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Leicesters Richmond Printers and London-based repro house Zebra have installed Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG) digital Matchprint on their Trendsetter CTP systems.

Troika Systems has launched a digital dotmeter that costs less than 500.

Icon Reproduction, the magazine and book pre-press house, has invested in a Colorbus RIP to drive a Xerox DocuColor 12 digital printer for producing multiple sets of proofs for book work.

Agfa has reported much-improved figures for the first quarter of 2002, as the benefits of its Horizon restructuring plan begin to come through.

Creo expects to sign a worldwide plate bundling deal with Lastra.

Chameleon, the Northampton-based packaging repro house, has installed Nexus workflow software from Artwork Systems.

CIP4 The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress has released version 1.1 of the Job Definition Format (JDF) specification.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has named Datec 2000 as a distributor of its DesignJet range of large-format printers and has confirmed that Westcoast will be a fellow distributor.

A new version of the Personalised Print Mark-up Language (PPML) has been launched by the Print on Demand Initiative (PODi).

ESMA (European Screen Printing Manufacturers Association) has launched a project to investigate standards for defining the colour and longevity of digitally produced graphics.

Xerox has vowed to make an amazing about-turn into profit after an investor service cut its credit rating.

Map Merchant Group has appointed two new directors at Premier Paper Group.

Buhrmann does not expect improvement in the paper sector before the end of this year, and has reported a 5m (8m) fall in earnings in its paper merchanting division for the first quarter.

TripleArc claims its maiden results show it is on course to reap the benefits from its JDF-compliant software in the coming year.

Label Converters, the Haverhill-based printer, has bolstered its four-year association with Tate & Lyle by producing 1.25m labels for the groups latest range of squeezy and pouring syrups.