Bangalore: Next-generation automobiles packed with technology is about to arrive with digital instrumentation, augmented reality, health and wellness integration and more. In the past 30 years the safety element of our vehicles has seen lots of advancements, but the inside car tech was just flashy without much essence. But technologies are coming back in trail to make truly connected and digitally high-end automobiles.

The recently happed CES at Las Vegas revealed numerous car technologies like internet in your car, implementation of social networking apps and cloud enabled services in to the dashboard. Even though all these technologies seems to be some kind of Bond movie stuffs now, but the high-end car makers are all set to make these science-fictions come alive on roads.

1. Audi Reels Triple-head Displays:

Audi is putting its efforts to bring up a real time destination navigation system which accepts user’s internet commands and gives information to the passengers through a triple head-up display which can be swiped over to the center of the dashboard. The display can be projected over 30 feet ahead of the vehicle which shows virtual directions to the driver. This kind of technology is named ‘Augmented Reality’-AR, the full functionality of this technology will can’t be seen in near future, but DLP projectors and related augmented reality features are quite possible in near-terms.

Audi has also came up with Traffic Jam Assistant which takes control of your car and activates automatic break in slow traffic and low-speed jam. By 2013 you will be able to see Audi’s infotainment system with high powered quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU, so it’s quite clear that Audi’s future cars are going to be real.

Topol, a cardiologist and the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care, which came out this week, wants to digitize you by collecting streams of your anatomical, physiological, and biological data and uploading them to your iPhone (or PC) for easy and constant accessibility.

No matter what industry you’re in, your company can’t survive without technology. And these days, even non-technical employees know that technology goes way beyond desktop computers and networks. From smart phones and tablet computers to mobile apps and cloud-based technology, there’s a plethora of technological advancements to not only keep track of, but also to profit from. To stay competitive, your organization needs to anticipate the future technology trends that are shaping your business and then develop innovative ways to implement them in your organization.

Now that 2012 is well underway, be ready for the following 20 technology-driven trends to continue to create both disruption and opportunity in the business world. But rather than just react to them, be pro-active to future known events and plan how your company will profit from them now. That’s the only way you’ll gain competitive advantage in the coming years.

1)    Rapid Growth of Big Data. Big Data is a term used to describe the technologies and techniques used to capture and utilize the exponentially increasing streams of data with the goal of bringing enterprise-wide visibility and insights to make rapid critical decisions. High-speed analytics using advanced cloud services will increasingly be used as a complement to existing information management systems and programs to tame the massive data explosion. This new level of data integration and analytics will require many new skills and cross-functional buy-in in order to break down the many data and organizational silos that still exist. The rapid increase in data makes this a fast growing hard trend that cannot be ignored.

2)    Cloud Computing and Advanced Cloud Services will be increasingly embraced by business of all sizes, as this represents a major shift in how organizations obtain and maintain software, hardware, and computing capacity. As consumers, we first experienced public clouds (think about when you use Google or Apple’s MobileMe and now iCloud). Then we saw more private clouds and hybrid clouds from businesses such as Flextronics, Siemens, Accenture, and many others, all using the cloud to cut costs in human resources and sales management functions. This was only the beginning, as cloud services enable the rapid transformation all business processes.

3)    On Demand Services will increasingly be offered to companies needing to rapidly deploy new services. Hardware as a Service (HaaS) joins Software as a Service (SaaS), creating what some have called “IT as a service.” All will grow rapidly for small as well as large companies, with many new players in a multitude of business process categories. These services will help companies cut costs as they provide access to powerful software programs and the latest technology without having the expense of a large IT staff and time-consuming, expensive upgrades. As a result, IT departments in all industries will be increasingly freed to focus on enabling business process transformation, which will allow organizations to maximize their return on their technology investments.

4)    Virtualization of Storage, Desktops, Applications, and Networking will see continued acceptance and growth by both large and small businesses as virtualization security improves. We will continue to see the virtualization of processing power, allowing mobile devices to access supercomputer capabilities and apply it to processes such as purchasing and logistics, to name a few.

5)    Consumerization of IT Increases as the source for innovation and technology continues to be driven by the consumer thanks to rapid advances in processing power, storage, and bandwidth. Smart companies have recognized that this is a hard tend that will continue and have stopped fighting consumerization. Instead, they are turning it into a competitive advantage by consumerizing their applications, such as recommending safe and secure third party hardware and apps. Encouraging employees to share productivity enhancing consumer technology will become a wise strategy.

