2006 HP Graphic Arts Analyst & Media Summit

Company information

The following customers are all winning with HP color printing systems.

Established in 1979, Alexander's Print Advantage is ranked as one of the largest digital quick-printers in the United States. Alexander's is putting companies such as FranklinCovey, Modus Media, IHC, Deseret Book, Novations and many others on the winning side of the communications revolution. Using an HP Indigo press 3050 and 5000, an HP Designjet 5500 and nearly all available HP papers, Alexander's helps to create winning newsletters, catalogs, technical manuals, reports, software fulfillment, product information sheets, mailings and day-to-day traditional office needs. The company's corporate headquarters are in Lincoln, Utah.

» More information is available at www.alexanders.com.

Headquartered in London, The Art Group is a market leader in art publishing. The Art Group's product portfolio includes limited edition prints, canvas and paper prints, ready framed pictures and greeting cards. HP Designjet printers and HP Premium Matte Litho Realistic papers are used to print many of these products. The Art Group exclusively represents some of today's most popular contemporary artists and are continually adding new and innovative imagery to the collections. It is the largest art publishing company of its type in the world, employing more than 300 people and trading in more than 50 countries.

» More information is available at www.artgroup.com.

CDW® is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW is a principal source of technology products and services, including top name brands such as Adobe, APC, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. CDW's direct model offers one-on-one relationships with knowledgeable account managers; choice of purchasing options; custom configured solutions; and pre- and post-sales technical support. CDW was founded in 1984 in Vernon Hills, Ill.

» More information is available at www.cdw.com.

As a leading provider of digital graphics solutions for retail, advertising and corporate markets, The Color Place manufactures graphics that range from business cards to billboards using the HP Scitex XLjet 3 meter and 5 meter and HP Indigo press s2000. By offering four distinct production processes - grand format printing, digital on-demand printing, photographic printing and direct to substrate printing - The Color Place provides complementary solutions that meet the quality and budget needs of a wide range of clients. Most competitors offer only one or maybe two of these processes. The Color Place has four offices in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and serves accounts nationally.

» More information is available at www.thecolorplace.com.

FASTSIGNS® centers focus on meeting the needs of businesses, and offer a full range of custom sign and graphic products, including banners, window-vehicle-floor graphics, safety and identification signage, trade show displays and exterior signage printed on HP Designjet 5500 printers. As an industry leading franchise, FASTSIGNS has expanded its network of sign centers to nearly 500 located throughout the United States and in the UK, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Brazil. The company's corporate headquarters are in Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.

» More information is available at www.fastsigns.com.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Rastar is a proven leader in areas such as database direct marketing, variable data printing and CRM development. Rastar continually seeks new communication, direct response and one-to-one dialogue techniques that push the boundaries of possibility, helping customers to build stronger and more profitable relationships with prospects, customers and employees. Using HP Indigo 3050, 5000 and 3200 digital presses and supplies, Rastar provides comprehensive marketing solutions that reduce marketing expenditures and streamline efforts.

» More information is available at www.rastar.com.

Established in 1982, RT Associates, Inc. started as a typesetting company and has evolved to become a national leader in digital production technology. Utilizing offset and digital printing, prepress services and web-enabled print-on-demand capabilities, RT provides end-to-end communications solutions to a "blue-chip" list of corporate and agency clients. An early adopter of digital print technology in 1995, RT now employs the third generation of digital press equipment, including two HP Indigo 5000 presses. Committed to R&D, quality and industry leadership, RT has won several Best Practices in Digital Print awards from PODi.

» More information is available at www.rtcolor.com.