KBA Rapida 185 Prints High-Volume Packaging at Linocraft

On 12 October last year the biggest sheetfed offset press in the Asia-Pacific region launched into action up bang on schedule Linocraft Printers in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, following an installation and commissioning period of just five weeks. The highly automated Rapida 185 six-colour coater press for a sheet size of 130 x 185 cm (51.18 x 72.83in) is the company's second KBA press and joins a five-colour Rapida 105 with coater which was delivered in 2006. The imposing installation underscores KBA pole position in large format, both in Asia and the rest of the world.
The big press has catapulted Linocraft Printers to an even higher print level of print technology in South East Asia. Not only has it cut production and delivery times for existing customers, it has also attracted new accounts.
Linocraft Printers was established in 1972 and has evolved into a full-service print and packaging provider on a soaring growth trajectory. It is associated with shareholders of Malaysia's biggest logistics group, Tiong Nam Logistics Holdings Berhad. While Linocraft's production halls house a number of small-, medium- and large-format presses from other vendors, the Rapida 185 is undoubtedly the flagship, and has enabled the company to expand its already strong position in the high-volume and VLF packaging sectors.
Linocraft managing director and CEO Andrew Tan Woon Chay says: "The Rapida 185 is a logical consequence of our company development and an expression of our satisfaction with KBA. We were looking for attractive, cost-effective technology that would address our packaging production demands one hundred per cent. KBA's specialists provided invaluable support. Originally we had planned to install a Rapida 205, which has an even bigger format of 150 x 205 cm. But in the end the Rapida 185 proved to be more appropriate for our needs. It, too, has enormous growth potential and a number of unique features that distinguish us from our competitors."
Linocraft started out as a printer of books and commercials. In 2000 it expanded into packaging printing, and this has since become its primary business. As Andrew Tan Woon Chay explains: "A few years ago the ratio of commercial to packaging was 80:20, now it is 20:80. Packaging printing has become our biggest product line, and with the high-performance KBA presses we have achieved global standards."
Linocraft's reference list features international brands such as Dyson, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Panasonic, Loreal, Fedex and Sony. Packaging for the food and beverage industries is another growth market, and here Linocraft supplies top names such as Coca Cola, MeadWestvaco and Tiger Beer.

Kodak Android App Sends Pics From Your Phone To Your Printer

The once dominant print film company Kodak has proven that it still has chops in the digital age by releasing the new Pic Flick app for Android. A free download, the app allows users to take a picture from their phone and send it wirelessly to the printer, making it easier than ever to get a permanent hard copy of the memories captured with your phone's camera.

How to fix printers not working in OS X 10.6.8

After OS X 10.6.8 was released last Thursday, a number of people found that their printers were no longer printing, where the system would show the printers in a paused state and no print jobs would work. This problem seems to behave differently for different setups, but overall appears to be a bug with how CUPS handles its backend processes.

Sharp announces touchscreen printer range

Sharp Middle East has launched the newest of its next-generation printing solutions in the Middle East. The printer is the company's first touch-controlled Multi Function Printer (MFP) range, which features a finger-swipe touch control panel. The range has three models, the full-colour MX-2610N, MX-3110N and MX-361ON, which all have a 10.1-inch touch-based control panel which controls features including accessing documents, functions and settings.

OKI Portal Helps Create Recurring Printer Revenue

OKI Data Americas Monday unveiled a new web portal designed to allow resellers to build service revenue from printers -- and not just OKI printers -- already connected to the networks of their enterprise customers. The Total Managed Print Portal is a service free to OKI channel resellers that expands the company's Managed Print Services program for helping customers optimize printer usage and maintenance.

3D Printer Harnesses the Sun

Markus Kayser - Solar Sinter Project from Markus Kayser on Vimeo.

After starting off with what looks like a jaunt through the dunes of Tatooine, this video from Markus Kayser will eventually bring you to a 3D printer that uses the immense power of the sun to turn sand into glass.

