NEC announces two high end monitors
25 September 2012
Two new high end NEC SpectraView monitors were announced at the Photokina show in Cologne last week. The SpectraView 232 and NEC SpectraView 271 are…
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Vision Impress launches digital photo products service
25 September 2012
Vision Impress is a new digital printing of One Vision Imaging, one of the UK’s largest professional photographic laboratories. It uses an HP Indigo 5600…
HP takes its Latex show on the road
19 September 2012
Dates have been announced for HP’s latest Latex Application Tour during October, where it will take a truck loaded with large format printing kit around…
Low cost ColorMunki monitor calibrator launched
18 September 2012
A consumer-oriented monitor calibrator called ColorMunki Smile has been introduced by X-Rite. It’s aimed at ‘photo hobbyists, design enthusiasts, gamers and any other users looking…
BPIF Awards winners announced
17 September 2012
The BPIF Excellence Award winners have been announced at an awards ceremony in London, hosted by Bobby Davro and featuring entertainment from Darren Bennett and…
Xeikon adds laser die-cutting link
17 September 2012
At Labelexpo Americas in Chicago Xeikon introduced Vectorizor, a software add-on to its X-800 digital front end that communicates with laser die-cutters for packaging and…
Canon introduces five new inkjets
17 September 2012
Five new models have been announced in Canon’s range of imagePrograf wide format aqueous inkjet printers. The announcement is timed to coincide with the start…
Taopix announces v.3.3 photo software
11 September 2012
Photo merchandise software manufacturer Taopix will release its latest Portfolio 3.3 software at the photokina exhibition in Cologne next week (Stand H030, Hall 4.1). To…
Cross Media draws 2500+ visitors
11 September 2012
Last week’s Cross Media 2012 in London attracted visitors from all corners of the print, publishing and marketing sectors to its inaugural event. Organiser Informa…
PrintIt! launches its 2012/2013 schools initiative
11 September 2012
Proskills UK has launched the eighth annual PrintIT! competition to encourage students to consider careers in the print and paper industries. The PrintIT! Initiative aims…
Ipex announces high-rolling VIP programme
4 September 2012
Informa Exhibitions, organiser of the Ipex 2014 printing exhibition in London, has announced a £1 million international Hosted Buyer Programme. This is a VIP programme…
BPIF sets up digital group for all-comers
4 September 2012
The British Printing Industries Federation is launching a new Digital Interest Group this month. It is open to all printing companies with an interest in…
Direct Smile demoes Cross Media software in London
4 September 2012
German variable data software specialist Direct Smile introduced its latest Cross Media v.5 software to the UK at the identically named Cross Media Show in…
drupa review part 2: software
1 September 2012
See also: drupa part 1: digital presses and drupa part 3: finishing In part 1 we looked at the new digital presses announced at drupa…
Kern to debut PageMailer at Cross Media
28 August 2012
This week’s Cross Media show in London marks the UK debut of a new ‘white paper’ solution from Kern, which is showing it on the…