GMG, matchmycolor Enter Into Partnership

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY and BALE, SWITZERLAND—January 8, 2013—GMG, a leading developer and supplier of high-end color management software solutions, announces that matchmycolor LLC and GMG have entered a cooperation agreement designed to enhance precision and efficiency in global color management. With its novel approach, this new partnership connects all participants in the color supply chain, including brand owners, designers, printers and converters. Applying its own model, GMG uses unique spectral color data from matchmycolor to improve the accuracy and quality of color proofs.

Suitable for all print processes, substrates and applications, the combined systems cover every stage from design, through specification, production, approval and certification, right to supply of the finished product. Fast, seamless data communication channels are now in place, allowing users everywhere in the world to manage color products and transmit information instantly.

According to Judy van de Langkruis, managing partner of matchmycolor LLC, the company's cloud-based color communication software ideally complements GMG color management software. "The respective industry players have complete ownership of color data as well as full control over both spot and process colors, and this helps them to achieve high and consistent product quality.”

Victor Asseiceiro, director business unit packaging at GMG also adds "This partnership allows a more integrated and consistent color workflow with GMG color management solutions for packaging service providers, including prepress and designers. Mutual and new customers in the packaging industry will greatly benefit from this close cooperation."

About GMG
GMG is a leading developer and supplier of high-end color management software solutions, founded in 1984 and located in Tübingen, Germany. With more than 25 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, the GMG brand is synonymous with a guarantee for high-quality solutions for everything to do with color. GMG's goal is to provide complete solutions for standardizing and simplifying the color management workflow in order to achieve consistent colors on all media types and with any printing technology. Today, more than 11,000 systems are in use among customers around the globe. These span a wide range of industries and application areas including advertising agencies; prepress houses; offset-, flexo-, packaging-, digital-, wide-format and gravure-printers. GMG is represented by branches and authorized dealers the world over.

About matchmycolor
Designed for the graphic arts, paints, plastics, fibers and ceramic industries, matchmycolor software has been built up over 50 years, backed by the combined experience of scientists, mathematicians, industry experts, colorimetry specialists and highly skilled software engineers. These key partners help to ensure that matchmycolor processes and workflows fit industry requirements. With its state-of-the-art software architectures and advanced multi-flux color calculation models, matchmycolor can easily be connected to both cloud-based and mobile-applications. It is designed to ensure consistently accurate and efficient color-matching and communication no matter what the application.

Source: GMG.