Cambridge (UK) 27 September 2023: Hybrid Software Group PLC today announces it has completed a competitive tender process for its group audit, overseen by the Audit Committee, which has carefully evaluated the offering of each applicant. This has resulted in a recommendation from the Audit Committee, which has now been endorsed by the Board, that a resolution be put to shareholders for approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) to be held by video conference on 19 October 2023 at 13:00 hrs (GMT), appointing PKF Littlejohn LLP (“PKF”) as the group’s auditor for the year ending 31 December 2023.
KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), who were not reappointed at the Company’s AGM on 24 May 2023, will therefore cease to hold office as the group’s auditor for the year ended 31 December 2023.
About Hybrid Software Group
Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.
Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are colour technology experts ColorLogic, printing software developers Global Graphics Software, enterprise software developer HYBRID Software, 3D design and modelling software developers iC3D, the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet and pre-press workflow developer Xitron.
Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and leading developer of intelligent software components and Digital Front Ends (DFEs) for manufacturers of digital printers, has been granted a US patent (Patent No. 11,720,769) for “Methods and Systems for Enhancing Raster Image Processing Using Artificial Intelligence”. This patented technology has already been embodied in Global Graphics Software’s award-winning SmartDFE™, a digital front end (DFE) for high-speed industrial inkjet presses.
“Real-time inline rasterization of variable data for high-speed digital presses poses a significant challenge, as it requires a very high constant rate of raster data to be delivered to the press. Unfortunately, the diversity of PDF files and computing hardware ensures that very complex jobs may process too slowly for inline rasterization. Compounding this issue is the vast number of PDF creators in the market, who prioritize design flexibility without considering rasterization or printing. Digital press operators have been forced to process jobs in advance—while their press sits idle—or to process jobs inline and hope that the DFE can provide data at the speed of the digital press. This risk has made the production use of inline RIPs for high-speed inkjet presses impractical until now,” explains Eric Worrall, VP of Products and Services and the inventor of the patent.
With this invention, SmartDFE harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to create an intelligent Raster Image Processor (RIP) model, uniquely tailored to each press manufacturer’s chosen computing hardware and encompassing an extensive range of over 1000 PDF operations which take place in the Harlequin RIP® that powers SmartDFE. Once trained, this model can deconstruct any PDF print job and predict the minimum constant raster data rate and hence the printing speed that can be achieved, so press operators can make well-informed decisions and effectively plan their production processes. This data-driven approach allows SmartDFE to automatically fine-tune the RIP settings for each job, using Global Graphics’ 30 years of experience in developing Harlequin as the fastest RIP in the world.
“We applied for this patent two years ago, long before artificial intelligence became an everyday term. But this is a very practical application of AI that solves some long‑standing challenges in inkjet production printing. By applying this invention to the Harlequin Direct™ technology in SmartDFE, we have the first true production-quality solution for inline rasterization on high-speed digital presses,” continues Worrall.
SmartDFE has been co-developed using components from other Hybrid Software Group companies including HYBRID Software’s STEPZ®, the native PDF job creation solution for pre-press and VDP, and HYBRID Software’s CLOUDFLOW®, providing advanced workflow automation. SmartDFE also includes support for Meteor Inkjet’s industry-leading printhead drive electronics and software.
Cambridge, (UK), 5th September 2023: Hybrid Software Group is proud to announce that products from two of its operating companies have received prestigious awards from the PRINTING United Alliance. Global Graphics Software’s SmartDFE™ has received a 2023 Pinnacle Product Award in the Technology category. In addition, ColorLogic GmbH has also been honoured with a 2023 PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award in the Non-Output Device category for its CoPrA 9 colour management technology.
“Colour management was the missing piece in our technology stack for digital printing of labels and packaging, and we filled that with the acquisition of industry-leader ColorLogic GmbH last year,” notes Mike Rottenborn, Hybrid Software Group CEO. “SmartDFE breaks through the performance ceiling for digital printing, combining on-the-fly colour management with powerful workflow automation from HYBRID Software, real-time rasterisation via Harlequin Direct™, and the inkjet expertise of Meteor Inkjet and Xitron. We believe that it’s critical to develop these technologies in-house rather than license them from third parties who lack the deep industry expertise of our team of 280 employees. Our mission is simple: we’re the technology at the heart of industrial printing, with a technology stack that is unmatched in the industry, and we’re honoured and grateful to be recognised with these important awards.”
