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As Xerox inches towards breaking into two standalone listed companies at the end of this year, it has unveiled the names of the post-split businesses.

DST Systems is to sell its US customer communications business and is looking for a buyer for its £165m-turnover UK operation.

Global sign and graphics print franchise Fastsigns is pursuing a new growth strategy and celebrating the launch of its first ‘co-brand’ business in the UK.

First Move Direct Marketing has become the UK's first buyer of the Xerox (8b-A62) Trivor 2400, the 20in (508mm) production inkjet web launched by the manufacturer at Drupa.

KBA’s sales at Drupa have broken the €100m (£79m) mark. The manufacturer has sold more than 60 presses to customers from more than 30 countries and on six continents in the first nine days.

Sakal, the Indian newspaper and commercial business group, has invested €2m (£1.6m) with KBA (16-C47) and Bobst (10-A60) at Drupa to move into packaging.

Kodak has exceeded its Drupa target for Prosper inkjet press sales, with six deals sealed at the show by Tuesday, including a press bound for the UK.

Komori (15-D04) has secured nine letters of intent for its B1 Impremia NS40 sheetfed digital press.

MGI Digital Graphic Technology (5-D21) has called Drupa 2016 its “best ever” after seeing sales reach the “high double digits”.