Pre-media

Precision Printing acquires majority stake in First2Print
Precision Printing has acquired a controlling stake in North East-based trade printer First2Print and launched a digital wallcovering joint venture as it looks to expand into wide-format and trade...

Fuji launches its fastest workflow to date and tablet-friendly XMF Remote
Fujifilm has launched version 6 of its XMF workflow, which it claimed sets a new benchmark in processing capability for variable data work and is the first full integration of Adobe’s Mercury RIP...

Fuji unveils new Jet Press 720 and secures first five European sales
Fujifilm has formally launched the next generation of its B2 sheetfed inkjet press, the Jet Press 720S, which features a number of enhancements over the Mk1 machine including the ability to handle...

History of Monotype explored in new book
A new book charting the history of Monotype has been published, and includes a dedication to the late PrintWeek columnist and print historian Lawrence Wallis.

Vistaprint announces major tech spend and name change
Vistaprint has announced plans to invest "hundreds of millions of dollars" in a next-generation software platform that will aggregate orders from across its growing portfolio of customer-facing brands...

Star product: EFI Radius 15.1
The latest version of the end-to-end modular ERP for packaging and label printers.

New Rhapsody tool simplifies multi-platform creation
Rhapsody has launched a new software module that allows non-expert users to easily create responsive apps and websites from InDesign files.

First profit for 'new' Kodak
“Solid growth” in its printing plates and CTP business has helped propel Kodak to its first profit since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, although the results were also boosted by a...

Mitchell makes second return to print
Astron founder David Mitchell has returned to print with a non-exec role and investment in Dublin-based packaging group Perigord Premedia.

HP enters 3D printing market
HP has ported its thermal inkjet know-how into a new 3D printing system that will be able to produce objects more than a metre wide.