SmartDFE is a turnkey Digital Front End for high-speed single-pass presses printing fully variable data. Built upon Harlequin Direct, the world’s fastest PDF RIP, it provides rasterisation and inkjet drop generation for the best possible image quality and quickest printing speeds. Its automation capabilities provide complete control of the print workflow as well as valuable information for QA and inspection, press maintenance and stock control. Thus, SmartDFE transforms the role of the inkjet printer: it not only meets the demands of OEMs who need to build wider and faster digital presses, but also meets the requirement to add a print subsystem to a manufacturing operation or a smart factory to produce mass-personalised products. OEMs can choose to take as much or as little as they require from the software stack to get their digital inkjet presses to market.
ColorLogic’s CoPrA 9 is an essential asset for any print manufacturer embracing extended gamut printing. CoPrA creates high-quality ICC profiles for any colour space and printing process—digital or conventional—and is a key component of the powerful ColorLogic Suite for a complete colour management solution. CoPrA also plays a key role building spectral profiles in SmartDFE so, in effect, it earned two awards this year.
Hybrid Software Group and its individual operating companies intend to make several major OEM announcements at both Labelexpo Europe and Printing United Expo over the next two months.
Executive team members from Hybrid Software Group companies celebrate winning two PRINTING United 2023 Pinnacle Product Awards.
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About Hybrid Software Group
Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.
Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Its subsidiary companies are colour technology experts ColorLogic, printing software developers Global Graphics Software, enterprise software developer HYBRID Software, 3D design and modelling software developers iC3D, the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet and pre-press workflow developer Xitron.
Hybrid Software Group se enorgullece de anunciar que los productos de dos de sus filiales operativas han recibido prestigiosos premios de la PRINTING United Alliance. SmartDFE™ de Global Label Software ha recibido el premio Pinnacle Product Award 2023 en la categoría de Tecnología. Además, ColorLogic GmbH también ha sido galardonada con un premio PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award 2023 en la categoría Non-Output Device por su tecnología de gestión del color CoPrA 9.
“La gestión del color era la pieza que faltaba en nuestra tecnología para la impresión digital de etiquetas y packaging, y la completamos con la adquisición del líder del sector ColorLogic GmbH el año pasado”, señala Mike Rottenborn, CEO de Hybrid Software Group. “SmartDFE rompe el techo de rendimiento de la impresión digital, combinando la gestión del color sobre la marcha con la potente automatización del flujo de trabajo de HYBRID Software, la rasterización en tiempo real a través de Harlequin Direct y la experiencia en inyección de tinta de Meteor Inkjet y Xitron. Creemos que es fundamental desarrollar internamente estas tecnologías en lugar de conceder licencias a terceros que carecen de la profunda experiencia en el sector de nuestro equipo de 280 empleados. Nuestra misión es muy sencilla: somos la tecnología en el corazón de la impresión industrial, con tecnologías inigualables en el sector, y nos sentimos honrados y agradecidos de ser reconocidos con estos importantes premios”.
SmartDFE es un Front End Digital llave en mano para prensas de una sola pasada de alta velocidad que imprimen datos totalmente variables. Basados en Harlequin Direct, el RIP de PDF más rápido del mundo, proporciona rasterización y generación de gotas de inyección de tinta para obtener la mejor calidad de imagen posible y las velocidades de impresión más rápidas. Sus capacidades de automatización proporcionan un control completo del flujo de trabajo de impresión, así como información valiosa para el control de calidad y la inspección, el mantenimiento de la rotativa y el control de existencias. De este modo, SmartDFE transforma el papel de la impresora de inyección de tinta: no sólo satisface las demandas de los OEM que necesitan construir prensas digitales más anchas y rápidas, sino que también cumple el requisito de añadir un subsistema de impresión a una operación de fabricación o a una fábrica inteligente para producir productos personalizados en masa. Los OEM pueden optar por utilizar más o menos programas de software para comercializar sus prensas digitales de inyección de tinta.
