Simon Nias
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Woodwing's software to support Apple iPad
WoodWing Software has confirmed that its cross-media publishing software can already support the newly released Apple iPad.
Woodwing and Celum sign partnership deal
Woodwing Software has formed a strategic partnership with Celum in order to offer integrated cross-media publishing and Digital Asset ...
Adobe support for ePub fuels e-book wrangle
Adobe fired a warning shot at Amazon's Kindle e-book reader last week as the battle between open and closed format content in the ...
Administrators seeking sale of Nipson parent
Administrators for Nipson Digital Printing Systems (NDPS) have said that they are seeking a sale of the shares of the business "as soon ...
Taopix launches version 2.5
Taopix has released version 2.5 of its eponymous photobook software, together with the launch of a starter kit.
680 jobs to go as Adobe cuts costs
Design software specialist Adobe has announced plans to slash its global workforce by 9%, eliminating some 680 full-time positions, in a ...
manroland to be "completely free of debt"
Manroland's major shareholders Allianz and MAN Group have paid off the remainder of the company's senior loan facility, leaving the ...
Nipson shares suspended ahead of administration
Nipson Digital Printing Systems (NDPS) is destined for administration after its major shareholders failed to reach an agreement that ...
EFI's Q3 inkjet sales benefit from new product line-up
EFI reported a return to sequential revenue growth across all of its business segments in its third-quarter results last week, although ...
Record Chinese attendance predicted for Ipex 2010
Ipex 2010 will host a record number of Chinese manufacturers and suppliers, with more than 35 already having confirmed their stand ...
Consumers maintain preference for printed statements, survey claims
Transactional printers have been handed a pre-Christmas boost by a consumer omnibus survey that found 74% of consumers still receive ...
Newly developed halftone flexo dot makes gradations 'like offset litho'
Screen has developed a new halftone dot for the flexo and letterpress industries, which it claimed can produce gradations as smooth as ...
KBA breaks own Rapida 106 plate-changing record
KBA has set a new "makeready record" with its DriveTronic SPC software-driven simultaneous plate changing system, the company has claimed.
Heidelberg expects full-year loss after €63m Q1 operating loss
Heidelberg has warned that it does not expect to make a profit in the current 2009/10 financial year, following the publication of its ...
Heidelberg secures future liquidity with €1.4bn credit line
Heidelberg has concluded negotiations on its new €1.4 billion ($A2.4bn) credit line, a move it said safeguarded its liquidity until ...
Agfa cuts debt with $A273m sale of receivables in Q2
Agfa-Gevaert has turned to factoring to help reduce its net debt after it posted a €100 million ($A171m) drop in sales to €677m ($A1.16 ...
Schreier says 08/09 "worst year" in the history of Heidelberg
Heidelberg chief executive Bernhard Schreier told shareholders at the company's AGM that the past financial year had been "without doubt ...
JP Imaging invents 'miracle' coating-free plate
A company set up by two former Agfa and Kodak R&D directors has applied for patent protection for what it is calling "the most important ...
Presstek aims to become fourth major player in plate market
Presstek will unveil its next generation plate technology at this year's Print 09 trade show as it targets a significant increase in its ...
Agfa adds N4 model to Avalon N platesetter range
Agfa Graphics has announced the latest addition to the Avalon N platesetter range, the Avalon N4, which is suitable for 4-up and 6-up B2 ...