CMYKhub is launching its self-build webstore at its PacPrint stand #0718 this year. It is a free software solution that allows its customers to build a website in under five minutes complete with a payment gateway.

Positive Camtec has launched a brand new web site, offering a fresh clean look, easier navigation and a fully integrated e-commerce engine.

North American print expert, David Zwang, looks at the current state of the Digital Front Ends in the market, covering Digital Print DFEs as well as computer-to-plate DFEs, and the beginning of the plant production workflow, all with an eye toward building a flexible platform upon which to grow.

The Australian Catalogue Association (ACA) is calling on all catalogue producers to submit their work for this year’s Annual Catalogue Awards, which is held in Melbourne on 9 August.

Registrations are now open for the ‘crowning event’ of the PacPrint13 week, the 30th National Print Awards, with one of Australia’s most popular comedians, Julia Morris, set to bring a touch of royalty to the night’s proceedings.

Local distributor, Product Distribution Australia (PDA) is overseeing the release of the new DYSS Apollo UV hybrid printer series into the Australian and New Zealand market, with the company touting the wide format release as a ‘game changer’ for the local graphic arts market.

Queensland based printing company Label Power has become one of the first in the region to introduce the HP Indigo Digital Label Press and Digicon Label Finishing Line.

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries) is joining forces with the NSW government to discover the viability of a polypropylene ink canister recycling program in NSW.

Print on paper, still one of the most tactile methods of communication in today’s technology-centered global market, has been given a new lease on life by Fujitsu, with a system that redefines its tactility by turning the printed page into an interactive touchscreen.

A strong customer focus has netted Kwik Kopy Castle Hill in NSW the gong for Kwik Kopy 2013 Franchise of the Year at the print and marketing company’s annual conference held in Hobart this month.

A $210 million sale of Kodak’s Document Imaging division to Brother sharpens the definition of the company as a graphic arts manufacturer when it emerges from bankruptcy protection in the middle of the year

HP has struck an Australian licensing deal with Brand Management Group (BMG) that sees the local branch of the global supplier set to distribute selected HP sign and display media for its Latex printers from the beginning of May.

Epson is publicly showcasing its new high-speed SurePress L-4033A short run digital label printer for the first time at PacPrint13, with the MicroPiezo inkjet press taking pride of place on the company’s stand #1218 at the show.

In January, Simon Wheeler, the new Canon Professional Print (CPP) division's inaugural director, fronted the management cohort at the new company and spoke of his vision for the business as well as for the industry.

Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries) has thrown its support behind the Small Business – Too Big to Ignore campaign to give small business a greater voice in the agendas of political parties.

A submission from the TAFE college to Peter Hall, Victorian Skills Minister opens the way for a revival of off-site print training in the state. The proposal reinforces the college’s belief in the viability of an established print training facility where apprentices can come to receive out of work training.