Speaking at this week's Premier Partners event in Amsterdam, Zagalo De Lima stated: "We are a very big customer of Creo and Kodak doesn't want to lose that. Contractually and factually I don't see any reason to be concerned. Creo is one part of our RIP strategy and we also have our own and the EFI offering."

Creo's Spire RIP (pictured) is the dominant front end supplied with the firm's DocuColor and iGen3 digital presses in the commercial print market.

The theme of the Premier Partners event was "inspiration for growth" and delegates from 17 UK companies were among the attendees.

Xerox also used the event as the launchpad for its new 495 Continuous Feed Duplex Printer.

The 495 is an all-Xerox product and features a new non-contact, non-heating flash fusing technology. High intensity light is used to melt the toner into the paper.

The 600dpi machine runs at 35 metres per minute, or 472 impressions per minute in duplex mode. The new printer also has a small footprint, almost half the size of a traditional duplex system.

"We're very enthusiastic about this product. It's a reinforcement of our presence in that space, and it's a space that's going to grow," Zagalo De Lima added.

Story by Jo Francis in Amsterdam