Pre-media

Callas launches pdfGoHTML

Callas Software has launched a free Adobe Acrobat plug-in for converting tagged PDF files into HTML supporting the ISO PDF/UA standard for accessible PDF technology.

Quark launches free DesignPad update

Quark has issued a free update to its DesignPad app, a grid-based design package for amateur and professional designers.

HP books $8.8bn charge on Autonomy deal

HP has called in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division after it was forced to announced an $8.8bn writedown of its $11bn Autonomy...

Technique looks forward to life with EFI

Technique chief executive Paul Cooper has said it is "business as usual" following the MIS/ERP developer's sale to US-based EFI earlier this week.

EFI strengthens MIS reach with Technique acquisition

EFI has acquired UK-based MIS provider Technique as it continues to expand its presence in the software market.

Caldera simplifies standards compliance in latest RIP

Caldera has put colour standards compliance at the heart of its latest RIP release, version 9.10, with the aim of helping wide-format printers improve their output quality and profitability.

London repro firm wins RBI exclusive contract renewal

Classified Central Media (CCM) has won a two-year contract renewal with Reed Business Information as the sole supplier of its classified advert production.

Kodak patent sale a condition of new $800m facility

Eastman Kodak has been told it must sell its digital imaging patent portfolio for "no less than $500m" as a condition of a new interim and exit finance facility totalling nearly $800m.

Printing.com looks to online growth as franchise sales dip

Printing.com is looking to its growing online presence to counteract the "challenging" trading environment across its Franchise network, which contributed to a drop in first half sales and earnings.

Monotype Imaging acquires Design by Front

US font and typographic specialist Monotype Imaging Holdings has bought Northern Ireland-based web design company Design By Front.