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We've learnt to challenge Internet content for reliability and accuracy, particularly user-generated content such as Wikipedia. A few months ago, I stumbled on a Wikipedia article on VDP that states "The term VDP was first introduced to the printing industry by Frank Romano". I was keen to verify the authenticity of this claim and find out if Frank really did introduce the term to our industry. I had a chance to catch up with Frank last night while he was passing through Sydney on his world cruise and took the opportunity to validate this statement.
While Frank isn't a Wikipedia advocate himself (in fact, he strongly opposes the project), he believes that the claim is, in fact, accurate. Frank explained that he first coined the phrase shortly before the release of the first Indigo E-Print 1000 press. Indigo Founder, Benny Landa, later adopted this term and attributed it to Frank.
So, it appears that Wikipedia is actually correct—this time. However, if you contest this claim, then I'd like to hear from you!
Posted on Sunday, 24 February 2008 at 7:52 PM | TrackBack: http://www.veedeepee.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/93