Xerox

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 08, 2009  -- In-plant print providers surveyed by Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) reported their biggest challenge was being viewed as a "must-have" function within their company. Other issues facing the group ranged from establishing new services, declining print budgets and meeting demand without sacrificing quality.

The survey, offered to In-plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) members, also collected views about the economic climate, environment and expectations for the future of the industry. Respondents were asked questions ranging from what applications present opportunities to generate new print volume to how their businesses are affected by the current economic climate.

The majority of survey respondents reported: continue reading...

• the best opportunity for generating new print volume is with direct mail, photo specialty products, transactional promotional materials and book publishing
• there is increased demand in applications such as full-color and black-and-white variable-data printing, Web-to-print and wide-format printing
• digital print allows expansion into new areas and improves the speed and productivity of their in-plants
• driving business from internal departments, establishing new services and proving strategic relevancy to their companies are critically important to the survival of in-plants

NORWALK, Conn., May 26, 2009  -- Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) ColorQube™ 9200 Series multifunction printer (MFP), launched earlier this month, is already turning heads in the office printing market. The MFP was honored with a Technological Innovation Award from Industry Analysts, Inc., in recognition of the breakthrough technology behind the world's first high-speed solid ink multifunction printer.

Industry Analysts Technical Services Division (IATSD) cited Xerox's technological innovation in expanding solid ink from desktop printers to business-class MFPs capable of printing at speeds up to 85 pages per minute in color.

According to Ted Needleman, senior director of IATSD, "Xerox's solid ink printers have long been recognized as a unique and effective approach to desktop color printing. Xerox has taken this proven approach and ramped it up with new print heads and a new controller that permit high-speed, high-quality color printing."

Customers have also seen the early benefits of solid ink technology. The Old Orchard Junior High School in Skokie, Ill. tested the ColorQube MFP and teachers expressed "hue-phoria" at the power of printing in color. "I use color in every document I create for my students now," said Clifton Dahlgren, seventh grade reading and language arts teacher. "It makes a difference with what the students take away from the lesson." continue reading...

NORWALK, Conn., 07 May 2009 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today launched the world's first high-speed solid ink multifunction printer, which cuts the cost of color pages by up to 62 percent compared to traditional color lasers - without compromising print quality.

The Xerox ColorQube™ 9200 Series multifunction printer uses Xerox's proprietary solid ink technology to lower the environmental impact of office printing. The cartridge-free design generates 90 percent less supplies waste and reduces the effects of manufacturing and transportation on the environment. A study reviewed by the Rochester Institute of Technology estimated that the ColorQube series uses 9 percent less lifecycle energy and produces 10 percent fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable laser device.

The multifunction system prints, scans and copies all in one device with advanced technology that simplifies use and maintenance. The crayon-like ink sticks are non-toxic and easy to load.

The ColorQube 9200 Series is offered with Xerox's new Hybrid Color pricing plans that significantly reduce color page costs. The plans eliminate traditional "one-size-fits-all" pricing, where the cost of a page with full color, like printing a photo image, is the same as the cost of a page with just a little bit of color, such as a company logo on letterhead.

With the ColorQube's Hybrid Color Plans, customers pay only for the amount of color they use on a given page. For example, an office document with a logo and small graphic will cost the same as if it were printed in black: one penny. Documents with moderate color coverage, like a Web page or brochure, will cost three cents, while those printed pages with heavy color, such as a real estate flyer, will cost eight cents. At the company's newly launched Web site, www.FinallyColorIsLess.com, users compare their current cost of color printing to what they would pay using ColorQube. continue reading...

NORWALK, Conn., April 22, 2009  -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced Xerox Print Services, a set of services and tools that help small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) better manage their printing infrastructure and reduce costs. Delivered through the company's network of channel partners, Xerox Print Services is based on the company's industry-leading enterprise managed print services that Xerox provides directly to corporations like Procter & Gamble, KeyCorp and Dillard's, Inc.

Xerox Print Services is part of the company's channel managed print services portfolio - which offers a common technology platform and global support infrastructure that is customized by geography to meet specific channel and delivery requirements. Xerox Print Services is currently available in Western Europe only; North America and other countries will offer their own versions in the third quarter of this year.

"Just like major corporations, small and medium-sized businesses are looking for ways to cut costs - and we are equipping our channel partners with the technology and knowledge to make that possible," said Stephen Cronin, president, Xerox Global Services. "To simplify for our customers how to better manage their printing, we're taking a brand-agnostic approach to the value we provide to SMBs. Regardless of the type of document device or brand, Xerox Print Services can help lower print and copy costs, reduce IT support and increase office productivity." continue reading...

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today unveiled the Xerox Card Scanner 200 for professionals who need to convert business cards into digital contact information fast. It includes a mobile, USB-powered color scanner as well as professional software that accurately scans and recognizes business cards in seconds.
“Exchanging business cards has become as common as the handshake,” said John Capurso, vice president of marketing for Visioneer, Xerox’s authorized licensee. “But who wants to type the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all those cards? The Xerox Card Scanner 200 is a powerful productivity tool that captures these cards accurately and quickly, keeping your contact list always up to date.”