6)    Gamification of Training and Education will fuel a fast moving hard trend using advanced simulations and skill-based learning systems that are self-diagnostic, interactive, game-like, and competitive, all focused on giving the user an immersive experience thanks to a photo-realistic 3D interface. Some will develop software using these gaming techniques to work on existing hardware systems such as the Xbox and PlayStation. A social component that includes sharing will drive success.

7)    Social Business takes on a new level of urgency as organizations shift from an information age “informing” model to a communication age “communicating and engaging” model. Social Software for business will reach a new level of adoption with applications to enhance relationships, collaboration, networking, social validation, and more. Social search will increasingly be used by marketers and researchers, not to mention Wall Street, to tap into millions of daily tweets and Facebook conversations, providing real-time analysis of many key consumer metrics.

8)    Smart Phones Tablets Become Our Primary Personal Computers, and the Mobile Web becomes a must-have capability. An Enterprise Mobility Strategy becomes mandatory for all size organizations as we see mobile data, mobile media, mobile sales, mobile marketing, mobile commerce, mobile finance, mobile payments, mobile health, and many more explode. The vast majority of mobile phones sold globally will have a browser, making the smart phone our primary computer that is with us 24/7 and signaling a profound shift in global computing. This new level of mobility will allow any size business to transform how they market, sell, communicate, collaborate, educate, train, and innovate using mobility.

9)    Tablet Computers with Enterprise-Level Web Apps will be used to transform sales and service support and then move to purchasing, logistics, just-in-time training, and much more.

10) Intelligent Electronic Agents using natural language voice commands takes off with Apple’s Siri, rapidly followed by Android, Microsoft, and others all offering what will become a mobile electronic concierge on your smart devices including your phone, tablet, and television. Soon retailers will have a Siri-like sales assistant, and maintenance workers will have a Siri-like assistant. The possibilities are endless.

11) Digital Identity Management will become increasingly important to both organizations and individuals as new software allows users to better manage their multiple identities across business and personal networks. Next generation biometrics will play a key role in both identity management and security.

12) Visual Communications takes video conferencing to a new level with programs like Skype, FaceTime, and others giving us video communication on phones, tablets, and home televisions. Visual communications will be integrated with current video conferencing systems, fueling this as a main relationship-building tool for businesses of all sizes.

13) Enhanced Location Awareness will accelerate the number of business-to-consumer apps for smart phones and tablets that will take geo-social marketing and sales to a new level of creative application, driving rapid growth.

14) Geo-Spatial Visualization combines geographic information systems (GIS) with location-aware data, RFID (radio frequency identification), and other location-aware sensors (including the current location of users from the use of their mobile devices) to create new insights and competitive advantage. Early applications include logistics and supply chain to name a few.

15) Smart TV Using Apps will get a major boost in the marketplace, fueling a major shift in home viewing. Ever wonder how you could have over 500 cable or satellite channels and nothing to watch? You didn’t have apps on your TV allowing you to personalize the experience. This is the beginning of a major shift that will take place in living rooms globally. Look for Apple to introduce the iTV (living room size iPad).

16) Multiple App Stores for all smart phone, tablet, and television operating systems (Android, Blackberry, Windows, and others) will take off, creating an abundant distribution and sales ecosystem for all. This will cement the revolution versus evolution that apps software represents. We will see business app stores for the enterprise starting this year.

17) 3D Displays for Smart Phones and Tablets will be the breakthrough that will drive wide-scale consumer acceptance of 3D computing. 3D computing for the enterprise will grow rapidly for military, medicine, fashion, architecture, and entertainment applications.

18) eBooks, eNewspapers, and eMagazines Pass the Tipping Point due to the abundance of smartphones with readable displays, tablets that provide a full color experience, and publishers providing apps that give a better than paper experience by including cut, copy, paste, print, and multimedia capabilities. In addition, eBook readers will have high quality with a low enough price to bring in the masses.

19) Interactive Multimedia eTextbooks will finally take off thanks to Apple’s iBook Author and other competing tools, freeing new publishers to create compelling and engaging content, and freeing students from a static, expensive, and literally heavy experience.

