Asia

HP's net revenue for its second quarter has risen 11% year on year to hit $28.3bn (14.4bn), helped by $7.6bn from its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG).

Newsquest has confirmed that 27 pre-press jobs at its Brighton and Swindon sites are to be cut with the positions outsourced to India.

Regional newspaper group Johnston Press has turned to a Malaysian investor to strengthen its balance sheet and service its debt, which currently stands at almost 700m.

Pre-press specialist EskoArtwork has opened a new resource centre in Bangalore, India's 'Silicon Valley'.

Last month's London Book Fair (LBF) revealed an increase in offshore print business in India and South-East Asia.

Utility PrintPack, one of India's leading prestige packaging companies, has signed a global alliance with some of the world's top luxury packaging companies.

Diligent Media Corporation (DMC) in India has secured a major mailroom deal for four IDAB Wamac lines Heidelberg's newspaper mailroom brand.

VIM Technologies has refuted what it described as the "baseless complaint" filed by Presstek to the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Fujifilm's Graphic Arts division reported a 7% increase in turnover, from 1.4bn to 1.5bn, in its year-end results last week, beating the group-wide rise of 2.3%.

More than 200 people have attended open house events at Rakesh Press and Gopsons Papers, which were held to underline KBA's presence in north India.

The jobs of more than 30 Newsquest prepress staff in Sussex and Wiltshire are at risk following news that the newspaper publisher is pressing ahead with plans to outsource positions to India.

Indian manufacturers TechNova and Proteck will be looking to boost their standing by showcasing new products at Drupa.