Pre-media

The Delga Group invests in Agfa Avalon N8-80XT
Rochester, Kent-based The Delga Group has upgraded its pre-press operation after investing in Agfa's Avalon N8-80XT platesetter.

Linknode launches 3DTry.it visualisation tool at 3D Printshow London
Stirling-based software developer Linknode has today launched a cross-platform preview application for use by 3D printers, designers and their clients at the 3D Printshow London 2012.

ISL upgrades Catfish with Postcoder.com
UK software specialist ISL has signed an agreement with online address search provider Postcoder.com that it hopes will boost sales conversion rates through its Catfish web-to-print platform.

DC Thomson signs up to Wave2 Media's AdPortal
DC Thomson is set to roll out Wave2 Media's AdPortal3 print advertising workflow tool across its newspapers business six years after first installing the platform at one of its subsidiaries.

Billingham Press invests in Shuttleworth MIS
Teesside-based Billingham Press has invested 27,000 in an integrated management information system (MIS) from Shuttleworth Business Systems.

Ian Roberts appointed UK and Ireland agent for ppi Media
Ex-Manroland subsidiary ppi Media has appointed Ian Roberts as its UK and Ireland sales agent.

Quark launches App Studio with HTML 5
Software developer Quark has unveiled an upgrade to its publishing application App Studio to enable mobile device publication based on HTML5 formatting.

X-Rite Pantone proposes XRGA standard for colour data
X-Rite Pantone has proposed a new program that it claims will help cut the problems printers face when exchanging colour data results from different measurement tools.

Schawk launches ColorDrive cloud-based colour management platform
Schawk has launched what it claims is the industry's first cloud-based platform for objectively measuring print quality, particularly in relation to the accurate and consistent reproduction of colour.

Color Confidence launches FFEI's RealVue 3D Packager in UK
Color Confidence has received "fantastic" feedback from visitors to the Packaging Innovations event, following the launch of FFEI's RealVue 3D Packager tool.