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Printbox-HP’s photo GMG colour
management

personalisation offering Durst Group is integrating

GMG’s spectral colour man-
agement technology into its
Software developer “Together with HP, we Durst Workflow software as
Printbox has combined are bringing an unmatched part of a new partnership
forces with HP to offer an combination of e-com- between the Italian manufac-
AI-powered photo personal- merce, design, and produc- turer and German software
isation stack for print service tion solutions to print company. Going forward,
providers (PSPs). The offer- browser-based software
ing combines Printbox’s service providers and retail- application Durst Workflow
ecommerce and online edi- ers who want to succeed in will be delivered with fully
tors, such as Smart Creation personalised products. It’s a embedded spectral colour
and Masterpiece AI, with perfect symbiosis of comple-
HP Indigo presses and HP mentary strengths.” management from GMG and
Site Flow, with the aim to The collaboration, estab- existing customers with a
equip printers with a new Printbox-HP combine offering for service providers, retailers lished without an end date, valid software agreement will
option for printing personal- deliver the print using HP Czaicki, said: “We are means HP’s global sales receive the new offering at no
ised products. Indigo presses – combining thrilled to work with HP, a teams will actively recom- additional cost.
It is targeted at printers Printbox’s AI-driven ecom- clear leader in commercial mend Printbox to clients The colour management
and retailers delivering per- merce and online tools with printing and an exceptional entering or expanding in the technology will also be inte-
sonalised photo books, can- the global reach and scalabil- brand in the B2C segment. grated into the Smart Factory
vases, gifts and keepsakes. personalised photo space. portfolio of Durst’s new
Customers can design photo ity of HP, to ensure orders “At Printbox, we’ve In turn, Printbox will Open Software Initiative,
products using Printbox’s are “seamlessly transferred focused entirely on building guide its enterprise custom- which is being presented for
all-in-one solution then use for print-on-demand and world-class personalisation ers toward buying HP Indigo the first time from 22-24
the HP Site Flow platform to fulfilment direct to custom- software and also we believe presses and HP Site Flow October at Printing United
manage end-to-end print ers.” that every memory deserves when looking for automated Expo 2025 in Orlando,
production workflows, and Printbox CEO, Michał to be celebrated. production services. Florida in the USA.
Enfocus updates PitStop for Durst ‘s ‘Open

speedier workflows Software Initiative’

Enfocus has updated its Durst Group will present
flagship PitStop software its new Open Software
with a raft of new features to Initiative for the first time
boost productivity. The new at Printing United Expo
version of the preflighting 2025 in Florida in October.
software, 25.07, includes the The Open Software
brand new capability of cop- Initiative is a vendor-neu-
ying and pasting attributes tral, modular platform for
when modifying an object’s software that Durst said is Vendor-neutral initiative
properties in a PDF. “This “designed to go far beyond open, futureproof software
enhancement allows our Durst systems”. ecosystem for the entire
users to change selections’ Improvements are designed to streamline complex workflows It offers printers, resell-
attributes like a fill colour or Loïc Aigon said the update quality output, every time. ers, system integrators, and printing industry – devel-
a used font for a text, using was focused on delivering “This update underlines OEMs access to powerful oped by us, but available to
any reference object,” features that “truly enhance why PitStop remains the and flexible modules built everyone. This sets new
Enfocus explained. productivity and precision gold standard in PDF quality on proven Durst software standards for productivity,
Other enhancements for our users. From effort- technologies, “allowing automation, and vendor
include advanced compres- less copy and pasting to control, and we’re excited to seamless integration of independence,” said
sion options, the ability to advanced compression and empower our customers third-party solutions – Christoph Gamper, CEO
select spot colours based on smarter resource manage- with these tools to save regardless of printer type or and co-owner of the Durst
alternative colour spaces, ment, every improvement time, reduce costs, and manufacturer”. These mod- Group.Printing United will
and making TrueType fonts we’ve rolled out is designed maintain the exacting ules are bundled under the take place in Orlando,
compliant with PDF specs. to streamline complex standards the industry umbrella of ‘Smart Factory’. Florida from 22-24 October
PitStop product manager workflows and ensure high demands.” “Our vision is to create an this year.

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