Xerox shares down 14 pct this year

Wielding a plastic toll road pass during a recent speech in a Manhattan restaurant, Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns was on a mission to prove her company is not just about copy machines anymore. Burns, 52, who was raised in a New York housing project and started her career as an engineering intern at Xerox in 1980, has been charged with bringing a company synonymous with printers and copiers into the digital age. These days, she takes every opportunity to remind investors that half of Xerox Corp's revenue comes from its services business.

Another litter of AirPrint-enabled printers

One of the most anticipated features of iOS 4 was its wireless printing feature, dubbed AirPrint. The service allows users to print directly from iOS devices. AirPrint was supposed to utilize any printers shared by Macs on the same local network as the iOS device. While this feature was cut before release, third party applications do exist to enable it. Despite AirPrint not being as powerful as it once was, HP has not stopped adding new AirPrint printers to the fray.

Apple releases Epson and Lexmark driver updates

Apple has released updated drivers for Epson and Lexmark printers. These updates are available through Software Update but can also be downloaded from the Apple Support Downloads page. However, while it may be tempting to install, unless your printers are not working properly, then you likely do not need to apply these updates.

Google to digitize 250,000 books

Internet search giant Google will digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the British library's collections, making up to 40 million pages from 1700 to 1870 available to the public online.

Nitro PDF Reader 2.0 gets big release

Nitro PDF Software has released version 2.0 of its popular free PDF editor/creator software, Nitro PDF Reader. Available in separate 32-bit and 64-bit builds, Nitro PDF Reader 2.0 is actually the first stable release of the software -- previous 1.x versions were classed as beta.

LG Machjet LPP6010N is the fastest printer yet

Everyone is obsessed with the need for speed – otherwise, how else do you explain the ever increasing speed found in your computer processor as well as higher frame rates in video games? Printers aren’t exempt from this technological rat race too, you know, with the LG Machjet LPP6010N laying claim to be the fastest A4 color desktop printer in the world. It will be made available later this month via authorized LG resellers and channel partners, so do keep a keen eye out if you’re interested in upgrading your office or home’s printer to the LG Machjet LPP6010N.

Paperless society still a long way off, CDS founder says

After more than 45 years in the printing and copying business, Jay Watson says the paperless society still remains a ways off. In fact, the coming of the Internet, email, pagers, wireless phones and smart pads has only added to the blizzard of copies, printouts and reports that have been a staple at CDS Office Technology and Color World of Printing for four decades as of this year.

3D printing creating 'a whole new world'

Not long ago, I asked Scott Summit, a pioneer in using 3D printing in the design of custom prosthetics and an industrial design expert, who he would recommend I look into if I wanted to see the best in the world at using this young technology to make and sell consumer products. His answer, without hesitation? A small company run by Janne Kyttanen in the Dutch capital called Freedom of Creation.

HP Scanjet G2710: fair, general-purpose scanner

The first thing you notice about this mid-range scanner from HP is its design. Far from being a piece of grey plastic office gear, it shows considerable design effort and should be just as at home in a smart study or even a living room, as it would in a trendy office. It was never poor on any test, but there's better scan quality to be had for the same outlay.

Fuji Xerox adds to channel team

Print vendor, Fuji Xerox Printers, has hired Stephen Worgan as it’s A/NZ office automation channel development manager. He will report to channel sales manager, Greg Vlahos, Channel Sales Manager. Worgan will be responsible for strengthening Fuji Xerox’s channel sales pipeline and leading new business development focusing on the B2B market.

HTML5 and JavaScript to render PDFs in Firefox

Mozilla is working on a project that will allow PDF documents to be rendered within the browser using HTML5 and JavaScript as opposed to having to rely on a separate plug-in. Mozilla researcher Dr. Andreas Gal, working on JavaScript and Web research, spills the beans: We have been developing pdf.js in the open (on github.com), albeit quietly, for about a month now. We were waiting on the completion of some major features (Type1 fonts, gradients, etc.) before communicating pdf.js more broadly. We’ve been taken by surprise by the early and intense interest in our work, so we decided to blog and talk about our project earlier than we initially planned.

