Kodak, which now specialises in printing equipment, said that 20 parties had already shown interest in the sale.
Their chances of rebounding with a cyclical pick up in printing seem dubious.
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Strengthening and building the capacity of MoE in printing and distribution of textbooks.
But Fiorina is making her first big bet in printing in a way that could well rile the prickly heir.
Elsewhere Hurd sees new growth opportunities in printing, HP's most profitable arm.
Even so, there have been plenty of advances in printing technology.
Revenue was up 20% in software, 7% in enterprise servers, storage and networks and 4% in services, and fell 1% in printing and 3% in Personal Systems Group.
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In the printing and personal systems group, the company intend to reduce the number of SKUs in printing by 30% and in PCs by 25% by the end of 2014.
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His margins are consistently high (14.7% OpInc in 3FQ11), since HP has few rivals in printing and none on its scale, but his growth rate is in the low single digits at best.
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Kodak made something of a splash when it challenged the prevailing business model in the printing world back in 2007.
The media group, whose titles include The Scotsman, also posted a drop in contract printing and newspaper sales revenues in the first half of the year.
The research demonstrates the latest advances in 3D printing technology, which is already in use in medicine, fashion, car manufacturing and other industries.
In October, 3D-printing startup Shapeways opened its New York production facility in Long Island City, Queens, the biggest consumer-focused 3D printing factory in the world.
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However, costs tend to come down in 3D printing not due to scale, but by greater efficiencies being uncovered in production and distribution.
One of the worlds oldest printing techniques, wooden movable-type printing is maintained in Ruian County, Zhejiang Province, where it is used in compiling and printing clan genealogies.
InnerWorkings exists as a way to solve a problem of waste and inefficiency in the printing sector.
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However, it has begun to reinvent itself and find new opportunities, namely in the printing and enterprise groups.
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This would quickly precipitate the political class into a dilemma that ends naturally in the printing of money.
Tom had worked in the printing business for 20 years and had plenty of management experience at a large company.
Bernanke believes a deflationary recession must be avoided at all costs and that prosperity can be found in a printing press.
While it is possible that Germany would agree to trillions in money printing, I think that is still a long shot.
America (and other economies) have been enjoying a very different sort of wealth creation: the Fed is in effect printing it.
CreditSights, a debt and equity analysis firm, says overcapacity in the printing industry keeps 36% off the presses and printing plans idle.
"One day I came home and there's this big vat of bubbling green liquid on the stove, " continued Jeff, who's in the printing business.
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In the meantime, Estillore tries to scrape out a living in the printing business, with 1960-era presses that can't compete with more modern machinery.
Live Nation, for example, talked about including maps of stadium layouts in the printing of tickets, while Yahoo suggested a daily personalized news service.
Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) and Objet Ltd. today announced the completion of their merger, forming a leader in 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing.
Snipers got custom-made suits, such as the sinister, mummer-like British coats on display here, but mass-produced infantry camouflage had to wait until advances in textile printing.
After being expelled from school at the age of 14 he took on a variety of jobs, including message boy in the printing trade, apprentice electrician, apprentice baker and builder's labourer.
As is often the case, Wall Street is going to suck in unsuspecting moms and pops and the professionals are going to make money at the expense of moms and pops in 3D printing.
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