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WordPress Software
Welcome to Personalized Newspaper.com website. This new version of what originally was a Dreamweaver website is now up and running. Personalized Newspaper.com is the companion website for a printed tabloid newspaper of the same name.
WordPress is an open source content management solution generally know for its blogging capabilities. Dreamweaver is a great software but updating the website and allowing for collaboration and extended features and plugins was a pain.
With WordPress all of those problems are solved.
For more information on Personalized Newspaper.com see About. Free print subscriptions will become available in June 2009.
Xerox iGen 4
Digital Presses
In-line stitching could make iGen 4 suitable for personalized magazine publishing
October 2008 Graph Expo Edition
Xerox unwrapped iGen 4, proclaiming it the most productive and highest-quality cut-sheet digital color press in the printing industry.Ohio commercial printer Metzgers Printing & Mailing is among the first print providers to get an iGen4 press.
Metzgers plans to increase their efficiency by running more short run jobs on digital. “With the new automation features on the iGen4 press we will be able to reduce the ‘number of hands’ needed per job from 10 on offset to four with digital,” said Joe Metzger, president, Metzgers Printing & Mailing. It’s unknown whether Metzger will use the igen for personalized magazine printing.
In-line Saddle Stitching Finishes Job
The option to add in-line saddle-stitch finishing was another key factor in Metzgers’ purchasing decision. Previously, producing booklets and brochures was a labor-intensive process that will be significantly streamlined by printing digitally and finishing the job in-line. Metzgers - the first customer to purchase an iGen4 with saddle-stitch capabilities - can now produce a variety of personalized materials with offset and photo quality, faster and more cost-effectively for its customers.
Pesronalized magazines that combine targeted display advertising and short-runs are a perfect fit for iGen 4. It remains to be seen if Xerox will market iGen as a solution for personalized publications. Last year Xerox unveiled a continuous feed machine capable of printing tabloid sized newspapers at 600 DPI. However, not much has been written about the device with regard to newspaper publication output.
