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Hybrid Software wins two prestigious 2025 EDP Awards
SmartDFE™ wins 2025 EDP Award for Best Technical Workflow Software CLOUDFLOW Colorspace wins 2025 EDP Award for Best Color Management Solution (Ghent, Belgium) Hybrid Software, a leading provider of prepress and workflow solutions for the label and packaging industry, is proud to announce it has earned two prestigious 2025 European Digital Press (EDP) Awards. Hybrid Software …
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Global Graphics Software achieves a King’s Award for Enterprise
Global Graphics Software has been honored with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technologies for digital printing and the OEM business unit of Hybrid Software, has been awarded the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. The company has received the honor for its excellence in innovation for …
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Introducing Mako Core 8.0: The print SDK with a revolutionary GPU-powered rendering technology
Global Graphics Software unveils the next evolution in high-performance graphics rendering for print that will boost performance and cut costs Global Graphics Software, the OEM business unit of Hybrid Software, announces Mako Core™ 8.0, the latest version of the popular Software Development Kit (SDK) for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) creating editing or workflow solutions for …
Vorstellung von Mako Core 8.0: Das Druck-SDK mit einer revolutionären GPU-betriebenen Rendering-Technologie
Global Graphics Software präsentiert die neueste Entwicklung im Bereich des Hochleistungs-Grafikrenderings für den Druck, die die Leistung erhöhen und die Kosten senken wird Global Graphics Software, die OEM-Geschäftseinheit von Hybrid Software, kündigt Mako Core™ 8.0 an: die neueste Version des beliebten Software Development Kits (SDK) für unabhängige Softwareanbieter, die Bearbeitungs- oder Workflow-Lösungen für den Druck entwickeln. Mit dieser …
Presentamos Mako Core 8.0: Un SDK para impresiones con una revolucionaria tecnologia de renderizado que se ejecuta en la GPU
Global Graphics Software presenta el próximo paso en la renderización de gráficos de altas prestaciones para impresiones que aumentará el rendimiento y reducirá los costes Global Graphics Software, la unidad de negocio OEM de Hybrid Software, anuncia Mako Core™ 8.0, la última versión del popular kit de desarrollo de software (SDK, por sus siglas en …
Présentation de Mako Core 8.0 : le SDK d’impression avec une technologie révolutionnaire de rendu alimentée par processeur graphique
Global Graphics Software dévoile la nouvelle évolution du rendu graphique hautes performances pour l’impression, qui permettra d’améliorer les performances et de réduire les coûts Global Graphics Software, la division OEM d’Hybrid Software, annonce Mako Core™ 8.0, la dernière version du célèbre kit de développement logiciel (SDK) destiné aux éditeurs de logiciels indépendants qui créent des solutions d’édition …
Presentazione di Mako Core 8.0: l’SDK per la stampa con una rivoluzionaria tecnologia di rendering basata su GPU
Global Graphics Software presenta la nuova evoluzione nel rendering grafico ad alte prestazioni per la stampa, in grado di incrementare le performance e ridurre i costi Global Graphics Software, la business unit OEM di Hybrid Software, annuncia Mako Core™ 8.0, l’ultima versione del popolare kit di sviluppo software (SDK) per fornitori di software indipendenti che …
Hybrid Software to highlight performance and quality at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2025
Ghent, Belgium, 30th January 2025: Hybrid Software, the only full-stack supplier of all critical core technologies needed for industrial inkjet printing, is delighted to announce its attendance at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2025. Hybrid Software will feature a full array of cutting-edge solutions for labels & packaging, software and hardware for inkjet press OEMs, and color management. …
Mimaki Engineering and Global Graphics Software renew strategic partnership to license Harlequin Core
Cambridge, UK, 18 December 2024: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software company and developer of smart software components for print OEMs, announces the extension of its strategic partnership with Mimaki Engineering, a leading Japanese manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems. The renewed agreement will see Mimaki continue to license Global Graphics’ Harlequin Core™ …
Global Graphics Software and Mark Andy expand partnership to integrate SmartDFE into Digital Series HD Press
