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UXBRIDGE 2006 - Xerox today announced that Dutch company, Venspro, will be one of Xerox's key European partners whose business innovations will feature on the Xerox stand at IPEX 2006, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, April 4 - 11, 2006. Venspro will be demonstrating its Greetz online personalised greetings cards service at IPEX, an innovation in the 'greet and gift' retail sector that matches the customisation possibilities achievable through digital print with dot.com logistics management. Greetings card company, Hallmark, is a major distributor - other partners include Microsoft and Sony - and Venspro is now responsible for generating over 100,000 different orders each month, ranging from one-off cards for special occasions to short-run individually customised invitations. "A greetings card should be a mirror of the relationship between sender and recipient," says Johan van Vulpen. "If you went to a store, you could find a really great design, but maybe the caption isn't quite what you want it to say. We give you the tools to create something unique so you'll always score a hit, and we enable you to do it cost-effectively." In addition to enabling customers to create individualised designs and text online or adapt existing cards, the Greetz service includes full print, production and onward postage with guaranteed same day production. For distribution within the Netherlands, the total cost can be as little as € 1.99 per card. The Greetz service has already extended beyond the Netherlands to Belgium and launches in Switzerland, Germany, France and the UK are sceduled. Demand has grown at such a pace that Venspro's exclusive print partner, The Finishing Touch, has upgraded its Xerox DocuColor 2045 device with one of Xerox's flagship iGen3 digital production systems to handle a rapidly expanding level of business. "We have also invested money with our print partner to assist it in developing its technology base," adds van Vulpen. "As the Greetz

UXBRIDGE - To make its award-winning colour technology even more affordable, Xerox is announcing today significant price reductions for the WorkCentre C2424 colour multifunction system. The entry-level price of the WorkCentre C2424 has dropped by 30 per cent to only £1369.00. The WorkCentre C2424, which has now earned 29 industry awards globally, produces colour and black-and-white office documents - including text files, promotional materials, spreadsheets and presentations - at up to 24 pages-per-minute. At the new pricing levels Xerox is delivering the industry's first office colour multifunction system with patented solid ink technology to an even wider range of users. "Reducing the price of the WorkCentre C2424 reinforces Xerox's commitment to driving colour adoption into enterprises regardless of size," said Cees Van Doorn, general manager and senior vice president, Xerox Europe, Office Group. "Xerox's colour products and solutions offer high functionality at an affordable price, and we are pleased that we can build upon our success in 2005 and begin 2006 by extending our colour portfolio into new market areas." About Xerox Europe Xerox Europe, the European operations of Xerox Corporation, markets a comprehensive range of Xerox products, solutions and services, as well as associated supplies and software. Its offerings are focused on three main areas: offices from small to large, production print and graphic arts environments, and services that include consulting, systems design and management, and document outsourcing. Xerox Europe also has manufacturing and logistics operations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, and a research and development facility (Xerox Research Centre Europe) in Grenoble, France. For more information visit, www.xerox.com . Xerox® is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. All non-Xerox brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Customer Contact Fo