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Getty Images has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC in a transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion, including the assumption of existing debt.
Apple has updated its MacBook Pro notebook line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory standard in most models.
Quark has announced the winners of its annual graphic design competition conducted in association with The Art Institutes – a group of 40 US education institutions focusing on design, media arts, fashion, and culinary arts professionals. This year's entrants were asked to create an original design in QuarkXPress that addresses typography in an informative, historical or humorous way.
The first annual Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition opens today (February 13) at the Design Museum in London. The exhibition showcases 100 projects in the fields of graphic design, interactive, architecture, fashion, product design, transport design or furniture projects, all of which are contending for the inaugural Brit Insurance Design Awards, which will take place in March. The Awards will be judged by a panel of international experts.
We've already tested Apple's first true ultraportable, the MacBook Air, as a Mac -- but there are many potential users who have to use Windows, due to their choice of software not being available on Mac OS X or due to corporate pressure. Luckily, the MacBook Air can run Windows XP or Vista using Apple's Boot Camp technology, so we've put it through its paces here as a Windows laptop.
Eizo will launch the latest addition to its ColorEdge LCD range, the CG301W, at this year's Focus on Imaging Exhibition. The 30-inch LCD includes several high-end features such as a wide colour gamut, 12-bit hardware calibration, and picture-by-picture that the company says is suitable for a wide range of professional graphics applications such as digital photography and soft proofing.
Attackers have been exploiting one of the recently-revealed vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for at least three weeks, security researchers said today, with one estimating the infection count at "many thousands" so far.
Media Content Lab, part of Birmingham City University, has released From the Midlands with Love, a postcard book featuring the artwork of graphic designers, illustrators, web designers and character designers based in the West Midlands.
Plus et Plus recently worked with legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser to create a lush and elegant animation for SEED (Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development), a non-profit global education program for 10 to 18 year olds funded and operated by Schlumberger Limited (www.slb.com).
D&AD has announced 2008’s selection of leading creatives, graphic designers and cultural critics who will participate in the prestigious President's Lecturess series, which takes place between March and June. The series kicks off in Manchester, but all subsequent lectures are in London. Tickets can be bought through the D&AD website.
Adobe Systems has announced plans to discontinue its Adobe Stock Photos service effective April 1, 2008.
Sony has launched its latest line of 17-inch and 15-inch laptops, which are based around Intel's latest generation of Core 2 Duo processors.
As the centerpiece of Corel's Graphics Suite X4, CorelDraw X4 ships with significant new features that, while not flashy, are practical and worthwhile.
ViewSonic's 22-inch wide-screen VLED221wm is the world's first low-cost LCD monitor with LED backlight technology, which delivers an evenly bright screen and a wide colour gamut.
Corel has unveiled the newest version of its CorelDraw Graphics Suite. The X4 release includes more than 50 new and significantly enhanced features, according to the company.
D&AD has launched its first ' target='_blank' >online entry system for the D Student Awards, also known as the Student Yellow Pencil. Entries for the 2008 awards are accepted from this week until March 20.
Recosoft Corporation on Wednesday announced the release of its PDF2Office PDF converter for Mac OS X. The new version, which will ship in March, functions as an upgrade to its PDF2Office Personal PDF to Word conversion tool.
Extensis has announced Universal Type Server, its next generation server-based font management solution for Mac and Windows.
GridIron Software has announced GridIron Flow, new digital content management software for creative professionals working on graphic design, Web, and video projects.
Insider Software has released FontAgent Pro Server 2.5, which delivers professional font management with integrated diagnostics and repair to departments and enterprises. FontAgent Pro Server gives administrators consistency and control over font use by providing access to only those fonts that have been designated for specific users, groups and projects.