CoPrA 9 de ColorLogic es un activo esencial para cualquier fabricante de impresión que adopte la impresión de gama ampliada. CoPrA crea perfiles ICC de alta calidad para cualquier espacio de color y proceso de impresión -digital o convencional- y es un componente clave de la potente ColorLogic Suite para una solución completa de gestión de color. CoPrA también desempeña un papel fundamental en la creación de perfiles espectrales en SmartDFE, por lo que este año ha recibido dos premios.
Hybrid Software Group y sus filiales operativas tienen la intención de hacer varios anuncios OEM importantes tanto en Labelexpo Europe como en Printing United Expo durante los próximos dos meses.
Miembros del equipo ejecutivo de Hybrid Software Group celebran la obtención de dos premios PRINTING United 2023 Pinnacle Product Awards
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Sobre Hybrid Software Group
A través de sus filiales operativas, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) es líder en el desarrollo de software empresarial para la fabricación industrial de productos de impresión. Entre sus clientes figuran fabricantes de impresoras como HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen y cientos de imprentas de packaging, trade shops y convertidores de todo el mundo.
Hybrid Software Group PLC tiene su sede en Cambridge, Reino Unido. Sus filiales son los expertos en tecnología del color ColorLogic, los desarrolladores de software de impresión Global Graphics Software, el desarrollador de software empresarial HYBRID Software, los desarrolladores de software de diseño y modelado 3D iC3D, los especialistas en soluciones de controladores de cabezales de impresión industriales Meteor Inkjet y el desarrollador de flujos de trabajo de preimpresión Xitron.
Cambridge (UK), 05. September 2023: Die Hybrid Software Group ist stolz darauf, dass zwei ihrer Unternehmen von der PRINTING United Alliance prestigeträchtige Auszeichnungen erhalten haben. Global Graphics Software’s SmartDFE™ hat einen 2023 Pinnacle Product Award in der Kategorie Technologie erhalten. Darüber hinaus wurde die ColorLogic GmbH mit einem 2023 PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award in der Kategorie Non-Output Device für ihre CoPrA 9 Farbmanagement-Technologie ausgezeichnet.
“Farbmanagement war das fehlende Element in unserem Technologiepaket für den Digitaldruck von Etiketten und Verpackungen, und mit der Übernahme des Branchenführers ColorLogic GmbH im vergangenen Jahr haben wir diese Lücke erfolgreich schließen können”, erklärt Mike Rottenborn, CEO der Hybrid Software Group. “SmartDFE durchbricht die Leistungsgrenze für den Digitaldruck, indem es on-the-fly Farbmanagement mit der leistungsstarken Workflow-Automatisierung von HYBRID Software, Echtzeit-Rasterung über Harlequin Direct und dem Inkjet-Know-how von Meteor Inkjet und Xitron kombiniert. Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass es wichtig ist, diese Technologien im eigenen Haus zu entwickeln, anstatt sie von Dritten zu lizenzieren, die nicht über das fundierte Branchenwissen unseres Teams von 280 Mitarbeitern verfügen. Unsere Mission ist einfach: wir sind das technologische Herzstück des industriellen Drucks, mit einem Technologiepaket, das in der Branche unübertroffen ist, und wir fühlen uns geehrt und sind dankbar, mit diesen wichtigen Auszeichnungen anerkannt zu werden.”
SmartDFE ist ein schlüsselfertiges Digital Front End für Hochgeschwindigkeitsdruckmaschinen, die in einem Durchgang vollständig variable Daten drucken. Es basiert auf Harlequin Direct, dem weltweit schnellsten PDF-RIP, und bietet Rasterung und Inkjet-Tröpfchenerzeugung für bestmögliche Bildqualität und höchste Druckgeschwindigkeiten. Die Automatisierungsfunktionen ermöglichen eine vollständige Kontrolle des Druck-Workflows und liefern wertvolle Informationen für Qualitätssicherung und Inspektion, Druckmaschinenwartung und Lagerhaltung. Damit verändert SmartDFE die Rolle von Inkjet-Druckmaschinen: Es erfüllt nicht nur die Anforderungen von Maschinenherstellern (OEMs), die größere und schnellere Digitaldruckmaschinen herstellen müssen, sondern auch die Anforderung, ein Drucksubsystem in einen Fertigungsbetrieb oder eine intelligente Produktionsstätte zu integrieren, um personalisierte Massenprodukte herzustellen. OEMs können so viel oder so wenig von der Software übernehmen, wie sie für die Markteinführung ihrer digitalen Inkjet-Druckmaschinen benötigen.
