Personalisation

Screen previews cloud-based personalisation package

Screen has shown its cloud-based Variable Front-end Service, which it expects to commercialise by the end of 2013.

Star product: Ilford Omnijet Display Media Kit

High-grade backlit prints that are competitively priced and easy to work with may seem like a lot to ask for, but Ilford says it's now a reality

Taopix enters exclusive partnership with FastPencil

Taopix has teamed up with US self-publishing engine FastPencil to offer its digital print customers a route into the wider market of book publishing.

ImageData Group crowns digital upgrade with UK's first Xerox iGen 150

ImageData Group has installed the UK's first Xerox iGen3 150 at its Brighton site to extend the range of work produced through the machine's higher image quality and productivity.

Doveton doubles its LinoPrint line up as Heidelberg UK heads for 40 installs

Doveton Press has become the first UK printer to install two Heidelberg LinoPrint C901 digital presses, having installed a second unit a year after installing the first.

Ziegler launches satin finish inkjet paper Z-Advance Unique

Specialty paper mill Ziegler used Hunkeler's Innovationdays event to launch two new inkjet grades under the Z-Advance brand, including its first satin finish product.

Star product Taopix Portfolio 3.3

Taopix has given the latest version of its photo products suite a thorough makeover and a host of new features to improve usability

Star product: Tharstern Estimate PRO

Tool that claims to "take the science out" of print estimating

Heidelberg makes VLF and packaging appointments

Heidelberg has established a Very large Format and Postpress Packaging division, appointing company veteran Stefan Hasenzahl to head it up.

Be sure to put some vision in your site: website design

People may not like to judge a book by its cover, but they will judge your company by its website, so make sure it's doing its job properly

PrintCaf franchise launched for young professionals print needs

GDL has launched PrintCaf, a print franchise aimed at students and young professionals, which it claims offers "a modern high-performance friendly and helpful print environment".

Star product: Fujifilm XMF ColorPath

Fuji's cloud-based colour-management software system