Digital

Star product DirectSmile: Cross Media v5

This marketing campaigns tool aims to be the firm's "most user-friendly"

Use an MIS to keep an eye on your digital workflow

There is, as yet, no MIS purely dedicated to cross-media but even existing print-based suites can produce worthwhile benefits, monitoring productivity and deadlines, and helping calculate costs

Open your mind to a show that will cross boundaries

Cross-media offerings may not help every printing business increase workloads, but no stone should be left unturned in the hunt for opportunities. Cross Media 2012 might have just what you're looking...

Ricoh invests in web-to-print software firm PTI

Ricoh has made a significant investment in San Diego-based PTI Marketing Technologies, a leading provider of web-to-print and marketing personalisation software.

Impress makes 120k foray into digital print

Marketing communications company Impress Print has invested 120,000 in new digital kit to meet growing demand for shorter print runs.

Durst appoints Bray to head up UK & Ireland sales

Durst has appointed former Fujifilm and Screen man Peter Bray as the sales manager for the UK and Ireland.

Integrated Graphics bought by sales director Mayho

Digital printer Integrated Graphics has been bought by its former sales director Jeffrey Mayho.

Retail Services Group invests in wide-format kit

Retail Services Group has invested in an array of flatbed printing and cutting equipment to allow it to bring its retail display production in-house after previously outsourcing it.

Ceramic tile printing boosts Xaar results

Inkjet manufacturer Xaar has posted a 6.3m year-on-year revenue increase to 37.9m for the six months to June 2012.

J.N. White Designs turns to Indigo 5600 to boost industrial printing

J.N. White Designs has installed a new HP Indigo 5600 Digital Press both to continue its work producing graphic overlays and other industrial printing.