PlanWell Instant Desktop Services Webinar, Thursday Sept. 4, 2008 10AM PT

The PlanWell Instant Desktop Services Webinar was so well received we are doing an encore Webinar, this time on Thursday September 4, 2008 10 a.m. Pacific Time.

Click on the link to sign-up: http://planwell.com/pwcal_signup.php?ts=d&sessionId=3249&t=PST

Here are a few comments from PEiR Members who took time to write us after our last Webinar:

I think that was great Webinar yesterday, I found it insightful to see how an end user can use Instant Download in a collaboration workflow.

John Lipari (Plan & Print Syracuse, NY)


Hi Shaun,
Great WebEx presentation today. I sat in with several of our associates and we will be implementing the Instant Download/Printing. The management staff here is currently working on making our services better and I may have some more questions next week.

Reg Garner
Triangle Reprographics
Orlando, Florida


Do you want to take advantage of the latest high margin digital services available in PlanWell Enterprise? If you do, please join me for a training session on PlanWell's Instant Download, HP Instant Print and PlanWell Easy Print for KIP features.

In this Webinar session I will review the following:

1) What will your network need to make it technically accessible?
2) What do you have to do in PlanWell to make these features work for your customers?
3) Live Demonstrations of these new services.

Who should attend: Owners, production and salespeople.

Date: Thursday Sept 4, 2008
Time: 10:00am Pacific Time.

Shaun Meany
President
The PEiR Group
1981 North Broadway, Suite 360
Walnut Creek, CA 94549
925-658-0212
shaunm@planwell.com

Oce’ GT 250 Webinar, Friday Sept. 5, 2008 10AM PT

On Friday September 5, 2008 10 a.m. PT, Oce’ will be presenting a webinar on the Oce’ GT 250. This event will be for PEiR Members Only!

The Océ Arizona 250 GT printer is quite simply a technology disruption: a UV-curable flatbed and roll-to-roll inkjet printer that delivers exceptional image quality to take display graphics to the next level.

Use it to add new services by printing photo-quality images on virtually any media imaginable. Take on work that was never before possible with lesser quality printing systems. The Océ Arizona 250 GT printer gives you endless opportunities to increase your display graphics revenue.

With Océ, you know you can grow your display graphics business — securely and profitably. We are the only company that offers a total solution for the large format visual communications market, including hardware, software, consumables, training, service and financing. Our mission is to help you reach your business goals for years to come.

Please click on the link provided below to sign-up. To sign up now click here:

KIP 3100 Product Promotion in Support of PlanWell EasyPrint for KIP

KIP is pleased to present special introductory PEiR Group pricing on two roll, multifunction KIP 3100 monochrome or mono/color systems to support the powerful new PlanWell EasyPrint for KIP feature!

PlanWell EasyPrint for KIP is an integrated print utility that connects the KIP 3100 IPS System and PlanWell Enterprise, making document printing simple and fast. PlanWell EasyPrint is based on an intuitive touch screen interface. All you need is an Internet connection.

How It Works
PEiR Group Members may purchase KIP 3102 STF systems at special pricing for all orders placed. For more information, call The PEiR Group at (925) 658-0200.

Important PEiR Group Vendor Updates

There are some important vendor announces for PEiR Group members:

Price Changes:
Océ
Azerty
Xpedx
HP (TekGraf)

Product and Promotions:
Canon
Spiral Binding – promo through December 31, 2008, receive free merchandise
Pittman / Charrette – offering free sample roll of new product
HP Reseller Program – Promotion
ESP – New PEiR Group Vendor

Please go the PEiR Group web site to get further details under “partner prices.”

If you have forgotten or need a login and password for the web site, please contact The PEiR Group at (925) 658-0200.

Tell Us What You Want To Talk About

The PEiR Group is holding its Sales and Operation Managers Conference in the 4th quarter of 2008.

We ask that you click on the link and complete the survey below so that we can better focus on subjects our members would like to be covered at the conference.

Click Here to take the survey.

As always, The PEiR Group appreciates the input of its members. Feel free to contact us via this blog or at any of the contact numbers given to share your thoughts and ideas about our industry.

Canon Announces Regional Launches for iPF810/820 Printers

Canon will be conducting one day, regional launch events for its new iPF810/820 printers in September, you may want to save the dates.

To sign up click here:

Here are the Cities and the Dates:

Jamesburg (New Jersey) - September 9
Atlanta (Norcross, GA) - September 11
Chicago (Itasca, IL) - September 16
Dallas (Irving, TX) - September 18
Irvine (Los Angeles) - September 23

PEiR Group Member Alert: Océ 9160 Arrives in Australia

The folks at Océ say they’re making their new Océ CS9160 eco-solvent wide format digital printer available to Australian shops. Those of you Down Under may want to check out this machine, built for creation of high quality indoor and outdoor durable prints onto a wide range of uncoated media.

Potential applications include banners, posters for indoor and outdoor, general signage, canvas reproductions, backlit imagery and pull up display stands.

To support the launch, Océ is promoting a “Think Opportunity, Think Océ” trade-in offer, giving users a considerable discount on their outdated wide format printer to move up to the new Océ CS9160. Users can log on to www.thinkopportunityoce.com to register their interest.

Tell ‘em The PEiR Group sent’ya…

A PEiR Group Staff Report

Lot of talk out there about digital printing, the digital economy… and digital this and that these days, right?

But you know people are seriously evaluating the digital marketplace when the global stock markets sic their analysts on the industry. Dublin, Ireland-based Research and Markets recently compiled a report on our “Digital Future,” – and came up with some interesting findings.

The report covers a variety of topics including past, present and future market positions; technologies and products; equipment suppliers, document management, financing and economics of print, plus a resources section of suppliers.

Interviews with companies such as Quark, IBM, OCE, Hewlett Packard, One2One, Lloyds/TSB, British Airways, Renault UK, TJ International and more are featured.

Key Conclusions from Research and Markets:
The Digital economy is on a solid growth track. In addition to its steady growth as a sales opportunity, we are seeing rapid, consistent growth in digital printing and black-and-white and colour copying volumes, as well as significant plans to invest in additional digital printing units, whether as upgrades or as additional capacity. Both printers and their customers are consistently showing growth in their use of key applications like Web-to-print, variable data printing, and short-run digital printing.

Key to growth in the digital printing marketplace is the diversity of press sizes, speeds, and price ranges in the equipment market, reducing the barrier to entry and making digital production affordable in production environments of all sizes and volumes. The data clearly shows that the line of demarcation, in terms of size, between serious players and those whose budgets are too restricted to do anything but dabble, have all but disappeared.

Quik Facts:
- 41% of all graphic arts firms now say they offer some type of digital printing in-house;
- 17% of graphic arts firms say that their volumes of full-color digital printing are increasing “a little” (1-25%) or “a lot” (25% or more);
- 11% of creatives see “digital printing” as a top sales opportunity for their businesses.