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Time capsule found at Thomas Forman site

A 1m-long time capsule buried underneath the Thomas Forman printing works in Nottingham has been unearthed after 38 years

AdFast to use MarkzNet web-based pre-flighting

The Newspaper Society aims to broaden AdFasts appeal to smaller advertisers by incorporating AdWebs Ad2Press software into it

KPG puts faith in regular film

Kodak Polychrome Graphics has launched a new imagesetting film because it believes there is still a strong market for conventional film and plate

Consumables sales up at Fuji Graphics

Fujifilm Graphic Systems says it has increased CTP consumables revenue by over 200% for the first six months of 2001 compared to last year

Low Ifra turnout fails to dent Agfa Polaris interest

Agfa has reported one of its most successful ever Ifra exhibitions, taking orders for 21 Polaris platesetters, including five violet-based Polaris systems

KPG benefits from Imation's sell-off

Imation has exited graphic arts with the sale of its Matchprint colour proofing and related business to Kodak Polychrome Graphics

Compose rolls out latest line

Two new products from Compose will provide composite PDF and halftone proofing up to 175lpi

Buckleys takes on repro roll

Buckleys in Stockport has brought all its repro work in-house and installed ArtPro software

Vincent quits Xerox for new role at Antony Rowe

Peter Vincent, the head of graphic arts marketing for Xerox UK and its Ipex project manager, is leaving the company next month

Prontaprint set to upgrade its PrintSmith MIS

Prontaprints 210 franchises are all upgrading to the latest version of PrintCafes PrintSmith MIS, which is aimed specifically at the quickprint market

Xerox's Q3 results fulfil its forecasts

Xeroxs third-quarter performance met its previously released revenue and loss expectations

New EFI system aims to enable driverless print

EFI, in collaboration with Adobe, Xerox and Yahoo, is launching a system that will enable remote printing over the internet

Colour Network invests in new Speedmaster 74 DI

Colour Network has made an 800,000 investment in a new Speedmaster 74 DI from Heidelberg

DCP set to open training facility and showroom

Wide-format systems specialist DCP has moved into new premises in Sheffield

Creo's write-down hits Scitex results

Scitexs third-quarter results will include a 24.4m charge reflecting its share of write-downs announced last week by Creo Products