Beta release of PageZephyr is timely to assist in populating content to e-book hardware devices from Plastic Logic and Apple Computer.

Rollout Begins with SDK Plug-In Modules for OEMS and Integrators

Almost a decade after pioneering color accurate monitor proofing, Integrated Color Solutions (ICS) is fostering the next milestone in the category. Currently the only provider to offer a full range of proofing capabilities, ICS has worked diligently on a port of its award winning color proofing technology to an exciting new browser-based platform. This latest advancement will be the first and only completely browser based proofing system including its own calibration and verification from inside the browser. These plug-ins have been segmented into independent modules to handle each of ICS's core competency technologies including award-winning calibration and verification.

JDF Technology Now Standard on Fiery Servers, Enabling Easier and Tighter Integration Across EFI and Third Party Solutions.

Features the world's first water-based white ink to achieve the widest colour gamut and an optional Epson SpectroProofer for consistent proofing results.

axaio is proud to announce the availability of MadeToPrint for Adobe® Illustrator®. With this new version of MadeToPrint axaio now enables to streamline output for packaging workflows with all the features you know from the other MadeToPrint versions. MadeToPrint for Adobe® Illustrator® comes in two flavors: the Auto versions allow to automate all print and export operations in one central location; Desktop Site License moves MadeToPrint to an unlimited number of workstations within one location.

Alwan Color Expertise, the graphic industry's leading color standardization company, is paving the way for the adoption of Process Standard Offset (PSO) in the US by launching a new training initiative. The company is running a training program that will help printers in the region achieve PSO accreditation. Accredited print houses typically witness increased efficiency, quality, profitability and sustainability.

TI Group has expanded operations with the aquisition Custom Data Imaging Corporation, a Markham, Ont.-based company that specializes in variable data printing. The move adds VDP capabilities the group's digital portfolio, which include wide-format imaging.

Calendars are produced in an almost infinite number of different styles and designs. From decorative wall calendars, pocket or desk calendars and appointment diaries, to folding-sheet planners, there are an assortment of calendars that all differ in the way they are produced. Each calendar is unique in the way it looks and is created, but all share one common feature: they are the perfect medium for advertisements. They sit at millions of potential consumer’s fingertips and are always in their line of sight, making them the perfect product for marketing a variety of merchandise. “Calendar advertising is extremely effective because its messages are viewed by potential customers every single day of the year,” says Hans-Dieter Holthuis, managing director of Joh. Brendow & Sohn Grafischer Großbetrieb und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG in Moers, Germany. Calendars are an effective vehicle for marketing, which is why they have become a flagship product of the Brendow Company.

Muller Martini has acquired patents for the VSOP series from Drent Goebel. A new Muller Martini VSOP series offering flexible package and cardboard printing will be launched by the end of 2009. Muller Martini CEO Bruno Müller sees the acquisition of the VSOP patents and the launch of the VSOP (Variable Sleeve Offset Press) printing press as an important step toward strengthening the market position of Muller Martini and enhancing its printing press range. “We are investing in solutions that will provide our customers with new business models for flexible and cardboard-box packaging that will guarantee success in a market with growth potential. We are convinced that we can also play a leading role in package printing. Our customers should be able to get involved in these non-stop advancements in technology.” By combining the new VSOP series with its existing Alprinta and Concepta product lines, Muller Martini is presenting itself to customers as a partner with a range of systems, offering advice on the manufacture of packaging and commercial printing products. Yves Rogivue, corporate management representative at Muller Martini, head of the printingpress product: “The current situation of Drent Goebel complicates the know how transfer and the activation of spare parts. We will do our utmost to build up service and spare part expertise in our globally spread sales and service network until the end of the year - in order to maintain high levels of uptime for the printing presses installed, both now and in the future.”

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Taiwan's Young Wei Industrial Company to distribute full Presstek portfolio.