Ann Arbor, Michigan – July 12, 2010 – Xitron, the prepress industry's leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management and prepress workflow software, today announced the release of an interface to drive the Heidelberg Prosetter™ family of CtP devices.
West Drayton, UK – 20 July, 2010 – Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, has announced a distribution agreement with Wifac, a leading graphic arts distributor in The Netherlands. Wifac will distribute and service Presstek’s complete product portfolio including thermal plates, CTP solutions, and DI® digital offset presses.
Lier, Belgium, July 20th 2010 – Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, will present its latest advances in digital label printing at Label Forum Japan, which takes place in Tokyo’s Bellesalle Shiodome Center from July 22-23, 2010. During the two-day event, visitors to the Xeikon stand nr. 60 will have the opportunity to discover how Borble Ltd, a leading UK print specialist, is using Xeikon’s digital printing technology to meet the growing demand for fast-turnaround, short-run label printing.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 20 2010 – X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced that they will showcase their latest line of print and pre-press color management solutions at Graph Expo, October 3-6 McCormick Place South, Chicago, IL in booth 448.
West Chester, OH; July 2010—Color-Logic has produced a short video which shows how graphic designers can quickly produce metallic special effects using the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System. The video can be viewed on the Color-Logic website, 
Rochester, N.Y., July 16—Better Buys for Business recognized the KODAK NEXPRESS SE Platform and the KODAK DIGIMASTER EX Digital Production Systems each with an Editor’s Choice Award in their annual review of digital printers. The Digimaster system has earned the BBB Editor’s Choice award multiple times over the last several years.
16th July 2010 – While Spain celebrates its victory in the FIFA World Cup™ 2010, St Ives Westerham Press is looking ahead to possibilities of success for England, in the bid to host FIFA World Cup™ 2018/2022.
Tuebingen (July 15, 2010) – GMG, developer and supplier of high-end color management and proofing solutions, now offers 
Mortsel (Belgium), July 15, 2010 – 7.45 a.m. CET Agfa Graphics announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the Harold M. Pitman Company, a leading US supplier of prepress, industrial inkjet, pressroom and packaging printing products and systems.
July 14, 2010 - Gent, Belgium - Enfocus launches Instant PDF 09, the latest version of its easy and reliable tool to produce press-ready Certified PDFs. By preflighting and automatically correcting PDF files after creation, Instant PDF 09 brings unprecedented simplicity and standard compliance to the desktops of designers. The latest release comes with support for Adobe CS 5 and QuarkXPress 8 applications, as well as the latest industry standards.
BARCELONA, Spain, 13 July 2010 – HP today announced that imageData Group, based in Yorkshire, UK, has installed an HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press to reduce time-to-market for its customers’ printed promotional and product materials, utilising the press’s high-speed production capabilities.
Washington, DC (July 7, 2010) - The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced the results of its election for Advisory Board representatives. The CIP4 Advisory Board is the highest level of leadership for the organization, responsible for making strategic decisions for the organization, as well as electing the officers who have day-to-day operational responsibility.
The Malaga-based newspaper SUR has decided to produce a German-language edition of its newspaper, aimed at Germans living on the Malaga coast, for which it will rely on MILENIUM. This German edition is therefore in addition to the one already existing in English which, together with the main Spanish version of SUR, are also produced using Protecmedia’s MILENIUM solution.
Milwaukee, WI, July 2010—Label Traxx Version 5.6—now in beta testing and scheduled for full release later in 2010 by Tailored Solutions, the developer—dramatically reduces file preparation time for label printers using both conventional and digital presses, including the HP Indigo W6000. The Label Traxx digital file planner enables prepress operators to automatically arrange grouped labels into files or plates for press and reduces prepress processing time by 90 percent or more in most cases.
Systems and Materials News
- Bundles offer QuarkXPress software and maintenance
- Kodak plate improves efficiency at DF Media
- Xitron presents pre-press workflow proofing option
- EFI inkjet system includes LED UV curing function
- Fujifilm and Duplo team up with booklet maker
- Dialogue Touch app enables mobile project approval
- Eskoartwork highlights 3D packaging design tools
- Managed print service improves budget control
- Imposition system's greater efficiency and savings
- New stacker and software for wide format printer
General Prepress News
- Bundles offer QuarkXPress software and maintenance
- Polestar wins subscription fulfilment contract
- Harper highlights anilox products at Labelexpo
- Print service provider selects HP Designjet L25500
- KBA showcases new Rapida 75 press at Graph Expo
- Enfocus to release Version 10 of PitStop Pro
- Ceros adds 'significant' business in global deal with Euro RSCG 4D
- Folder gluer systems provide flexibility
- Tectonic to demonstrate plate-mounting machine
- OKI press produces customised web printing