CoPrA 9 von ColorLogic ist ein unverzichtbarer Gewinn für Druckereien, die den erweiterten Farbraum nutzen wollen. CoPrA erstellt hochwertige ICC-Profile für jeden Farbraum und jeden Druckprozess – digital oder konventionell – und ist eine Schlüsselkomponente der leistungsstarken ColorLogic Suite für eine komplette Farbmanagementlösung. CoPrA spielt auch eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Erstellung von Spektralprofilen in SmartDFE, so dass es in diesem Jahr gleich zwei Auszeichnungen erhielt.
Die Hybrid Software Group und ihre einzelnen operativen Unternehmen beabsichtigen, in den nächsten zwei Monaten sowohl auf der Labelexpo Europe als auch auf der Printing United Expo mehrere wichtige OEM-Ankündigungen zu machen.
Mitglieder des Führungsteams der Hybrid Software Group feiern den Gewinn von zwei PRINTING United 2023 Pinnacle Product Awards.
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HINWEIS AN DIE REDAKTION
Über die Hybrid Software Group Über ihre Tochtergesellschaften ist die Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) ein führender Entwickler von Unternehmenssoftware für die industrielle Druckproduktion. Zu den Kunden zählen Druckmaschinenhersteller wie HP, Canon, Durst, Roland und Hymmen sowie Hunderte von Verpackungsdruckern, Handelsunternehmen und Verarbeitern weltweit.
Die Hybrid Software Group PLC hat ihren Hauptsitz in Cambridge, Großbritannien. Zu ihren Tochterunternehmen gehören die Farbtechnologie-Experten ColorLogic, die Entwickler von Drucksoftware Global Graphics Software, die Entwickler von Unternehmenssoftware HYBRID Software, die Entwickler von 3D-Design- und Modellierungssoftware iC3D, die Spezialisten für industrielle Druckkopftreiberlösungen Meteor Inkjet und die Entwickler von Druckvorstufen-Workflows Xitron.
Hybrid Software Group è orgogliosa di annunciare che i prodotti di due delle sue società operative hanno ricevuto prestigiosi premi dalla PRINTING United Alliance. Global Graphics Software SmartDFE™ ha ricevuto un 2023 Pinnacle Product Award nella categoria Tecnologia. Inoltre, ColorLogic GmbH è stata premiata con un 2023 PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award nella categoria dei dispositivi non in uscita per la sua tecnologia di gestione del colore CoPrA 9.
“La gestione del colore era il pezzo mancante nel nostro stack tecnologico per la stampa digitale di etichette e imballaggi, e l’abbiamo riempito con l’acquisizione del leader del settore ColorLogic GmbH lo scorso anno”, nota Mike Rottenborn, CEO di Hybrid Software Group. “SmartDFE supera il limite di prestazioni per la stampa digitale, combinando la gestione del colore al volo con la potente automazione del flusso di lavoro di HYBRID Software, la rasterizzazione in tempo reale tramite Harlequin Direct e l’esperienza inkjet di Meteor Inkjet e Xitron. Crediamo che sia fondamentale sviluppare queste tecnologie internamente piuttosto che affidarle a terzi che non hanno la profonda esperienza del nostro team di 280 dipendenti. La nostra missione è semplice: siamo la tecnologia al centro della stampa industriale, con uno stack tecnologico che non ha eguali nel settore, e siamo onorati e grati di essere riconosciuti con questi importanti premi.”
