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Today (Thursday 29) it’s at the company’s showrooms in Brisbane at 12.30 and 5.30, where the team, led by Sue Threlfo, national production business manager, will demonstrate the benefits of the new black and white ‘daughters of DocuTech’ print engines.
Other stops are:
If you go along you’re automatically in with a chance to win a digital camera. To book your place RSVP to Laura.Davis@aus.xerox.com – identifying the session time that suits.
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Rohan Holt’s automatic layout calculator for ganging up printing jobs on a single plate, Metrix, will be distributed by Optimus Deutschland throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Sydney-based Holt is the original inventor of SuperImpose, the product that was adapted and renamed UpFront when it was acquired by ScenicSoft in 1999. It looks as though he’s still got that winning touch.
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The integration of NexPress and Versamark into Kodak's Graphic Communications division is proving a mixed blessing for the imaging company. Figures released for the second quarter, which includes the first two months of NexPress ownership, reveal that although sales revenue for the two products soared to AUD$125 million (up 99 per cent) R&D and integration costs saw it result in an overall loss of $50 million.
The division also includes Encad and the company’s 50 per cent stake in KPG.
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Expect legal fireworks following a German court’s decision that Baldwin has a valid patent on its cooling combination. The ruling clears the way for Baldwin to pursue patent infringement claims against its competitor, technotrans AG. The cooling combination technology, which Baldwin says forms the backbone of its multifunctional CombiLiner systems, has been the subject of a patent dispute between the two companies in German courts since 2002.
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A 22pp public information booklet in the UK on coping with terrorist attacks, Preparing for Emergencies – what you need to know, will have an initial print run of 25 million. Published by the Home Office it provides practical advice on what to do in case of a terrorism attack. Project managed by printing company Howitt, which was rescued from the terror of receivership in February, the booklet will be sent to all households in the UK as part of a Aud$20 million campaign to help the public prepare for terror attacks and other emergencies.
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And finally . . . . this from Andy McCourt, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty.
Melbourne Zoo acquired a female of a very rare species of gorilla.
Within a few weeks, the gorilla became very
cantankerous and difficult to handle. Upon examination, the Zoo
veterinarian determined the problem. The gorilla was on heat.
To make matters worse, there were no male gorillas of the species
available.
While reflecting on their problem, the Zoo management noticed
Bruce,
a big lad and a recent Sydney addition to the southern capital responsible for fixing the Zoo's
machinery.
Bruce, like many rugby league supporters, never tired of telling people how well he could satisfy a female of any species.
So the Zoo administrators thought they might have a solution. Bruce
was approached with a proposition. Would he be
willing to have sex with the gorilla for $500? Bruce showed some
interest, but said he would have to think the matter
over carefully. The following day, he announced that he would
accept their offer, but only under three conditions:
"First," he said, "I don’t want to have to kiss ‘er."
"Secondly, you must never ever tell anyone about this."
The Zoo administration quickly agreed to these conditions, so they
asked what was his third condition.
"Well," said Bruce, "You gotta give me another week to come up with the
$500."