Carton company Benson Group has claimed a world first after gaining the BPIF’s certification for the ISO12647-2 colour standard. The company has attained the BPIF ISO12647-2 certification after two years of work.HighWater Products, the UK based CtP manufacturing company, has announced a speed boost to its Python Cobra 8 output device meaning that the violet platesetter can now produce 26 B1-format plates per hour at 175lpi.
On the subject of HighWater, Leiston Press, Leiston, Suffolk, has announced the purchase and installation of a HighWater Python computer-to-plate system along with a StudioRIP software RIP product for its commercial print business.Wave2 Media Solutions, Whitchurch, United Kingdom, announced details of an order taken on day two of the IFRA Expo 2010 from leading Romanian newspaper, Adevărul. The order includes the first purchase of the company’s MarketPlace software.
Business conditions continue to be a concern, however, as emphasised today by news regarding Eastman Kodak, which has had its outlook downgraded by Fitch Ratings following the sudden departure of its chief financial officer Frank Sklarsky earlier this month. Additional news this week from Hewlett Packard regarding job losses in the UK emphasises the continued difficulties across many businesses.
On a more positive note, it was interesting to see HP unveiling its latest colour web press, the T350, at Graph Expo.A couple of interesting posts that caught my eye this week, both on the simple topic of business cards: that simple print item that very few of us can do without! They highlight some 15 and 28 top card designs respectively. Certainly food for thought when it comes to a new card!
Tablet Time! More new tablet news of course! Advent has provided a bit more detail for its £249 Vega product; excellent hardware specs, but still Android OS. Can’t see Android making it on a 10-inch platform. Even Google, the supplier, seems to be favour Chrome OS for tablets!
The CTO 2goPad SL10 equipped with Windows 7 looks a slightly better bet perhaps. It's expected to start shipping for just $499 (that's about £312), though this is expecting to rise very soon to $599 (or £375 in real money). Even so, worth watching.Further confirmation from The Guardian that iPad sales have had a significant impact on netbook sales; should come under the “no surprises” heading!
On the subject of iPad, Mashable offered us one of its 10 Useful Tips and Tricks postings this week, with the iPad in focus. Most of these are probably pretty well understood by most iPad users, but there could be the odd one that gives you an answer to something that’s been on your mind!In the phone world, you cannot have missed the launch of the new Windows Phone 7 system, and a plethora of hardware to go with it. A probably took a sizeable budget to bring Stephen Fry into the frame for the launch, but that’s celebrity for you . . . !
A very sobering post from the good folk of Lifehacker details the lessons learned by one poor chap who had his laptop stolen; that’s got to be worth a quick check: a house break-in could happen to any one of us.
With a more light-hearted finish in mind, I know you will all want to take a more detailed look at this little wonder: an interactive mirror for your bathroom that can feed you a variety of useful info! You could read your e-mail whilst shaving; now there is a sentence that I never thought I would type! I want one . . .PIND026
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