According to Marco Boer, Consulting Partner, “At drupa this year, ink jet certainly was the big news. We saw the clear emergence of at least four, major integrated ink jet technology solution providers ­ Agfa, Jetrion (Flint Ink), Sun Chemical/Inca, and Kodak ­ all with a clear focus on industrial markets. The ink jet industry now has the potential of real momentum and resources to push new market initiatives with the backing of these companies.”

Other notables ink jet issues from drupa include:

• Fixed array and high-volume ink jet printing becoming an expectation
• Ink jet technology beginning to make a credible case against electrophotography at the high end ­ but just beginning
• The need for third parties who can bridge the gap between core technology providers and industrial/high-volume users in developing systems
• Industrial ink jet printing becoming big business -- $250 million+ in addressing vendor revenue alone ­ for companies such as HP that have the resources to manage a fragmented, early market

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