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MGN becomes maiden Vio Worldwide client to use Adsend service

Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) has become the first Vio Worldwide client to migrate to the company's low-cost ad management and delivery service Adsend.

F1 hires Brazil from Wyndeham

F1 Colour has recruited former Wyndeham Masterpiece business development manager Paul Brazil, who has been appointed to the same position at the Southwark-based pre-press and print management company.

Cost savings from soft proofing top agenda at latest DAL event

Soft proofing was top of the agenda at the latest quarterly meeting of the Digital Ad Lab (DAL), with case studies from Bauer Consumer Media and BBC Magazines (BBCM).

European distribution deal behind screen flavour of StudioRIP 3.0

Independent software provider StudioRIP has signed a European distribution agreement with Italian screenprinting specialist Grafco for a new variant of its recently-released StudioRIP 3.0.

Fujifilm replaces 'misleading' chemistry-free tag with 'low-chemistry' for plate ranges

Fujifilm has challenged the environmental credentials of so-called "chemistry-free" plates ahead of the commercial availability of its Brillia HD Pro-V and Brillia Pro-VN plates.

EFI adopts APPE2 in latest RIPs

EFI has incorporated the second generation of the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE2) in its Colorproof XF and Fiery XF v4 RIPs for colour proofing and production printing.

Service revenues keep pre-press specialist MGS buoyant in recession

Independent pre-press specialist Marlowe Graphic Services (MGS) has reported "significant growth" in its business this year, in spite of the current recession and the ongoing clampdown on credit.

Wigfield takes key sales role in Kodak's workflow division

Dave Wigfield, the former UK & Ireland director and general manager for Kodak Graphic Communications Group (GCG), has been appointed worldwide sales and operations director for the company's Workflow,...

Littrell sets up new parts business

Magicomm president and industry veteran Rick Littrell has launched a new business, iFix.com, which he described as the first online resource for purchasing new and used platesetter parts.