Pre-media

Specle.net 'could be the Google of ad specs'

Free online advertising specification database Specle.net could be set to become "the Google of ad specs" after it heralded its upcoming UK launch with a raft of big name sign-ups.

Process controls II

With adoption of the ISO 12647-2 standard continuing to gather pace, the industry has shown its willingness to embrace colour management systems. Experts say that take-up is in response to both the...

Xerox unveils tools to show ROI of printed marketing materials

Xerox has launched a pair of software tools to show brand owners and agencies the value of using digital print to communicate.

Datum CP first to use Designthing SME online design tool

Datum Colour Print (Datum CP) has become the first printer to take up online design portal Designthing's web-to-print service.

POP printers 'must embrace cross-media future'

Scott Seebass, chief executive of Xinet, has warned printers that they need to start moving into digital content provision, such as video, if they want to survive.

Blaze destroys repro department of Norfolk printer

The repro department of Thetford-based Reflex Litho has been destroyed in a fire that started in the early hours of Friday morning (9 October).

PrintSmith MIS extended for sign and digital work by EFI

EFI has launched a sign version of its PrintSmith MIS software.

Monotype launches Ysobel Pro typeface

Monotype Imaging has added the 20-font Ysobel Pro typeface suite to its Monotype Imaging Library.

Aurora

Kevin Dunn, business development director at PHD Mail, says this retrieval system means he can offer clients a bespoke service, says Philip Chadwick