Companies & suppliers

Quark releases iPad DesignPad app 'preview'
The free preview of the new Quark app for grid-based design can be downloaded from today (22 August) on the App Store.

Falconer Printing & Packaging installs Polar 115 guillotine
The West Yorkshire company has continued its finishing investment programme with the installation of a Polar 115 guillotine.

Me & my... Altaimage Interactive Cloud Environment
Cross-media isn't all about marketing, it can also streamline the production process for publishers working across the full range of formats

Star product DirectSmile: Cross Media v5
This marketing campaigns tool aims to be the firm's "most user-friendly"

Agfa Graphics earnings dip in second quarter
Agfa Graphics has posted double-digit percentage falls in EBIT and EBITDA in its second quarter results despite a small increase in turnover.

Use an MIS to keep an eye on your digital workflow
There is, as yet, no MIS purely dedicated to cross-media but even existing print-based suites can produce worthwhile benefits, monitoring productivity and deadlines, and helping calculate costs

Pageflex 8.0 targets social media marketing
Pageflex has added social media to its software for the first time with the launch of version 8.0.

Johnston Press sees mobile visitors double as newspaper sales fall
Johnston Press saw the number of monthly visits to its mobile platforms increase by 100% in the six months to 30 June, although it posted declines in group turnover and operating and pre-tax profits.

Keene leads new board at revamped Tapestry
Tapestry, the Soho-based media production agency, has undergone a quiet revolution over the past six months led by former Keenes managing director Jeff Keene.

Ricoh invests in web-to-print software firm PTI
Ricoh has made a significant investment in San Diego-based PTI Marketing Technologies, a leading provider of web-to-print and marketing personalisation software.