Pre-media

Agfa profits hit by raw material price increase
Agfa has reported double-digit growth in its industrial inkjet business, but profits across the group were hit by raw material price increases and restructuring costs at its film business.

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Kodak unveils 10 Drupa premieres, including next gen Prosper
Kodak's next-generation Prosper high-speed inkjet web press, the 6000XL, will be one of 10 new or upgraded products shown on the manufacturer's stand (Hall 5, F09-1) at Drupa.

Heidelberg UK to run Prinect S seminars
Heidelberg is to run a series of demonstration seminars, targeted at smaller print operations, on its entry-level Prinect S workflow system on 18 and 19 April.
DirectSmile to focus on cross media campaign creation at Drupa
DirectSmile will place its Cross Media software suite in the spotlight during Drupa this May, showcasing live demonstrations of how to create cost-effective marketing campaigns.
Callas Software ties with Helios for automatic PDF preflighting
Callas Software has announced that its its pdfToolbox 5 can now integrate with PDF Handshake UB2 server software from developer Helios, a move that enables automatic preflighting with Acrobat X...

Esko unveils its Drupa must sees
Packaging pre-press manufacturer Esko has announced a raft of product launches for May's Drupa exhibition.

Apex Digital Graphics lauds Total Print event
Apex Digital Graphics has said that its open house next week (13-14 March) will be more like the second biggest print event of the year to visitors.
Pro2col appoints Gaficon to distribute StingRay file transfer tool
Pro2col has appointed Gaficon as the exclusive distribution partner for Hermstedt StingRay in Germany, reuniting the file transfer software with one of its original developers in the process.

Pantone launches cloud-based colour management tool for packaging sector
A new cloud-based colour management and standardisation tool aimed at the packaging sector has been launched by Pantone and X-Rite.