As a follow on to the above, we have an article on the EU, mailing and what is next for the region.

Have you looked into Digital Mailbox Services?

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QR Code Killer? Touchcode Opens Content by Tapping Paper to Screen (via Printing Impressions)—What if you could touch paper to you touchscreen device and be transported to a relevant content on the web? That possibility is closer than you think and it has the QR and TAG codes shaking in their patterned boots. Read on to find out more about the Touchcode technology.     

Océ to unveil Colorstream 3700 at Drupa (via PrintWeek)—Océ is set to unveil what very well could be the fastest color inkjet printer in its class at drupa 2012. This new Colorstream 3700 is reported to be 30% faster than its closest competitor and will tip the price scales somewhere near €2m.  

New Technologies Announced at Dscoop7 Solutions Showcase Prior to drupa (via MyPrintResource.com)—for those in the graphic arts industry, Dscoop7 is a must attend for the latest in technology from HP and their partners ahead of drupa. With more than 90 partners attending, it is sure to be full of technology and ideas to keep the industry moving forward.  

The decline of postal volumes in Europe; what will happen next? (via CrawfordTech Blog)—everyone in the printing and mail industries is concerned with the idea of decreasing volumes. The reality is that there is a declining trend and it does have meaning. Read on for the perspective from CrawfordTech’s very own Stewart Rogers on the post volumes of the EU and the outlook of the future.

Western National Insurance Named First Insurance Company to Adopt Digital Postal Mail Powered by Zumbox (via MarketWatch)—Digital Mailbox Services are taking hold in the U.S. market as is evident from this release announcing Western National Insurance’s adoption of Digital Postal Mail from Zumbox. Read on to learn more about the Zumbox service, the advantages of Digital Mailbox Services and what this means for the future.  

If the article above on Digital Mailbox Services interests you from a North American perspective, then be sure to check out our interview with Ernie Crawford, president of Crawford Technologies on Digital Postal Mail Solutions: Where is it going?

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