Adobe Systems Inc.

SUPER SPONSOR

Adobe helps people and businesses communicate better through its world-leading digital imaging, design and document technology platforms for consumers, creative professionals and enterprises. Adobe's revenue in its last fiscal year exceeded $1.2 billion. For more information about Adobe, visit www.adobe.com.

Japan Publishing Consortium (JPC)

PARTNER

Japan Publishing Consortium is a non-profit organization established to provide a forum for discussing technical problems, exploring standardization solutions, and fostering education around cutting-edge technologies, in order to enrich the future of publishing-related industries such as printers, publishers, service bureaus, and web production companies. Visit www.jpc.gr.jp (Japanese only).

Japan Association of Graphic Arts Technology (JAGAT)

PARTNER

Established in 1967, Japan Association of Graphic Arts Technology (JAGAT) is a non-profit organization recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. JAGAT promotes development and improvement of printing and its related industries. Beyond printing, the organization's activities include hosting PAGE events, study groups, and publishing technological information to encourage the development of digital publishing such as cross-media and network media. Visit www.jagat.or.jp (Japanese only).

iStockphoto

iStockphoto is the most active creative site from which images and video are downloaded every 1.4 seconds. It’s also a pioneer in micro payment and set up the system that allows users to buy images from $1 each. It has more than 3 million members worldwide and has more than 3 million materials from more than 50,000 artists. iStpckphoto continues to change the market of digital images, make it easy for users to connect and create a system that allows them to buy images at low prices. Visit www.istockphoto.com.

Woodwing Software

SPONSOR

WoodWing offers fully integrated editorial solutions, based on the blended media concept. Based on Adobe InDesign and InCopy platforms, we’ve been the industry leader for eight years in tools and plug-ins that enhance productivity. A few years ago, we launched parallel workflow system Smart Connection Enterprise, which has been adopted by more than 400 publishers, newspapers and editorial production companies worldwide. We aim to spread our Smart Publishing concept to change the printing/online publishing strategy system to Japan through our solution partner network. Visit www.woodwing.com.

ABIS Technologies, Inc.

ABIS Technologies connect people with information better and deeper. Our mission is to provide and propose with digital tools needed in today – tools that allows communication whenever/wherever, with whomever, and immediately and easily. With the core business of digital data delivery system via network, we achieve central control, sharing and editing support of digital dat。Visit http://www.abistech.co.jp/ (Japanese only).

MdN Corporation

SPONSOR

Since the debut of MdN magazine for digital creators in 1989, MdN Corporation has provided design possibilities and techniques through its magazine, books and events. MdN has garnered a wide fan base of DTP and Web design professionals through MdN, a monthly magazine loaded with indispensable information for graphic design and visual art professionals, and web creators, from web producers to designer. Visit www.impressholdings.com/companies/mdn.htm.

KG Solutions

SPONSOR

KG Solutions was established in July 2007 as a spin-out of graphics business of Koyosha Ltd. Graphics business of Koyosha has been providing workflow solutions in graphic art, design-creative and photo-imaging industries for 20 years. On top of our existing services, we will continue to expand our total solutions to internet for running IDC business in Japan/abroad, eCommerce and portal site as well as providing applications for web. Visit www.kgsolutions.co.jp.

Konica Minolta

We will show full-color, on-demand printing system at the conference. Backed by five-year experience in full-color, on-demand printing market, we continue to present value-added full color, on-demand solutions with high durability and productivity, overwhelming high quality and with SD-501, the industry first in-line center binding system by adopting “saddle stitch finisher”. Visit konicaminolta.jp/business/about/bj/index.html (Japanese only).

Software Too Corporation

Software Too Corporation provides cutting-edge software such as graphics, visual and communication tools that stretch productivity and possibilities with creative professionals in Japan. By quickly adapting to the changing times and new values in the fields of prepress work-flow, DTP, 3D CG, and image editing, we support technologies, idea and concepts that meet potential needs of our customers. Visit www.swtoo.com/company_info/index_e.html.

Digitalscape

Since its establishment in 1995, we have been placing and staffing manpower specialized in digital creation and IT engineering as well as outsourcing. Our registered personnel are cutting-edge web, gaming, CG, imaging, DTP, product and IT professionals. Our clients enjoy “excellent personnel’ and “solid technologies” we provide. With our own matching-system, DIGITALSCAPE creates a better place for professionals and companies to meet. Visit www.dsp.co.jp (Japanese only).

