Dollco Printing and Canadian Geographic magazine make history.

See full story at
http://www.printaction.com/default.php/online/news-05-23-08#wheat

PRINTING ON WHEAT SHEETS
Dollco Printing, in partnership with Markets Initiative, NewPage and the Alberta Research Council, tested and printed the new Wheat Sheet - paper produced with 20-percent wheat straw, a waste product of agricultural harvest. Dollco printed the June issue of Canadian Geographic (right) on the glossy stock, the only North American magazine to be printed on paper made with wheat straw waste. Wayne Hesse, production manager at Dollco, said the print run finished ahead of schedule; the paper caused no web breaks or extra dust, and the Rotoman press ran at its 65,000-sph maximum...."

For more information on Dolloc Printing visit: http://www.dollco.ca

Canadian Geographic Travel June 2008
"This year's annual environment issue will be printed on wheat straw. It's our message to magazine publishers and pulp-producers alike, that adding agricultural waste to pulp mix can offer farmers a new source of revenue and cut down on the demand of pulp from our boreal forests."

For more information on the Canadian Geographic Magazine June Issue visit:
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/jun08/

 


 NEWS – For Immediate Release

 HUBCAST NAMED "COOL VENDOR" BY LEADING ANALYST FIRM

Vendors Selected for the “Cool Vendor Report” are Innovative, Impactful and Intriguing

 Wakefield, MA -- May 21, 2008 -- HubCast, Inc. has been included in the “Cool Vendors in Print Markets and Management, 2008” report by Gartner, Inc., authored by Pete Basiliere, Jackie Yeung, and Ken Weilerstein, dated April 2, 2008.

 HubCast Quotes

 "We’re proud to be named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner," said Toby LaVigne, CEO. “And we look forward to helping marketing professionals to streamline their print locally and internationally.” Don Seitz, HubCast EVP added, “Recognition by respected industry thought leaders, as well as the momentum we’re building with global companies, marketing agencies, and our channel partners, reflect the keen interest in HubCast’s global distributed print service and the new way by which print is produced and delivered.”

 About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process

 Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose. Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

 About HubCast

 HubCast is a global print-on-demand service for marketing professionals. Through this service, marketing professionals can easily place orders for sales and marketing collateral online. HubCast then immediately routes these orders to the print services provider closest to the point of destination. With HubCast, printing is faster, quality is ensured and shipping costs are significantly reduced.

 HubCast. Where Print is Going™ Fast. Global. Green.

 For more information concerning HubCast, call Ken Hanulec at 781-425-2216 or visit www.hubcast.com.   

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Copyright 2008. All brand names are the property of their respective owners and may or may not be trademarked.

Press Contacts
Ken Hanulec
VP, Operations and Marketing
HubCast, Inc.
T: 781-425-2216
E: ken.hanulec@hubcast.com

 



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