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Cambridge University Press (CUP) examination-printing arm SecurePrint has produced and delivered the first of this years 19m exam papers using its IBM machines

London-based exhibition graphics specialist Melville Graphic Services has bought a second 3.2m-wide eight-colour NUR Salsa, four months after putting in its first

Hewlett-Packard has launched its first digital press, the HP Digital Press 6600, and installed its first machine at UK photofinishing firm Colourcare Group

Hermstedt saw a sudden surge in sales in April and May with increases of 33%

Adobe is set to kill off InProduction, its pre-flighting and PDF editing application

Phoenix Colour Print in Leicester is installing a Screen TruePress 544 at the end of this month and will use it to offer complementary services to its existing customer base

The telecoms slump has hit Presstek, with subsidiary Lasertel expecting losses of around 2.2m ($3m) for the second quarter

Agfa president and chief executive Klaus Seeger has left the firm over disagreements with the board of directors over the direction of the company

Questions were plentiful but answers few at the Stationers Trade and Industry Forum "e-books, can we read their future?"

Busch Graphic Machinery has announced sales of pile turners to KBA and the Central Bank of Ireland to handle the new euro notes

Openshaw has signed up with Finnish firm Nomini Networks to sell its internet-based print ordering software Eprint

Wincanton Print has invested 2m in new equipment and appointed a new sales representative in a bid to increase its 4m turnover

Heidelberg UK has taken orders for three more 12-colour Speedmaster 102s

The GPMU has welcomed European legislation that will force companies to consult employees before any decisions on redundancies or closures are taken

RR Donnelley has blamed weaker-than-expected demand for an 8% fall in projected earnings per share