The Durst Group has announced the acquisition of Callas software, a leading provider of prepress automation and PDF technologies, playing an essential role in many print workflows; either directly or as an OEM component in leading prepress products.
Callas Software has been developing PDF tools since 1995
With this acquisition, the Durst Group strengthens its software strategy and focuses on openness and connectivity within the printing industry. The objective: intelligent, seamless automation between machines, software, and print processes. At the same time, callas (small 'c') software will remain autonomous in its management and product development.
Founded in Berlin in 1995, callas software GmbH specializes in developing PDF analysis and validation software. Over the past 30 years, the company has become a leading provider of PDF publishing, production, exchange and archiving technology. callas technology is used by a wide range of well-known software developers, including Adobe, Quark, Kodak and Xerox, all of whom have integrated callas tools into their own products.
Reassurance for customers and partners
For callas customers and OEM partners, the acquisition brings maximum stability and new technological opportunities, such as: long
Dietrich von Seggern, CEO, callas-term security with callas continuing to operate as an independent company; guaranteed advancement with the resources of Durst;
unchanged OEM contracts where existing customer relationships remain unaffected and new opportunities for expanded integration through access to Durst Group’s software technologies.
Dietrich von Seggern, CEO of callas software says: "Maintaining callas' independence was a central requirement for joining the 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."
Digitalization and automation advances
With the acquisition, the Durst aims to intensify 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.
In the coming months, the collaboration between callas software and Durst will deepen. The goal is to leverage synergies and accelerate the development of an open, vendor-independent software platform for the print industry.
Durst CEO Gamper
Christoph Gamper, CEO and co-owner of the Durst Group, says: "This is not just another step towards digitalization – 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."
Callas supports media service providers, agencies, publishers, and printers in meeting their requirements by offering pdfToolbox – a solution for checking, correcting, and repurposing PDF files for print production and digital publishing. Enterprises and government agencies around the world trust pdfaPilot for secure, fully compliant PDF/A archiving of PDF and Office documents.
In addition, callas technology is available as a software development kit (SDK) for developers needing to optimize, validate, and correct PDF files.
