North america

Domino Printing Sciences has appointed a new sales director and a new service manager in a bid to improve service for its UK customers.

Goss International, parent firm of Goss International France, has tabled an offer on its own European subsidiary, according to local media reports.

Konica Minolta showed samples of the latest output from its KM-1 B2 inkjet press at this week's North Print & Pack, and has confirmed the press will be on show at Ipex 2014.

Pitney Bowes has sold its mailroom and document management services businesses in the UK and Ireland to Swiss Post for an undisclosed sum.

Adobe has split the industry with its decision to launch a monthly subscription fee for some of its biggest-name programmes including Photoshop.

SA International (SAi) has launched a special edition of its production software PixelBlaster for use with Israeli manufacturer Dip-Tech's in-glass printers.

Canadian firm North Plains has launched Xinet 17.5, Telescope 9.1 and On Brand 2.6, updating core elements of its software product portfolio.

Kodak is banking on its Stream inkjet and SquareSpot imaging technologies to create profitable revenue streams after the company emerges from Chapter 11.

Eastman Kodak has announced its intention to sell two of its businesses to its own UK pension fund to help move towards an exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

US printers had a sharp drop in first quarter profits despite a modest rise in sales revenues, the Semper International survey for Q1 2013 has found.

Foster City, CA-based EFI cited strong US sales as well as continued demand for its Fiery controllers as it reported Q1 income of $8.2m (Q1 2012: $6.2m) on a 7% revenue rise to $171.4m.