-of-the-line C9400dxn. p On March 20, 2001, Xerox Corporations Office Printin...
Page 8 - Vendor; Mitsubishi
Page 8 March 2001 Color Business Report integrates a 6 GB hard drive, and includes 10/100Base- T Ethernet connectivity. Standard paper input capacity is 1,400 sheets, and a 10-bin sorter is available for $1,499. The DocuColor 2006, which will replace the DocuColor 4 in Xeroxs product line, is avail...
Page 9 - Calibration /Color Management; Xeikons UCOAT UV-coating station, configured with a
March 2001 Page 9 Color Business Report of banding, and that have smoother grey tones. Improved Technologies has also made the ink supplies on the IXIA more readily-accessible. The IXIA, which prints at speeds up to 12 square feet per hour, is available for $74,900. Current Iris 3047 users can trade...
Page 10 - Copiers; Ricoh Corporation
Page 10 March 2001 Color Business Report the software addresses is differences in the appearance of prints of the same image file made with different software packages. In addition, according to Epson, the wider color- space capabilities of many digital cameras is thwarted by capturing images optimi...
Page 11 - DankaWare Software Providers; JAS Document RIP Manager creates reports based on print activity.
March 2001 Page 11 Color Business Report DankaWare Software Providers Alto Imaging Technologies, Inc. (Mobile, AL)Alto Imaging provides products and services which constitute full end-to-end document imaging systems with a focus on a trueopen-systems architecture ● Image Arranger is a capture manage...
Page 13 - Scanners & Image Capture; Date
March 2001 Page 13 Color Business Report Scanners & Image Capture Date Vendor Product Price Comments February 20, 2001 Canon CanoScan D1230U $349 Retail price for 1200- by 2400-dpi flatbed scanner. Featuresa built-in film adapter, which allows users to scan negativesand transparencies in 35mm an...
Page 14 - Web Print Ordering
Page 14 March 2001 Color Business Report Netherlands, to serve as a consulting arm, to help c u s t o m e r s i m p l e m e n t v a r i a b l e - d a t a p r i n t i n g applications. p PDLs/Interpreters On February 28, 2001, Harlequin Incorporated (Waltham, MA) and Motorola Computer Group (Tempe, A...
Page 15 - Industry Notes; Technologies; Eastman Kodak Company
March 2001 Page 15 Color Business Report Industry Notes AnnouncementDate Vendor Comments February 12, 2001 Best Buy/Shutterfly Shutterfly, an online photo sharing service, to develop and manage Best Buy’sOnline Photo Center. February 12, 2001 Durst Phototechnik/ Durst to integrate Applied Science Fi...
Page 16 - Technology Adoption; I I W I n s t i t u t e o f I n f o r m a t i o n M a n a g e m e n t; CRM: The Price to Pay for Getting Higher; anyway; Distribution Notes; Software
Page 16 March 2001 Color Business Report Technology Adoption Study Demonstrates High One-to-one Response Rates One-to-one marketing can yield three times the response rate of a conventional direct mail program, according to an A-B comparison study conducted by the I I W I n s t i t u t e o f I n f o...
Page 17 - Source: IIW Institute of Information; Source: IIW Institute of Information; do; Will the Need for a Long-term View
March 2001 Page 17 Color Business Report Personalized 64.3% Conventional 61.1% Personalized Conventional 15.5% 6.3% 5.4% 2.4% Response Rates: Personalized vs.Conventional Mailings Source: IIW Institute of Information Management (www.iiw.de) Piecesmailed: 670 748 Telephone Inquiry Conversion Rates So...
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Page 18 March 2001 Color Business Report I would like to subscribe to the Color Business Report: ❑ A check for $545 is enclosed for 12 issues ($595 outside North America, in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank).Make check payable to Blackstone Research Associates. Massachusetts subscribers add 5% sales ...