20,000 Lexmark workgroup printers to be deployed at U.S. VA locations

Lexmark International, Inc recently became the manufacturer of choice for a national workgroup and color laser printer bid sourced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract calls for the potential placement of more than 20,000 Lexmark E, T and C Series workgroup monochrome and color laser printers throughout 260 VA locations, including outpatient clinics in the U.S., within the next 90 to 120 days. The contract is expected to help the VA achieve more than $15 million in savings in relation to standard purchasing costs.
The award is the first national printer bid sourced by the VA. Previously, the VA sourced its printers regionally with awards made independently by each specific Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), Region, or Medical Center.
This national award will help standardize the entire agency with Lexmark, eliminating the challenges associated with deploying, managing and maintaining a multi-vendor fleet of printing devices. The national award also meets the VA's need for workgroup monochrome and color laser printers that align with its strategic goals of reducing costs and environmental impact. The contract also supports the VA's need to ensure the accuracy and completeness of its information resources, reduce the complexity of its IT infrastructure, and optimize the efficiency of its business processes.
The winning VA bid was awarded directly to Alvarez & Associates, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based information technology and executive management services company. Alvarez & Associates is a Lexmark partner and a 100 percent Service Disabled Veteran Owned /Small Business (SDVO/SB) that provides intellect, analysis, technology and counsel to government agencies.

Simms International Signs On As Dell’s Newest Printer Distributor

Dell announced it is adding to its fast-growing PartnerDirect program and widening its distributor partnerships in Australia and New Zealand by offering selected Dell printing products through Simms International.
Simms International, a leading distributor and supplier of IT products and accessories to the Australian and New Zealand corporate and reseller channels, will take to market thirteen of Dell’s single and multi-function monochrome and colour laser printers. The contract also includes cartridge fulfillment for selected models.
This arrangement expands the number of printers available through Simms International in New Zealand, and introduces Simms as a distributor of Dell printers in Australia. Simms International has been distributing Dell Vostro desktops and laptops, as well as a range of servers, storage, networking products, and peripherals such as projectors and laser printers, from its New Zealand operations since February 2010.
This arrangement will widen Dell’s focus on small to medium sized business printing solutions and deliver an even more immediate and convenient way for resellers and customers to access Dell printing products and cartridges. Following several major printer launches in 2010, Dell Australia and New Zealand has now rounded out its printer family with its most comprehensive line-up, providing over 85 per cent coverage of printing solutions chosen by customers in Australia and New Zealand.

Heidelberg Issues White Paper on Security Threats Unique to Printers

Heidelberg USA has issued a new white paper focusing on security issues unique to modern printing facilities. Entitled, “24 Ways A Printer Can Avoid Being Hacked,” the white paper views security not as an unnecessary added cost, but as a real competitive advantage printers overlook at their peril.
Security and privacy issues have taken on new urgency in light of stepped-up cyber attacks, virus infestations and network break-ins that target complex IT infrastructures and vital information processes. Unfortunately, back-up and data protection are not always a top priority for printers until job data loss and significant downtime occur, due to accidental data deletion, hardware failure, lost or stolen removable media—even natural disaster. As a result, printers may fail to take appropriate steps to safeguard employee or customer information, or to keep production running smoothly in spite of threats to plant security. The reality, however, is that no individual or company is immune.
“Until the unthinkable happens, printers typically do not see themselves as potential targets for attack,” said Eugene O’Brien, senior technical specialist, Prinect and CtP Services, Heidelberg, USA, author of the white paper. “But as printers provide more and more Internet-based products and services to their customers, every company has a responsibility to evaluate its security risks and determine the best security practices to implement. ‘24 Ways A Printer Can Avoid Being Hacked’ is a practical guide to recognizing common security threats and taking effective measures to reduce or eliminate them.”