SmartDFE è un front-end digitale chiavi in mano per macchine monofase ad alta velocità che stampano dati completamente variabili. Costruito su Harlequin Direct, il PDF RIP più veloce al mondo, fornisce rasterizzazione e generazione di gocce di inchiostro per la migliore qualità di immagine possibile e velocità di stampa più rapide. Le sue capacità di automazione forniscono un controllo completo del flusso di lavoro di stampa, nonché informazioni preziose per il QA e l’ispezione, la manutenzione della stampa e il controllo delle scorte. Così, SmartDFE trasforma il ruolo della stampante a getto d’inchiostro: non solo soddisfa le esigenze degli OEM che hanno bisogno di costruire macchine digitali più ampie e più veloci, ma soddisfa anche l’esigenza di aggiungere un sottosistema di stampa a un’operazione di produzione o una fabbrica intelligente per la produzione di massa personalizzata. Gli OEM possono scegliere di prendere tanto o poco quanto richiedono dallo stack software per ottenere le loro stampanti inkjet digitali.
ColorLogic CoPrA 9 è una risorsa essenziale per qualsiasi produttore di stampa che abbraccia la stampa a gamut esteso. Copra crea profili ICC di alta qualità per qualsiasi spazio colore e processo di stampa, digitale o convenzionale, ed è un componente chiave della potente ColorLogic Suite per una soluzione completa di gestione del colore. CoPrA svolge anche un ruolo chiave costruzione profili spettrali in SmartDFE così, in effetti, ha guadagnato due premi quest’anno.
Hybrid Software Group e le sue singole società operative intendono fare diversi importanti annunci OEM sia a Labelexpo Europe che a Printing United Expo nei prossimi due mesi.
I membri del team esecutivo delle aziende di Hybrid Software Group festeggiano la vittoria di due Pinnacle Product Awards di PRINTING United 2023
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Riguardo Hybrid Software Group
Attraverso le sue filiali operative, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) è uno sviluppatore leader di software aziendali per la produzione di stampa industriale. I clienti includono produttori di macchine da stampa come HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen e centinaia di stampanti per imballaggi, preparatori di impianti e convertitori in tutto il mondo.
Hybrid Software Group PLC ha sede a Cambridge UK. Le sue consociate sono esperti di tecnologia del colore ColorLogic, sviluppatori di software di stampa Global Graphics Software, sviluppatore di software aziendale HYBRID Software, sviluppatori di software di progettazione e modellazione 3D iC3D, gli specialisti di soluzioni di driver di testina di stampa industriale, Meteor Inkjet e lo sviluppatore del flusso di lavoro pre-press Xitron.
Cambridge (Royaume-Uni), le 5 septembre 2023: Hybrid Software Group est fier d’annoncer que les produits de deux de ses sociétés ont reçu de prestigieuses récompenses de la part de PRINTING United Alliance. SmartDFE™ de Global Graphics Software a reçu un prix Pinnacle Product 2023 dans la catégorie Technologie. En outre, ColorLogic GmbH a également été récompensée par un 2023 PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award pour sa technologie de gestion des couleurs CoPrA 9.
« La gestion des couleurs était la pièce manquante dans notre technologie pour l’impression numérique d’étiquettes et d’emballages, et nous l’avons comblée avec l’acquisition du leader de l’industrie ColorLogic GmbH l’année dernière », note Mike Rottenborn, PDG d’Hybrid Software Group. « SmartDFE dépasse le plafond de performance de l’impression numérique en combinant la gestion des couleurs à la volée avec l’automatisation puissante du flux de travail d’HYBRID Software, la rastérisation en temps réel via Harlequin Direct et l’expertise en matière de jet d’encre de Meteor Inkjet et de Xitron. Nous pensons qu’il est essentiel de développer ces technologies en interne plutôt que de les concéder sous licence à des tiers qui ne disposent pas de l’expertise industrielle approfondie de notre équipe de 280 employés. Notre mission est simple : nous sommes la technologie au cœur de l’impression industrielle, avec un ensemble de technologies inégalé dans l’industrie, et nous sommes honorés et reconnaissants d’être reconnus par ces importantes récompenses ».
