Web-to-Print

Headquartered in Wilton, N.H., Label Art is pleased to announce the launching of its newly enhanced, ultra-convenient online ordering service. The upgraded system offers distributors the luxury of electronic order placement 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Now, distributors can take advantage of the easy-to-use service to place catalog orders, upload artwork, view proofs and track the status of their orders whenever they wish. In addition, distributors receive an automatic notification of shipment when an order is complete. Existing distributor customers can simply visit www.labelart.com and use their current account number to register for the service, while new Label Art

RR Donnelley, Chicago, invites professionals of the print industry to read and comment on its new blog: Inc. on Paper – A Blog From Inside. Users can view the company’s take on many industry hot topics including mergers and acquisitions. For more information, visit http://inconpaper.blogspot.com.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Md., Webb/Mason is releasing its 16th major Enterprise Print Management (EPM) Online upgrade. EPM Online delivers the ability to manage all printing and brand management needs online. The enhancements deliver greater flexibility, control and customization options, while saving time and money, and increasing order and personalization accuracy. The latest enhancements include: • A renovated user-interface that makes full use of emerging Web technologies, including AJAX, and increases EPM Online’s interactivity, speed and usability. • Advanced design flexibility, permitting end-users to tailor EPM Online Web sites to more closely reflect their Web sites and Intranet designs. • A Kodak collaborative proofing

No matter how obscure our tastes, almost anything we have a yen for is a mere Google search or eBay bid away. For good or bad, the same holds for business owners: everyone, it seems, uses the Internet as an avenue for free promotion and advertising opportunities. As a result, any business hoping to thrive must venture into digital services and online business. Obviously, e-commerce opportunities have advantages and disadvantages. Change can be daunting, especially when it means investing in training for employees in order to service clients. The investment in technology alone can be cost-prohibitive, too. In the race to outwit stiff competition

Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., Four51, Inc. has launched Insights Four51, a community blog to educate the company’s growing customer base that also serves as a platform for user feedback, including best practices. Besides existing customers, IT professionals, purchasing agents, supply chain managers and printing executives will also find the blog useful. “Based on the success of our podcasts and Webinars, launching a community blog was a natural extension of our outbound marketing efforts,” said Liz Bogut, Four51’s manager of marketing and client growth. Blogs or Web Logs belong in a category of communication referred to as “social media,” a term used to

TopForm Software, Norcross, Ga., will provide its customers with the option to use an open relational database for real-time data storage and access. Oracle will be the first supported database, with mySQL and other common database products to follow. “Our customers requested a more flexible system that would provide greater access to data, and Oracle is that solution,” said Brian Fritsche, president/CEO. “This is our first significant step toward adopting an open architecture that gives customers more control over their business.” On December 27, TopForm will start testing Oracle with one of its premier customers, Baltimor-based Webb/Mason. TopForm anticipates launching the new platform, along

With the continuing decline of business forms, replacement form technologies are increasing exponentially as industry professionals shift to a different paradigm. Software/technology supplier Plantrol Systems, Westfield, N.Y., has responded by focusing on the development of a paperless form—not to be confused with electronic form-filling software already on the market—for use in all types of business applications. Plantrol’s new system, Omniform247, is presented in a stand-alone package that works with any database. After completing an online template, end-users can preview and send the form by e-mail. This saves on the high costs of faxing and mailing, and can be done across multiple locations

Four51, Eden Prairie, Minn., announced its agreement with SAP America to deliver a new integrated e-commerce business management system. Four51’s Business management solution, based on SAP’s Business One solution, will provide a comprehensive, affordable solution for small and midsize distributors and suppliers. The solution will offer full integration of Four51’s electronic trading functionality into the SAP Business One business management solution. For more information, visit www.Four51.com or call (952) 294-0451.

Recently RFID has been in the cross-hairs of every media outlet. With big businesses and some government offices finding more uses for the technology, the general public is starting to feel a little on edge. Accusations started flying: concerned citizens groups fear this technology could lead to a totalitarian state comparable to Orwell’s 1984 and some religious groups even declared RFID to be related to biblical tales of Armageddon. “The unfortunate thing about that is once [a group] makes such a claim or statement, from that point on, it puts the RFID industry on the defensive,” said Max Golter, vice president of sales at

Frank Abagnale, a consultant in document security and expert in methods of fraud and forgery, was kind enough to speak with BFL&S to help us inform our readers about check fraud and how it will be affected by Check 21. Abagnale is most known as the author and subject of Catch Me if You Can, which was made into a popular Steven Spielberg film. He is also the author of several books about fraud and identity theft. His renown in the security field comes from his ability to circumvent it. As a minor, Abagnale became one of the most notable, successful and notorious forgers