DiscountID.com introduces new ID card systems

DiscountID.com presents several new ID card systems featuring Zebra’s latest ID card printer – the ZXP Series 3. Ideal for creating workplace or school ID cards, retail gift cards and more, the ZXP Series 3 ID card printer offers high performance card printing with minimal upkeep.
Zebra designed this printer with a compact build and narrow footprint, making it a good fit for crowded offices. Additional features include dual input/output hoppers, a 16-character LCD display and easy ribbon installation with Load-N-Go cartridges. Zraster host-based image processing enhances speed and quality, while specially formulated ribbons support durable and efficient performance. In fact, the ZXP Series 3 produces 180 full color cards per hour or 750 monochrome cards per hour.
DiscountID.com is offering four new complete ID card systems for organizations requiring basic yet high quality card printing. The Zebra ZXP Series 3 Value ID Card System creates single-sided ID cards, while the Zebra ZXP Series 3 Duplex Value ID Card System produces double-sided ID cards in a single pass. Value systems feature photo ID software that can accommodate up to 200 card holders. The Zebra ZXP Series 3 Standard ID Card System and the dual-sided Zebra ZXP Series 3 Duplex Standard ID Card System are suited for suited for larger card programs seeking single-sided and dual-sided card printing, respectively. All systems provide everything needed to implement a card program, including software, printing supplies, cleaning kits and a photo ID camera.
DiscountID.com is a leading provider of photo ID systems, badge supplies, and ID card accessories for a wide range of users across the globe. The company has been in business since 1986, offering discount prices on a vast inventory of ID card printers from leading manufacturers such as Fargo, Zebra, and Magicard, along with photo ID software, printing supplies, cameras, scanning devices, and more. Shop online at DiscountID.com or call 1-800-621-0559 for more information on the company and its product catalog.

Watchdog busts corrupt bureaucrats involved in toner cartridges rort

Teachers and public servants have been caught taking kickbacks in a $250,000 rort of toner cartridges. The Victorian bureaucrats and other public officers were busted taking bribes worth thousands of dollars to buy toner cartridges at massively inflated prices. An ombudsman's report has exposed Arts Victoria, government schools and a prison for purchasing overpriced toner cartridges at almost three times the price on offer from the government's recommended supplier.

HP Receives Favorable Ruling on Inkjet Print Cartridge Patent Infringement

HP announced it has obtained a favorable Initial Determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding the importation and sale of patent-infringing inkjet print cartridges. The ITC ruling upholds the validity of HP’s patents in this case, finding MicroJet Technology Co. in violation as a direct infringer of HP’s patents and finding Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) in violation as a contributory infringer of those patents.
The decision is based on investigations into a complaint filed by HP and instituted by the U.S. ITC on June 21, 2010, alleging violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of HP-compatible inkjet print cartridges that infringe HP patents.

India Printer Copier and Multifunctional Product Market Declined 2.5 Percent

The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled 6,65,172 units in the first quarter of 2011, a 2.5 percent decline compared to the first quarter of 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. “The revision in IT budgets towards the end of the fiscal year 2010 led to controlled purchasing of print devices and IT hardware spending,” said Amrita Choudhury research analyst at Gartner. “However, the future outlook is positive. Purchasing will beef up in the coming months as economic activities will resume momentum.”

The Printer Specs That Matter

When you're buying a printer, it makes sense to think long-term. Pay attention to issues like the page yield of the cartridges your printer uses and whether it can automatically print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Doing your homework about those specs will make sure that the printer you think is cheap won't cost you an arm and a leg over time.

Xerox Chief Looks Beyond Photocopiers Toward Services

For Xerox Corp. Chief Executive Ursula Burns, the future of the venerable printer and photo-copy machine maker isn't in making copies. Ms. Burns has spent the nearly two years since she took on the CEO role trying transform Xerox into a services-based business, as the rise of digital technology has cut into the company's traditional hardware line. In three years, two-thirds of company revenue will likely come from "services," or contracts to manage other companies' back office operations such as printing, human-resources and other areas of their business, she says.

