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GMG AND CANON TO BRING A NEW GENERATION OF PROOFING SYSTEMS TO MARKET

GMGTuebingen (March 11, 2010) - GMG, developer and supplier of high-end color management and proofing solutions, today announced the launch of a highly innovative proofing system comprising of Canon's brand-new imagePROGRAF iPF8300/iPF6350/iPF6300 inkjet printers, and supported by GMG ColorProof, GMG FlexoProof XG and GMG DotProof XG contone and halftone proofing solutions. To ensure the highest production reliability and finest quality proofing results, the printer has been optimized for GMG's superior inkjet proofing substrates.

Graphic Tech wins more business and serves up winning combo to national fast food chain

ImageBARCELONA, Spain, 10 March 2010 – Established over twenty years ago as a one-man operation, Graphic Tech is now a leading Southern California-based full services printing firm. Over the years, it has built a reputation for uncompromising excellence with every project, from concept through to delivery – a commitment that has underpinned its constant growth.

Atlantic Zeiser Presents Industry’s Broadest Range of Substrate-Flexible Digital Printing Technologies at IPEX

Atlantic ZeiserEmmingen, Germany, 10th March 2010 - Atlantic Zeiser Group, a leading technology and system solutions provider for industrial digital printing, today announced that it will have its largest presence ever at IPEX, in Hall 6, Stand C557. The company will showcase its entire range of substrate flexible digital drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet print engines as well as a plethora of new additions to the capabilities of its extensive system solutions portfolio.

Presstek Announces New Revolving Credit Facility and Sale of its Lasertel Subsidiary

Presstek LogoGreenwich, CT – March 10, 2010 – Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, announced it has entered into a new $25 million revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. and concurrently completed the sale of its subsidiary, Lasertel, Inc. to SELEX Galileo Inc. (“SELEX”).

HP T300 Color Inkjet Press Installation Brings New Era of Publishing Productivity to Courier Corp.

ImageBARCELONA, Spain, 09 March 2010 – HP today announced that Courier Corporation, North America’s third-largest book manufacturer, has installed an HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press to expand its service offerings to include digital printing.

OFFICER OF THE COURT APPOINTED TO DIRECT PRESS-SENSE

Press SenseOr Akiva, Israel – March 9th, 2010. Press-sense confirmed today that their two major investors, Vertex and Evergreen, have ceased investing in the company. Plenus, an investment lending fund that loaned Press-sense $5m in 2008, has petitioned the Israeli court to appoint an Officer of the Court to direct Press-sense going forward. The court has appointed Adv. Paz Rimer to supervise and direct the company. Adv. Rimer has, in turn, appointed a management team, led by Amir Shaked – the current CEO, to continue operations.

WAN-IFRA Cross Media Awards 2010 Local content & local business for local markets

ImageNewspaper companies are seeing a surge in the number of people producing local content themselves, through blogs, social networks, video and other web tools. Many publishers see this as an opportunity to provide local content to their audiences and to target products and services from local businesses, thus strengthening their role at the heart of their local communities at the same time.

Kodak to Deliver Innovation across its Integrated Portfolio at Ipex

ImageLA HULPE, BELGIUM, March 8—Commercial printers, package printers, publishers, and data printers at Ipex 2010 will see the latest graphic arts solutions and innovations and learn why “It’s Time for You AND Kodak.” Designed to drive greater efficiency, productivity and revenue, Kodak’s comprehensive, integrated portfolio of solutions helps providers grow and thrive in a competitive market.

EDWARDTHOMPSON INVESTS IN SCREEN TRUEPRESS JET520 TO LAUNCH A NEW GENERATION OF BINGO TICKETS

Screen Logo8th March 2010 - edwardthompson, Sunderland, has invested over £2m in a high-speed, full-colour Screen Truepress Jet520 inkjet web press and near-line Hunkeler finishing system to launch a new generation of Bingo Ticket Books into the UK.

INCA DIGITAL REGIONALISES EUROPEAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT NETWORK

Inca Logo8th March 2010 - Inca Digital, one of the world's leading manufacturers of large format inkjet printing technology, announces that it is expanding its regional technical support network to enhance its service to Inca users throughout Europe.