20) Wireless Machine-to-Machine applications such as two-way meter reading, surveillance, vending machine, and point-of-sale solutions take off thanks to faster wireless data networks.

Spot Your Own Trends

Are these the only technology-driven trends for 2012 to be aware of? Of course not. As we all know from past experience, technology is always evolving, resulting in new trends emerging and new products appearing every day. That’s why smart organizations stay ahead of the trends by anticipating them, adapting them to their unique environment before the competition does, and ultimately enabling the organization to profit from them. The more you’re able to do that, the sooner your organizations will reach the next level of success.

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3D lenticular business cards are guaranteed attention grabbers – people will look at them and pay attention to the effect created over and over. Additionally they’ll show the card around and usually keep it handy to show others

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New York Printer and Online Printing pioneer 4OVER4.COM has launched a new 3D Lenticular business cards printing service for customers. 3D Lenticular cards use 3D effects to create business cards that are multi-dimensional, attention-grabbing and highly retainable. 4OVER4.COM provides digital and offset printing in the areas of company printing, new york printing, NY printers service, NYC printing, online print services, poster printing, company signage printing, and other custom printing applications.

4OVER4.COM 3D lenticular business cards feature a Flip or Motion 3D effect. Popular flip effects are used to show 2 or 3 distinct images, one right after the other. Sell multiple products, make a business card bi or tri-lingual, or simply induce a second look.

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Quad/Graphics Acquires Williamson Printing Corporation

Friday, February 03, 2012

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Quad/Graphics, Inc., a global provider of print and related multichannel solutions, today announced it has purchased Dallas-based Williamson Printing Corporation, a full-service commercial and specialty products printer specializing in short- to medium-runcatalogs, case-bound books, direct mail and other promotional products.The acquisition expands the company’s growing U.S. network of commercial and specialty print facilities to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, home to one of the largest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the United States.

“Williamson is an exceptional printing company with a long list of regional and national clients,” said Joel Quadracci, Chairman, President CEO of Quad/Graphics. “It has a superior reputation for quality, service and innovation, and its experience and success in growing its commercial and specialty printing business will complement our own growth plans for that segment.”

Williamson’s two Dallas facilities will join Quad/Graphics’ Commercial Specialty group, which also operates facilities in Burlington, Menomonee Falls and New Berlin, Wis.; Enfield, Conn.; and Leominster, Mass. The group provides publishers, marketers and retailers with specialized print products and services, including specialty books, catalogs and directories; marketing collateral; print-on-demand custom publications; specialty binding; and mailing and fulfillment.

Craig Faust, President of Quad/Graphics’ Commercial Specialty group, said Williamson is part of an ongoing plan to grow commercial and specialty printing services: “Through strategic investments in technology and capabilities, we’re building a more complete, innovative and cost-effective platform for our clients while maintaining the high level of personal interaction and service they expect.”

Jesse Williamson, President of Williamson Printing, said Quad/Graphics’ financial strength and stability plus a mutual commitment to innovation and service excellence will produce a winning combination: “We’re both innovative printers at heart, and we’re passionate about print’s crucial role in today’s multimedia landscape. The combined QuadWilliamson brand will create more value and more solutions for more clients.”

Mr. Williamson will continue in his leadership role with QuadWilliamson. His brother, Jerry Williamson, Chairman CEO of Williamson Printing, will serve as an advisor before retiring in the near future, at a date yet to be determined. 

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Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, has extended its continuous feed portfolio with the launch of the new Océ JetStream 1900 printing system. This innovative printer is part of the Océ JetStream Compact series, offering highest versatility at minimal footprint.

Higher speed handles growing colour business

The new Océ JetStream 1900 system offers a printing speed of 127mpm in digital full colour. A member of the scalable Océ JetStream Compact series of high-volume duplex printers, the new system expands the range from two field upgradeable speed bands of 75 and 100, to even faster 127mpm, by increasing productivity by more than 25%.

This makes the Océ JetStream 1900, the high-end product of the Océ JetStream Compact series, the ideal solution for cost-effective personalised, full colour printing.

Performance, premium modes cut costs, raise quality

For print jobs with short production windows and tight cost constraints, the performance mode of the Océ JetStream 1900 operates at 127mpm (417fpm), which translates to 1 714 A4 (1 818 letter) images per minute, at 600 x 480 dpi resolution and multilevel dot modulation. For top quality requirements, the premium mode enables printing at 1 200 dpi perceived image quality with 100mpm (326fpm) or 1 350 A4 (1 428 letter) images per minute.

