Publisher’s Letter from Patrick Howard in the September issue of Print21 magazine. There are at least two defining forces shaping the commercial printing industry. One is the amazing proliferation of digital printing outlets buoyed by the decreasing costs of capital equipment.

Fujifilm puts the case for printers expanding into different product segments in the first of a series of sponsored Graphic Arts Blogs.

Canon Australia has acquired a majority stake in managed services and cloud solutions provider, Harbour IT. The acquisition, the biggest by Canon in the Oceania region, enables both businesses to share cloud-based and managed IT solutions across their respective customer bases

Nine days for magazines to travel from Melbourne to Sydney – is this the future of Australia Post’s two-tier system for publication post? Since the monopoly mail carrier introduced a two-speed delivery for publications in June it has given new meaning to the term ‘snail mail.’

Hot on the heels of its three rivals Ricoh is out of the barrier with the launch of a new 90ppm engine with a 5th station for white or clear toner.

The remaining parallel import restrictions on books are under threat as the Competition Policy Review weighs up how technology and buying over the internet make it easy to circumvent restrictions.

Old surfers never die, they just get waterlogged and sink slowly into the waves. But not JDA's Chris Gander, he’s over in Hawaii teaching the locals how it’s done. No, this is not him.

Unfamiliar territory for peak industry body as members from Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and NSW all vie to sit on the national board. The contested seats are drawing a line between what President David Leach describes as a progressive and a conservative faction, or ‘between those who want to continue the changes already underway and those who want things to stay the way they were.”

A new fibre optic network is the backbone for future operations of the ‘trade only’ printer providing instant, reliable online services and faster job turnarounds for customers nationally.

The deal brings to an end a dramatic fall from grace for Anitech, which has gone through a horror stretch since its long-term management changed two years ago. A turbulent period saw dramatic management changes along with massive downsizing.

Global online print giant launches trade-only programme for commercial printers in Australia and New Zealand as it ploughs into the already crowded market.

It was standing room only for the very first Future Print Summit this week with broad representation from the industry and a high level of engagement providing feedback that is sure to impact positively on future apprentice training.

The new governing board of the Australian branch of the HP user group is planning to reinvigorate the organisation starting with breakfast meetings in Sydney and Melbourne in October.