PDF Expert for iPad 2.5 Makes Signing Documents Paperless

Readdle releases PDF Expert 2.5, a new version of its cutting edge iPad application for editing PDF forms and annotating PDF documents. With PDF Expert 2.5 anyone can sign agreements and contracts with partners or clients right on the iPad. Since many contracts are interactive PDF documents, the new version adds support for signature fields in PDF forms.
Currently used by medical, insurance, manufacturing and realtor companies for their sales staff in the field, PDF Expert 2.5 lets them go paperless even for such important activity as signing agreements. Once signed, the document could be easily submitted to corporate email or web server for further processing.
In PDF Expert 2.5 people can choose between "My Signature" or "Customer Signature" when they sign document. "My Signature" is a regular signature of the sales person that is saved within PDF Expert and can be reused later. On the other hand "Customer Signature" is never saved, making application compliant with regulations in industries like insurance.
As most electronic agreements are PDF forms, PDF Expert 2.5 makes it possible to use special interactive signature fields when designing the document. Simple tap on the signature filed will reveal "My Signature" or "Customer Signature" making it very simple to sign document in any needed place.
"Signing agreements on the iPad is a huge opportunity for many companies that has sales people working in the field," says Alex Tyaguslky, Readdle CMO. "Prior to PDF Expert they needed to prepare agreement in the office, print it, sign with the customer, go back to office, scan it and upload to company server. Now all they need is the iPad with PDF Expert"

Custom-fitted bikinis from 3D printers

Tailoring clothes could be the next big thing for 3D printers, as designers have found a way to "print" custom swimwear. Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion used nylon discs of varying sizes connected by springs to create bikinis that "flow" around the contours of the body.

Zebra Technologies Introduces Next Generation Mobile Printer for Retail and Healthcare Industries

Zebra Technologies Corporation announced the release of its new QLn mobile printer family. According to research released by VDC in 2011, the mobile worker population exceeded one billion in 2010 and with an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce, is expected to grow by over 10% over the next three years. Zebra addresses this growing workforce with the QLn, the third generation of the QL printer, Zebra’s all-time best selling direct thermal mobile line. “Historically the QL printer line has provided our customers with the productivity and durability required to keep their businesses functioning efficiently”
The QLn builds off of the success of over 700,000 QL printers shipped to date by squarely addressing the primary request made by Zebra’s customers: lower the cost of operation. The QLn does this by including the industry’s first Ethernet connection for mobile printers. By enabling remote status collection and better device management, the printer helps reduce service time and maximizes printer uptime, delivering a greater return-on-investment.
The QLn is also the first printer with Zebra’s new Power Smart Print Technology. This new feature delivers faster processing and throughput with lower power drain, giving mobile workers better quality printing and more uptime on the job. Zebra’s ‘smart battery’ technology on the QLn displays charge and overall battery health, which minimizes downtime due to older, poor-performing batteries that don’t last entire shifts.

Polaroid Grey Label GL10 Instant Mobile Printer

It never occurred to me that one day I'd be reviewing something designed by Lady Gaga, much less that the something would be a printer. But that day and that something are both here, in the form of the Polaroid Grey Label GL10 Instant Mobile Printer ($169.99 direct). How much Lady Gaga, or more precisely Haus of Gaga, actually had to do with the design in her role of Creative Director is unclear, but Polaroid has certainly come up with an intriguing portable photo printer.

HP builds on MPS with a new offering

HP is increasing its Imaging & Printing group (IPG) portfolio with host of launches that focus in Managed Printer Services (MPS). The company inaugurated a full-fledged HP Imaging and Printing Enterprise Solutions Experience Centre in Bangalore along with announcement of new printers and solutions. This would be the fourth centre globally, similar to centres located in, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Why You Can't Print Counterfeit Money

Could you print counterfeit money, certificates, or other official documents on a color laser or LED printer? Some current printer models are indeed capable of creating reasonable facsimiles. The authorities, however, have already taken steps to thwart such activity.