Transactional applications, direct mail documents and short-run newspapers are often characterised by tight production windows and very high peak loads. This is where the Océ JetStream 1900 reveals its strengths and economic advantages. For cost-effective production, the performance mode facilitates substantial ink savings. Users also benefit from the reliability, print quality and media range associated with the Océ JetStream family.

Océ JetStream 1900 addresses changing business needs

“The majority of print providers start with moderate digital print volume,” says Jaco Smit, DDS product manager at Océ South Africa. “They often need to invest in additional equipment to handle growing printing demands. With the Océ JetStream Compact series, customers can keep pace with changing business needs. This leads to a decisive investment protection of high volume digital print equipment.

“The Océ JetStream 1900 offers the highest level of scalability. And it unites the high quality and versatility of all Océ JetStream Compact series inkjet printers with the peak-load capacity of a high-volume printer. This makes the Océ JetStream 1900 the most complete continuous feed inkjet system in the market.”

Investment protection based on core technologies

All members of the Océ JetStream family, including the new high-speed Océ JetStream 1900, are based on core technologies such as the field-proven Océ DigiDot and the Océ SRA MP controller architecture.

The SRA MP is ideal for rigorous high-speed, full colour digital printing. This supports a clear growth path and compatible workflow across all Océ JetStream engines.

Océ

Océ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and colour display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20 000 people worldwide. Total revenue in financial 2010 amounted to approximately €2.7 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information, visit www.oce.com.

Océ and Canon: Stronger together

In 2010, Océ joined the Canon Group of companies, with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 197 000 employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than USD45 billion. For more information, visit www.canon.com.

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by Xinhua writers Cheng Zhiliang and Hai Mingwei

China has thus far succeeded in feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land. However, it has become clear that scientific and technological innovation will be necessary if China wishes to feed its population in the future.

China’s central authorities on Wednesday issued their first policy document for 2012, which highlights the role of science and technology in agriculture and states that science and technology are the “ultimate way” to ensure sustainable agricultural development and long-term sufficient supplies of farm produce.

“The document is expected to be followed by a string of policies, which will result in a boom in the development of agricultural science and technology,” said Dang Guoying, a rural development researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The issuance of the document, as well as remarks by top officials and a rural work conference held in recent months, are a signal that the government is gravely concerned with food safety and is paying more attention to the development of agricultural technology.

“Considering all the factors, it will be an arduous task to find a balance between supply and demand for farm produce in the future,” said Premier Wen Jiabao in an article about rural development published last month.

The public will need more and safer farm produce due to a growing population, increased urbanization, improved living standards and the consumption of farm produce for industrial purposes, Wen said.

Agricultural development has been hindered by shortages in land and water resources, growing production costs, a decreased labor force, environmental pollution and ecological degradation.

Global agricultural output, oil prices, venture capital speculation and currency exchange rate fluctuations have also had a significant influence on China’s farm produce market.

“Agriculture in China has entered a new stage in which science and technology have become more important factors in breaking through resource and environmental restrictions and achieving sustainable and stable development,” Wen said.

To ensure an effective supply of agricultural products is vital to the country’s overall strategic development amid a complicated global economic situation, the deepening influence of global climate change and increasing shortages of arable land and water at home, according to the policy document.

AGRICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Science and technology have played a vital role in boosting the country’s agricultural output. China’s grain output rose to a record high of 571.21 million tonnes in 2011. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent and marked the eighth consecutive year of growth for the country’s grain output.

In southwest China’s Sichuan province, a research group has been testing a new variety of wheat called “chuanmai 42.” Dr. Tang Yonglu, a researcher from the Sichuan Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences and head of the group, said the group recorded an average output of 500 kg per mu (666.7 square meters) after growing the new variety last year.

Wheat output stood at about 300 kg per mu in Sichuan before the new wheat was developed.

Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice,” has been developing hybrid rice since the 1960s as part of the country’s efforts to combat starvation. Chinese farmers saw incredible rice output after switching to Yuan’s hybrid rice.

Yuan’s team achieved a target unit yield of 900 kg of rice per mu in 2011, setting a new world record.

Yuan’s hybrid rice has been planted in India, Vietnam and the United States, covering a total of three million hectares of land. Yuan has said that an additional 75 million hectares would be enough to feed 400 million to 500 million people.

