Pre-media

Ipex organiser Informa has moved to quell exhibitors' fears about the show's international standing by unveiling a 1m Hosted Buyer Programme for the 2014 event.

Roland DG (UK) has partnered with Esko for its annual UK software seminar, which takes place today (6 September).

Canon will showcase the latest print and cross media technology on its stand at the show's debut this week.

Whitchurch-based printer John Dollin has invested nearly 1m in a Speedmaster XL 75-5+L and Suprasetter 105 CtP system.

Web-based tool, Output Essentials, simplifies the design process for print publishers by providing a visible side panel containing shortcut icons for essential functions.

US-based Bitstream subsidiary Pageflex will lose 26% of its staff across all of its functions, but primarily research and development (R&D), in a bid to save $2.6m (1.6m) a year.

A dormant Agfa-Gevaert photographic emulsion manufacturing plant in Shoreham, Long Island has become the subject of a preservation campaign that has already raised $1.2m (735,000) in donations.

Alpha Colour Printers has secured a two-year contract renewal with Gloucestershire County Council to provide both digital and litho print.

Malborough Software Development Holdings, parent company of Bitstream subsidiary Pageflex, has announced a global restructure in a bid to save $2.6m (1.6m) a year.

Held last week, the preview showcased scanning and printing equipment that will be on show during the 19-21October event.