Pre-media

Rhapsody teamed up with publisher Thames & Hudson as the pre-media partner for a 224-page book charting Kylie Minogue's 25 years in music, called <i>Kylie/Fashion</i>.

Cheltenham-based print manager Brightsource has invested in a new web-based document editor, Aproove, in an effort to improve its client experience and speed approval cycles.

Panda Press, the Staffordshire-based print and design company, has spent 50,000 on a Xerox 700i digital printer from equipment supplier Complete Imaging.

Océ has partnered with enterprise content management provider Top Image Systems (TIS) to win a 3.5m-a-year print management contract for life insurance provider Aegon.

Roland DG has released the latest upgrade of its VersaWorks RIP and colour management software, which incorporates Pantone libraries for the first time.

Yorkshire-based Wyke Printers has bought XMF PrintCentre, Fujifilm's cloud-based web-to-print solution, after beta testing the technology last year.

Callas Software has launched a free Adobe Acrobat plug-in for converting tagged PDF files into HTML supporting the ISO PDF/UA standard for accessible PDF technology.

Quark has issued a free update to its DesignPad app, a grid-based design package for amateur and professional designers.

HP has called in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division after it was forced to announced an $8.8bn writedown of its $11bn Autonomy...

Technique chief executive Paul Cooper has said it is "business as usual" following the MIS/ERP developer's sale to US-based EFI earlier this week.