The card scanner’s USB bus-powered design enables power and PC connection to be delivered by a single cable. The scanner is no bigger than a whiteboard eraser, so its small, lightweight design is right-sized for a brief case or desktop. The Card Scanner 200 also scans personal and business checks, receipts, and color photos up to 4” x 6”. continue reading...

PLEASANTON, Calif., April 06, 2009  -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced the Xerox DocuMate™ 700, an 11" x 17" flatbed scanner with a built-in USB hub. The hub enables the DocuMate 700 to be connected directly to a PC and used as a stand-alone flatbed scanner or it can be connected through its USB port to an existing ADF (automatic document fed) scanner for added functionality.

"Adding new functionality to an already valuable office product is just smart business, especially during challenging economic times," said John Capurso, vice president of marketing for Visioneer, Xerox's authorized trademark licensee. "The Xerox DocuMate 700 is a powerful tool as a stand-alone scanner and it's a great add-on product for any DocuMate scanner that you already own. Now there is no need to install numerous flatbed scanners across a network if the majority of users do not require this function on a frequent basis. You now have a new option to simply add flatbed capability to your existing set-up, saving you time and money."

Powerful Scanning at the Touch of a Button
The Xerox DocuMate 700 has a generous flatbed that enables users to scan large documents up to A3 (11 x 17") size. It offers users the option to scan a wide variety of documents, such as books, magazines, plastic cards and fragile paper. Powered by Visioneer OneTouch® technology, the scanner allows users to scan to the "destination" of their choice by pressing a single button, eliminating multiple steps usually required to save scanned documents in popular file formats. The DocuMate 700 can scan documents to 9 preset, yet completely configurable, destinations. The scanner includes Kofax VRS, Nuance PaperPort and OmniPage Pro OCR for converting high volumes of paper and forms into files that can be searched and edited. continue reading...

PHILADELPHIA, 31 March 2009 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced a new black-and-white digital press that opens revenue opportunities in lucrative markets such as transactional/promotional materials and short-run book publishing.
Printing at 200 images per minute, the Xerox Nuvera™ 200 EA Perfecting Production System gives print providers a competitive advantage with productivity and image quality. It excels at producing high-volume applications that require precise fine-line detail, high image quality and sharp halftones such as technical manuals, bills/statements and books.

The Xerox Nuvera 200 EA system is built on the award-winning Xerox Nuvera™ 288 EA Perfecting Production System platform. At a resolution of 4800 x 600 dots per inch and 156 lines per inch, it uses Xerox's patented chemically-grown Emulsion Aggregation Toner, which provides a smooth matte finish that is comparable with the image quality of offset.

The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory compared the image quality of the Xerox Nuvera 288 EA system - which offers the same image quality as the Xerox Nuvera 200 EA system - with a competitive digital black-and-white system and a sheet-fed offset press.

"The overall print quality of the Xerox Nuvera system for target market applications surpassed its digital competitor and was fully competitive with offset quality, sometimes even exceeding it," said David Spencer, SpencerLab's president and CEO. "Our tests found the Xerox Nuvera system images had better depth, contrast and sharpness, with print quality closer to offset than that of the digital competitor."
The Xerox Nuvera 200 EA system runs two-sided prints twice as fast by leveraging the power of two print engines in tandem that are designed and managed as one system. A benefit of this design is "Pass through Programming" that keeps the system running even if one of the engines needs service, providing maximum productivity and uptime. continue reading...

PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2009  -- Xerox Corporation is helping organizations cut wasteful spending by combating cost consuming paper-driven work processes with two new DocuShare® enterprise content management (ECM) offerings.

Xerox's DocuShare Virtual Filing System reduces the need for physical filing cabinets and gives workers immediate access to the information they require. The system includes a document storage assessment, scanning technology, software, set up and user training. Once paper archives are uploaded into the virtual filing system's drawers, documents can be searched by name, category and type.

The offering draws upon Xerox's expertise of turning paper documents into digital content. DocuShare™ has helped many organizations make the transition, including: continue reading...

• California's Manteca Unified School District eliminated 200 filing cabinets by using DocuShare to digitally store documents, freeing classroom space and saving an estimated $300,000 in storage costs.
• U.S. Pretrial Services in Los Angeles, a division of the U.S. District Court, used DocuShare to reduce paper by 50 percent, while eliminating 12 filing cabinets full of hard copy documents. The solution allows employees to instantly access critical legal case file information.
• City and County offices in Honolulu sped up the processing of more than 75,000 absentee voter ballots during election season, by electronically storing signatures in DocuShare for quick retrieval during the authentication process. The organization can now process anywhere between 5,000 and 9,000 ballots a day.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 26, 2009 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has added a number of finishing options to its 700 Digital Color Press and the 4112™/4127™ family of products. The enhancements create more profit opportunities for print providers by expanding the range of professionally finished in-line applications that can be created, such as manuals, calendars, brochures and booklets.
Features now available on the 700 Digital Color Press and the 4112/4127 systems include:

Also available for the 700 Digital Color Press is the ability to put multiple finishing options in-line - allowing for greater functionality and flexibility to run a wide variety of print jobs with a single integrated system. continue reading...