Cambridge, UK and Chesterfield, USA, September 11, 2024: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software company and the leading developer of smart software components for digital print OEMs, and the leading provider of label and print solutions, Mark Andy, announce an extended collaboration to license SmartDFE™ to drive the new state-of-the-art Digital Series HD HighSpeed 1200 …
Global Graphics Software and Dantex Group announce strategic partnership to integrate SmartDFE into Pico UV digital inkjet presses
Cambridge, UK and Bradford, UK, 10th September 2024: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software company and the leading developer of smart software components for digital print OEMs, and specialist digital label press manufacturer, Dantex Group, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership. The collaboration will see Global Graphics Software’s cutting-edge SmartDFE™ technology integrated into Dantex’s …
Global Graphics Software und Dantex Group kündigen strategische Partnerschaft zur Integration von SmartDFE in digitale Pico-UV-Inkjet-Druckmaschinen an
Cambridge, UK und Bradford, UK, 10. September 2024: Global Graphics Software, ein Unternehmen von Hybrid Software und führender Entwickler von intelligenten Softwarekomponenten für Digitaldruck-OEMs und die auf digitale Etikettendruckmaschinen spezialisierte Dantex Group, geben eine strategische Partnerschaft bekannt. Im Rahmen der Zusammenarbeit wird die hochmoderne SmartDFE™-Technologie von Global Graphics Software in die bewährten digitalen UV-Inkjet-Drucksysteme der …
Global Graphics Software announces a new release of Harlequin Core, the print industry’s fastest RIP
Harlequin Core™ v14 offers unbeatable performance for modern, high-speed labels and packaging inkjet presses Cambridge, UK, 28th May 2024: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software company and developer of smart software components for print OEMs and ISVs, announces the latest release of Harlequin Core™, the print industry’s fastest RIP (Raster Image Processor). Harlequin Core Version …
Global Graphics Software kündigt eine neue Version von Harlequin Core an, dem schnellsten RIP der Druckbranche
Harlequin Core v14 bietet unschlagbare Leistung für moderne Hochgeschwindigkeits-Etiketten- und Verpackungsdruckmaschinen Cambridge, 28 Mai 2024: Global Graphics Software, ein Hybrid-Software-Unternehmen und Entwickler intelligenter Softwarekomponenten für Druck-OEMs und unabhängige Serviceanbieter, kündigt die neueste Version von Harlequin Core™ an, dem schnellsten Rasterbildprozessor (Raster Image Processor, RIP) der Druckbranche. Version 14 von Harlequin Core stellt eine bedeutende …
Global Graphics Software annonce la sortie d’une nouvelle version de Harlequin Core, le RIP le plus rapide du secteur de l’impression
Harlequin Core™ v14 offre des performances inégalées pour les presses à jet d’encre modernes et à grande vitesse dédiées aux étiquettes et aux emballages Cambridge, le 28 mai 2024 : Global Graphics Software, une société Hybrid Software qui développe des composants logiciels intelligents pour les OEM et les ISV de l’impression, annonce la sortie de la nouvelle version …
Global Graphics Software anuncia una nueva versión de Harlequin Core, el RIP más rápido del sector de la impresión
Harlequin Core™ v14 ofrece un rendimiento inigualable para las modernas impresoras de inyección de tinta de embalajes y etiquetas de alta velocidad Cambridge, 28 de mayo de 2024: Global Graphics Software, una empresa de Hybrid Software dedicada al desarrollo de componentes de software inteligentes para OEM e ISV, ha anunciado la última versión de Harlequin Core™, el …
Global Graphics Software annuncia una nuova release di Harlequin Core, il più veloce RIP nel settore della stampa
Harlequin Core™ v14 offre prestazioni imbattibili per moderne etichette ad alta velocità e macchine per la stampa a getto d’inchiostro per imballaggi Cambridge, 28 maggio 2024: Global Graphics Software, azienda Hybdrid Software e sviluppatore di componenti smart software per OEM e ISV di stampanti, annuncia l’ultima versione di Harlequin Core™, il RIP (Raster Image Processor) …
Global Graphics Software extends strategic business partnership with Japanese print OEM for a further five years
Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and developer of smart software components for print OEMs and independent service vendors, has extended its strategic business partnership with a leading Japanese manufacturer of digital inkjet printers for a further five years. The partnership was initially forged in 2016 when the company integrated Global Graphics Software’s …
Global Graphics Software granted US patent for searching and modifying outlined text in a PDF file
New method for identifying, tagging or replacing outlined or converted text offers a breakthrough for brand owners who want to maintain control over their artwork. Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and developer of the Harlequin RIP® and the SmartDFE™ platform, has been granted a US patent (Patent No. 202 3030 6188 A1) …
