Inkjet & Digital Printing
Océ Software and Océ VarioPrint 6320 Ultra Create Complete Digital Book Solution at ON DEMAND Conference
Tuesday 27. April 2010 - Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano Sign New Book Printed Live at Booth 925
Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced that industry experts Dr. Joe Webb and Richard M. Romano will sign “hot off the digital press” copies of their new book, Disrupting the Future at 2PM Tuesday, April 20 in Océ Booth 925. The books will be printed live at the ON DEMAND conference, demonstrating end-to-end digital book printing featuring advanced Océ workflow software and the Océ VarioPrint 6320 Ultra system.
Océ digital book solutions add value to the ways print professionals create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content. ON DEMAND attendees can observe firsthand how this process applies to on-demand and short run printing of top quality editions of books like Disrupting the Future.
“I am flattered that Océ selected Disrupting the Future for show floor demonstration and free distribution at On DEMAND Expo. By producing the book and making it available to the industry, Océ has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the transformation of the printing industry, and Océ technologies are helping customers participate in this transformation. These efforts bring new attention to print as a creative participant in a highly dynamic and exciting communications environment,” said Dr. Joe Webb.
“Disrupting the Future is a labor of love by two industry veterans who love print and want to see it survive and remain an integral part of graphic communication. We are happy that Océ is a part of that labor,” added Richard Romano.
Dr. Joe Webb is one of the graphic arts industry’s best-known consultants, forecasters and commentators. A thirty-year veteran of the graphic arts industry, he is currently director of the WhatTheyThink.com Economics and Research Center. Webb founded the influential TrendWatch information service. His “Mondays with Dr. Joe” column has become a must-read feature on WhatTheyThink.com, as have his quarterly economic forecast Webinars. He is a Ph.D. graduate of the NYU Center for Graphic Communications Management and Technology (1987), and serves on the Center’s Board of Advisors. He holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College (1981) and was a magna cum laude graduate in Managerial Sciences and Marketing from Manhattan College (1978).
Richard Romano is contributing editor for the WhatTheyThink.com news and information portal for the graphic arts industry. His feature stories, news reports, and monthly market research and technology reports concentrate on new media and publishing technologies. Since 1994, he has written for such magazines as Graphic Arts Monthly, GATFWorld, Printing News, HOW, Micro Publishing News, Digital Imaging and others. He is co-editor of “The GATF Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications,” and author of other books on graphics hardware and software. From 1999 to 2008, he was senior analyst for TrendWatch Graphic Arts (later The Industry Measure). Romano frequently speaks at industry events, including the HOW Design Conference, Print, Macworld, and Graph Expo.
Disrupting the Future: Uncommon Wisdom for Navigating Print’s Challenging Marketplace
In his previous book, Renewing the Printing Industry, Dr. Joseph Webb offered alternative strategies that print business owners could use to recast their businesses. In Disrupting the Future, Webb and Romano take the discussion even further and tell why the transition from “printers” to full-service communications providers is a critical strategic path. Disrupting the Future explains why the old business advice and common wisdom that guided the industry for decades no longer makes sense, and provides a whole new set of guidelines, advice, and “uncommon wisdom.”
“We are excited to be working with two industry luminaries like Dr. Joe and Richard Romano to make their book available through on-demand printing. Océ is committed to helping our customers take their businesses in the most successful directions, and the wisdom in Disrupting the Future offers valuable guidance for graphic arts professionals who want to transition to a new level. Our success in delivering end-to-end digital book solutions also helps make it possible for customers to transform their businesses,” said Eric De Goeijen, Vice President of Marketing, Production Printing Systems division, Océ North America.