SmartDFE est un frontal numérique clé en main pour les presses à grande vitesse à un seul passage qui impriment des données entièrement variables. Basé sur Harlequin Direct, le RIP PDF le plus rapide au monde, il assure la rastérisation et la génération de gouttes d’encre pour la meilleure qualité d’image possible et les vitesses d’impression les plus rapides. Ses capacités d’automatisation permettent un contrôle complet du flux d’impression ainsi que des informations précieuses pour l’assurance qualité et l’inspection, la maintenance de la presse et le contrôle des stocks. Ainsi, SmartDFE transforme le rôle de l’imprimante à jet d’encre : elle répond non seulement aux exigences des OEM qui doivent construire des presses numériques plus larges et plus rapides, mais aussi à la nécessité d’ajouter un sous-système d’impression à une opération de fabrication ou à une usine intelligente pour produire des produits personnalisés en masse. Les OEM peuvent choisir de prendre autant ou aussi peu que nécessaire de la pile logicielle pour mettre leurs presses numériques à jet d’encre sur le marché.
CoPrA 9 de ColorLogic est un atout essentiel pour tout fabricant d’imprimés qui adopte l’impression à gamme étendue. CoPrA crée des profils ICC de haute qualité pour n’importe quel espace colorimétrique et processus d’impression – numérique ou conventionnel – et est un composant clé de la puissante suite ColorLogic pour une solution complète de gestion des couleurs. CoPrA joue également un rôle clé dans la création de profils spectraux dans SmartDFE, ce qui lui a valu deux récompenses cette année.
Hybrid Software Group et ses différentes sociétés ont l’intention de faire plusieurs annonces importantes concernant les OEM à Labelexpo Europe et à Printing United Expo au cours des deux prochains mois.
Les membres de l’équipe de direction du groupe Hybrid Software célèbrent l’obtention de deux prix Pinnacle Product Awards de PRINTING United 2023
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A propos d’Hybrid Software Group
Par l’intermédiaire de ses filiales, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext : HYSG) est l’un des principaux développeurs de logiciels d’entreprise pour la fabrication d’imprimés industriels. Parmi ses clients figurent des fabricants de presses tels que HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, ainsi que des centaines d’imprimeurs d’emballages, d’impression commerciale et de transformateurs dans le monde entier.
Le siège d’Hybrid Software Group PLC est situé à Cambridge, au Royaume-Uni. Ses filiales sont ColorLogic, expert en technologie de la couleur, Global Graphics Software, développeur de logiciels d’impression, HYBRID Software, développeur de logiciels de conception et de modélisation 3D, iC3D, Meteor Inkjet, spécialiste des solutions de pilotage de têtes d’impression industrielles, et Xitron, développeur de flux de travail prépresse.
Cambridge, UK, 30th August 2023: SmartDFE™, Global Graphics Software’s powerful Digital Front End for high-speed industrial inkjet presses, has been awarded a coveted 2023 Pinnacle Product Award for Technology from the PRINTING United Alliance. The Pinnacle Awards honor the development of technologies judged to be truly innovative and expected to have a significant impact on the industry.
SmartDFE is a full software stack for high-speed, single-pass presses printing fully variable data. Built upon Harlequin Direct™, the world’s fastest PDF RIP, and using patented components that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning, it provides rasterization and inkjet drop generation for the best possible image quality and fastest printing speeds. Its automation capabilities provide complete control of the print workflow as well as valuable information for QA and inspection, press maintenance and stock control.
“We are truly honored to receive this prestigious industry award. We believe the innovation in SmartDFE will transform the role of the inkjet printer: it not only meets the demands of OEMs who need to build wider and faster digital presses, but also meets the requirement to add a print subsystem to a manufacturing operation or a smart factory to produce mass-personalized products at near mass-production prices,” comments Justin Bailey, managing director at Global Graphics Software. “SmartDFE is fully customizable, and OEMs can choose to take as much or as little from the software stack as they require to get their digital inkjet presses to market quickly and gain a competitive advantage.”
This is the fourth PRINTING United Award the company has received. Global Graphics Software’s sister company, ColorLogic GmbH, has also been honored with a 2023 PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award in the Non-Output Device category for its CoPrA 9 color management technology, which is also a key component of SmartDFE. Both Global Graphics Software and ColorLogic GmbH are Hybrid Software Group companies.
