Durst Group has acquired callas software, one of the leading providers of prepress automation and PDF technologies that plays an essential role in many print workflows – either directly or as an OEM component in prepress products.
With this acquisition, Durst Group said it strengthens its software strategy and focuses on openness and connectivity within the printing industry.
Durst Group intensifies its strategy to build an open and connected software platform for the printing industry. callas will play a key role in connecting isolated solutions and enabling print service providers worldwide to achieve greater efficiency, scalability, and flexibility.
Durst Group’s objective is to create intelligent, seamless automation between machines, software, and print processes. At the same time, callas software will remain autonomous in its management and product development.
Durst Group said for callas customers and OEM partners, the acquisition brings stability and new technological opportunities, including:
• Long-term security: callas continues to operate as an independent company.
• Guaranteed advancement: With the resources of Durst Group, callas can continuously improve its technology.
• Unchanged OEM contracts: Existing customer relationships remain unaffected.
• New opportunities: Expanded integration options through access to Durst Group’s software technologies.
“Maintaining callas’ independence was a central requirement for joining Durst Group. Our customers must be able to trust that callas will continue as a reliable partner – while also gaining a new foundation for long-term innovation,” callas software CEO Dietrich von Seggern said.
In the coming months, the collaboration between callas software and Durst Group will deepen, leveraging synergies and accelerating the development of an open, vendor-independent software platform for the print industry.
“This is not just another step towards digitalisation – we are actively shaping the future of digital printing. With callas at our side, we are making print software smarter, more connected, and more powerful. The best solutions arise when strong partners work together toward a shared vision,” Durst Group CEO and co-owner Christoph Gamper said.
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It is reassuring for our customers that Callas software will remain autonomous in its management and product development. Couple that with the innovation opportunities of being part of a larger organisation, and this announcement is very exciting.