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Files, maintained by Ian Wright, relating to the purchase, installation, training and operation of Atex systems at the Guardian and Observer newspapers.

Includes a hardware maintenance agreement, nd, [c1984]; training manuals, nd, [mid-late 1980s]; correspondence with Atex, 1993-1995; Atex sale agreement, 1993; records relating to the training of Guardian staff in the use of Atex EdPage software, 1994; records relating to the Atex sale agreement for the systems integration project, 1994 and records relating to the integration of Atex EdPage as part of the systems integration project, 1994-1995.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Correspondence, with associated documentation, concerning the introduction and performance of new Atex editorial systems at the Guardian and Observer, January 1993 - May 1995.

Correspondents include: Graham Shaw (Atex, managing director); Roy Cowley (Atex, managing director); Ian Wright (managing editor); Paul Broome; Ian Ashcroft (GNL deputy managing director) and Lovell White and Durrent (solicitors).

Subjects covered include: plans for Atex network installation, March 1993; costs of installing editorial pagination (EdPage) and imaging components software, March 1993; specification and cost of the integration of Quark XPress pages with the existing J11 based Atex system, May - June 1993; Guardian plans for full digital output and the integration of Guardian systems, March - April 1993; timetable for Observer EdPage installation, June 1993; proposals for the implementation of an EdPage trial and integrated editorial/advertising output, July - September 1993; terms of the Atex sale and software support agreement, October - December 1993; quotes for the installation of Reflex tracking system, February - April 1995; payments, April 1994 - January 1995; Architect to XPress Xtension, May - October 1994 and outstanding issues and system problems, December 1993 - May 1995.

Also contains minutes of the Atex co-ordination meeting held 13 January 1993; press cuttings relating to changes to the strategies and ownership of Atex, 1993 - April 1995; copy of the Atex sale and software support agreements, annotated by Lovell White and Durrent, October 1993; paper by Ian Ashcroft on plans for full page electronic out-put at the Guardian, October 1993; minutes of the meeting of the Guardian integration project committee, April 1994*; invoices, 1994-1995; editorial systems audit report by IA Forsyth, February - March 1995 and minutes of the meeting of the Guardian Review, 16 March 1995.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Annotated copy of the Atex composition commands manual, fourth edition, November 1985.

This manual was to be used in conjunction with the Atex Guardian composition course (see GUA/6/1/4/1/5/1/2/1/3) and Guardian Format Writers Course (GUA/6/1/4/1/5/1/2/1/6.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Annotated copy of the manual, with exercises, for the five day Atex editorial terminal training course for Guardian staff, nd, [mid 1980s].

This course provided a basic introduction to the Atex system in the editorial environment.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Two copies (one annotated) of the manual, with exercises, for the two and a half day Atex editorial terminal training course for Guardian staff, nd, [mid 1980s].

This course provided a basic introduction to the Atex system in the editorial environment.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Annotated copy of the manual, with exercises, for the five day Atex Guardian composition course, nd, [mid 1980s].

Course aim: 'to provide students with an understanding of the basic composition commands and the use of formats, styles for composition'.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Annotated manual for the five day Atex Guardian system operations course (editorial), nd, [mid 1980s].

Course aim: 'to provide students with a complete working knowledge of the Atex Editorial System Operations'.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Ian Wright's final copy of the initialled contract between Atex Limited and the Guardian for a trial of the Atex EdPage system, 28 October 1993, received 22 Decmber 1993.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Records relating to the training of Guardian staff in the use of Atex EdPage software, 1 March 1994 - 6 May 1994.

Includes training schedules, 8 March - 6 May [1994]; internal memorandums between Ian Wright and Bernard Jolly concerning training for City desk staff; memorandum from Liz McCabe concerning points arising from an Atex course held at Leighton Buzzard; letter from Atex to Ian Ashcroft concerning a quotation for the cost of activities on the EdPage project, 8 March 1994 and note on training needs of Working Party C, nd.

Also contains internal staff memorandums concerning ideas and plans for the introduction of a production tracking management system, March 1994 and minutes of the meeting of the integration project 'working party K' held on 1 March 1994.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright

Correspondence between Ian Wright, Harry Roche and suppliers of electronic newspaper publishing technology and the internet connections, including Presslink, Siemens Nixdorf, Intervid, Context, Sun Microsystems and Pipex, August 1994 - June 1995.

Also contains a memorandum and list of basic requirements for a Guardian and Observer electronic storage and retrieval system, November - December 1994; IT management rota, 9 December 1994; list of discussion points for the context briefing meeting on electronic media, 20 January 1995; an article on the use of Atex EdPage at the Daily News newspaper, April 1995 a letter from Guardian editorial systems development manager, David Turner and R Leishman of Datastream International concerning the supply of data for share prices and unit trust pages, April 1995 and brochure for the NetMedia '95 conference on the media and the internet, 15 June 1995.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright