Pre-media

Pantone has described its pick for Color of the Year 2023 as a stand-out statement colour that is “rooted in the primordial”.

Agfa Offset Solutions is readying a new name for its future as a standalone business.

Developer PrintVis has released the latest version of its eponymous MIS, hailing 21 as its most flexible package to date.

Few would argue the advent of the eBook in the early noughties led to a steep decline in printed book sales. However, fortunately the story didn’t end there.

Heidelberg UK is back in the black and its German parent group has just announced an order backlog of more than €1bn (£877m) “for the first time in years”.

Alternatives to Pantone are popping up as the fallout from the Adobe-Pantone split also gains wider traction in the design community.

Pantone has more than doubled the price of its Pantone Connect plug-in since the summer.

Hybrid Software Group has made a multi-million euro gain on the sale of internet addresses.

Grafenia is planning to raise £4.25m for software buys, with an agreement already in place to acquire ecommerce specialist Vertical Plus in a deal worth up to £2.88m.

After initially selling out, eProductivity Software (ePS) has briefly extended its The Print Show visitor giveaway that highlights the power of collaboration.