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EFI has announced the acquisition of print and packaging software developer Group Rhapso, as it posted double-digit jumps in sales and profitability in its first quarter results.

The US-based firm announced that it had acquired French software developer Group Rhapso, whose two main products are the Graphisoft MIS and the PC-Topp scheduling and production control system for the corrugated industry.

Graphisoft is primarily marketed in French-speaking countries, while PC-Topp is sold worldwide and available in 13 languages. Both products will become part of EFI's Productivity Software family of products, while Graphisoft will also be integrated with EFI Fiery. Marc Olin, chief operating officer at EFI, said: "Rhapso gives EFI the opportunity to further extend our leading-edge capabilities in the packaging market."

Meanwhile, in its first quarter accounts filing, EFI reported a 10% year-on-year increase in revenue, from $171.4m to $188.7m, together with a more than 60% rise in pre-tax profit, from $6.6m to $10.1m.

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