Pre-media

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.

Flexo gets fillip with trio of platemaking innovations

Three firms have revealed new flexo platemaking technology, offering improved speed and quality.

Paper Idea brings Optimus MIS products suite to India

Optimus has announced its Indian entry. The European suppliers of Management Information System (MIS) products and solutions, has named Paper Idea as the sole Indian distributor for Optimus MIS...

HSPG integrates paper price list with e-commerce and MIS

Howard Smith Paper Group (HSPG) has integrated its paper price lists with MIS and online automatic quoting systems to save itself, and printers, time and money processing paper orders.

Epson launches desktop printer with optional spectrophotometer

Epson has added to its x900 range of inkjet printers with a 432mm-wide desktop model the Stylus Pro 4900, which was launched this week at German photographic trade show Photokina.

Vio Worldwide acquired by Australian-based Dubsat

Vio Worldwide has been acquired by cross media asset management business Dubsat; a deal Vio claims will enable it to develop cross-media applications on a broader platform.