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Kodak Announces New and Extended Reseller and Distributor Agreements
Thursday 17. September 2009 - Kodak announces at Print 09 new and extended agreements with several of its Authorized Resellers and Distributors.
“Kodak is working hard to strengthen and expand our key channel relationships, and also to develop new channels to reach more companies with our growing solutions portfolio,” said Don Whaley, Director and Vice President, Channel Development, Commercial & Consumer, United States and Canada, Kodak. “These agreements demonstrate our commitment to be the best partner to help our customers grow their businesses. More importantly, they provide our current and future customers with even more value by combining KODAK Solutions with the capabilities offered by our many resellers and distributors.”
xpedx takes on packaging solutions
In the packaging space, a new agreement makes xpedx an Authorized Reseller of Kodaks Packaging Solutions in the United States. The agreement enables xpedx to provide important new offset and flexographic package printing technologies to U.S. commercial printers, in-plant printers, and companies specializing in package and label printing.
Under the new agreement, xpedx will add the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System, KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow, KODAK PRINERGY EVO POWERPACK Workflow, KODAK THERMOFLEX Platesetters, KODAK APPROVAL Digital Color Imaging System, and KODAK FLEXCEL Plates to its existing portfolio.
In addition to a large customer base of commercial and in-plant printers, xpedx also has a network of more than 550 packaging specialists, representatives, and technicians at more than 100 locations across North America to serve a wide range of small, mid-size and large manufacturers with total packaging solutions. For the past 10 years, xpedx has served as an Authorized Reseller of Kodaks commercial printing solutions in the United States, including workflow, CTP devices, plates, proofing, and consumables.
“Kodak has enjoyed a productive relationship with xpedx for many years and this next step will bring many benefits to the customers we both serve in the growing packaging market,” noted Whaley.
CMG offers color management and proofing solutions
A new Channel Partnership agreement between Kodak and the Color Management Group (CMG) focuses on the sales and support of proofing systems in the United States and Canada. CMG will offer bundled proofing and color management solutions built around Kodaks state-of-the-art KODAK Proofing Software 4.0 and Color Management Groups expert certified services and solution integration offerings.
Through the agreement, Kodak color management and proofing solutions will be available to a broader audience, and enhanced by CMGs color management expertise, knowledge and experience. CMG is a consortium of premier independent consultant-based resellers and their Silicon Valley-based distributors who provide pre-sales assistance, product sales, integration, training, and technical support of color management solutions and G7-related technologies.
“The demand for reliable color proofing solutions continues to increase, and by working closely with CMG, Kodak dramatically extends its reach,” noted Kevin Barton, Regional Business Manager and Vice President, Prepress Solutions, Americas, Kodak. “This relationship will benefit our customers by adding an additional level of expertise. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with CMG.”
FASTechnology distributes inkjet printing
KODAK VERSAMARK D-Series Printing Systems are now available through FASTechnology Group LLC, an Authorized Distributor in the United States and Canada. FASTechnology, a longstanding industry leader in inkjet and custom-made machine control systems for the commercial printing and newspaper industries, offers the KODAK VERSAMARK DS5120, DS5122, DS5222, DS5240, DS5340, DS5640 and DS5650.
With this agreement, FASTechnology Group now makes it easier for customers to integrate Kodaks continuous inkjet printheads into high-value and high-efficiency printing operations. Designed for a full range of monochrome or color imprinting applications, such as barcoding, packaging, hybrid printing, and personalization, KODAK VERSAMARK D-Series Printing Systems are easily integrated into existing production environments.