Industry Vendors Dominate Headlines

Gerber Systems had sales of approximately $45 million in fiscal year 1997, but had been incurring losses in the CTP business recently, Gerber officials say. Gerber's Graphic Arts division will become part of the Printer Systems division of BARCO Graphics.

"This acquisition will strengthen BARCO Graphics' position as a market leader in high-throughput systems for the graphic arts industry, and it confirms BARCO Graphics' commitment to serve prepress and publishing customers on a global scale," says Bruno Pairon, vice president of BARCO and managing director of BARCO Graphics. "We will be in a position to offer outstanding CTP solutions across a wide range of markets."