EFI Acquires Alphagraph
EFI has acquired Alphagraph, the German-based provider of MIS/ERP (management information systems and enterprise resource planning) software products for the printing industry, including Prinance, Printy and Primus.
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Mimaki supports EcoPrint 2012
Mimaki supports EcoPrint 2012
Mimaki Europe is the latest organisation to become a founding exhibitor and supporter of EcoPrint 2012, the new print industry event dedicated to sustainable print production.
Digital Printing World 2012 Conferences dates
Digital Printing World 2012 Conferences dates
The IMI (Information Management Institute) has released dates of its Digital Printing World 2012 Conferences which will be held in Orlando, Florida.
Pureprint earns graduate status from WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network
Pureprint earns graduate status from WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network
Pureprint Group has been confirmed as eligible to graduate from WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network in the UK (GFTN-UK).
Bolster your buying power
Bolster your buying power
SMEs have been given the buying power usually associated the large companies thanks to a new request functionality created by a business group buying website. SME Discounts is giving members the opportunity to request a product or service that they have a specific interest in, and depending on the number of requests it receives, then it will find the best deal to offer to its SME members. Members can log on to a new forum to find out more about offers that have been requested and also make requests of their own.
Fespa Global Summit stimulates debate
Fespa Global Summit stimulates debate
Printers attending this year’s Fespa Global Summit have hailed it as a successful, thought provoking and debating platform, with 97% saying they would attend another Fespa event in the future.
Shiraz Software unveils next generation Rip suite
Shiraz Software unveils next generation Rip suite
Shiraz Software has introduced a new generation of its Rip Server, Signature and Focus products for wide-format printers.
Epson plays its part in annual photographic competition
Epson plays its part in annual photographic competition
Epson has again teamed up with London photographic and imaging company Bayeux, to sponsor and support the ‘Take a View’ Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 Competition.
GTMS joins forces with Indian agency
GTMS joins forces with Indian agency
GTMS has formed an affiliation with Pentagon Activation based in Mumbai, India, to offer international event services.
Graphics extravaganza at Museum of Lancashire
Graphics extravaganza at Museum of Lancashire
Preston-based large-format graphic specialist PPS has produced and installed various graphic displays at the recently refurbished Museum of Lancashire.
Fespa to expand reach of Planet Friendly Printing
Fespa to expand reach of Planet Friendly Printing
Fespa is making an abridged version of its Planet Friendly Printing Guide available to all printers ahead of Fespa Digital 2012, which will incorporate a Planet Friendly Printing programme. In addition, presentations on sustainability from global experts, certified sustainable printers, suppliers to the PSP community, and customers (such as Ogilvy, Unilever and Nike) are now available to all without charge on www.fespa.com
Forum of Private Business responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Forum of Private Business responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business has responded to the Autumn Statement from the Chancellor, George Osborne by stating: “We welcome the announcement of 50% income tax relief and a one-year capital gains holiday for those investing in start ups under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), but the Government should have acted to encourage private lenders too. Small firms need a range of funding options, and equity finance is certainly one of these, but lending at interest remains their preferred route by far.
Measures in Autumn Statement should stimulate increased demand says BPIF
Measures in Autumn Statement should stimulate increased demand says BPIF
With the economic outlook now looking far more fragile following the latest downgraded OBR forecasts the Chancellor has taken a number of helpful steps that should stimulate increased demand, says the BPIF in its response to Tuesday’s Autumn Statement.
Dates for Print Ireland 2012
Dates for Print Ireland 2012
Having cancelled the scheduled 2011 Sign and Digital Ireland and Print Ireland, organiser Faversham House has now announced dates for the shows to go ahead in 2012. The events will take place 24 - 25 October at the Citywest Convention Centre in Dublin.