Pre-media

DNG Media has become the first UK printer to opt for Fujifilm's Brillia LP-NNW violet plate as part of a move to a fully automated CTP workflow.

GMC Software Technology has added new features including rich text format (RTF) workflow and MindFire integration to the latest release of its updated PrintNet Designer software.

X-Rite attempted to assure its investors last week that a $20.9m (10.9m) second quarter loss was not indicative of a deepening of its financial woes.

Kodak has appointed Stephen Green to the role of vice president for marketing and pre-press solutions at its Graphic Communications Group (GCG) division.

Agfa UK's managing director Laurence Roberts is anticipating an upturn in revenue after the graphics division posted a 6.3% drop in sales to 385m euro (303m) during the second quarter.

Shuttleworth has announced the incorporation of wide and grand-format digital printing in the latest version of its eponymous management information system (MIS).

QuarkXPress 8, the newest version of Quark's page layout and design software, is now available for purchase directly from Quark or through its resellers worldwide.

Workflow was centre stage for HP at Drupa. It had to be to ensure the company's latest high-speed presses, such as the 2,600ppm high-speed Inkjet Web Press and the 120ppm Indigo 7000, could be run...

EFI has acquired Pace Systems Group for approximately $21m (10.6m) in cash, plus an additional cash earn-out amount contingent on achieving certain performance targets.

Fujifilm has launched a new online plate-processing tool that allows printers to calculate the impact their platemaking has on the environment.