Hybrid Software Group’s Global Graphics granted US patent for AI-enabled Smart Digital Front End software
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 …
Global Graphics Software’s SmartDFE wins PRINTING United Alliance 2023 Pinnacle Product Award for Technology
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 …
Global Graphics Software appoints Lawrence Geere as OEM Sales Manager, EMEA
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 …
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New release of Mako Core unleashes the power of intelligent print solutions
Mako Core SDK empowers developers to build creative and innovative print solutions across cloud, desktop, and mobile platforms. Global Graphics Software announces the release of Mako Core™ version 7.0, a groundbreaking update to the popular SDK aimed at developers who create document processing and manipulation capabilities for print applications. Global Graphics Software is a wholly …
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Global Graphics closes last link in DFE chain with SmartMedia™ color management at Labelexpo Americas
SmartMedia technology creates a library of predefined media definitions describing all the settings needed to get perfect color and quality On booth 3015 Hall B Global Graphics Software will show the SmartDFE™ processing fully variable data at blistering speeds and communicating out to the wider print factory Cambridge (UK), 1 September 2022: Global Graphics Software, …
Hybrid Software Group’s Global Graphics granted US patent for methods to add late breaking data into PDF design files prior to print
Cambridge UK 3rd August, 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Methods and systems for indicating and replacing missing element(s) in print job files prior to printing” (United States Patent No. 11334302B1) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Global Graphics Software is …
Hybrid Software Group’s Global Graphics Software granted US patent for variable data optimization
Method for organizing collections of pages efficiently through a RIP farm. Cambridge UK, 30 June, 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Methods and systems for organizing variable data documents including those with long repeat lengths” (United States Patent No. 11,334,303) by the United …
Global Graphics Software and APS Engineering create an OPC UA-enabled ink delivery system for networked inkjet printers
Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative software components for digital print, has partnered with APS Engineering to create an OPC UA-enabled ink delivery system to communicate with any aspect of an industrial inkjet ecosystem. Its development means that the printer can be monitored remotely from an iPad or from a browser on the …
Hybrid Software Group’s Global Graphics Software granted US patent for PrintFlat technology
Groundbreaking software mitigates artifacts in the inkjet printing process Cambridge UK, 10 February 2022: Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group (Euronext: HYSG) company, has been granted a US patent for “Systems and methods for printer density compensation and stability” (Patent 11,167,549) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent relates to the …
SmartDFE connects print to automated manufacturing lines
InPrint Munich – 15 – 17 March 2022 – Stand 2564 Preview Global Graphics Software gives live demos of the smart digital front end (DFE) showing how print integrates into production lines Cambridge, 3rd February 2022: At InPrint Munich, Global Graphics Software (stand 2564) will be presenting SmartDFE™, a full software and hardware stack that …
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Global Graphics Software appoints OEM sales manager for Asia-Pacific region
A new era begins for Global Graphics Software with local representation in China with the appointment of OEM Sales Manager, Bob Zhang Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Bob Zhang as manager of OEM sales for Asia Pacific. The appointment is part of plans to further expand …
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Hybrid Software Group acquires ColorLogic GmbH
Cambridge (UK), 28 October 2021 (17:45 CEST): Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext: HYSG) (the “Company”) announces today that on 27 October 2021 it acquired the entire issued share capital of ColorLogic GmbH (“ColorLogic”), a company with its registered office in Rheine, Germany. ColorLogic was founded in 2002 and has developed an extensive portfolio of color …
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Global Graphics Software honored with 2021 Pinnacle Intertech Award
