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Melville, NY – 14 August 2013 – The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory is pleased to announce the release of its updated Digital Press Availability & Actual Production Study. The results of a fifth commercial press evaluation have been incorporated into a previously released white paper. The report update is available by free download at http://www.spencerlab.com. With the inclusion of a successful testing of an additional press. Further demonstrates the applicability of SpencerLab’s previously tested methodology, training, and data acquisition process to different press makes, models, and workflows. This unique methodology measures the press time spent generating sellable prints and not just uptime. “As more and more presses are evaluated using comparable metrics, the results become increasingly valuable. Analysis, supported by

We have an atypical situation here at Printing Industries of America in regards to our print production equipment-all of it has been generously donated, and we often receive requests for feedback from vendors. One recent tool that we’ve been testing and providing feedback about is SpencerMetrics iDPA. Introduced in February of this year, SpencerMetrics iDPA (the acronym stands for “increase Digital Press Availability”) measures the efficiency and productivity of digital presses. Our Lead Digital Production Specialist, Bryan Llewellyn, has been using this tool to track all internal production done on our Xerox iGen4. Bryan uses the iPad that came with the system to monitor and record activity such as job setup, RIPing, repair time, consumable replacements, paper jams, and, of

Melville, NY, 16 May 2013 – SpencerLab Digital Color laboratory, the internationally recognized leader in unbiased, third-party research and testing of digital imaging and printing system performance, announced its participation in the Xeikon Aura Partner Network. Expanding its integration with the digital press community. The partnership of SpencerLab and Xeikon provides Xeikon users access to exclusive benefits on SpencerLab tools and services. Benefits including the recently announced SpencerMetrics iDPA software productivity tool. The Xeikon Aura Partner Network is designed to bring together information about Xeikon partners and their integrated products into a centralized location. It is based upon non-exclusive relationships with industry-leading partners. Collaborating in the key areas of software, consumables and tools, print media, and equipment. Goals of the

Melville, NY – 8 March 2013 – The SpencerLab Digital Color laboratory, a division of Spencer & Associates Publishing, LTD. specializing in the testing and analysis of digital color imaging and printing products Happily announces that Craig Hath of Zuza Marketing Asset Management in Carlsbad, CA was the winner of SpencerLab’s “Dscoop8 iPad mini Giveaway”. Craig is the “Port Master” at Zuza and visited the SpencerLab booth during the Dscoop8 Solutions Showcase held February 21-23, in Nashville, TN. Along with attendees from across the globe – North and South America, Europe, and Asia – as far away as New Zealand. Visitors had the opportunity to be among the first to see the newly debuted SpencerMetrics iDPA (improve Digital Press Availability)

Melville, NY, 21 February 2013 – The SpencerLab Digital Color laboratory, the internationally recognized leader in unbiased, third-party research and testing of digital imaging and printing system performance. Announces the U.S. introduction of SpencerMetrics iDPA™ (improve Digital Press Availability). The system enables press shop operators and owners, perhaps for the first time, to actually measure the productivity of their digital presses – as they are used on the shop floor. A Dscoop Bronze Partner, SpencerLab is exhibiting at Dscoop8 being held at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, through February 23. The Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative) 2013 annual conference is an independent three-day educational and networking event. The event is for the global community of HP graphic arts

Melville, NY, 31 January 2013 – SpencerLab Digital Color laboratory, the internationally recognized leader in unbiased, third-party research and testing of digital imaging and printing system performance, is now a Dscoop Bronze Partner. SpencerLab will introduce its innovative SpencerMetrics iDPA™ system at the Dscoop8 Annual Conference, which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, February 21-23, 2013. The Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative) annual conference is an independent three-day educational and networking event. Specifically for the global community of HP graphic arts business owners and technical professionals. The SpencerMetrics iDPA (improve Digital Press Availability) system enables press shop operators and owners, perhaps for the first time, to track key metrics in production. Highlighting key aspects in the productivity of their digital presses

Melville, NY – 16 October 2012 – The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory is pleased to announce the release of its updated Digital Press Availability & Actual Production Study. The results of a fourth commercial press evaluation have been incorporated into the previously released white paper. The report update is available by free download from the SpencerLab website at http://www.spencerlab.com/. The evaluation and inclusion of this additional commercial press further enhances the earlier released study of these high-production class devices. Additionally, the outcome validates the results of the previously tested devices. Also verifying the robustness of the SpencerLab’s methodology, on-site training, and data acquisition. “A clearer picture becomes increasingly apparent as additional presses are evaluated on Availability. Each assessment provides further

Düsseldorf, Germany – 3 May 2012- Spencer & Associates’ President and CEO, David Spencer, was in attendance as a special guest of Xerox at the debut of the new Xerox iGen 150 digital press. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held earlier today at the Xerox booth during drupa 2012, the international printing industry trade fair held every four years at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Armando Zagalo de Lima, president of Xerox Technology; Jeff Jacobson, president of Xerox Global Graphic Communication; and Kevin Horey, Vice President of Production Products, Training & Competitive Marketing. Along with other Xerox corporate executives, customers, press and analysts, and guests. The iGen 150 is built on the Xerox iGen platform

Melville, NY – 1 February 2012- The SpencerLab Digital Color laboratory announced the release of a white paper summarizing the results of a benchmarking study of Availability and Actual Production time. The white paper is available by free download from the SpencerLab web site, http:// www.spencerlab.com/. SpencerLab methodology, previously utilized for testing of high-end digital presses, was adapted to measure Availability and Actual Production of high-production class devices. The ability of the methodology to be employed over multiple volume and speed class devices in the commercial print validates the robustness of SpencerLab’s methodology. This latest round of testing included the Xerox Color 800 Digital Press, the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C8000, and the Ricoh Pro C901 Graphic Arts Edition. Study