3D printers coming to Households Soon?

Printers that can produce three-dimensional objects could become a highly sought-after item in the near future. Rapid fabrication printers have been around for at least two decades and were used for aerospace and car companies, costing millions, according to a report by CNN Money on Monday. Rajeev Kulkarni, the vice president of global engineering at 3D Systems, told CNN that a “printer” that can manufacture a set of keys, a chair, or a shirt has been around for some time now, and estimates that the cheapest ones on the market five years ago ran from $25,000 to $50,000. However, the prices have dropped to around $1,000 to $2,000.

ONYX Graphics Adds Support for Epson Stylus Pro

ONYX Graphics, Inc announced it now supports Epson Stylus Pro 4900, 7890 and 9890 printers with the company's ONYX ProductionHouse, ONYX PosterShop and ONYX RipCenter Version X10 RIP software packages. ONYX RIP software solutions include key features such as native PDF file handling, ONYX Smart 16-Bit color blends and gradients and workflow automation.  The Epson Stylus Pro 4900 printer is a 17-inch desktop photographic printer. The 24-inch Epson Stylus Pro 7890 and 44-inch Epson Stylus Pro 9890 models are Epson's mid-range, high quality wide format printers. ONYX Graphics developed the Epson Stylus Pro 4900, 7890 and 9890 printer drivers and profiles to operate the printers at top performance capabilities.

DIY Inkjet Printer Prints On Almost Any Surface

After looking around, a group from University of Washington found that there were no DIY inkjet kits available. Sad times. Parallax used to sell one, and the book Inkjet Applications by Matt Gilliland which went along with it, is no longer in print. So what did University of Washington students Patrick Hannan, Jared Knutzen, Nicholas C Lewis, Joy Markham, and professor M. A. Ganter do? Why, they built their own open inkjet printer for their ME495 (Mechanical Engineering Design) class. The best part is that you can use it to print on all kinds of objects--paper, t-shirts, even mousepads (remember those?).

Ever-Art'-Design adds HP Scitex FB500 printer

Ever-Art'-Design, of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium, has installed an HP Scitex FB500 printer to supplement existing sign printing capabilities and to offer innovative printing services on a wide variety of rigid materials. The installation of the HP Scitex FB500 marks another landmark in the development of Ever-Art'-Design from its beginnings as a Mac-based prepress house in the late 1980s to a modern print service provider (PSP) providing comprehensive services that include prepress and proofing, sign and display printing, commercial printing, print management with Web-to-print facilities, and in-house finishing.

Concur Introduces Latest Enhancement to Paperless Innovations

Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, announced the latest update to help Concur Breeze and Concur Premier clients manage and eliminate paper from their businesses. With the introduction of the Receipt Store – which enables individuals to email their receipt images to a central repository and easily assign them to line-item expenses – Concur clients now have more choices than ever for managing receipts and invoice images and eliminating the costs associated with handling all that paper.
"From the time that Concur first pioneered receipt imaging for expense reporting, we've continued to innovate to help our clients eliminate paper and improve efficiencies," said Rajeev Singh, president and COO of Concur. "We now process over 3 million images a month, with the total number of images processed to-date for our clients now approaching 100 million. These latest innovations help employees to quickly and easily submit expenses and provide their companies with enhanced visibility into the line item details of every expense report."  Concur introduced receipt imaging to the expense reporting process over 10 years ago, and continues to deliver more and better paperless innovations at no extra cost.

Anatomy of a PDF Hack

PDFs are widely used business file format, which makes them a common target for malware attacks. Because PDFs have so many "features," hackers have learned how to hide attacks deep under the surface. By using a number of utilities, we are able to reverse engineer the techniques in malicious PDFs, providing insight that we can ultimately use to better protect our systems.