The Company is recognized for the third time in four years Cambridge UK and Sarasota FL, September 27, 2021: Global Graphics Software, the developer of the Harlequin RIP®, has been awarded a 2021 Pinnacle InterTech Award from PRINTING United Alliance, for Direct™, the software that drives data directly to inkjet printhead electronics giving unprecedented speed …
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Global Graphics connects label printing to the smart factory at Label Congress
At Label Congress (29-30 September, Chicago) all four Global Graphics group companies – Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron – are exhibiting together for the first time (booth 35) to present their full range of solutions for digital label printing, including their new SmartDFE™. SmartDFE™ is the first product co-developed by all …
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Peter Kushnieruk joins Global Graphics Software’s US sales team
Sarasota, Florida, August 4th, 2021: Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of innovative technology for digital print, has appointed Peter Kushnieruk as manager of OEM sales for the Americas. He joins Paul Hagen to strengthen the US team as part of expansion plans for North and Latin America. Mr. Kushnieruk has over 30 years’ experience …
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Global Graphics group launches SmartDFE for labels and packaging
Designed to be the heart of a fully automated manufacturing system Global Graphics announces its first product co-developed by all group companies today. Global Graphics Software, HYBRID Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron have all collaborated to create a smart DFE for labels and packaging applications to transform the role of the digital press in the …
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Global Graphics Software joins OPC Foundation
Connecting print to smart factories requires you to talk their language Global Graphics Software has joined the OPC Foundation, the organization responsible for the development and maintenance of the OPC (Open Platform Communications) Industrial Interoperability Standard. Global Graphics Software is the developer of award-winning components used in digital printing systems which are increasingly part of …
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Full Speed Ahead guide to VDP is updated to include new international standards
Second edition published today. Cambridge, 10 February 2021: A second edition of the popular guide to variable data printing ‘Full Speed Ahead: How to make variable data PDF files that won’t slow your digital press’ is published today by Global Graphics. It has been updated to include several new International Standards that were published towards …
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Global Graphics premieres a trio of product films at Page 2021 Online
Cambridge, UK, 29 January 2021: Global Graphics’ Tokyo office will be exhibiting at Page 2021 Online, a virtual event organized by the Japan Association of Graphics Arts Technology, and unveiling a trio of product explainer films. They focus on the company’s powerful technologies for inkjet, as well as Mako™ the developer toolkit that is used …
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Global Graphics companies showcase innovation at Printing Expo online
Cambridge, UK, 30th November 2020: Global Graphics companies, Meteor Inkjet, Xitron and Global Graphics Software, are among the first wave of exhibitors at Printing Expo online, a new virtual exhibition that opens today where exhibition stands are rendered out to real physical dimensions to give visitors an immersive experience 365 days of the year. …
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Mimaki creates new, improved RIP “Rasterlink™7” with Harlequin
Cambridge, UK, 4 November, 2020: Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin RIP to Mimaki Engineering, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, cutting plotters, and 3D modeling machines, to create the new RIP software RasterLink7 that will be available with Mimaki printers worldwide from December 2020. Mimaki printers are used by sign and graphics, …
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MUTOH creates new generation RIP based on Harlequin technology
Agreement covers all major inkjet models Cambridge, UK 28 Oct, 2020: Global Graphics® Software has licensed the Harlequin Host Renderer to MUTOH, the Japanese manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and sign cutting plotters, in a contract spread over multiple years. The agreement includes licensing Global Graphics’ new Opal Advanced Inkjet Screens™ to provide high-quality …
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Global Graphics Software on a winning streak
Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technology for digital print including the Harlequin RIP®, has won a 2021 Buyers Lab (BLI) Outstanding Innovation award in Production Print from Keypoint Intelligence for its Direct range. Direct is a new graphics pipeline that sends data directly to the inkjet printhead electronics, removing the intermediate step …
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Lucky 13 for the new release of the Harlequin RIP
Industry’s fastest RIP adds new features for large-scale output such as décor, textiles and corrugated packaging Innovative new features, including automatic tiling for processing large-scale output at high speed, and extended Advanced Inkjet Screens™, for enhanced image quality, are introduced in a major new release of the Harlequin RIP® today by developers Global Graphics Software. …
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Global Graphics powers Miyakoshi’s high-speed digital press
Japanese manufacturer looks to roll out Global Graphics’ technology across all digital presses. Global Graphics® Software has licensed Fundamentals™ to Miyakoshi Printing Machinery Co. Ltd. to create a new software engine for the Miyakoshi MJP20AXW high-speed, high-resolution digital press for commercial and transactional applications. The new engine will be available in presses launched at the …
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Mako adds value to Racami transactional workflow
PDF files from multiple sources are “cleaned up” seamlessly before onward multi-channel processing. Global Graphics Software has licensed its Mako™ SDK to Racami, the authors of the Alchem-e™ customer communications management platform (CMM). Mako converts incoming documents into PDF and optimizes these files for onward processing through multiple delivery channels such as email, web …
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Global Graphics collaborates with Inèdit on digital textile production
Global Graphics Software, developers of core technology for digital printing, is collaborating with Inèdit, the authors of neoStampa, the most popular RIP software for textile digital printing, to create an enhanced PDF engine for textile workflows. NeoStampa is compatible with most digital devices sold into the textile market including from vendors such as Mutoh, Epson, …
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Full speed ahead to accelerate your variable print productivity
New independent guide contains tips and tricks for all involved in variable data printing 13th May 2020: Everyone in the digital print supply chain can speed the production of variable data printing (VDP) jobs thanks to a new independent guide to the “dos and don’ts” of optimizing PDF files for the fastest, most efficient processing by …
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WEBINAR: Full speed ahead for PDFs used in variable data printing
Cambridge, 6th May 2020: The use of variable data has increased exponentially over the past five years and is emerging in new applications such as industrial inkjet. Yet poorly designed variable data PDF files disrupt production and reduce ROI. Join the webinar hosted by Global Graphics Software’s CTO Martin Bailey, the author of Full Speed …
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Global Graphics unveils new class of software to power the next generation of faster, wider, high-resolution digital presses
Direct™ unlocks the potential of digital presses by driving print jobs directly to the printhead electronics giving unprecedented speed and image quality First fully integrated product line from Global Graphics Designed to be part of a fully automated print solution, supporting Industry 4.0 telematics and integration with digital press controllers and MIS systems Cambridge, UK, …
Global Graphics Software wins a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Cambridge, UK, 21st April 2020: Cambridge-based Global Graphics Software, a leading developer of core technology for digital print, has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Company has been recognised for its excellence in innovation and is one of 220 organisations nationally to receive a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Global Graphics Software’s award …
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Global Graphics accelerates drupa product announcements
Cambridge UK, 19 March 2020: Global Graphics‘ companies Global Graphics Software, Meteor Inkjet and Xitron are accelerating their drupa product launches despite the postponement of the show and the pre-drupa media conference that precedes it. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our industry colleagues, partners and employees during this difficult period and look forward to …
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