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Standard Register Income Up this Year, Awarded by Daimler Trucks
Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio, reported net income for the second quarter of $1.4 million, compared with a net loss of $4.6 million in last year's Q2. Through six months, net income was $3.9 million compared with a net loss of $5.5 million in the prior year. Revenue in the current quarter was $198.8 million, compared to $211.2 million in the same quarter of 2007. On a year-to-date basis, revenue was $406 million versus $438.6 million in the previous year. "Our revenue definitely reflects the effects of softening business activity among many of our customers during the first two quarters of this year," said Dennis Rediker, president and chief executive officer. "Notwithstanding the lower revenue, cost improvement gains achieved in the last half of 2007 carried forward to produce the quarter and six month earnings increases." The second quarter gross margin was 34 percent of revenue, compared to 31.8 percent a year earlier.

Standard Register was recognized by Daimler Trucks North America as a Master of Quality supplier for 2007. SR is a six-time recipient of the award. Daimler recognized only 43 of its 3,000 North American manufacturers that provide components for its Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star truck brands. SR supplies Daimler's Freightliner brand with tamper-resistant decals, product identification labels, compliance consulting and design expertise, as well as supply chain management through the company's Label Management Inventory System.
standardregister.com

Pitman Acquires National Graphic Supply
Pitman Co., Totowa, N.J., announced it has acquired National Graphic Supply of Albany, N.Y. National Graphic Supply, founded in 1927, serves commercial printers within a 125-mile radius of Albany. In addition, the company serves more than 1,200 daily newspapers nationwide, including newspaper groups Gannett, Page Co-op and Scripps Howard. National Graphic Supply provides quality solutions for prepress, digital imaging, printing, wide format printing and supplies. "National Graphic Supply is a perfect fit for Pitman," said Joe Demharter, president of Pitman. "They solidify our coverage of the commercial printing market in the Northeast, and their newspaper segment is very complementary to our own newspaper market."
pitmanco.com

GFS Online Ordering Integrated with e-Quantum
General Financial Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ennis Inc., now offers "punch-out access" to GFS' MicrLink online ordering system through e-Quantum's software for managing distributorships. MicrLink is a proprietary technology developed by GFS in 1995 to meet the needs of distributors serving the banking industry. MicrLink connects users with an extensive database of branch-specific bank information allowing them to create, track and manage MICR document orders.
generalfinancialsupply.com

Flint Group Raises Ink Prices
Citing "unprecedented increases in all raw materials," Flint Group North America, Plymouth, Mich., announced price increases and surcharges on all packaging and commercial inks sold in North America, effective July 21.The increases ranged from 4 to 7 percent; surcharges ranged from 6 to 10 cents per pound. "These increases are directly and indirectly related to crude oil increases as well as large swings in the manufacturing capacity of some of the primary raw material manufacturers," the company said.
flintgrp.com

KaeL Direct Partners with Convergence Direct Marketing
Convergence Direct Marketing, Bethesda, Md., is partnering with direct mail production and solutions provider KaeL Direct, Alexandria, Va. The deal came in response to customer needs for more comprehensive product and service offerings, the company said. Convergence has experience in developing and managing large, national and international non-profit marketing and fundraising campaigns. KaeL has more than 30 years experience providing production solutions for enterprises of all kinds.
kaeldirect.com

Printable Releases FusionPro 2.6
Printable Technologies Inc., Solana Beach, Calif., a provider of web-to-print and personalized marketing software, released FusionPro Links 2.6, incorporating a variety of features to better deliver a campaign-centric workflow. This vendor-hosted platform is ideal for marketers who want to quickly and easily reach their target markets with individualized communications, while collecting detailed response data to understand and respond to their customers' needs. Users can create a customized online response experience with personalized URLs and microsites for variable data publishing (VDP), marketing campaigns, and manage these campaigns with a comprehensive suite of tracking and reporting features.
printable.com