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X-Rite, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pantone, announced the fall tour dates for its “Fundamentals of Color and Appearance” (FOCA) and “Going Beyond Density” seminars.

BOSTON—RISI, an information provider for the global forest products industry, announced that RockTenn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Rubright has been selected as this year’s RISI North American CEO of the Year for the forest products industry. Each year, RISI surveys investment analysts and portfolio managers to make nominations for the award based on such criteria as leadership, vision and strategic accomplishment. The 2008 award will be presented to Rubright on Sept. 15 at the 23rd North American Forest Products Conference in Boston, Mass. Rubright will also deliver the keynote address and participate in a CEO Panel at the event. He joins other

BOSTON, Mass.—IDTechEx, a leading provider of research, consulting, and events in printed electronics and RFID, has relocated its global headquarters to Boston, Mass. In addition, Susann Reuter, based in Chemnitz, Germany, has joined the board of directors in order to expand the company’s activities in Europe. These developments are a result of customer demand and form part of the company’s strategy for rapid global growth. “IDTechEx now has staff based in three continents—America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific—representing our commitment to providing truly global coverage of developments in printed electronics and RFID,” said Raghu Das, CEO.

By Raghu Das, CEO IDTechEx In 2007, IDTechEx expects that 1.71 billion tags will be sold. The total RFID market value (including all hardware, systems, integration) across all countries will be $4.96 billion. By far the biggest segment of this is RFID cards. For those not involved in that sector, the 2007 market value for non-card RFID (RFID labels, fobs, tickets) will be $1.97 billion. Excluding cards, 58.4 percent of the market in 2007 will be in the U.S. and 33 percent in Europe. The market will rise to $27.88 billion in 2017. This includes many new markets that are being created, such as