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Sunday, July 7, 2002
Secure Printing From an IT Perspective
Very little attention has been paid to the idea of security in print streams. PDF and PostScript files for books and other printed matter are routinely passed over the open Internet. Some WAN providers like WAMnet provide encryption via their proprietary networks, but far more material is transferred openly.While not about graphic arts printing specifically, this post on Slashdot shows the issues of security are beginning to surface in areas outside the print industry, which means yet one more thing printers are going to have to address.
Slashdot | "Ask Slashdot" - Secure Printing?RiverWolf asks: "As a Systems Administrator (a.k.a. 'paranoid security freak') I spend much of my time tightening down systems, loading patches, and just generally making sure no one does what they're not supposed too. While tools like ssh have become a staple for file transfer and terminal sessions, I recently began looking at all the little print servers we have throughout my offices and wondered "hmm, can those things be sniffed?". Until now, my focus for printing has always been 'just get it working', but if someone can sniff the print jobs (like payroll and other confidential information) as they go across the network, then it doesn't matter how locked down eveything else is. Is there a standard for secure (encrypted transmission) network printing, or does anyone know of a way to do this? I found this document that deals with it in a round about fashion, but with dozens of printers spread throughout multiple locations, I don't see it as an option." [Privacy Digest]
Sunday, June 30, 2002
Web Struggles for Bertelsmann
The web isn't like everything else and even the big publishers are having trouble figuring out how to make money. <blockquote>Bertelsmann suspends Pixelpark payments. Europemedia.net Jun 29 2002 3:32PM ET [Moreover - Media: Europe news] </blockquote>
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Thursday, June 27, 2002
Mimeo Gets More Cash from HP, Others
Mimeo's ExactPrint software has never received the market recognition it deserves, despite being a significant advantage in driving business to the company's Memphis, TN-based Automated Document Factory. The company has gone quiet over the last 12-18 months but appears to have remained stable and focused on ways to capture corporate print.
We can expect some aggressive marketing from them now that they have new funding. We may also see some greater push to color, given the HP tie-in. It is not unlikely that HP will continue to sponsor automated input systems -- like ExactPrint -- to drive HP Indigo presses. This could present a significant competitive advantage to Mimeo, and a strategic issue for competitors. Mimeo remains one of the "new generation" of demand-driven print companies that deserves careful attention.
[WhatTheyThink.com] June 27, 2002 -- provider based in New York, has secured $6.5 million in new funding from current investors including Hewlett-Packard. Since inception, the company has raised over $40 million.Mimeo provides outsourced printing solutions for corporations. The company?s main technology is called ExactPrint software which print buyers use to automate their document production. Mimeo has a large print facility in Memphis and tight relations with FedEx. The company claims the relationship allows users to have finished documents delivered anywhere in North America within 24 hours.
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