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EFI has taken the wraps off its Executive Information System (EIS), a free tool for its MIS customers to help them make the most of the data collected by the system.

The Montgomery Group has bought Norwich Union (NU)s printing inplant, and debuted the Heidelberg Printmaster Ecocolor.

Point-of-sale specialist Imprint has installed the worlds first Inca Spyder 320 flatbed printer to take it into new markets.

Production was disrupted at Caledonian Offset last Thursday (11 August) after a small fire broke out during the print run for the <i>Evening News</i>.

Dsi group has added another mainstream personalised digital print product to its portfolio, launching an online photograph album printing service for Thomson Holidays.

KAS Paper Systems is to launch a new entry-level folder/inserter, designed to sit between desktop and full production models, at Digital Print World.

Hewlett-Packard has extended its reach in the digital print market snapping up superwide format printer firm Scitex Vision.

Global print giant RR Donnelley is set strengthen its European operations by buying poland-based web printer Poligrafia, in a deal worth 29.5m (42.9m).

Press manufacturer KBA has posted a pre-tax loss of 3m (4.5m) for the first half of 2005.

Wyndeham Press Group is to move into digital and large-format printing after buying Essex printer Blacketts this morning in a deal set to be worth more than 5m.

Leeds-based print management firm Gecko has won Mecca Bingos estimated "seven-figure" membership business.

Print Xpress has invested 350,000 to take the two year-old firm into CTP and five-colour print.

Heidelberg is set to launch a 52cm automated folder, the Stahlfolder TA 52, an OEMd version of Mathias Bauerle (MB)s PrestigeFold Net 52.

Trading at St Ives for the second half of its financial year was in line with the indications given in its interim statement, it said in its pre-close period trading update this week.

Vertis is understood to be ready to withdraw from the UK direct marketing arena and is believed to be accepting bids for its direct mail and fulfilment operations.