Entries in the MUST SEE 'EMS competition were submitted by the graphic communications industry's top vendors and placed for judging in 11 individual categories. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts, journalists and consultants who based their choices on the impact they believe these technologies will have on the industry. Winners were picked in each category with the first-time "Best of Category" selections. New for this year as well is the inaugural "Legacy Award," which was created to recognize one past MUST SEE 'EMS winner that has had a lasting influence on the graphic communications industry.
GRAPH EXPO 2012
MUST SEE 'EMS Winners
SALES AND ORDER ENTRY
Best of Category: EFI - EFI M500 Self-Service Copy and Print Station (Booth 2000)
EFI - DSFdesign Studio for EFI Digital StoreFront (Booth 2000)
XMPie - XMPie uStore Facebook Connect (Booth 1200).
PREPRESS AND PREMEDIA
Best of Category: Ricoh - Clickable Paper (Booth 2600)
DALIM SOFTWARE - ES 3 (Booth 229)
EFI - Fiery SeeQuence JobMaster (Booth 2000)
Esko - Esko Studio 12 (Booth 427)
PRESSROOM - ANALOG PRESSES
Best of Category: Heidelberg USA, Inc. - Prinect Image Control Next Generation (Booth 1214).
PRESSROOM - DIGITAL PRESSES
Best of Category: Hewlett-Packard Company - HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press (Booth 1227)
Eastman Kodak Company - Kodak NexPress Gold Dry Ink (Booth 1221)
Hewlett-Packard Company - HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press (Booth 1227).
PRESSROOM - WIDE-FORMAT
Best of Category: Xante Corporation - Xante Excelagraphix 4200 (Booth 2449)
Epson America, Inc. - Epson SureColor S50670 (Booth 636)
Hewlett-Packard Company - HP Designjet L26500 Printer (Booth 1227)
POSTPRESS FINISHING - DIGITAL AND SMALL-FORMAT:
Best of Category: Xerox Corporation - Xerox IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution for Booklets (Booth 1200)
MGI - JETvarnish 3D (Booth 3623)
POSTPRESS FINISHING - WIDE-FORMAT
Best of Category: EFI - Layout Option for Fiery Wide-Format Solution (Booth 2000)
Esko - Kongsberg XN (Booth 427).
IMPRINTING, MAILING, SHIPPING AND FULFILLMENT
Best of Category: Bowe Systec North America - Fusion Cross (Booth 3627)
Avanti Computer Systems - Avanti Advanced Fulfillment V12.4 (Booth 864)
Pitney Bowes - Mailstream Wrapper Inline Envelope Converting Module (Booth 1238).
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Best of Category: EFI - EFI PrintFlow Dynamic Scheduling - Employee & Tool Constraints (Booth 2000)
Eastman Kodak Company - KODAK INSITE Prepress Portal Software Version 6.5 (Booth 1221)
XMPie - XMPie Circle (Booth 1200).
FUTURE PRINT - TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS
Best of Category: Pageflex - Pageflex Dynamic Media (Booth 867)
Eastman Kodak Company - KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System (Booth 1221)
PadPublisher Company - PadPublisher and PadCloud (Booth 4836)
2012 Legacy Award Winner
Eastman Kodak Company
KODAK PRINERGY
(Originally PRINERGY Prepress Workflow System by Creo/Heidelberg)
Booth 1221
New "Best of Category" Awards and Inaugural "Legacy Award" to be Unveiled
at Pre-show EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference
With the early announcement of this year's top technology winners, GRAPH EXPO 2012 attendees will be able for the first time to plan their MUST SEE 'EMS booth visits in advance of the show. They also will be able to take advantage of a new MUST SEE 'EMS pre-show webinar for more in-depth discussions of the winning technologies and the reasons they were chosen.
Entries in the MUST SEE 'EMS competition were submitted by the graphic communications industry's top vendors and placed for judging in 11 individual categories. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts, journalists and consultants who based their choices on the impact they believe these technologies will have on the industry. Winners were picked in each category with the first-time "Best of Category" selections to be announced at the conclusion of the EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference on October 6, 2012, prior to the opening of GRAPH EXPO.
