Grafenia says software sales rise as trading meets hopes

Graphic design group Grafenia hailed higher sales from its flagship W3P software as it reported trading in line with hopes.Grafenia, previously known as Printing.com, said sales of web-to-print software W3P were still gaining momentum with an extra 30 sign-ups in the final quarter of the financial year.The group said it had also completed an extra W3P master licence in a country where it previously had no presence, although it did not identify the territory.Grafenia added that since January 16th, "trading has continued in a similar manner and the company expects its final results to be in line with the board's expectations".Shares in Grafenia rose 1p or 7% to 14.25p at 13:50 in London. PW