SunDance, a print and marketing solutions company, has boosted automation for its HP Indigo digital presses by integrating their Tharstern MIS into the HP PrintOS.

CHILI publish (www.chili-publish.com), creator of market-leading software for smart artwork and marketing collateral creation, has raised an additional round of funding from its original investors Volta Ventures, Pamica and Group MC. The €3.625 million investment will be used to double the size of its teams in Belgium and the U.S. to 85 people.

GMG will be demonstrating its color management solutions for automated color conversion and ink optimization at Sign & Digital UK, on stand K36. Hear GMG's color expert Paul Bromley speaking on Thursday on the Main Stage in the panel session on print workflows. Find out more about color conversion across devices and substrates, automating color management within your workflow, and cutting consumables usage while improving color results, including your chance to ask questions.

With the help of PrintFactory, leading signage company Signtech has transformed their workflow - achieving consistent colour output across devices and boosting production by 25%. Harnessing PrintFactory’s cloud-based solution has also had the hidden impact of improving staff morale as a result of efficiency gains that have significantly reduced overtime.

Color-Logic has certified the HP Latex R2000 Printer with white ink. Discussing the printer certification, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said: "The versatility of the HP Latex engine with white ink on a metallic substrate, in combination with the Color-Logic color communication system and design tools for embellishment, is a game changer for printers. Prints from the HP Latex engine are incredible and open up vast new markets and applications for Color-Logic software in point-of-purchase and signage markets. The test form file on metallic stock submitted for certification provided an extensive metallic color gamut. Moreover, the white ink, in conjunction with the Color-Logic Design Suite, properly displayed all Color-Logic decorative effects and embellishments."

Tilia Labs, a leading developer of planning, imposition, and Artificially Intelligent automation software solutions for the graphic arts industries, has launched 2019 with two new executive roles and a new North American office to support global growth and expansion. The appointments will help meet rising demand for its AI driven planning and imposition solutions across the entire printing and packaging industry, including labels, cartons, flexible packaging, corrugated, commercial print, signs and wide-format.

Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., have announced the launch of the new Océ PrintSight software developed by Canon Solutions America to provide print-for-pay businesses an effective tool to monitor their Océ Arizona, Océ Colorado, and Océ ColorWave printers.

CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite has dramatically expanded its product line with a powerful new version for Windows and an all-new, graphic design software suite built specifically for macOS. Designed from the ground up to make the most of each unique platform, both packages also include the new CorelDRAW.app™ for easy, on-the-go graphics creation. Finally, users have a true professional design contender available on their platform of choice, empowering the creation of bold, attention-grabbing graphics with pixel-perfect precision.

Caldera, the French RIP software expert, is happy to announce the appointment of Four Pees as its distributor for the Benelux region. Four Pees, an international distributor of software solutions for collaboration, automation and quality optimization in the print and publishing industry, has extensive experience with software solutions for the large format printing market. This partnership will become effective on April 1, 2019.

Xerox Mexico included the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System in their #BeBrilliant launch at Expo Grafica last week in Mexico City. Discussing the successful Expo Grafica event, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said: "This was the first showing of Color-Logic at a major show in Mexico, and the software was received with acclaim. The combination of the Xerox Iridesse press, Xerox silver and white dry inks on metallic substrates, and Color-Logic design tools showed the audience the many new applications now available in the Mexican market. The Xerox Iridesse press and Color-Logic design tools, together create product differentiation, higher margins, significant savings of time and materials, and dramatically reduced time-to-market."

SAi, the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has announced the addition of three new members to its board. Dan Purjes, Edna Purjes and Rudy Baron will work alongside existing board members to support strategic planning and decision-making for SAi.