Of presses and peace

摘要

The HP Indigo Pre-drupa event March 12-15 in Tel Aviv, Israel, came off without a hitch. But it required serious scheduling flexibility on the part of our hosts. Some 300 missiles were launched against Israel from Gaza March 10-13, so our March 13 trip to see the Kiryat Gat manufacturing facility, where Indigo makes Electrolnk and builds its digital presses, had to be canceled. Instead we heard HP execs deliver their welcoming presentations and describe the Kiryat Gat facility while seated in the Tel Aviv Hilton, a more northerly location considered safer than Kiryat Gat.HP's ability to switch gears on the fly this way when 175 or so journalists, analysts, and assorted guests were involved is something I'll never forget. They didn't miss a beat.