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ECO3 rolls out new features Grauf joins
Screen

and enhancements in Apogee Screen has appointed

Bobby Grauf to the newly-
created role of head of sales
ECO3 has released a new said the release was relevant for the UK and Ireland.Grauf
version of its Apogee work- for printers of all sizes: joins from personalisation
flow software, which it “Apogee v14 is designed to and e-commerce software
described as helping print help print businesses do specialist Antigro Designer.
businesses “do more with more with less,” he said. He has spent more than three
less”. Other tools in the system decades in the industry,
ECO3 said the latest have been enhanced, includ- including senior roles at Agfa
release tapped into cus- ing WebApproval and proof- and Inkcups.
Screen said his experience
tomer demands for “tighter ing of spot colours. across the newspaper indus-
integration and easier man- “It’s about making produc- try, commercial printing,
agement of complex produc- tion faster, more reliable, and pre-media and global B2B
tion processes”. Apogee v14 has new tools for automation and efficiency sales gave him a “unique per-
Apogee v14 includes a ment system can also see ink reduce costs. ready for the future. Whether spective” operationally and
new Production Dashboard reduction data via In addition, Apogee Web you’re a small shop or a large strategically.Screen Europe
feature, which gives users Production Dashboard. Production Schemes has operation, this release gives senior vice president of sales
real-time production statis- Also new is PaperTune, been integrated with the ePS you the tools to take control Bui Burke said he was excited
tics. Users can track metrics which is designed to opti- Technique MIS, following and stay competitive.” to welcome Grauf to the
team. He took up his new
per day, week or month for mise and reduce the number the partnership between The new version is availa- role in late May. Grauf said
function such as plates, of makeready sheets ECO3 and eProductivity ble now. Apogee is also avail- that from his viewpoint the
proofs and jobs handled. required on a job. Intelligent Software announced at last able as a cloud service. printing industry was always
Users of ECO3’s Spir@l colour bar placement allows year’s Drupa show. Apogee has been developed exciting in one way or
screening tech and InkTune sheets to be reused up to Erik Peeters, market man- over more than 20 years, and another, and said print was
grey component replace- four times, helping to ager commercial at ECO3 was first launched in 2003. “everywhere.”
Print ePS acquires Avanti Landa files for court

Systems protection

Print ePS, the print oper- Landa Digital Printing
ating unit of eProductivity has submitted a request to
Software, has acquired the court for a stay of pro-
Canadian print MIS pro- ceedings after it said it had
vider Avanti Systems from “encountered a cash flow
Ricoh. Avanti provides MIS crisis”. Earlier this month
workflow automation tech- the Israeli digital press The firm cites cash flow crisis
nology for mid-sized and manufacturer said it was month, LDP said that it was
large commercial printers. restructuring and looking restructuring to align the
Based in Toronto, the busi- for fresh investment, after company with the current
ness serves hundreds of cus- Print ePS’ technology is designed to drive automation & efficiency customers had reined back
tomers across the UK, US, their plans in the light of business environment. It
and Canada. bility for print businesses, platforms. Avanti Systems’ geopolitical turmoil and the had stressed that it was still
Print ePS said the deal, featuring intelligent esti- 45 staff have been taken on Israel-Gaza war. experiencing growth,
which was completed yes- mating, scheduling, and as part of the deal and there The company was under- despite the economic chal-
terday (2 June), would data-driven workflow opti- are no anticipated changes stood to be making more lenges. But in a further
strengthen its position in misation to reduce costs and than 100 employees redun- statement released yester-
the midmarket print seg- accelerate production. to their current work loca- dant. However, a report by day, LDP said that “despite
ment and expanded its The company said the tions. “We are thrilled to Israeli financial and tech the company’s significant
global technology portfolio. addition of Avanti strength- welcome Avanti customers specialist Calcalist Ctech
Print ePS’ suite of cloud- ened its ability to meet the and employees to the Print said that half of the remain- achievements”, the time
based, AI-powered products growing demand for con- ePS family,” said Dan ing employees have now required to fully realise its
is designed to drive automa- nected, automated, and Vertachnik, CEO of Print received layoff notices. In a business potential is longer
tion, efficiency, and profita- highly scalable print MIS ePS. statement earlier this than expected.
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