Founder of Ultimate Technographics Passes Away

David Watson, president and founder of prepress automation software developer Ultimate Technographics, suffered a massive heart attack during the Drupa international trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany, last Saturday and died at an area hospital. He was 60.

The company, based in Montreal, is best know for its pioneering work in electronic imposition software, with the first version of Impostrip having been launched at Drupa 90. Ultimate’s executive management team, under the direction of Mr. Watson’s wife, Joanne David, will be taking over the leadership of the company.