Despite these notable achievements, China’s agricultural science and technology are “generally at a low level,” said Guo Xiaoming, an agricultural economist with the Sichuan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences.

Agriculture has become more dependent on science and technology in the last several decades, but China has not invested enough in the area, he said. A lack of common interests between local government departments and farmers has also made it difficult to disseminate and implement new technology, according to Guo.

More than 90 percent of the seeds used to grow high-end vegetables and flowers, as well as genetic material used to breed high-quality pigs, chickens and cows, are imported to China from other countries.

China’s urban population outnumbered that of rural areas for the first time as of the end of 2011, meaning there are fewer workers in rural areas for agricultural companies to hire. The Ministry of Agriculture has expressed worry that there may not be enough available farmhands in the future to keep up with agricultural production.

In the face of these challenges, the policy document said the government will continue to expand its fiscal budget for agriculture in 2012 and direct more of the country’s fixed-asset investment toward the sector.

It said the government should play a leading role in investing in agricultural science and ensure that the investment will create “significantly” faster growth compared to fiscal revenues.

Government investment will boost the development of both agricultural technology and basic research that focuses on farm product safety, the efficient use of farmland, ecological restoration and genetic regulation, according to the document.

The government is also eyeing major achievements in the development of agricultural biotechnology, breeding, new materials, precision farming, water-saving irrigation, new fertilizers, epidemic control, marine agriculture, product processing and farming equipment.

Particular emphasis will be given to scientific innovation in seed production, the document said.

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The Science Museum has launched a suite of online games designed to raise questions about the future of medicine, robotics and technology. Developed as part of the Talk Science programme, which was initiated to encourage discussion of science in schools, the ‘Futurecade’ features four titles exploring areas such as geo-engineering and synthetic biology.

In Batco-Lab, players must engineer E.coli bacteria to make useful products, while ensuring that no harmful mutant bacteria are accidentally unleashed on the world. Cloud Control, meanwhile, allows participants to guide Flettner ships which brighten clouds so they reflect sunlight and lower the Earth’s temperature.

The titles have been designed by Bafta-winning studio Preloaded, which has previously worked on educational games for Channel 4 and the Wellcome Trust. The design team worked with scientists and specialists in order to ensure the games raised relevant questions about the technologies and how they may impact on humanity, allowing students to form their own opinions on emerging scientific issues.

“Experts were involved from the outset of the project,” says creative director, Phil Stuart. “Our discussions were handled by the Talk Science team at the Science Museum, many of whom are scientists in their own right. They led the content and Preloaded led the game design, which is pretty common on many of our educationally-motivated games.

“There is always a healthy tension between maintaining the scientific accuracy and letting the game design evolve naturally. Game design is extremely hard. Balancing fun, jeopardy, score systems, and controls is a challenge in itself. Add the hard ‘n’ fast educational objectives – the unchangeable rules in your game system – and it can get very tricky. But the process went very smoothly.”

According to Stuart, another key aim has been to highlight both the potential of new scientific endeavours and the risks. “The idea of engineering cells to make stuff for us or to combat diseases and epidemics has huge potential, but it’s an untested and experimental technique with unknown consequences. Batco-Lab attempts to capture this sense of excitement but also highlight the possible dangers to provoke further debate.”

The games can be played at the dedicated Futurecade site.

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Dealers are top providers across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast; expert in all aspects of printing and print production

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ferrostaal Equipment Solutions North America, a new and fast-growing printing equipment supplier, today announced its lineup of exclusive sales and service dealers serving the Eastern United States.

The printing equipment dealers are responsible for sales, quick-dispatch technical service, parts and all customer support in their regions on behalf of Ferrostaal and Ryobi. The dealers are expert in offset and digital printing-and provide a full range of pre-press, press, bindery, finishing and mailing hardware, software and supplies. Customers include commercial printers, in-plant printers and marketing services companies.

Ferrostaal executives said the new dealers are established leaders for printing equipment sales and service in their territories, and rank among top peers in North America and worldwide. Each has decades of success helping customers improve and grow their businesses with highly automated, state-of-the-art print production and distribution technologies.

