Pre-media

Fujifilm grows profits on 2005

Fujifilm Graphic Systems UK has reported a 10% year-on-year revenue growth for 2006 in comparison with 2005.

HighWater fits Python at 'frozen' site

HighWater Designs has installed one of its Python platesetters at the coldest city on earth.

Extensis gives away Adobe plug-ins

Extensis has released free plug-ins to provide advanced font activation and deactivation for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator CS3 documents.

Hamillroad upgrades softproofing tool

Hamillroad Software has updated its soft proofing workflow with the release of FirstProof v4.0.

LithoTechnics Metrix 2.2

Ganging jobs may be rare, but this Australian firms software proves there are serious cost savings to be made.

Silicon Systems Flowmation

Jamie Robinson, production director of south London-based F1 Colour, has won new work on the back of his easy-to-use asset management system

Adobe's CS3 to capture cross-media market

Adobe has thrown its hat into the cross-media publishing ring, with the official launch of its long-awaited design and page layout package Creative Suite 3 (CS3).

Lynhurst orders latest PlateRite

Lynhurst Press has become the first UK firm to install a Screen PlateRite 6600S B2+ platesetter.

Fujifilm releases debut APPE-based workflow

Fujifilm stole a march on its pre-media rivals this week when it launched XMF, the world's first native JDF and Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE)-based workflow.

New Quark 7.1 XTensions out

XChange International has released updates for seven of its XTensions in order to resolve compatibility issues raised by the release of QuarkXPress 7.1.