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Paradigm Imaging Group receives BERTL’s Best® Award for EIS SUPRA!
Apparently my suppliers read these newsletters also -- who would have thought!? When my salesman Mike Ireson saw us bragging about the Seiko, he promptly informed me the EIS Quatra scanner which I have shown many of you also won the Bertl’s Best Award. This is a nifty little turn key setup. The B/W version is $7500 & $9800 for color. It has a tabletop stand and a full rocket controller computer. Not bad having both products we sell that fall under their domain win the "Best Award." Nice to see others agree with our taste!
Costa Mesa, CA - May 14, 2008 - Paradigm Imaging Group, a leading supplier of large-format scanning, printing and document archiving solutions, announced today that they have received the coveted BERTL’s Best® Award for the EIS Supra, awarded in the category of Best Value for Price.
BERTL® analysts review current product lines and new product introductions to identify the select group of devices and software that stand apart from the others. BERTL’s Best® covers the entire digital imaging and document management arena. Earlier this year the EIS Supra was awarded the BERTL® Four Star rating based on its versatility, ease-of use, and its use of best-of-breed components. BERTL® recommends the EIS Supra for the facility management, CAD/GIS and reprographics markets.
"We are proud to receive this prestigious award from BERTL® and will continue to offer innovative, versatile and technically sophisticated solutions while providing our customers, with the highest level of service," says Randy Geesman, President of Paradigm Imaging Group.
We are proud as well. Call us if you would like more information.
About BERTL®
For over 15 years BERTL® Inc. has been the primary source for objective, independent product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions. Covering more than 5,000 products from all major manufacturers, BERTL publishes the world's most extensive and diverse library of evaluation reports on copiers, printers, MFPs, production and workgroup scanners, wide format devices, fax machines and color production equipment devices. For more information about BERTL® visit www.bertl.com.
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No Summertime Blues Here!
It is hot & dry. Welcome to summer in Texas. Just remember, if it was always cool & pleasant we couldn't move with all the Yankees moving in. The heat is the only thing slowing them down.
We are starting to see some effects from the housing slowdown, but truthfully not much. Most firms seem to be finding things with which to keep busy. Same with the TxDOT fellows. When TxDOT closed up shop, they rolled up their sleeves and went looking for private work. May do everyone a little good to try something new.
HP rolled out their $1000 trade-in rebate for the T1100 and that has really kept us hopping. When HP sells their premier CAD plotter for $5195 including 3 year service agreement ... people jump on it. If HP wants to give away $1000, I say let's stand in line to take it!
Seiko has also rolled out its LP1020 color scan option LED copier plotter and scanner for under $400/month. I have sold more in the last 3 months than I did in the entire first year. Now that is insane!
I have always said we are a great barometer of the current economic situation. We are still selling at close to our monthly high in supplies. The fact that we continue to sell equipment at a record pace indicates that people have enough work that their old plotter is bottlenecking up the process; they have more work coming in, and there's money in the bank. Good place to be.
Listen to me -- not the papers -- and keep the wheels of progress going.
J Christopher Epstein
President
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Sign and Digital Graphics Show (Ft Worth)
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I had the great opportunity to attend and work the NBM Sign and Digital Imaging show last month. It was a chance to see the newest graphic products, printers and sign making equipment. Many took advantage of the many educational seminars. This annual show held at the Ft. Worth Convention Center in historic downtown Ft. Worth.
 Now Ft. Worth is not the cow town it once truly was, but wow -- the famous Ft. Worth Stockyards!!! I really felt like I was walking into the 1800's. All the streets were brick buildings with that old west feel. The convention was over Saturday afternoon and I just had to venture over to the Pioneer Days festival happening at the Stockyards -- what luck! Everyone was walking around in period costumes and I felt out of place walking in my street clothes. Where was my 10 gallon hat when I needed it? I really enjoyed the real Texas history up close and personal. Enjoy it for yourself at www.fortworthstockyards.org.
 For the south Texas drovers herding cattle up the trail to the railheads in Kansas, Fort Worth was the last major stop for rest and supplies. Beyond Fort Worth they would have to deal with crossing the Red River into Indiana Territory. Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort Worth, earning it the nickname "Cowtown."
 When the railroad finally arrived in 1876, Fort Worth became a major shipping point for livestock. In 1887, this prompted the construction of the Union Stockyards about 2 1/2 miles north of the Tarrant County Courthouse.
 Wealthy Boston capitalist Greenlief Simpson came to visit the yards at just the right time. Heavy rains and a railroad strike led to a large accumulation of cattle in the pens and he decided Fort Worth would be a fine market. Simpson and a group of investors bought the Stockyards in 1893 and changed the name to Fort Worth Stock Yards Company. In 1896, the company held its first stock show, the "Feeders' & Breeders' Show." In 1917, it became the "Fort Worth Exposition & Fat Stock Show."
 Simpson recruited Boston neighbor Louville V. Niles as an investor and together they persuaded two giant meatpackers -- Armour & Company and Swift & Company -- to build in Fort Worth. Construction on the huge plants started in 1902. Business was great. In the first months of operations, Armour and Swift bought 265,279 cattle, 128,934 hogs, and 40,160 sheep. A livestock market that drew local farmers and ranchers had at last arrived in Fort Worth.
 Now, just so you know, I did attend the show. There was all sorts of cool stuff, like Roland Solvents, Flatbeds & liquid laminators. Chris won’t let me go on too long about it, so give me a call and I’ll fill you in on the "business" part of the trip!
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Challenge Your Knowledge
How well do you know your Architectural History? I know school is out for the summer, but I thought a little pop quiz would help get those creative juices going.
Frank Lloyd Wright is probably best known for his design of the Guggenhiem Art Museum in New York, but what is I.M. Pei's best-known project? Frank Gehry is the second "most visited architect" for his numerous highly acclaimed buildings, but do you know where Adolf Loo's gained his notoriety?
Here's a fun little challenge:
On the left is a list of some of the world's most visited sites in history. On the right is a list of the architects who designed these "famous" places. Can you match the architect with their respective "greatest feats?" FYI, there are a couple of "Unknowns," just to keep you guessing!
After taking the test, check out GreatBuildings.com for more info. The answers to the quiz can be seen here.
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Sites:
Roman Colosseum
World Trade Center
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Eiffel Tower
Chrysler Building
Taj Mahal
Statue of Liberty
Notre Dame Cathedral
Sydney Opera House
Brooklyn Bridge NY
Vietnam Veterans Memorial DC
Empire State Building
St Peter’s Church of Rome
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame OH
Petronas Towers, Malaysia
Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO
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Architects:
Unknown
Minoro Yamasaki
Giacomo della Porta
John Augustus Roebling
I. M. Pei
Eero Saarihen
Emperor Shah Jahan
Frederic Bartholdi
Unknown
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Maurice de Sully
Jorn Utzon
Gustave Eiffel
William Van Alen
Maya Lin
Cesar Pelli
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