Inkjet & Digital Printing
Smartmatic Uses Kodaks Printing Technology to Deliver Cost-Effective, Personalized Voting Solutions for the 2010 Philippines General Election
Thursday 06. May 2010 - Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation, a provider of cutting-edge technology and expertise in election, identity management, and public safety solutions, today announced the successful completion of the ballot printing for the upcoming Philippines general election using KODAK VERSAMARK VL4000 Printing Systems.
Together with Kodaks partnersPitney Bowes Emtex Software and Hunkeler AG, Kodaks Service team worked closely with Smartmatic to address the printing needs of the Philippines General Election 2010. The team printed more than 50 million full-color, personalized ballots needed for the automated elections and delivered the project ahead of schedule.
“Smartmatics mandate is to provide top-notch auditable voting technology with the purpose of enabling the Commission of Elections of the Philippines to deliver timely results with confidence,” said Cesar Flores, President, Smartmatic Asia-Pacific. “We found a perfect solution in Kodak with its internationally renowned reliability and the product offerings that effectively meet our requirements.”
“We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with Smartmatic in this monumental election project,” said Steve Green, Regional Managing Director, Consumer Digital Group and Graphic Communications Group, Asia Pacific Region and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “We are glad that the KODAK VERSAMARK VL4000 Printing Systems will enable the Commission of Elections of the Philippines to conduct an automated election and to deliver a smooth and efficient voting process.”
Smartmatic designs and deploys end-to-end, custom technology solutions to enable government agencies and large enterprises to fulfill their missions with the utmost efficiency. The KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing System deployed in the project for the Philippines General Election 2010 is instrumental in helping the Commission of Elections achieve a cost savings of up to PHP 230 million with Smartmatics solutions.
“To be involved in the Philippines General Election 2010 is a testament to Kodaks ability to help customers develop their businesses in new directions,” said Kevin Joyce, Worldwide Vice President Sales and Marketing, Digital Printing Solutions and Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak enabled Smartmatic to extend its current capabilities by providing turnkey KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems, comprised of reliable inkjet printheads and a choice of controller, powering our customers competitive edge with full-page variability.”
The KODAK VERSAMARK VL4000 Printing Systems can achieve a printing speed of 410 fpm (125 mpm) at a resolution of 600×360 dpi. The systems also provide 100 percent variable data capabilities, a prerequisite in a voting solution. Coupled with the EMTEX VIP Server, a high-performance output management solution, the KODAK VERSAMARK VL-Series Printing Systems provide centralized print production management, real time data stream transformation, resource management, and job accounting.