New for this year as well is the inaugural "Legacy Award," which was created to recognize one past MUST SEE 'EMS winner that has had a lasting influence on the graphic communications industry. This award will also be announced at the pre-show EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference.
On September 12, 2012, a MUST SEE 'EMS webinar was hosted by program coordinator Hal Hinderliter, a long-time and highly respected industry consultant and educator. He reviewed each technology in depth and examined the reasons behind each selection. Webinar attendees can use this information to prioritize their show planning schedules to make the best use of their time at the show and to coordinate their booth visits. View Webinar archive.
GRAPH EXPO attendees can also factor the webinar information into their personalized GRAPH EXPO Show Planner. The planner allows attendees to build a roster of exhibitors to visit, organize their time in Chicago with the My Events Calendar, schedule meetings, and print out their personalized agenda planner to take to the show.
The 2012 MUST SEE 'EMS award winners are listed alphabetically within each category, along with booth numbers. They are:
- SALES AND ORDER ENTRY: EFI DSFdesign Studio for EFI Digital StoreFront (Booth 2000); EFI M500 Self-Service Copy and Print Station (Booth 2000); and XMPie uStore Facebook Connect (Booth 1200).
- PREPRESS AND PREMEDIA: DALIM SOFTWARE - ES 3 (Booth 229); EFI Fiery SeeQuence JobMaster (Booth 2000); Esko Studio 12 (Booth 427); Ricoh Clickable Paper (Booth 2600).
- PRESSROOM - ANALOG PRESSES: Heidelberg USA Prinect Image Control Next Generation (Booth 1214).
- PRESSROOM - DIGITAL PRESSES: Eastman Kodak NexPress Gold Dry Ink (Booth 1221); Hewlett-Packard HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press (Booth 1227); Hewlett-Packard HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press (Booth 1227).
- PRESSROOM - WIDE-FORMAT: Epson America SureColor S50670 (Booth 636); Hewlett-Packard HP Designjet L26500 Printer (Booth 1227); Xante Corporation Excelagraphix 4200 (Booth 2449).
- POSTPRESS FINISHING - DIGITAL AND SMALL-FORMAT: MGI - JETvarnish 3D (Booth 3623); Xerox IntegratedPLUS Finishing Solution for Booklets (Booth 1200).
- POSTPRESS FINISHING - WIDE-FORMAT: EFI Layout Option for Fiery Wide-Format Solution (Booth 2000); Esko Kongsberg XN (Booth 427).
- IMPRINTING, MAILING, SHIPPING AND FULFILLMENT: Avanti Computer Systems Advanced Fulfillment V12.4 (Booth 864); Bowe Systec North America Fusion Cross (Booth 3627); Pitney Bowes Mailstream Wrapper Inline Envelope Converting Module (Booth 1238).
- MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Eastman Kodak INSITE Prepress Portal Software Version 6.5 (Booth 1221); EFI PrintFlow Dynamic Scheduling - Employee & Tool Constraints (Booth 2000); XMPie Circle (Booth 1200).
- FUTURE PRINT - TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS: Eastman Kodak FLEXCEL Direct System (Booth 1221); PadPublisher Company PadPublisher and PadCloud (Booth 4836); Pageflex Dynamic Media (Booth 867).
For complete information about the GRAPH EXPO 2012 MUST SEE 'EMS and to register for the show visit: www.graphexpo.com.
About GRAPH EXPO 2012
Recognized as the most expansive exhibition in the Americas of offset, digital and hybrid technologies, products and services for the commercial, transactional, converting and package printing, publishing, mailing, in-plant, photo imaging and marketing industries, this year's "Print Integrated" themed GRAPH EXPO will offer an exciting show-going experience for a diverse spectrum of attendees. The tradeshow will present the latest graphic communications technologies in live equipment demonstrations across the show floor and education on the most in-demand products and newest profit-making opportunities. For more information about GRAPH EXPO and to register, visit: www.graphexpo.com. Follow the show on Twitter: #GraphExpo.
About Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC)
GRAPH EXPO and PRINT are produced by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). GASC is owned by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES), and the Printing Industries of America. GASC is located at 1899 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191, telephone: 703/264-7200, fax: 703/620-9187, e-mail: info@gasc.org.
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