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Discusses the acquisition of Banta Information Services Group by Xyan.com in May 2000 in the United States. Benefits of the partnership; Information on their digital printing services; Plans and forecasts for the partnership.

Discusses the addition of processing equipment and an upgrade of machines at Investor Communication Services, a printing company for the business sector in Edgewood, New York. Nature of business; Challenges in terms of work load and scheduling of work; Solutions to its limitations; Efforts and plans to enhance flexibility.

Reports on the growing market for digital, on demand printing which is helping book printers bolster their bottom lines and secure a competitive market solution. Opportunities presented by digital, on demand printing to the book printing industry; Target market of Xeikon America; Aim of digital system manufacturers.

Focuses on several technological trends in book manufacturing industry. Launching of digital on-demand printing of short-run, hard-bound books by Publishers' Graphics LLC; Capabilities of the printer; Background information on the book printing operations of Publishers' Graphics; Contract signed by the company with Xerox Corp.; Details on digital book production capabilities of the company.

Deals with the changes in book manufacturing industry. Information on electronic publishing; Trends in book publishing; Impacts of digital technologies on book publishing; Proliferation of the use of the Internet in reading; Details on digital publishing innovations. INSET: Mergers & Acquisitions.

Focuses on the digital printing and prepress services of Tukaiz Communications company. Impact of digital printing on the marketing strategies of book publisher Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Publishing Company; Expansion of the business by personalizing the publisher's catalogs of books; Other services offered by Tukaiz.

Discusses the use of digital printing by Eagan, Minnesota-based West Group, a division of Thompson Corp. that provides information to the legal market in the United States. Information on the on-line service of West Group; Description of on-demand technology; Information on its use of the DemandStream 8080 DI printer from Oce Printing Systems USA Inc.; Plans for digital printing.

Reports on the success of Matrix Digital Technologies, a spinoff company of Compass Print & Mail, in the market for on-demand book printing. Digital printing system used by the company; Benefits of digital printing; Details on the printing process of the company; Views on digital printers.

Reports on the investment of Worzalla Publishing Co. of Stevens Point, Wisconsin on a Timsons 32 single-color book press to increase the company's profits. Remarks from Charles W. Nelson, chief executive officer of Worzalla; Features of the book press; Sales by the company in 1999.

Reports that Offset Paperback Manufacturers Inc. (OPM) is pursuing profitability from short-run, on-demand, digital printing of paperback books. Views on on-demand books; Equipment used by OPM; Information on the DigiPath production software.

Provides information on the digital book wholesaler Sprout Inc. Background on how the company started; Services offered by the hardware system of the company; Publishing partners of the company.