Category: News – Page 131 – The Dead Pixels Society

Mediaclip releases v8.0 of renowned product personalization software

July 5, 2019July 9, 2019 GaryPageau Mediaclip, personalization1 Comment

MONTREAL, QC. July 4, 2019 – Mediaclip™, the world’s premier developer of product personalization software, announced the launch of its newest v8.0 product release last week. This version is packed with new features and enhancements that promise to improve the user experience by offering more creative freedom, as well as simplifying certain actions to achieve results faster. Numerous improvements were also... Read More

Events News

IPIC launches “Lite” online event and trade show for July 23-25

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 GaryPageau IPIC, The Print Refinery

IPI Member Network will hold an online learning and trade show event July 23-25th. IPIC Lite + Online Trade Show will feature daily educational videos, with live chatting for members during the session on the IPI Forum. Each day’s sessions will focus on a specific topic; IPI supplying partners will offer show specials during the event, as well. The event... Read More

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KKR acquires Corel Corp.

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 GaryPageau Corel, KKR

OTTAWA, July 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Corel Corporation (“Corel”), one of the world’s top software platforms, announced today that KKR has completed its acquisition of Corel from Vector Capital, a leading technology-focused private equity firm. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of several large and... Read More

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Creve Coeur Camera closes last store

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 GaryPageau Creve Coeur Camera, St. Louis School of Imaging

Creve Coeur Camera, one of the midwest’s prominent camera store chains, announced the closure of its last store, located at 12747 Olive Blvd., in St. Louis, Mo. The chain had boasted of 10 area locations at its height but has closing locations over the past few years. The announcement said business’ The School of Imaging, now called “St. Louis School... Read More

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EFI, Memjet establish digital production partnership

July 1, 2019 GaryPageau EFI, Memjet

FREMONT, California — July 1, 2019 — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) and San Diego-based Memjet® have established a new partnership, bringing ultra-fast, high-quality EFI™ Fiery® digital front ends (DFEs) to the growing portfolio of Memjet DuraLink™ digital inkjet production solutions. EFI’s development of Fiery DFE solutions for printers featuring DuraLink technology means Memjet OEM customers will have access to... Read More

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Spintop Ventures invests SEK 16 million in photobook startup Once Upon

July 1, 2019July 4, 2019 GaryPageau Android, iOS, Once Upon, Spintop Ventures

Spintop Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies from across the Nordic region, will invest SEK 16 million (about $1.7 million US) in Once Upon, a photobook app company located in Skellefteå, Sweden. The announcement said the company will use the investment to advance its new collaborative photobook experience. “Our new function where several can collaborate live... Read More

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Xerox advances inkjet technology with Baltoro HF Inkjet Press

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 GaryPageau

First press in its class to leverage automated intelligence and deliver true HD image quality NORWALK, Conn. — Xerox announces the Xerox Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press, a cut-sheet production press that enables clients to print high-volume, transactional work and high-quality direct mail and catalogs on a single press with superior image quality and productivity. The Baltoro HF is Xerox’s first product... Read More

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App updates, financial updates, industry notes and more

June 27, 2019July 1, 2019 GaryPageau Eastman Kodak Co., Phase One, Tracer

New apps and updates Fotomerchant HV v1.30 was released, including many updates to the Shopping Cart to further improve the user experience of ordering photos. Phase One launches Capture One CH for Windows Phase One advances IQ4 Infinity Platform with more photographer controls Painter 2020 from Corel features new streamlined workflow, GPU-based brushing, and convenient color selection Sony introduces live streaming for HXR-NX80 and PXW-Z90 camcorders with... Read More

Feature News Opinion

It’s time we give Eastman Kodak some credit

June 26, 2019July 24, 2019 GaryPageau Canon, Cheddar, Eastman Kodak Co., Fujifilm, Minolta, Nikon, Ozy.com3 Comments

Another business/tech writer is trying to make their bones with a continuation of the tired story of how Eastman Kodak Co. flubbed the analog-to-digital transition. This time, Tracy Moran, deputy editor of Ozy.com posted “Kodak Got The Digital Picture Too Little, Too Late.” The tagline for Ozy.com is “Fresh Stories and Bold Ideas,” but ironically, this blog post is neither... Read More

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Fujifilm warns of faux film

June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 GaryPageau 35mm film, counterfeit, Fujifilm

Fujifilm Corp. issued a warning about “35mm film non-genuine goods illegally using FUJIFILM logo”, where a film-developing shop in Japan encountered the bogus film, which was loaded with movie film. Movie film cannot be developed with the normal color-negative film development process (C-41) because the special backing on the film will contaminate the developer. If this happens, the entire film... Read More

News People on the Move

Tracer Imaging announces Rob Shadowens as Vice President of Business Development

June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 GaryPageau Tracer Imaging1 Comment

Tracer Imaging LLC announced Rob Shadowens has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. Rob will oversee Tracer’s Product Development, Marketing and Account Management activities and brings to this role over 30 years of retail and product development experience, primarily in the photographic products arena. “Rob has always been one of the leading innovators and future strategists when... Read More

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DOJ files suit to block Quad purchase of LSC Communications

June 21, 2019June 23, 2019 GaryPageau Department of Justice, Hart-Scott-Rodino, LSC Communications, Quad, Shutterfly, Snapfish

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois June 20 seeking to block printing giant Quad/Graphics Inc.’s proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of competitor LSC Communications. The all-stock transaction was announced on Oct. 31, 2018, and was approved Feb. 22, 2019, by shareholders of both companies. Either... Read More

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Apps, updates and financial news for the week of June 21

June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 GaryPageau

New apps and updates Capture One releases new ‘Pacific’ & ‘Infinite Peaks’ Latitude Style packs Olympus announces firmware update to OM-D E-M1 series cameras Google Photos showing large ‘Photo book store’ ad in app menu, via 9to5Google Rumours and reports from around the Internet: Leica to lay off 80-100 employees, add 40 programmers, in shift to digital CEO Matthias Harsch, Leica Camera AG, has commented on the... Read More

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Kornit Digital launches Kornit Konnect, a cloud software analytics connectivity platform

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 GaryPageau Kornit Digital

Kornit Konnect maximizes business results and productivity BARCELONA, Spain, June 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kornit Digital, a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced Kornit Konnect, its new cloud-based, software analytics connectivity platform that enables businesses to maximize productivity of their digital printing solutions. This is the first phase in Kornit’s implementation of its industry vision of... Read More

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photobook.ai expands to Brasil with the release of d.book app for Android

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 GaryPageau Digipix, muvee Technologies, Photobook.ai

Announces multi-year exclusive collaboration with Digipix to market mobile photobook making in Brasil 19 June 2019, Sao Paulo and Singapore – photobook.ai, developer of artificial intelligence storytelling apps and a leader in edge-computing visual intelligence technologies, announces a multi-year exclusive collaboration with Digipix Grafica Digital S.A. Both companies announce the release of their first app, d.book for Android, which combines... Read More