Pre-media

Star product: Shuttleworth MIS v5.1
An end-to-end management information system for printers of all sizes

Quark expands digital publishing reach with Mobile IQ acquisition
Quark has expanded its reach into cloud-based publishing after acquiring UK-based software manufacturer Mobile IQ for an undisclosed sum.

Dalim Software launches mobile device workflow system
The German software solutions firm has released the latest version of its Twist 6.4 workflow system.

NEC launches latest SpectraView LCD monitor for pre-press applications
NEC Display Solutions has unveiled the latest iteration of its SpectraView 241 LCD monitor for colour-critical digital image processing, professional media design and print workflow applications.

X-Rite Pantone enjoys 'excellent' Drupa 2012
X-Rite Pantone has hailed Drupa 2012 as a "significant milestone" for the company after it achieved an increase in leads on the 2008 show and demonstrated a wide range of new products.

Agfa adds Veripress softproofing to Arkitex newspaper workflow
Agfa Graphics has signed up to distribute Australia-based Serendipity Software's Veripress on-press softproofing system to its worldwide newspaper customers.
PODi unveils working group to capitalise on cloud technology applications
PODi has unveiled a new strategy working group that aims to help define how the advent of cloud computing technology will be used in the print production process.

Hybrid Software's Order Lifecycle Management package a hit at Drupa
Hybrid Software, formerly Hybrid Integration, has said it enjoyed "astounding success" at Drupa after giving 580 demonstrations of its Order Lifecycle Management (OLM) software.

Accura partners The Oldham Group to grow US MIS base
MIS supplier Accura has appointed The Oldham Group as its exclusive partner to cover North America's mid-eastern states.

Me & my... Taopix 2.5.8 photobook creation software
The year is 1881, and brothers Herbert and Burgess Headley have just set up a printing press in a small room above their father's grocery shop. Their main aim is to print vegetable bags for the...