Oklahoma City

Too often printers think they have to be capable of producing multi-million dollar jobs in order to compete for the approximately $400 million in work that the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) awards annually to private sector printers. That is a myth, according to Deborah Snider, senior vice president of e-LYNXX Corporation.

Oklahoma City-based INTEGRIS Health, the state's largest not-for-profit health-care organization, has agreed to purchase forms, printing, promotional products, and other business solutions from Indianapolis-based International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) through its purchasing agreement with Novation, the contracting services company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium. INTEGRIS Health operates a system of 11 hospitals, led in the Oklahoma City area by INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center and INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. Oklahoma City IBSA Affiliate Print Imaging Group will supply nine INTEGRIS Health regional hospitals and 19 physician's offices as part of the agreement. Since the start of IBSA's contract with Novation on Jan.

Plastag, Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Lucas Color Card, Oklahoma City, recently announced the creation of a new business unit, Plastag I.D., which will assist the secure document market through the development of innovative products and processes. "As an industry resource, Plastag I.D. will concentrate on finding material, technology and system solutions to the security, identification and authentication challenges inherent with secure document programs," noted John Hermann, president and CEO of Plastag. According to Hermann, the creative leadership of Plastag I.D. provides more than 55 years of combined experience in the fields of data management, printing, laminating, finishing and fulfillment. For more information, call

Plastag, Elk Grove Village, Ill., recently announced the purchase of Lucas Color Card, a manufacturer of Teslin-based, durable transaction cards located in Oklahoma City, Okla. The purchase allows the company to add significant card personalization and packaging capabilities for all card types and client marketing objectives. The transaction also creates additional capital reserve for future growth. For more information, visit www.plastag.com or e-mail bmulligan@plastag.com.