Companies & suppliers
Kodak receives setback in patent battle
Kodak has been told its patent claim against Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) is "invalid and not infringed", following an initial determination by the judge in its US International Trade Commission...
CDS appoints Bailie to chief executive role
Print manager Corporate Document Services (CDS) has appointed Fergus Bailie as new chief executive after the incumbent was promoted to its parent company.
FFEI upgrades RealPro 3D-Packager ahead of Easyfairs show
FFEI will demonstrate v1.1 of its RealPro 3D-Packager software at next month's Easyfairs Packtech 2011 exhibition, which will be held at the NEC from 16-17 February.
De La Rue rejects increased Oberthur offer
De La Rue has rejected an increased offer of 935p per share from French rival Oberthur, which is understood to have secured a 400m financing agreement with US-based private equity house Bain Capital...
Print and packaging printers in financial distress increase by 26%, claims research
Some 2,211 UK print and packaging printers are in "significant" or "critical" financial distress, with research by Begbies Traynor suggesting that the figure is "just the tip of the iceberg".
Heidelberg pays off government loan ahead of schedule
Heidelberg has reorganised its credit facilities to enable it to pay off a government loan ahead of schedule.
Majority of Transactis Liverpool staff face redundancy
The jobs of Transactis' 254 Liverpool-based staff are at risk after Unite revealed that RR Donnelley's acquisition of the company's production businesses would lead to "wide-scale redundancies".
Oberthur withdraws bid for De La Rue
Oberthur has withdrawn its increased 935p-per-share bid for De La Rue and announced that it no longer intends to make an offer for the banknote printer.
Emmersons invests in B2 production with Heidelberg buy
Emmersons has invested in a B2 Speedmaster XL 75-5+L in order to broaden its offering and enable it to "encroach" into the lower end of the B1 market.
Heidelberg's grey balance optimiser picks up G7 System Certification
Heidelberg's Prinect Color Toolbox has received the G7 System Certification from IDEAlliance in recognition of its ability to calibrate a printing device to meet the G7 grey-scale definition using...