The new dealers and their customers are supported by Ferrostaal and Ryobi teams in the U.S., Canada, Japan and across the world. The newly named dealers are:

A.L. Larsen Co., Inc., Wilmington, MA

A.L. Larsen Co. represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The company has been in business since 1919. President is Richard Larsen. Contact is 978-642-2000, sales@allarsen.com or visit www.allarsen.com.

American Reprographics, Nashville

American Reprographics represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Tennessee. The company has been a graphics equipment dealer in Tennessee for 34 years, much of it selling and servicing Ryobi presses. President is Larry Vastano. For information, contact 615-244-1293 or email americanrepro213@bellsouth.net.

Atlantic Graphic Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD

Atlantic Graphic Systems represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C. and metropolitan Philadelphia. The company has sold and serviced printing equipment since 1976. It is owned by Wayne and Jeff Tomlinson. For more information, contact 410-290-8200, email jtomlinson@agspress.com or visit www.agspress.com.

G.E. Richards Graphic Supplies, Inc., Landisville, PA

G.E. Richards represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Pennsylvania (except metro Philadelphia) and West Virginia. The company has been a Ryobi dealer for more than 30 years, was founded in 1972, and has 10 U.S. locations. G.E. Richards is owned by Larry Wagner. For more information, contact Jim Lundy at 717-898-3151, email jlundy@gerichards.com or visit www.gerichards.com.

Graphic Associates, Inc., Cleveland, OH

Graphic Associates represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Ohio and Lower Michigan. The company was founded in 1968. Sales contacts are Rick Patterson and Greg Patterson in Cleveland and Greg Cozart in Cincinnati. For more information, call 800-678-1787, email rick@graphicassociates.com or visit www.graphicassociates.com.

Independent Graphic Service, Montgomery, AL

Independent Graphic Service represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Alabama, Mississippi and western Florida. The company has been a Ryobi sales and service dealer since 1998, and has more than 75 years of experience serving printers. President is Dennis Spaeth. For more information, contact 334-396-4156, email dls@independentgraphicservice.com or visit www.independentgraphicservice.com.

Paper Handling Solutions, Inc., Marietta, GA

Paper Handling Solutions, Inc., represents Ferrostaal and Ryobi in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. PHS provides sales and technical support from locations in Marietta, Charlotte and Columbia, and has served the region since 1992. Sales manager is Don Barbour. For information, contact 770-955-3770, email dbarbour@paperhandlingsolutions.com or visit www.paperhandlingsolutions.com.

United Graphic Systems, Inc., Englewood, NJ

United Graphic Systems, Inc., represents metro New York City, southern New York State and the states of New Jersey and Connecticut from its facility immediately adjacent to Manhattan. UGS is owned by Ivo Heller and Rob Friedman. For more information, contact 201-871-0170, sales@unitedgraphicsystems.com or visit www.unitedgraphicsystems.com.

Other regions served directly by Ferrostaal

Ferrostaal currently handles sales, technical service and parts for Ryobi in upstate New York, Kentucky, all of Florida except western Florida, and Puerto Rico.

About Ferrostaal Equipment Solutions North America

Ferrostaal helps commercial and in-plant printers in the U.S. and Canada make their businesses stronger, more innovative and more sustainable. The company provides printers of all sizes with equipment, custom financing, quick-dispatch service and overnight parts availability through a large network of local and regional graphics equipment dealers.

Ferrostaal tailors its offer to each printer’s specific business needs. With more than a half-century of experience working with printers worldwide, Ferrostaal is independent, entrepreneurial and expert in the business of print, publishing and packaging. Ferrostaal markets and distributes the RYOBI 1050, 920, 750/780, 520, 3304 and 3302 series presses. Technical service and parts are available for these presses as well as legacy Ryobi presses. For more information, visit ferrostaal.us, email usasales@ferrostaal.com, or call 281-741-6700.

About Ryobi

Ryobi Ltd., Tokyo, is a diversified manufacturer and leading OEM with operations on three continents and sales in more than 170 countries. Ryobi is a major supplier of precision die-casting products for the world’s top automakers. It is also a leading manufacturer and innovator serving the printing, telecommunications, electronics and construction industries.

Ryobi is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of advanced sheetfed offset printing presses, hardware, software and related peripherals. Its high-speed, fully automated, 2- to 8-up multicolor presses are respected for their unsurpassed print quality, low total cost of ownership, operating ease and efficiency, environmental responsibility and high reliability.

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