Pre-media

Alwan Color Expertise has announced its inaugural OEM partners ahead of next month's Graph Expo 2012 exhibition in Chicago, where it will unveil its new OEM strategy.

Benny Landa, chairman and chief executive of the Landa Group and inventor of Nanography, has been announced as the keynote speaker at next year's EFI Connect conference in Las Vegas.

Print and repro house Altaimage has unveiled a new fixed page e-book application that allows its customers to produce their books and magazines in screen optimised digital format.

Esko has upgraded its flagship structural design software suite for packaging, sign making and POP display to cut user time and improve its 3D capabilities.

Stationer Mount Street Printer has moved into digital with the arrival of a Linoprint C751 from Heidelberg.

Bournemouth Colour Press has installed Fujifilm's XMF Workflow v5, which was launched at Drupa in May.

NEC Display Solutions has unveiled the latest additions to its SpectraView range for colour-critical digital imaging for designers, photographers and print workflow processes.

Global Graphics has claimed an average speed improvement of up to 500% in the latest version of its wide-format RIP, Jaws 3.0, over its predecessor.

X-Rite has announced the launch of the ColorMunki Smile, a low-cost monitor calibration tool aimed at entry-level users.

Web-to-print firm Moo.com has acquired personal identity platform Flavors.me for an undisclosed sum after six months of negotiations.