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Data Management Center recently adopted a new company name and logo. The name change to Digital Data Centers reflects the addition of a new data center in Tempe, Ariz. and the company’s upgraded brand and service offerings as a leading provider of document printing and mailing.

Data Management Center and CE Printed Products announced their strategic alliance to deliver a unified network from coast to coast. As a part of the alliance, Data Management Center and CE Printed Products agreed to work jointly and seamlessly to provide distributors and companies greater and deeper services and solutions that result in increased cash flow, improved DSO and bottom line savings.

Midwest Index, Positive Marketing Associates and Semco Products have merged under a single business entity to expand manufacturing capabilities and product portfolios. The new company, Integrated Filing Solutions, is headquartered in Glendale Heights, Ill., and has operating divisions in Milwaukee, Glendale Heights and Roselle, Ill., employing more than 235 associates. Said Jay Weber, Semco Products president, “All three companies have established brand equity throughout the industry, providing complementary document management solutions to a multitude of filing-related markets.” Integrated Filing Solutions offers paper-based filing solutions for the healthcare, insurance, financial, government, legal and commercial print markets. For more information, visit www.integratedfiling.com or call

When employees at Color Smiths—a suburban Chicago prepress shop—smelled smoke, they ran for the fire extinguisher. Minutes later, the entire building was engulfed and, in a matter of hours, everything was lost. But in just one week, Color Smiths was up and running again, thanks to extraordinary service from All Printing Resources (APR), Glendale Heights, Ill. “We had an informal plan in case a major catastrophic event caused a shut down of our business, but I never imagined we would need a plan for rebuilding the entire business,” said Calvin Hill, owner of Color Smiths. “Despite the loss, there was never a question that

Newsbrief CFC Announces New President CFC Print Solutions, formerly Continuous Forms and Checks, Peachtree City, Ga., has named Casey Campbell president. Former president Bob Lenox has assumed the position of CEO, with Campbell taking over day-to-day operations and leadership as president. Campbell, BFL&S' 1998 Gerald Bostwick Manufacturer of The Year Award winner, has more than 21 years' experience in the business documents industry. For the past 11 years, he has held the position of vice president of marketing at CFC. Newsbrief Vallis, Champion Merge Vallis Form Service, Schiller Park, Ill., has merged with Champion Specialized Products, Glendale Heights, Ill. The newly-formed company–Vallis/Champion–will be

Pressure-seal and other self-mailer products rule the marketplace By Eric Fiedler As the traditional mailer market matures, self-mailer sales are soaring. "The absolute major growth area for us is the pressure-seal product," said Deanna Day, product manager at Poser, Fairhope, Ala. "It really goes hand-in-hand with the decline of impact printers." The success of pressure-seal self-mailers can be attributed to savings in both money and time. Folding and stuffing aren't necessary, envelope costs are avoided, and a typical pressure-seal system is capable of preparing up to 10,000 11&Mac253; forms per hour. Richard Kuntz, president of GBF Graphics, Skokie, Ill., reported that his company's Securi-Seal3™ pressure-seal product is selling beyond