Companies & suppliers
HP launches SmartStream software developers kit
HP has announced the public release of its new HP SmartStream software developers kit (SDK), which allows third-party web-to-print, workflow and MIS developers to integrate their tools with Indigo...
Castle Colour Printers faces liquidation at creditors' meeting
Yorkshire printer Castle Colour Printers is expected to go into liquidation next week.
Administrators move in as SOS (NW) collapses
Press kit supplier Service Offset Supplies North West (SOS (NW)) has gone into administration.
The Rs 1,000-cr TNPL investment will make more paper available
The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers' (TNPL) production capacity is set to increase by 60% next month, with the commissioning of its third paper machine.
Indian paper companies may see dip in profits as costs rise
Paper producers like BILT, JK Paper, West Coast and TNPL have been impacted by rising fuel and chemical cost. Interestingly, the cost of pulp, has not moved up.
Spectrum Scan: Portrait of a print artist
Digital printing? Offset on non-paper? Screen printing? CTP bureau? Amit Shah's company defies all definition as it unfurls one game-changing technology after another, says Ramu Ramanathan
DMGT plans to move print out of London
Newspaper publisher Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced that print subsidiary Harmsworth Printing is considering plans to move out of London.
Kodak blames overcapacity for poor pre-press performance in Q4
Kodak's share price dropped 30% last week after it reported a fourth quarter pre-tax loss of $73m (46m), down 115% on last year's $486m profit.
TUK Systems launches 'affordable' CtP package for small printers
Middlesex-based TUK Systems, an offshoot of the Indian pre-press and consumables manufacturer TechNova, has announced a 99 CtP product aimed at small printers.
ISL launches entry-level variable data printing tool
ISL, developer of the Infigo web-to-print software, has launched an entry-level variable data printing (VDP) tool to give printers a low-cost alternative to existing packages.