Pre-media
H Bauer toasts soft-proofing breakthrough with mag launch
H Bauer is celebrating a shift to soft proofing after using recently installed ICS Remote Director for the production of new cookery magazine <i>Eat In</i>.
Leycol moves to chemistry-free with Avalon platesetter
Leycol Printers has boosted efficiency across its CTP set-up after investing in an Agfa Avalon platesetter.
Elpical rolls out Claro 6 for image enhancement
Netherlands-based digital image enhancement and management specialist Elpical has today launched version six of its Claro product range.
Reprographic Warehouse appoints new senior staff
The Reprographic Warehouse, the London-based company bought by American Reprographics Company in October last year, has announced new sales director Denis Delaney and sales manager Kevin Hayden.
Lab247 installs Heidelberg Suprasetter 102P
Lab247 has boosted its capacity after it installed a Heidelberg Suprasetter 102P running founder rip and workflow using Fuji Pro T processless plates.
X-Rite announces $118m loss for 2008
Colour specialist X-Rite announced its Q4 and full year results today, posting a net loss of $64.7m (46.6m) for the final three months of 2008 and a loss of $117.8m for the year.
QuarkXPress upgrade price to be frozen until September
Quark has announced that users with old licences of its eponymous desktop publishing software, QuarkXPress, will be able to upgrade to the latest version for the same low price until 30 September...
Agfa and Canon sign imagePress distribution deal
Print giants Agfa Graphics and Canon have signed a distribution deal that will enable Agfa to distribute Canon's imagePress digital colour presses in the UK, <i>PrintWeek</i> can exclusively reveal.
Agfa shares drop on full-year results
Agfa-Gevaert Group posted a 106m euro (98.3m) pre-tax loss in its full-year 2008 results this week, following a 119m euro writedown of its Healthcare business.
NatMags outsources image cut-outs to Express KCS
The National Magazine Company (NatMags) has outsourced the production of image cut-outs for all 17 of its titles to India-based pre-media company Express KCS.