Hybrid Software, as they are known today, is an interesting collection of very targeted acquisitions and continuous development, which can be confusing to understand to some, but knowing the principals, I know there is a plan.

I have been following Hybrid Software from their very beginning when Global Graphics, which is the seed of what is Hybrid Software today, presented their Harlequin RIP (raster image processor) in 1986 to process PostScript and subsequently render PDF. At that time, there were only a handful of core RIP developers, with the two main competitors being Global Graphics and Adobe. These core RIP technologies drove the digital revolution of print and still do. This became the beginning of a long road and targeted vision to the Hybrid Software of today.

Many companies have been creating solutions to enhance the printing and packaging production plant, however as we look at the disparate nature of industrial print, including internal and external processes, and the need for communicating business and production data. Hybrid Software is unique in being the only full-stack provider of all the core technologies required for industrial inkjet printing from printhead electronics to high-performance digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow automation systems. Its tools and solutions are used by press OEMs, as well as printers and packaging converters globally to optimize print production quality, speed, and automation.