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Kodak extends patent auction after 'low bids' claim

Kodak has extended the deadline for its patent auction following reports that bids for the portfolio had come in well below estimates.

HP takes $8bn goodwill charge

HP is to take an $8bn (5.1bn) goodwill charge this quarter after writing down the value of a division that sells computer services to businesses.

Quad/Graphics posts Q2 sales decline

Sussex WI-based Quad/Graphics reported a $20.8m Q2 net loss following a 4.4% year-on-year sales decline to $934m.

Kodak Q2 loss rises as creditor claims top $20.5bn

Kodak has posted a pre-tax loss of $300m (193m) in its second quarter results, a 54% increase on last year's $195m loss, as it revealed total creditor claims had reached $20.5bn.

Creasestream Mini receives unexpected sales boost

Creasestream, the creasing equipment manufacturer and sister company to Tech-ni-fold, expects to sell more than 250 Creasestream Minis in the US in its first year of release alone.

Tipa launches 100% biodegradable flexible packaging film

Tipa, an Israeli start-up focussed on the development of green packaging, has announced a 100% biodegradable, multi-layered film designed to produce liquid-carrying pouches.

RR Donnelley Q2 profits up despite slowdown in print sales

Chicago-based R.R. Donnelley & Sons posted a second quarter profit of $88.8m, up from $12.2m for the same period in 2011, despite a 3.6% decline in revenues to $2.5bn.

Surge in digital press launches expected in 2013

The next big boom in digital print engine launches is expected to come in the first half of 2013, according to the Fiery digital front end (DFE) developer EFI.

EFI posts strong Q2 and announces $180m HQ sale

Electronics For Imaging (EFI) more than doubled its second quarter pre-tax profit following strong double digit growth in both its Industrial Inkjet and Productivity Software business units.

Newsweb installs North America's first TKS JetLeader 1500

Newsweb, whose customers include a host of small newspapers, has become the first North American commercial printer to purchase a TKS JetLeader 1500 inkjet web press from Japanese press manufacturer...

US Postmaster General optimistic despite need for change

For the past few years, the story of the reliable but often dull US Postal Service has had more plot twists and turns than a soap opera - and that in turn has triggered a great deal of worry among...

Schawk promotes Eric Ashworth to president

Schawk has promoted its chief strategy officer Eric Ashworth to the role of president.