Creator: Hamilton-West; Edward (1933-2011); photographer
Hamilton West; Albert Edward (1933-2011); photographerRecords relating to the Guardian Technical Committee.
Present or attending the meetings are: Ian Ashcroft; Fiona Morris; Ian Wright; Paul Broome; Angela Lees; Hugh Nixon and Nick Passmore.
Includes an agenda for the Committee meeting held on 9 September 1992, concerning editorial full page output, remote typesetting, advertisement full page output and editorial colour, September 1992; minutes and notes of the meetings of the Committee, 7 October 1992 - 18 March 1993, agenda points include Atex advertisement system plant tests (7 October 1992), purchase of an Atex handling system (7 October - 4 November 1992), alternatives to Monotype for the postscript rip (4 November 1992), the procurement of software RIP and output devices, RIPping at print sites (18 March 1993) and an Atex quote for EdPage (18 March 1993); memorandum from Ian Ashcroft to Ian Wright concerning procedures for the purchase of hardware and software, 5 January 1993; reports, with diagrams and costsings, from Hyphen and Monotype Systems Limited concerning options for Guardian newspaper system configuration, nd, [1992-1993] and a memorandum concerning requirements for Quark links to Atex, 17 June 1993.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Wright; Ian (1934-2016); journalist and managing editor of the GuardianIan Wright's files concerning the Guardian Technical Executive and Committee.
Includes meeting agendas, notes and minutes; internal staff memorandums; brochures and reports from editorial systems suppliers and a mission statement for the IT department.
Administrative/Biographical history: The role of the Technical Executive was to set the direction for the information technology department; deal with any problems or opportunities that arose and examine capital expenditure.
The role of the Technical Committee was to set the broad direction in which the company moved over a six month to three year time-scale.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Wright; Ian (1934-2016); journalist and managing editor of the GuardianRecords relating to the meetings of the Guardian Technical Executive.
Present or attending the meetings are: Ian Ashcroft; Fiona Morris; Ian Wright and Paul Broome.
Includes draft answers to questions posed by Fiona Morris, director of GNL, concerning the management of the IT department and the role of the Technical Executive, 11 June 1993; proposed agenda and action points from the meeting of the Executive held on 2 July 1992 to discuss the Guardian's IT needs and development, 1 - 8 July 1992; mission statement for the Guardian IT department, nd; shift rota for systems engineering managers and communications managers, nd and a paper on the use of IT to increase business efficiency and management control, nd.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Wright; Ian (1934-2016); journalist and managing editor of the GuardianEmails sent out daily to subscribers of the Guardian's Guardian.co.uk today email update, a snapshot of the Guardian including the day's top news stories.
In previous years folders for these emails have been titled 'GU Today' (2006-2007). and 'Guardian.co.uk Today' (2008).
Guardian News & Media Limited (1967-); newspaper publisherImages of a woman wearing a Guardian branded t shirt "I'm a Guardian reader does it show"
Martin; Frank (1932-2022); photographerScreenshot of the Guardian Unlimited homepage, 17 January 1999.
Administrative/Biographical history: Guardian Unlimited was launched on 6 January 1999.
Creator: Internet Archive (1996-)
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited (1967-2006)
Internet Archive (1996-); digital libraryScreenshot of the Guardian Unlimited homepage, 15 August 2000.
Administrative/Biographical history: On 17 April 2000 News Unlimited is renamed/rebranded as Guardian Unlimited.
Creator: Internet Archive (1996-)
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited (1967-2006)
Internet Archive (1996-); digital library