Archive for July, 2011

Kodak is to assess how its intellectual property rights will operate in the future by assessing its current digital imaging patent portfolios. At present, Kodak's portfolios contain in excess of 1,100 US patents, which largely relate to capturing, processing, storing, organising, editing and sharing digital images. Laura G Quatela, Kodak's general counsel and a senior vice-president of the...

Epson has released what it believes to be the world's first integrated ink tank system printers in India. The Epson L100 Inkjet printer and the L200 All-in-One printer are expected to be successful in the region as they help to keep printing costs down to a minimum. Each device comes with one black 70ml ink cartridge that can print up to 4,000 monochrome pages and three 70ml colour printer...

Second-hand printer ink cartridges have been donated across Surrey in a bid to raise funds for a local wildlife charity. Across the county, 15 centres were set up for the collection of the printer ink, which was carried out by Sita on behalf of Surrey County Council. Regional manager at Sita Surrey Gareth Swain said: "Recycling empty cartridges instead of putting them in the bin has a doubly...

I recently came across the popular web comic 'So you're a cartoonist' in which the author draws comics about his life as... you guessed it - a cartoonist! This particular stip really struck a chord with myself and my colleagues here at Stinkyink......

HP has developed a number of products that are aimed at improving the learning experience for youngsters, leading to an extensive portfolio being created. Among the systems that will aid children with their studies is HP ePrint, which allows them to print from a single device when work from a range of locations. So whether the student is at their friend's house or in the library, they can...

The ink cartridges used in Konica Minolta products have been praised by the International Deinking Industry Association for the deinkability of its printouts. It recently carried out tests to find that five of Konica Minolta's PRO and PRESS series printers scored top results. Deinking is becoming an essential part of the paper recycling process, as it involves removing ink or toner from...

Samsung Electronics is to be the premier sponsor of WorldSkills London 2011, which is the largest international skills competition specifically for young people. The company will be speaking at the World Leaders' Forum and will be also be taking part in the opening ceremony and awarding medals at the closing ceremony. Dr Ji Oh Song, executive vice-president and senior advisor at the Samsung...

A dynamic application security testing solution has been released by HP, known as WebInspect Real-Time. The company claims that the system can more accurately pinpoint security vulnerabilities by working alongside HP Fortify SecurityScope, which is able to locate line-of-code detail. Brian Chess, co-founder and chief scientist at Fortify Software, an HP Company, said that efforts are being...

The Kodak NEXPRESS SE3000 Digital Production Colour Press will be used by one company in the UAE to help diversify its printing operations. Asiatic Printing Press has taken delivery of the device, which it hopes it will be able to use to increase its efficiency when producing documents. Vipin Ramachandran, general manager of Asiatic Printing Press, commented: "We wanted to be able to produce...

Xerox has been selected as the new partner of Cirque du Soleil, meaning it will provide office equipment, document technology and service to the travelling show. It will primarily be involved with Cirque du Soleil's Big Top and Arena Touring shows being held in the US, Canada and Europe. Christa Carone, chief marketing officer of Xerox Corporation, said: "The performers in Cirque du Soleil...