The world's graphic arts experts have come together to release v4 of the Ghent Workgroup specifications (http://www.gwg.org/GWGversion4.phtml) for automated workflow efficiency in the range of application and output environment.

Roland DG have announced a new product launch at the upcoming Image Expo in Perth at the end of next week.

GAMAA has announced that its October residential workshop – Ordinary People-Extraordinary Performance – will be led by one of the world’s leading executive consultants – Dr. Jack Goodwin.

Inca has introduced an innovative bi-directional printing technique that has boosted the production speed of its award-winning Onset flatbed UV inkjet printer by up to 25%.

Mimaki have followed the worldwide trend towards cold curing UV LED technology and launched the new 60-inch UJV-160 hybrid machine using a flexible UV ink which has been developed together with 3M.

The InterTech Technology Awards honour the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries.

The prestigious Australian Sign & Graphics Association’s Awards Event will be held at Darling Harbour’s Grand Ballroom on 31st October.

The promotion allows you to be creative, design your own car wrap and finally check out your design on the actual car in real time using their high tech 3D modelling software to simulate the design entries!

Halifax Vogel Group (HVG) has added the entire Alcan Composites Gatorfoam range to its already extensive substrate portfolio, further solidifying its status as digital print market leader with the largest substrate stock-holding in Australia.

Good news for Apple business and consumer users in the Chatswood area. The Apple Store Chatswood will open to the public on Saturday, 9 August, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. EST.

The new Memjet inkjet technology was mooted as being available in desktop A4/Letter sized photo printers in the early part of 2008, however, Silverbrook Research who has developed the technology now claim 2009 as the delivery date to potential OEMs such as HP, Canon, HP and Lexmark.

Brazilian company, MPV7, located in Rio de Janeiro, specialists in backlit posters and other advertising material, has recently installed a very large format, fully-automated screen-printing four colour Thieme 5070XL lines.

Xanita are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dalton Paper as the exclusive distributor of X-Board in Australia.

DGS Mimaki have announced the availability of a newly developed flexible UV ink and UV primer.

The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), organisers of the US show, Graph Expo 2008 (26-29th October 2008, McCormick Place, Chicago) have again added a dedicated Wide Format Pavilion to this year's show.

The Outdoor Media Association has published results for the first half of the year which quickly followed results for the first quarter. Results are highly satisfactory, especially in the light of a slowing economy.

FESPA management have now added a comprehensive seminar/conference agenda to the FESPA/imageWorld Expo that is taking place at Mexico City during the 21st to the 23rd August.