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FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EFI(TM) (Nasdaq:EFII - News), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced it has successfully completed deployments of the Jetrion(R) 4900 UV Inkjet industrial presses for lean label production at Consolidated Products Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. and Repacorp, Inc. of Tipp City, Ohio. These customers exemplify label printers choosing the leading UV inkjet vendor to streamline their label production.

The new EFI Jetrion 4900 label production system is the perfect digital printing press to meet the growing demand for digital label printing. The Jetrion 4900 combines digital printing and digital finishing in a single system, increasing efficiency with the lowest cost per finished label. Integrated workflow saves customers time and money as they move from a label print file directly to the finished roll without interruption. The Jetrion 4900 can pay for itself with a minimal number of jobs per day.

"EFI is pleased to be at the center of our customers' success in lean label production," said Sean Skelly, vice president of EFI and general manager of the Jetrion business group. "Jetrion inkjet technology is focused on exceeding customer expectations for performance, application flexibility and total cost of ownership. Our collaboration with customers like CPI and Repacorp help us innovate in the areas our customers care about the most."

Consolidated Products, Inc. (CPI)

In business for more than 25 years, Consolidated Products, Inc. (CPI) is a provider of pressure sensitive labels and tags, offering digital printing, dome labels, high-speed laser die-cutting, RFID, and more. According to Kirk Icuss, president of CPI, "We first acquired the Jetrion 4830, and then partnered with EFI as an early installation site for the 4900 with the EFI Fiery(R) RIP to unify the color for both machines. The Jetrion presses give us the ability to respond to customer needs in a short time frame without the added cost of plates or dies and we deliver that increased value to our customers."

CPI is on a lean mission, assisting the company's customer base of consumer products companies and big-box retailers to reduce SKUs and label inventory and reduce scrap costs. Icuss continues, "In the compliance labeling business, we grade quality by durability of the actual label. UV durability of the EFI inks was a key requirement for us."

Repacorp, Inc.

Repacorp, Inc. is a full service print provider with four manufacturing plants located in Ohio, Wisconsin and Arizona. Tony Heinl, vice president of Repacorp, says: "As a company, we constantly look at what we can do to help our distributors increase sales. The answer was definitely adding EFI Jetrion presses to compete in short run process printing. We estimate the short run label market at about 800 million dollars. The addition of our three Jetrion presses immediately made us a force in that market."

Repacorp prints a wide-range of label jobs on their Jetrion 4900, 4830 and 4000 systems, and relies on their high image quality. "Our Jetrion 4900 has near photographic quality, with outstanding color reproduction. Digital printing eliminates the need for plates and the laser system provides a tool-free method for cutting any desired shape," says Heinl.

The printers are also used to print multiple copies of a label with variable data information such as serial numbers, barcodes, 2D barcodes, parking decals or date and lot coding.

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. While the design hasn't changed much since we spied Instaprint precisely a year ago, the creators behind the Instagram-connected photo printers are now looking for cash -- your cash. Pitched as an event or party service, you can assign specific tags or locations to the printer, hopefully assuring all those instant snaps have at least a passing connection to whoever or whatever paid for all that photo paper. The technology is all a bit Polaroid, as the printers themselves are ink-free Zink types, limited only by however many blank sheets you have inside. Instaprint has set itself the heady target $500,000, with $260,000 of that sum going towards existing hardware and future production. The $399 investment option will net you your very own InstaPrint system, while sepia-tinted image obsessives can offer up 1,449 for the pro kit, containing one WiFi hub printer, three more connectable InstaPrint devices and 80 sheets of inkless paper for your premier cat photo collection/ food gallery get-together. See how it all works right after the break. Update: With 22 days to go, last week's Insert Coin star, the Unruly housing for GoPro cameras, has assembled $16,255 of its $25,000 target. There's still time to make the adventure camera add-on a commercial reality -- donate over $128 and you'll nab one of the first multi-mount frames off its production line.

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BREAKFAST uses crowd-funding to develop the device for consumer use NEW YORK - March 2, 2012 - Today BREAKFAST launched Instaprint on Kickstarter. Instaprint is a location-based photo booth that turns Instagrams into physical prints. Set the device to listen for a specic hashtag and/or location and watch as it prints out all Instagrams with those tags, comments and all. Breakfast released a few prototypes of Instaprint last year and they have since been rented for use at various large-scale events - from store openings to product launches, even nding their way to The Grammys and Lady Gaga concerts at Madison Square Garden. Now Breakfast wants to create a consumer version of Instaprint that can be used anywhere: weddings, bars, restaurants, retail stores, large and small events, ofces, and even just to have on your wall at home. The funding raised on Kickstarter will allow BREAKFAST to rene the existing Instaprint prototype into a consumer-ready device. Supporters of the project can pre-order a Home Kit of one Instaprint for $399. For higher volume printing, multiple Instaprints can be daisy-chained together. Kits with two, three and four Instaprints are available for $749, $1049 and $1,449, respectively. For anyone that contributes without pre-ordering a device, collages of Instaprint prints are also available as a reward. If the Kickstarter project is successfully funded, the Instaprint kits will ship in early Fall 2012. Throughout the Kickstarter campaign, Breakfast will stream a live "try-it-out" feed of Instaprint printing people's Instagrams from around the world. Anyone that posts an Instagram and tags it with #instaprint can visit the Instaprint page on Kickstarter or instaprint.me to watch as their photo is printed

