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Eastman Kodak has been given the OK by a New York-based US bankruptcy judge to auction its digital imaging patents in a move that could fetch billions for the financially struggling firm.

Kodak's sale of some 1,100 digital imaging patents has hit another road bump after a slew of tech giants that license the US-based manufacturer's technology filed objections to the proposed sale.

CPI Card Group has acquired the operating assets of ID Data Cards from UK security printer the Tall Group of Companies for an undisclosed sum.

A 10% decline in HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) revenue contributed to a sobering Q2 for the printer, PC, software and enterprise company, which reported a 3% drop in turnover to $30.7bn...

Kodak's Rochester, New York, headquarters was home to a secret nuclear reactor for 30 years prior to its dismantling in November 2007, it has emerged.

Chiacago-based RR Donnelley slipped to a $121.1m net loss for the year to 31 December 2011, compared with a $217.1m profit in 2010, after it recorded a $326.6m net loss in the final quarter.

A number of Kodak's creditors are attempting to reduce their exposure to the imaging giant by issuing "reclamation claims" for recently-shipped goods.

The AlphaGraphics master franchise operation has been sold to US private equity firm Blackstreet Capital for an undisclosed sum.

Insolvent Canadian printing giant Quebecor World is set to emerge from creditor protection after its Canadian and US creditors voted in favour of its restructuring plan.

North American newsprint manufacturer AbitibiBowter has filed for creditor protection after US lenders refused a proposed debt restructuring plan.