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March 31, 2009

SGIA Announces 2009 EXPO Sponsors

Gold and platinum sponsors anticipate highly innovative show

Fairfax, Virginia — Seven corporate partners are already geared up for the 2009 SGIA Expo (New Orleans, October 7­9, 2009) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center — the annual tradeshow that best represents the latest innovations and newest technologies within the specialty imaging industry.

This year, Hewlett Packard Company, EFI VUTEk and Durst Image Technology are platinum sponsors; and Roland DGA Corporation, Agfa Graphics, Triangle Digital INX Co. and InteliCoat Technologies are gold sponsors.

“All of our sponsors are leaders in the specialty imaging community,” said Sondra Fry Benoudiz, SGIA’s Vice President of Membership and Business Development. “They are taking specialty imaging to new production levels and continually offer SGIA members access to new and exciting markets.”

Digital to screen, high-production to entry level, graphics to garments — sponsors agree — SGIA Expo attendees are in for a full range of imaging advancements.

“SGIA is an important venue for HP to engage with customers and demonstrate our leadership within the industry,” said Francis McMahon, North America Marketing Director, HP Graphic Solutions Business. “Our technological offerings span from piezo and thermal inkjet to water-based, solvent, UV-curable and latex ink. SGIA presents a premium platform to showcase our comprehensive portfolio of digital large format solutions that help print service providers enter new markets, grow their businesses and prosper.”

"EFI is proud to be a platinum sponsor again this year and partner with the SGIA Expo to bring attendees the latest innovations driving the analog to digital transition,” said Chuck Dourlet, Vice President Marketing, EFI VUTEk. “By providing the digital printing industry with profitability enhancing software, color management tools, innovative superwide format printers, and industry leading service, support and ink, we are enabling our customers to profitably produce premium-margin applications that will help them thrive in the changing landscape of digital print.”

“The SGIA Expo offers an excellent opportunity to meet with many different types of industry professionals that utilize various technologies in their printing businesses,” said Christopher Howard, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Durst Image Technology. “SGIA provides a strong venue for Durst to demonstrate and discuss its product solutions.”

“Roland has exhibited at SGIA Expo for many years, and we have watched the Expo grow into one of the industry’s most exciting digital technology showcases,” said Rick Scrimger, Vice President and General Manager for Roland. “SGIA is the perfect venue for us to market our most innovative inkjet technologies and we are proud to be a gold sponsor of this important industry event. We look forward to introducing SGIA members and other specialty graphics businesses to our award-winning line of inkjet printers and printer/cutters including the VersaUV LEC-300, the world’s first UV inkjet printer/cutter, as well as SOLJET, VersaCAMM, VersaArt, Hi-Fi Express and AdvancedJET models.”

“SGIA is an important partner for Agfa and we feel that the resources and tools available to SGIA members are invaluable,” said Deborah Hutcheson, Senior Marketing Manager Commercial/Wideformat Segments, Agfa Graphics. “SGIA events and annual Expo give us the opportunity to engage with our current customers while demonstrating our newest technologies to the industry.”

“SGIA has established itself as the leading graphics exhibition in North America,” said Brad Kisner, President of Triangle Digital INX Co. “Historically, SGIA has always yielded good results for us.”

“SGIA is the leading showcase for technology and innovation in the specialty imaging market, so it’s a logical venue for InteliCoat to showcase our market-leading Magic brand coated paper, film, and specialty substrates for digital imaging applications,” said Meyer Weiss, Vice President of Digital Imaging at InteliCoat Technologies. “We look forward to the 2009 event and to providing attendees with the tools and information needed to pursue more profitable jobs and grow their businesses through the use of the innovative, high-quality digital imaging media that they’ve come to expect from InteliCoat throughout our 75-year history.”

For more information about the SGIA Expo, visit SGIA.org, Keyword: Expo.

SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
“Specialty imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA members use, including those they’ll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including point-of-purchase displays, signs, advertisements, garments, containers and vehicles. Make the most of your specialty imaging business.

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