Pre-media

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 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.

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

Metallic effects software firm Color-Logic helped promote the power of print to hundreds of graphic designers last month at North American paper merchant Ariva's annual Smelt Fry.

The latest version of Esko's WebCenter online packaging management platform will allow customers to access files at any time from their Apple iPhone.

Type aficionados will have the chance to see rare items from the Monotype and Linotype archives at an exhibition in London later this month.

Speculation is rife about who will head up Tag Worldwide following the imminent departure of chief executive Steve Parish and commercial director Richard Jameson.

X-Rite will consolidate its existing range of colour measurement devices into a single series, the X-Rite eXact, from 12 November.

Eastman Kodak has posted double digit increases in its pre-tax and net loss in its third quarter results.