Version 8.0 of Canon System Solution's Edicolor page-layout application will have new features provided by Global Graphics' Jaws RIP and PDF technology. Users will be able to create and print PDF files directly from the app-lication without purchasing a third-party PDF creation tool.

The Irish News, the independent regional morning paper of Northern Ireland, has installed Picdar's Media Mogul digital asset management system.

Jrgen Schnhut, an instrumental force in the development of the CIP3 and CIP4 print production formats, has passed away aged 60. He will be sadly missed by those who knew him. Born in May 1945, Schnhut published many works, including a textbook on document imaging.

Colour management supplier Colour Confidence is taking part in the GretagMacbeth customer loyalty programme. It allows existing Eye-One users to upgrade technology and receive discounts based on the age of their kit. Visit www.colourconfidence.com/gmbloyalty for more details.

Germany's W Kohlhammer Druckerei has installed Europe's first high-speed 32pp Screen PlateRite Ultima platesetter. Its dual GLV head will allow production of up to 46 B1 plates per hour.

Xchange International has released ArabicXT for QuarkXPress version 6.5 for Windows. The software lets users publish in Arabic without the need for an Arabic operating system.

Frankfurt-based designer Antonia Henschel has penned a book entitled A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures. It invites readers to explore the frontier between the meaning and representation of words and is published by Linotype.

Global Graphics' Ken Elsman has been elected as chairman of CGATS' Objective Color Matching Committee.