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Xerox Europe today announced improvements to its consumables ordering process for all customers with consumables included in their contracts.

Xerox scientists have developed a font so small that you need a magnifying glass to read the words. The new MicroText™ Specialty Imaging Font, just 1/100th of an inch high, is designed to help make valuable documents with personal information such as birth certificates, personal identification papers, and cheques even harder to forge.

UXBRIDGE -- Before Xerox's Steven J. Harrington had time to savour a milestone few inventors have ever reached, it was already in his rear-view mirror. Harrington, a scientist in the Xerox Innovation Group who received three patents within days of each other last month, is only the 14th Xerox scientist to be awarded 100 patents. Harrington's 100th U.S. patent - No. 7,092,551 - is titled "System and method for measuring and quantising document quality." It is one of seven patents he filed for related to the fundamental understanding of what makes images and layout appealing, a subject that has occupied philosophers and artists for centuries. Working with scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology's Centre for Electronic Imaging Systems, Harrington, a Xerox Fellow, discovered innovative ways to objectively judge what have been subjective issues until now, such as the properties that make documents look better or worse, easier or more difficult to understand, eye-catching or dull. Harrington continues to invent. He has applied for a dozen more patents, including several innovations that result in smarter documents. Among them are methods for encoding invisible electronic information in a printed document, for Internet coupon fraud deterrence and for creating and using multi-versioned documents. "Steve has the rare ability to find new ways of approaching challenges. His inventions have ranged from digital watermarking and inkjet printer technologies to highlight colour mapping and a method for correcting colour in a compressed image. His discoveries have enriched Xerox product and service offerings and have influenced the state of the art in imaging," said Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox's chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group. Fascinated by robots and Tinker Toys when he was a child in Portland, Ore., USA, Harrington, 58, is happiest when he is being challenged by new problems. "One of the reasons I find rese

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UXBRIDGE -- To provide the best-fit print technology for any customer need, Xerox has enhanced six software tools within its FreeFlow® Digital Workflow Collection, an integrated set of software that streamlines the way print providers handle print jobs. Key among the upgrades is Xerox's new Web Services software that provides a Web portal so people can submit and buy print jobs online. FreeFlow Web Services 5.0 powered by Press-sense™ is the result of technology collaboration between Xerox and Press-sense, a leading developer of business flow automation solutions for the print industry. Press-sense customised its iWay Prime™ Web-to-print software for Xerox and ensured the software integrates into the entire FreeFlow Collection, which helps printers achieve short-run printing at lower cost and grow their page volume. "Nearly 25 per cent of the pages printed on high-speed digital colour presses arrive via the Web. To be competitive, print providers need a strong Web presence to capture this volume and build customer loyalty," said Holly Muscolino, director of InfoTrends' Production Workflow Solutions Consulting Service. "The joint development work between Xerox and Press-sense on FreeFlow Web Services 5.0 creates a complete Web-to-print resource that seamlessly integrates into existing workflows and gives print buyers quick and easy access to print services anytime from anywhere." FreeFlow Web Services 5.0 gives print providers the market knowledge and tools to grow digital print profit through Web-to-print services and to build customer loyalty by: Hosting personalised Web landing pages for key customers. The software allows print providers to create customised Web sites for each customer or print buyer to upload and select print jobs. Simplifying the print process. Web Services automatically processes job specifications that are defined online by the print buyer and transforms this information into a ready-to-print job ticket. S

UXBRIDGE -- Oriel Studios, one of the largest pre-press studios in the North West has become the first in the country to invest in the latest Xerox DocuColor 5000 digital printing press with Fiery RIP. Oriel Studios decided to make the purchase following a private preview and evaluation of the new machine, the industry's first digital colour press to address mid-range print volumes, at the IPEX exhibition in April this year. This latest investment is the third addition to Liverpool-based Oriel Studios' portfolio of Xerox digital presses, which already includes a DocuColor 12 and a DocuColor 2045. With no exact equivalent in the market in terms of quality, performance and price, Oriel Studios believes the DocuColor 5000 will put it at a competitive advantage following its recent move into the growing digital print market. Peter Copple, Managing Director of Oriel Studios said, "We've seen many changes in the industry over the past thirty years, but none more important than the advent of digital print. We have experienced significant growth in digital volumes since the installation of our Xerox DocuColor 2045 in 2004 and with the DocuColor 5000 we are hoping to take our business that step further. Oriel Studios can now handle the entire printing process from start to finish in-house with improved productivity and consistent image quality. This places us ahead of our rivals and helps us serve our customers better. "The contract was signed and the DocuColor 5000 installed at the beginning of the summer and printing took off like a whirlwind. One of my favourite features of the press is that it maintains a high level of productivity and performance regardless of the weight of the paper it's printing on, whether it's heavyweight, oversized or coated paper." Oriel Studios was founded over thirty years ago as a pre-press studio and has evolved with consumer demands. It provides a wide range of print services including design, large format output, offset printing

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