Kodak Joins ON DEMAND Russia Event as Platinum Sponsor

Bertrand Decoux, Managing Director, EAME Region, to Join Keynote Panel

(Weymouth, MA & Moscow, Russia) September 29, 2008… InfoTrends, the leading worldwide consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry, in conjunction with ATPC in Russia, announced today that Kodak has signed as a Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming ON DEMAND Russia Conference & Exhibition. ON DEMAND Russia, an event focused on digital printing technologies including printing equipment, workflow software, direct-to-plate, and wide format printing, will take place November 18-21, 2008 at the Sokolniki Culture and Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Russia.

“We are very pleased that Kodak is participating as a Platinum Sponsor for the event,” commented Charles Pesko, Executive Vice President, InfoTrends/Questex. “Their cutting-edge digital printing equipment, such as the NEXPRESS Press line of digital color presses, makes them a major player in this space, and attendees will benefit from learning about their latest digital printing solutions.”

“Given Kodak’s history of helping customers make technology transitions, our solutions and best practices can help attendees capture business in new markets,” said Kevin Joyce, Chief Marketing Officer, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. “The digital printing market is expanding rapidly in Eastern Europe and Russia, and our comprehensive solutions for blended workflow environments will benefit print service providers in this area.”

Bertrand Decoux, Managing Director of the EAME Region of Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group will participate in a keynote panel. Decoux and other panelists will reflect on the impact of major new announcements from drupa that will shape the future of the digital print market in Russia and around the world.

ON DEMAND Russia is the first event that is focused on Print-On-Demand technologies such as digital printing equipment, digital workflow, digital direct-to-plate, and wide format printing in the Russian market. The event will provide the necessary education and technology insights to accelerate Print-On-Demand market growth. Manufacturers, print providers, corporate executives and managers, and distributors of digital printing products and services will all benefit from this informative event. The conference will provide crucial information that will help attendees position their companies in this growing market and take advantage of the benefits that digital technologies provide.

For more information on the show or to sign up as an attendee, visit www.ondemandexpo.ru.

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About ATPC
The American Technology Print Center is a cooperative project to demonstrate the latest technologies produced by U.S. suppliers, provide training and after-sales service and spare parts to printers in Russia and Eurasia, and assist U.S. suppliers with product marketing and export financing. The establishment and operation of the Center was made possible by a grant of the USTDA to the Russian Interregional Printing and Publishing Association (MAP) under NPES management. Additional information about ATPC is available on the Web at www.atpc.biz. 

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