INCA ONSET S20 WIDENS COLOUR OPTIONS AT IPEX

Inca Logo8th March 2010 - Inca Digital demonstrates an enhancement to the high-performance, wide-format Inca Onset S20 UV inkjet flatbed printer at IPEX on the Fujifiilm stand (9-CD360). Inca will unveil an expanded gamut capability using Uvijet Ultratone ink to increase quality perception. This, coupled with Inca's use of 28 picolitre drop print heads, produces smooth colour transitions reducing the graininess of light colours and producing smooth skin tones. This capability is critical for closely-viewed point of sale advertising, particularly for high value cosmetic and fashion products.

Alwan Launches New Version of CMYK Optimizer

AlwanLyon, March 8th, 2010. Alwan Color Expertise, a leader in dynamic color management and standardization technologies, today announced it is unveiling a new version of is popular CMYK Optimizer software. Version 3.8.0 brings to market the most secure method for saving ink while maintaining color integrity for PDF files.

Sun Chemical Invests in New Innovative Plant for Global Food Packaging Market

ImageFRANKFURT, GERMANY − March 4, 2010 – Sun Chemical displayed its commitment to the food package printing market through the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany.

CREO Color Servers Achieve Fogra Certification for Outstanding Color Performance

ImageROCHESTER, N.Y., March 5—Committed to helping customers maximize their investments in meeting ever-increasing demands for high-quality color output, the Kodak Print On-Demand Solutions Group has announced receiving the prestigious FograCert Validation Printing System certification for its CREO Color Servers family of products.

CANON DECLARES PUBLIC OFFER FOR OCÉ UNCONDITIONAL

Canon4 March 2010 - Reference is made to the press release of 28 January 2010, in which Canon Inc. ("Canon") and its subsidiary Canon Finance Netherlands B.V. ("Offeror") and Océ N.V. ("Océ") jointly announced that the Offeror is making a fully self-funded public cash offer ("Offer") for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the "Shares") at an offer price of EUR 8.60 per Share. The Offer is further described in the offer memorandum dated 28 January 2010 (the "Offer Memorandum").

Five HP Scitex inks become Nordic Swan approved

ImageBARCELONA, Spain, 03 March 2010 – Five HP Scitex inks for sign and display printing have been added to the official list of those that meet the chemical requirements of the Nordic Ecolabel (also known as Nordic Swan) for print service providers (PSPs).

PRINT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL FORMS TO HELP BUSINESSES ADAPT TO A CHANGING WORLD

03 March 2010 - Former St Ives technical director John Charnock has founded Print Research International, a one-stop knowledge base for the printing industry. Print Research International is the access point to a global network of experts and consultants, all specialists in their disciplines, and offers business management and consultancy to help printers, manufacturers and organisations worldwide, adapt to and profit from the changing face of the international graphic arts industry.

New DirectSmile Card & Gift Shop provides printers with new revenue stream for personalised products

ImageBerlin, 2nd March 2010 – DirectSmile today announced the launch of its new DirectSmile Card & Gift Shop package, providing printers with a turnkey e-commerce solution for online sales of image personalised print products to private customers.

Océ gets full marks for prime-time television magic

Oce LogoLondon, UK, 2 March 2010— Océ magic hit prime-time television on Channel Five’s Gadget Show in the UK last night (1 March 2010) with the help of its pioneering Océ CrystalPoint™ technology. A stunt, which was filmed in London’s Covent Garden, showed how a card randomly chosen mysteriously turned up giant-sized and with the person’s name on it less than a minute later… being pulled along the road by a cyclist!

Agfa Graphics attains Gold status in the Adobe Solution Partner program

AgfaMortsel, Belgium, March 2, 2010 - Today Agfa Graphics announced it has been appointed Adobe Gold Solution Partner and member of the Adobe Partner Connection. With this designation, Agfa Graphics and its :Apogee Development Team clearly selects Adobe Systems Incorporated as a strategic technology partner for its current and future software portfolio. The :Apogee Team can benefit from this alliance and gain access to additional resources and support from the Adobe teams, broadening the scope beyond the product level.