North america

Tardy TEN mars strong Domino showing

Sales are up in Domino's core business, but the group's share price has been hit by slow progress at TEN Media.

GMC Software eyes Americas as key to growth in 2013

Following its acquisition last July by Neopost - and the recent replacement of long-time President/CEO Dr. Rene Muller by Henri Dura - GMC Software Technology is once again focused on growth and is...

Kodak projects profitable future as it records $1.4bn loss for 2012

Kodak focused on the silver lining rather than the uncertain clouds surrounding its future this week as it cited the improved performance of its Commercial Imaging division - including commercial...

Curtis Packaging opts for Scodix Press

Sandy Hook, CT-based Curtis Packaging has purchased and installed a new Scodix S series press that was demoed at Scodix at Graph Expo last fall in Chicago.

Transcontinental posts Q1 profit rise

Montreal-based Transcontinental cited the ongoing benefits from its acquisition of Quad/Graphics assets in Canada as it reported a modest 5% rise in net profit to US $17.4m for the first quarter on an...

SFO investigates HP subsidiary Autonomy

HP has confirmed that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating Autonomy, the Cambridge-based software business it acquired in August 2011 for $11.1bn (7.5bn).

Fedex Office uses Agfa Jeti to refurbish iconic Eartha globe

Fedex Office recently completed the facelift of Eartha, the world's largest rotating globe, located at the headquarters of digital mapping company DeLorme in Yarmouth, Maine.

St Ives in 25m digital marketing buy

St Ives has added to its growing marketing services offering with another significant acquisition.

Colorplan goes global with new stockists

GF Smith has revealed ambitious plans to take its British-made Colorplan paper and board range global, with a new swatch book and website forming an integral part of the push.

BarkerBlue targets Silicon Valley with wide format investment

San Mateo, Ca-based BarkerBlue recently expanded its wide format and digital printing capabilities with a range of equipment from HP and Zund as it looks to provide branding solutions to Silicon...

Quad/Graphics posts modest Q4 profit

Sussex, WI-based Quad/Graphics managed to overcome pricing pressure and a decline in sales to post a $21m Q4 net profit, reversing a $7m loss for the same period a year earlier.

US Congressmen lodge bill to abolish paperless policies

Two US Congressmen this week introduced a bipartisan resolution that seeks to reverse a recent federal push toward going paperless for a variety of information and services, ranging from income tax...