DESIGNING

SPONSOR

DESIGNING debuted June 2006 as Mook, a seasonal magazine. With its concept “to support creativity and productivity,” each issue has a theme which is introd೭ in 140-page feature, and features designer interviews, portfolio and case studies in depth. Also DESIGNING project ranges widely including books, Mook, seminars, etc. Visit www.plus-designing.jp (Japanese only).

Profield

ProField provides system development focused on XML and XML database, and manྫྷtures and sells related packages. Its own packaged product “XCMS” – a content management product and “ProDIX” family – XML automatic typesetting plug-in compatible with InDesign are solutions that connect digital information managenent and process management, powerfully support workflow that handles non-standard XML contents and take full advantage of XML contents toward multiple media. ProField was among the first to develop systems that connect InDesign and XML database and provides high quality and low cost XML publishing solutions for manྫྷturing, printing and publishing industries. Visit www.profield.jp (Japanese only).

Multi-bits Corporation

SPONSOR

Multi-bits started its business in 1996 as the first mail-order business specialized in the design industry in Japan. We offer unique range of business that serves more than 70,000 companies – soft and hardware for design work, more than 900,000 stock photos – largest class in Japan, as well as photo shooting service available country-wide, image cropping and tracing service that helps save time for designers.
Since October 2006, we joined Digitalscape group to help serve creators with more fronts.
Visit www.muli-bits.com (Japanese only).

Morisawa & Company, LTD.

SPONSOR

Since its revolutionary invention of the world's first phototypesetting system, Morisawa has devoted itself to research and development with "the future of type" in mind. Its range of media channels continues to widen through the advancement of IT. Morisawa has sold fonts and DTP-related systems such as editing and printing software to the printing, prepress, publishing and a wide range of other industries. Through its wide knowledge and communication, Morisawa continues to provide products that meet customer needs. It's Morisawa's undying passion to contribute to society through development of "type" culture, which the company sees as a precious asset of mankind.
Visit www.morisawa.co.jp/english/.

Ricoh

SPONSOR

Since its establishment in 1036, Ricoh has focused on “creating added value” from customer standpoint and develops products centering around imaging equipment and services. Its history started with diazo sensitized paper, and through imaging related information process equipment and system such as camera, copier, fax, and printer, and recently expanded to office equipment solution that answers digitization and network needs and production printing field. Visit www.ricoh.co.jp (Japanese only).

Lynx Corporation

SPONSOR

Since its foundation in 1990, Lynx Corporation has developed DTP and medical imaging related software. In the DTP field, Lynx developed software such as Designer’s Tools in 1998, Fuchi Shokunin (Edge Expert) in 1999, DBPublisher in 2000, Mentsuke Shokunin (Plating Expert) in 2002, and Fuchi (Edge) Design in 2007. Lynx’s mission is to develop applications to lessen everyone’s work-load. Visit http://www.lynx.co.jp/ (Japanese only).

DTP Transit

As a useful website for DTP users that are forced to transit constantly, we feature tips for not only InDesign but Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, etc., fonts, utilities and publications. Visit www.dtp-transit.jp (Japanese only).

Fellows Inc.

SUPPORTER

http://www.fellow-s.co.jp/
Fellows Inc. is a human resource management company that specializes in the creative industry. Since founded in 2003, more than 5,000 creators have been registered. We recruit and support creative pros in a wide range of genres from advertising/publishing to imaging/web/gaming.
Our agents offer support from consultation at registration, to career planning and suggestions of work style in after-placement service. Please consult us if you are thinking of a career change or of starting a business in the creative field.

Creator's Station

SUPPORTER

http://www.creators-station.jp/
Creator’s Station is the premier portal for information that supporst the creative dimension of design professionals. It features an “I want to meet” section that interviews famous creators and “creative curiosity” that features what’s hot in creative industries, as well as the latest info from “creative industry news,” and more. Come see us!

JaGra Professional DTP & Web School

SUPPORTER

http://www.jagra.or.jp/school/
JaGra Professional DTP & Web School is a school for DTP and Web run by the printing industry association, Japan Graphic Service Industries Association (JaGra). Focused on short-term seminars, we have more than 20 DTP and web courses at reasonable prices for professional corporations. We are also an authorized Adobe trainer of Photoshop, InDesign and Flash.

Creative Tabloid withD

SUPPORTER

http://withd.jp
With "the creative tabloid you read on Mondays" as the concept, withD strives to convey creative information in a simple, easy-to-understand manner, using familiar expressions. At withD, we want to provide information that is helpful: industry information, suggestions of content ideas, tips & techniques, as well as new products and services from creative industries for people who are involved in creative contents. Visit withd.jp (Japanese only).