Pre-media
ICS promises fully-digital workflow with Press Director press side tool
Soft proofing specialist ICS has launched Press Director, a dedicated press side monitor proofing tool, which it claims eliminates "the last analogue link in an otherwise 100% digital workflow".
Me & my: Compose InkScript
Tony Edmonds, director of Azimuth Print in Chipping Sodbury, relates how this low-cost system has improved output and reduced waste.
Agencies and PMs race to offer a one-stop production shop
Omnicom Group-subsidiary Gutenberg Networks has opened its first UK office as part of the ongoing expansion of its global production network in a move that could herald the next evolution of print...
Schawk buys digital marketing agency Untitled London
Global pre-press company Schawk has acquired the 700,000-turnover boutique digital marketing agency Untitled London for an undisclosed amount.
Monotype launches web font service
Monotype Imaging Holdings has launched a web font service via its fonts.com website, which offers designers access to more than 7,500 fonts, including 2,200 free of charge.
Bitstream first to market with PDF/VT authoring software
Bitstream has released the first software package capable of creating PDF/VT files, the new ISO file exchange standard for variable data print.
X-Rite updates measurement standard to improve colour communication
X-Rite has introduced a new colour measurement standard to reduce the discrepancies between old X-Rite and GretagMacbeth spectrophotometers and provide a single standard for all future instruments.
Epson updates Stylus Pro range for Photokina
Epson has unveiled updates to its popular 7800 and 9800 machines, the 7890 and 9890, which use the TFP head and UltraChrome K3 inks to deliver higher speed and quality.
EskoArtwork has extended its partnership with Sun Chemical and GMG
According to this arrangement, EskoArtwork's Color Engine will connect to the Sun's SmartColour database and manage its ink information, using the full spectral ink profile data to calculate spot...
Ahmedabad-based Printwell Offset launches "My Orange Pix" to tap B2B photobook market
Printwell Offset based in Ahmedabad Gujarat has launched "My Orange Pix" software customised on the Taopix eponymous photobook software supplied by Paper Idea.