Pre-media

Presstek to launch colour calibration technology and chemistry-free plate at Drupa
Presstek is to launch a new chemistry-free CTP plate for waterless printing, along with new colour calibration technology at Drupa 2012 (Hall 4, Stand B03).

Glunz & Jensen to showcase new plate processor at Drupa
Manufacturer Glunz & Jensen is to demonstrate its new Gecko+ offset plate processing platform, which aims to offer high-end technology at a low price, at Drupa 2012 (Hall 5, Stand C38).

Pageflex announces Drupa line-up
Variable data specialist Pageflex has announced its line-up for this year's Drupa.

Quad/Graphics Launches Media Solutions Division
Quad/Graphics has become the latest major US printer to unveil a cross-media strategy, following the formation of Quad/Graphics Media Solutions, which it said would help customers better leverage...

Last call for Conqueror Typographic Games entries
Contenders for the Conqueror Typographic Games contest have one month left to enter the competition.

Star product: Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
Repurposing content for mobile devices is an increasingly important market

Ruddocks attains ISO 12647-2 colour management certification through Heidelberg
Ruddocks has become the latest company to attain the ISO 12647-2 colour management certification through press manufacturer Heidelberg.

Global Graphics boosts RIP speed to keep pace with high-speed digital presses
Global Graphics will unveil the latest version of its Harlequin "digital" RIP, Harlequin Host Renderer 3 (HHR3), at Drupa.
Helios offers free online soft proof guide
Helios Software has published a step-by-step online guide to producing soft proofs that are visually identical with hard copy proofs viewed in a light box.

Kodak: more details emerge behind fall into Chapter 11
A dramatic collapse in licensing revenues at Kodak's Consumer Digital Imaging division and a doubling of losses at its Graphic Communications Group wing helped propel the firm into Chapter 11...