Following Xerox’s announcement of securing US$24 billion in financing commitments, HP has once again rejected Xerox’s takeover bid.

The rejection was done via a letter from HP chairman Chip Bergh and CEO Enrique Lores to Xerox CEO John Visentin, stating the financing does not “address the key issue that Xerox’s proposal significantly undervalues HP”.

HP emphasized that the $24 billion financing is not “basis for discussion”.

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Canon places top five in U.S. patent rankings for 34 consecutive years and first among Japanese companies for 15 years running.

Canon was granted 3,548 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office and maintained its third place ranking for patents granted in 2019 according to IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, a leading producer of global patent databases.

With this year’s ranking, Canon has become the only company in the world to hav...

EFI announced Changyin Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd, as its inkjet superwide and wide-format printer distribution partner in China. 

“China is clearly a very important market for our growing expansion in Asia-Pacific, so our partnerships define how we intend to operate as a solutions provider. We believe that Changyin Technology is the right distribution partner to help support EFI’s market penetration,” said Rodd Harrison, V...

Who wouldn’t like to find the key component in his company that could cut his costs in half? When printing houses come up with the question of how to save money, the topic of "Ink Saving" keeps coming up.

That's not new, and many printers have already gained experience with appropriate software solutions. But it’s not just any software, although often similar results are promised. It pays to look twice and challenge the field t...

Flint Group announced the appointment of Dagmar Schmidt to President, Flexographic, with immediate effect. In her new role, Schmidt will succeed Aryan Moelker who will leave the business by the end of January 2020 to take a position as CEO of a German listed company.

This appointment will ensure strategic consistency as the organisation continues on its journey to fully commercialise their innovative and market leading off...

Newly-designed high performance flexographic press provides profitable short- and mid-size print runs.

Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica recently launched a brand new high performance compact CI flexo press the Evo XC to join its well-established line of Evo models. The eight-colour press offers one of the smallest footprints in the industry and is available in two different versions with a maximum repeat length of up to 850 mm and p...

At the first-edition MPS Label Awards during Labelexpo Europe 2019, Takara Pac’s smart design label received a Silver award.

To commemorate printing excellence of unique label applications, MPS invited customers to submit their finest labels printed on their MPS presses for a chance to win an award. A total of 32 nominated labels were received from MPS customers around the world.

Takara Pac did Japan proud by winning in the flex...

EFI has announced Dr Douglas Edwards as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Edwards replaces longtime technology leader Ghilad Dziesietnik, who recently retired after nearly 25 years with EFI – the last 14 as CTO.

Immediately prior to this appointment, Edwards was CEO of Cambridge, England-based Xaar plc, a leading developer of inkjet print head technologies for industrial printing, and Chairman of Xaar 3D Ltd, the company’...