Still we wait with bated breath to hear more about Heidelberg's new digital partner. I wonder whether next week's open house at its Tamworth base will provide some further clues, or indeed confirmation?

Can't wait to find out. Meanwhile, PrintWeek's recent interview with Stephan Plenz, who outlined the thinking behind the press giant's fresh strategy, has resulted in a quite a flurry of commentary worldwide.  

Looking back at the article I realise there's an omission in the 'divining the digital odds' boxout. I'm blaming it on being under the influence of Boots Max Strength Cold & Flu Remedy at the time of writing.

French company MGI also merited inclusion. While not such a high-profile name as Konica Minolta, Ricoh et al, the firm has a number of innovative digital printing products. Its Meteor DP60 fits into the bracket of the sort of 'value' toner device outlined by Plenz, and it's a popular machine. MGI even goes so far as to describe the Pro variant as 'the most versatile digital press on the market'.

And, significantly, given Plenz's comments about commercial print customers' dislike of the click-charge model, MGI doesn't operate with a click charge. The firm's product portfolio also includes nifty bits of kit like its JETvarnish spot coater, so there's plenty to interest a potential partner.

Amended odds are therefore:

Konica Minolta  2-1

Canon  5-1

MGI  5-1

Ricoh  10-1

Fuji  50-1

Screen  50-1

Agfa  50-1

HP  100-1

Xerox  100-1

Kodak  500-1