Re: Print Shops that Accept FTP Files

[Vanessa Wilburn <vlwilbur -at- CPU -dot- COM>]

Hello all,

Thanks to everyone that sent their recommendations on print shops. This
really helps my search. I will start making my calls/emails soon.

Here is the summary of those printers that accept FTP files. Since I will
be out of the office for the next few days, I decided to go ahead and
summarize now. I hope that I don't miss any late emails.

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    From: Becky Roberts <jrobeck -at- ldl -dot- net>
    We print jobs all over the world for presentations, etc.
    using XEROX and they are able to accept FTP files.  I work
    with a local XEROX rep who gets in contact with the
    XEROX office in the area that I need to print.
    My local rep facilitates the job order and since it's
    all through XEROX, the Finance Department is happy
    because XEROX is on our company list of
    approved vendors.  This saves me from having to find
    a vendor and get them set up for billing jobs to us,
    etc.  Also, all of the XEROX shops that I have used
    thus far are ISO 9000 certified, use DocuTech printers,
    and if they can't deliver the job within the specified
    time frame, they tell me up front.
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    From Beth Friedman  bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com
    I just completed a project with a local (Minneapolis) printer,
    Intranet Solutions, who printed my job on a DocuTech.
    I have no idea what their color resources are, if you
    need that, but I was very happy with them.

    They have an FTP upload site on the Web, and when it
    turned out that I couldn't use that (IE3.0 doesn't
    support it), they were happy to deal with a zipped file
    sent via e-mail.  And, they cut $40 off the setup
    charges when I sent them a PostScript file instead of
    the Word file.

    I dealt with Tom Towle.  His phone number is
    (612) 903-2109, his pager is (612) 538-4250.
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    From: Laura L Lapierre <lapierre -at- mediaone -dot- net>
    I use a company called DMI in Woburn, MA that
    does accept FTP files and does respond to e-mail.
    The files I send are postscript (or zips containing
    the ps files). And they are timely - of course,
    they are also in MA.

    DMI
    215 Salem St
    Woburn, MA  01801
    P: (617) 935-7224
    F: (617) 938-7648

    Mike Jenoski - mjenoski -at- dupman -dot- com
    Carl Beatrice - cbeatrice -at- dupman -dot- com
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    From: Cam Whetstone <camw -at- rocketmail -dot- com>
    Check out www.iprint.com.  They advertise
    on-line printing, and I have used them for
    business cards (good job).
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    From: "David Hirschler" <DGHirschler -at- automatedlogic -dot- com>
    We use N&R Printing, located in College Park, GA,
    just south of Atlanta. They have about 9 docutechs
    and they also do offset printing.  I have used
    them for the past 2 years and have been extremely pleased.

    Their FTP server is at spider1.nrepub.com.  User ID
    is anonymous and the password is your e-mail address.
    They like you to fax an order sheet in
    first.  Contact Fred Vero at fvero -at- nrepub -dot- com -dot- 
    Their web address is http://www.nrprint.com.
    Phone: 404-765-0162, FAX 404-765-0190.
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    From: Keith_Arnett -at- reston -dot- omd -dot- sterling -dot- com
    Try www.balmar.com
    They are a very large regional printer in Baltimore,
    MD and Washington DC.  We use them extensively and
    have no complaints.  I don't believe they charge
    for FTP transfers.
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    From: JF Smith <jfs59 -at- gs -dot- net>
    1) ZBR Printing, Elaine Havercamp (guessed spelling,
    and not sure she's still there.)
    1-508-469-7500 (area code may have changed to 978)
    a little north of boston.

    A client of mine, Database Publishing Software, has
    used them. No particular endorsement; one contact
    at the client thought ZBR's prices were
    a little high, but I don't have any details.
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    From: Kathleen Moore <kkm -at- msi -dot- com>
    Our printer, Trade Service, accepts FTP files. They
    have always done a timely and professional job with
    our many manuals and they do great proofing. Our
    printing rep is Valerie Harwell,
    valerie -at- tradesvc -dot- attmail -dot- com -dot- 
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    From: Chris Johnson <cjohnson -at- jpsgraphics -dot- com>
    My name is Chris Johnson with Johnson Printing Service in Dallas.
    We accept files via FTP with no extra charge. We specialize in
    multi-page documents (both DocuTech and "Direct-to-Plate")
    and are very experienced in handling FTP files. Please
    visit our web site at http://www.jpsgraphics.com
    for more information. Or you can call or
    e-mail for more information or questions. (800) 272-7742


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Vanessa Wilburn                        vanessa -dot- wilburn -at- cpu -dot- com
Computerized Processes Unlimited, Inc.      http://www.cpu.com
Metairie, Louisiana USA                           504.889.2784