Digital BW, The Print

Paul, I'm confused by the MIS website...lots of issues, lots of info,
hard to navigate (my fault, not the site's). 

Questions:

1) Does the UT7 (for my 2200) work for both B&W and full color? (I
think so, but the site seems mostly to talk about B&W).

2) Do the non-Eboni MIS pigs differ significantly from the Epson pigs?

3) Can Eboni pigs be used WITH my inventory of Epson pigs? 

(***which non-Epson pigs must I order initially?)

4) Assuming I want to refill carts, what should I buy initially from
MIS and what will I have to buy elsewhere?  

5) Are there applications that perform comparably to ImagePrint for
B&W, but cost less?  QTR?

6) QTR seems a compromise tonally, though better than the Epson driver
alone, and it seems to have no capacity for layout... correct?  

6) Does ImagePrint seem a good tool for precise layouts of photos on
prints (not talking about page layouts with type and graphics) or is
that aspect better handled by another application? 

For context, I'm very happy with Epson, my scans and prints, but I
want to get to the next level. 

Thanks,

John Kelly
Albuquerque