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            <description>The Lyra Web: the site for imaging industry fanatics</description>
            <copyright>Copyright 2007 by Arsenio Tacardon</copyright>
   
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         <title><![CDATA[Rising Tide of Recovery Raises Some Boats More than Others]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[lecompte]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[[September 7, 2010] After the great recession, there were two kinds of hard copy companies: stronger and weaker. In the weaker category fell Epson, Kodak, Oki, and perhaps Ricoh. In the stronger category: Canon, HP, and Xerox. Presumably yet another phase of consolidation is now due to sweep through the industry.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://observer.lyra.com/TheLyraWeb/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=2708]]></link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hurd’s Spectacular Flameout Overshadows HP’s Healthy Third-Quarter Results]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[lecompte]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[[September 2, 2010] HP reported healthy growth in revenue and profits in its third quarter. The firm's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) also performed well, with strong growth in unit sales, particularly LaserJet unit sales, which were up almost 50 percent year-on-year. But the firm's financial success was far overshadowed by the bizarre flameout of HP chief executive Mark Hurd.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://observer.lyra.com/TheLyraWeb/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=2687]]></link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Monotype Imaging and Adobe Join Forces to Provide a Multi-PDL Solution for Printer OEMs]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[apriede-lyra]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[In July, Monotype Imaging announced a collaboration with Adobe to provide multi-PDL solutions to printer OEMs, demonstrating how the firm is creating its own opportunities to drive growth in an imaging and printing market that is slowly recovering from the Great Recession. The joint effort involves the licensing and implementation of PostScript 3 and PDF solutions from Adobe and Microsoft’s XML Paper Specification (XPS) and HP-compatible PCL 5 and PCL 6 solutions developed by Monotype Imaging.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://observer.lyra.com/TheLyraWeb/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=2690]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[HP Mystery Devices—“Zeen” and eStation to Meld Handheld, Printer Worlds?]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[apriede-lyra]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[[August 23, 2010] During the first full week of August, which ended with the shocking dismissal of HP CEO and board chairman Mark Hurd on Friday, August 6, product-oriented rumors involving the company were making the rounds. Technology blog Engadget, followed by PC World, found and reported on evidence of a new HP mobile, handheld computer on the Web site of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where new products go for testing prior to their release. A Digitimes news report that appeared early the following week seemed to confirm that a new type of “printer-bundled tablet” device built by Wistrom was on its way to market.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://observer.lyra.com/TheLyraWeb/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=2670]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[HP Enhances MagCloud Service, Offers “Blended Viewing Options” for Magazine Readers]]></title>
         <author><![CDATA[apriede-lyra]]></author>
         <description><![CDATA[[August 16, 2010] On July 21, HP announced several enhancements to its MagCloud print-on-demand magazine service, including worldwide shipping of magazines to readers, additional binding options, and a MagCloud app for Apple’s immensely popular iPad.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://observer.lyra.com/TheLyraWeb/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=2602]]></link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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