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by IOM College

The Isle of Man College of Further and Higher Education hosts this years annual Health Fayre, with the theme of Looking after the whole you, on Wednesday 14th March. College students, local young people and the general public will have an opportunity to find out about healthy choices and local support agencies.

The wide range of topics to be addressed by the thirty plus voluntary and statutory agencies in attendance includes fitness tips from the NSC, support for problem gambling with Gamcare, advice on stopping smoking with Quit4You, guidance on healthy ways of expressing anger from the Psychological Therapies Service and information and awareness raising of ovarian cancer with a representative of UK Ovarian Cancer Action in partnership with IOM Anti-Cancer.

Local reiki therapists will offer 20 minute stress busting treatments and Isle of Man College Hair and Beauty students will provide a range of treatments including Indian head massage and face mapping. Yoga sessions with Barbara Thorn will be held throughout the morning and Digger, Daisy, Lucy and their furry chums from Paws for Therapy will also be on hand for people who want to find out about animal assisted therapy.

Anne Gundry, Head of Student Services at the College said; We are delighted so many local agencies have agreed to attend the Fayre and provide information on topics which are of real

relevance to young people in their everyday lives. Contributors will present information in an easy to understand, interactive, informative and fun way. Between them they will address the full meaning of health physical, emotional and mental well being.

The Fayre will be opened by David Anderson, Minister for Health, at 9.15 a.m. and attended by Peter Karran, Minister for Education; it will run until 1.00 p.m. A programme of activities will be available at the College Reception. Although the Fayre is targeted at young people aged 16 plus, anyone is welcome to attend. For further information, please phone Abbie on 648254.

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07 March 2012

The Isle of Man's Economic Development Minister John Shimmin has highlighted the recent tax relief measure introduced to stimulate economic and employment growth on the island which will provide National Insurance Contribution exemptions for new hires.

From April 6, 2012, an employer will be able to apply to the Assessor of Income Tax for exemption from having to pay the secondary National Insurance Contributions where certain conditions are met, namely: the employment must be of an employee that has not been connected to the entity in the last two years; employment must last at least twelve months and be for at least 30 hours a week; and staffing levels must exceed that in the previous year. Employers must also be up to date in terms of payment of Income Tax Instalment Payments and National Insurance Contributions. The scheme is to run for a period of two years.

Welcoming the boost the measure will give to the island's economy, Shimmin said: "The Treasury are to be applauded for introducing this scheme. I believe it will boost the islands competitiveness as a location for business and is another tool we can use to encourage economic growth."

He added: "Coupled with the existing support the Department offers to businesses, such as the Financial Assistance Scheme, the new National Insurance initiative can help achieve the main priorities that I have outlined for the Department, namely: supporting existing businesses in the island to ensure their continued presence and development; encouraging new businesses to establish in the Isle of Man; identifying and pursuing the development of new business sectors; and promoting the Isle of Man as a world class international business centre."

Chief Executive of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce, Mike Hennessy, added: "[The] Chamber has supported this type of initiative in prior discussions with Treasury and as such welcomes the move. Every economy around the world has its challenges presently and any move to encourage job creation aligned with ongoing economic prosperity will be well received on the island."

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by Martin Norbury

The Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Simon Osborne FCIS, Solicitor, visited the Island earlier this week. As well as seeing the House of Keys in action, Mr Osborne met with the Chief Minister and key government department representatives and relevant bodies, as well as addressing and meeting ICSA IOM members and students.

Simon Osborne said, It was very useful to learn more about the Island first hand, and to meet some of the 200 qualified Chartered Secretaries and over 250 ICSA students in the Isle of Man. We want to forge stronger links with our members on the island and one of the main purposes of my visit was to find out what is important to them and what further support we can offer. Were asking members to tell us what they think our priorities should be so that we can work together to build a strong future for ICSA. Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK said: The Isle of Man has a successful and diversified economy and organisations such as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators enhance our reputation as a professional and well-regulated international business centre.

Gillian Prestwich, ICSA IOM Chairman, We were delighted Simon was able to make this visit. Chartered Secretaries here operate in different legislative environs compared to the UK, so were very pleased that the ICSA are keen to understand our roles better, and the need for relevant ongoing training opportunities.

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