OKI Europe Ltd Transitions Back to the OKI Brand

OKI Europe Ltd, a division of OKI Data Corporation, an OKI Group company specialising in the printer business, and currently trading under the OKI Printing Solutions brand name, has announced a transition back to its parent company brand "OKI", effective 1st June, 2011. This move is in agreement with OKI's mid-term business plan to maximise corporate values and brand equity through enhanced brand synergy among OKI Group companies.
One of the strategies from the mid-term business plan is a focus on achieving OKI's corporate philosophy that states "The people of OKI, true to the company's enterprising spirit, are committed to creating superior network solutions and providing excellent information and communications services globally, to meet the diversified needs of communities worldwide in the information age."
All OKI Group companies practice its corporate philosophy, and share the same principles, thereby encouraging brand synergy. This unified approach will maximise corporate values through integrated brand communications under the "OKI" brand, bringing about a sense of alliance for the OKI Group worldwide.

Need superfast, cheap DNA? Try the 'printer'

If the printing press changed history by bringing the written word to the masses, just imagine what shake-ups a fast, reliable DNA printer could cause. A team of Duke University researchers hope to find out by playing Gutenberg to the synthetic biology set. The researchers have created a special chip that prints out DNA almost 10 times faster, and with far smaller machinery and less human work, than conventional methods.

SmartSoft Launches PDF Bookmarks

SmartSoft, the leading provider of innovative optical character recognition (OCR), document capture and conversion software solutions, has announced PDF Bookmarks, a comprehensive software application for Windows OS that enables users to effortlessly create bookmarks and tables of contents within PDF documents. PDF Bookmarks expands SmartSoft’s portfolio of PDF applications, which includes Smart PDF Creator, Smart PDF Editor, Smart PDF Tools, as well as the company’s flagship software for PDF conversion, Smart PDF Converter.
PDF Bookmarks allows users to create bookmarks within their PDF documents, allowing them to bookmark any word, phrase or page in the document so that they can be easily located. Users can easily organize and arrange their bookmarks in a nested table of contents by simply dragging and dropping the bookmark to its appropriate level and position. A convenient Preview option lets users quickly find any bookmarked location in the document. Additionally, users can type text to name their bookmarks for a perfectly organized PDF document.
“PDF bookmarks is the best solution for long PDF documents,” said Nedelcho Georgiev, SmartSoft CEO. ”It allows users to search and find any location in their PDFs with a single click. Just like all other SmartSoft applications, PDF bookmarks offers a convenient and easy to use interface so that people can quickly and easily perform their tasks without having to spend much time to learn how to work with the program.”

Clearwater police to get new ticket printers

US Clearwater police officers have for years done battle with their cruisers' ornery old dot-matrix printers, their plastic warped from a decade in the sun. An upgrade is on the way for the force's 170 patrol cruisers. New software and Pentax Pocketjet printers will serve as replacements, costing the city about $150,000.

Sun opens first 3D printer studio in Dubai

Sun Innovations, Russia's largest UV printers and inks manufacturer, teamed up with UAE-based PRO TECHnology to launch the first production studio offering services of the world’s first 3D printer in Dubai.
The new studio located on Sheikh Zayed road will offer printing services from the first-of-its-kind 3D Neo UV-Led printer, which incorporates state-of the-art Russian nano technology. This new form of printing technology can print directly on almost any material including ceramic, glass, wood, canvas, textiles, mirrors, ceilings, mobile phones, laptops as well as water surfaces.

Foxit PDF Reader 5 better fits with Office 2010 and Windows 7

Foxit Software has released version 5 of its popular, lightweight PDF viewer, Foxit Reader. Version 5.0 now boasts XFA electronic form-filling capability, the ability to fit a document to the width of the page and split the screen into two or four panes, and a redesigned interface that includes an option to mimic the ribbon used in Office and Windows 7.