Cambridge, UK, 2 August 2023: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and leading developer of intelligent software components and Digital Front Ends (DFEs) for manufacturers of digital printers, has appointed Lawrence Geere as OEM Sales Manager, EMEA. Lawrence will work closely with the company’s OEM customers to enable them to maximize the potential of the rapidly evolving digital inkjet market. Lawrence brings a wealth of experience to the role, having worked for leading companies in the printing industry for over 30 years.
Lawrence began his career in the printing industry with Scitex and has worked for Creo and Kodak in product marketing and sales, working closely with industry leaders such as Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox Corporation. For the last twelve years Lawrence has worked for HP, firstly with HP Indigo as a service segment manager for the EMEA region where he focused on growing services revenue and customer experience for HP Indigo labels and packaging customers, and secondly as a strategic account manager for the EMEA region where he was responsible for HP’s largest global accounts in the labels and packaging industry.
Lawrence comments: “I am excited to join Global Graphics Software at a time when its AI-enabled Digital Front End, SmartDFE™, is gaining momentum. Hybrid Software Group is a major player in the workflow software market and I’m looking forward to being part of the company’s growth. The role and company are a perfect fit for me.”
Lawrence reports to Justin Bailey, managing director at Global Graphics Software, who added: “We are delighted to welcome Lawrence to the team. With his blend of technical and commercial background, he is the ideal person to help our OEM customers and prospects navigate the challenges they will face as the digital inkjet market expands into smart factories, where printing of variable data content at high speed has become increasingly important.”
Global Graphics Software is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG), a leading developer of technology solutions at the heart of industrial printing.
Cambridge (UK), 27 July 2023 (08.00 CEST): Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) announces it has published its half year report and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2023.
Mike Rottenborn, Hybrid Software Group CEO comments, “The difficult economic conditions which we faced in 2022 continued throughout the first half of 2023, bringing challenges for Hybrid Software Group as they have for many companies. But our guiding principles—a commitment to profitable growth and to continuous innovation on behalf of our customers—never wavered.
With the acquisitions of ColorLogic in late 2021 and iC3D in the second quarter of 2022, we have all the technology needed to accomplish our mission as the only full-stack technology provider for digital inkjet printing. Our focus has shifted from operating six companies to integrating one company, a powerhouse of products both for OEM printer manufacturers and for end users, typically printing companies that manufacture packaging and other products using digital inkjet technology.
With inflation now trending downward in many key markets, it is possible that the worst is behind us. But we must expect difficult market conditions to continue through the second half of 2023. Our costs are under control and our cutting edge products are what the market needs, so we will profit from the recovery as it comes. While the timing of the recovery is uncertain, three things are not:
Consumer product companies will continue to print labels and packaging
Manufacturing processes will continue moving to inkjet
Hybrid Software Group will be here at the heart of inkjet printing to serve the needs of the market
All of us at Hybrid Software Group come to work every day to execute our growth strategy on behalf of our customers and stakeholders, and I would like to personally thank our dedicated employees as well as all shareholders for your continued support”.
Financial highlights (unaudited)
For the six months ended 30 June
In thousands of euros
2023 (unaudited)
2022 (unaudited)
Revenue
24,906
23,435
Operating (loss)/profit
(521)
248
(Loss)/Profit before tax
(922)
248
Tax credit
588
118
(Loss)/Profit for the period
(334)
366
EBITDA from continuing operations
3,707
4,620
Adjusted operating profit
1,518
1,439
Adjusted net profit
1,359
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About Hybrid Software Group
Through its operating subsidiaries, Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) is a leading developer of enterprise software for industrial print manufacturing. Customers include press manufacturers such as HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen, and hundreds of packaging printers, trade shops, and converters worldwide.
Hybrid Software Group PLC is headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are colour technology experts ColorLogic, printing software developers Global Graphics Software, enterprise software developer HYBRID Software, 3D design and modelling software developers iC3D, the industrial printhead driver solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet and pre-press workflow developer Xitron.
