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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

First-of-its-kind contract set to save the NHS £15 million and allow for significant reinvestment in frontline patient care

UXBRIDGE -- Xerox today announced that it has been selected by Honeywell as the provider of the company's global fleet of printers and multifunction systems – which print, copy, scan and fax.The contract spans Honeywell facilities worldwide.The new equipment will include a mix of colour and black-and-white Phaser ® printers and WorkCentre ® multifunction systems. As part of the company's growth strategy, Xerox is expanding its focus on major global accounts to deliver superior service and technology around the world.Xerox is assigning a single, senior-level point of contact for a core group of its largest customers. These "client managing directors" are responsible for working with large enterprises to help integrate document management, pricing, support and related processes across multiple locations and operating divisions. "Given our breadth of products, experience and understanding of demanding IT environments, Xerox is able to deploy a balanced mix of equipment that can adapt to changing business needs", said Suzi Good, Xerox's client managing director for Honeywell."This contract creates a long-term multinational partnership with Honeywell and underscores the effectiveness of Xerox's service to key global accounts". Xerox offers an array of innovative document solutions, services and systems – including colour and black-and-white printers, digital presses, multifunction devices and digital copiers – designed for offices and production-printing environments.In addition, the company is expanding its portfolio of document-related services and software designed to help companies and organisations boost worker productivity, enhance collaboration and reduce costs. Xerox DocuShare ® software, for example, provides an online repository for secure sharing and storage of documents to improve access and control in a distributed work force. Xerox is also conducting Lean Six Sigma-based Office Document Assessments to help global customers uncover the ac

UXBRIDGE -- Xerox scientists have announced the latest in Automatic Image Enhancement (AIE) technology. This newest version of AIE can correct the shortcomings found in images clipped from a Web page or compressed too tightly for faster e-mail. It also works on specific problem spots and incorporates a new algorithm that can automatically determine in advance whether or not an image will be improved by applying enhancements to those areas. While software exists to manually "fix" digital image problems, it requires time and a skilled craftsman. In the late 1990's, Xerox, which boasts some of the world's top scientists in the fields of digital imaging and colour science, took up the challenge of developing a system that could automatically correct imperfect images without damaging good ones. The solution developed by its researchers is Automatic Image Enhancement technology, or AIE, which has automated colour correction in Xerox systems. The basic AIE algorithms significantly enhance pictures – brightening underexposed images, sharpening blurred prints, or burning the haze off holiday images to let the bright colours shine through. When originally introduced, AIE corrected the most common amateur photography mistakes. AIE technology can be applied in the print driver on the user's computer, as a pre-press service, or within printer software itself. In all cases, it analyses the image and, if needed, develops a custom prescription of image processing elements and applies it to the image. Found only in Xerox digital systems, ranging from desktop colour laser printers to 54-inch-wide colour printers/plotters, AIE has just been added to the latest version of Xerox FreeFlow ® Process Manager software, which is part of Xerox's FreeFlow ® Digital Workflow Collection for commercial print providers. In this latest version, AIE not only fixes contrast in sections of photos but also includes features relevant to commercial printers who want to be able to fine-tun

UXBRIDGE -- Xerox today announced the Xerox WorkCentre 7132 digital colour multifunction system targeted at small and medium workgroups that need advanced monochrome multifunction features, colour scanning, and the ability to print occasionally in colour. Printing and copying up to 32ppm black and white and 8ppm colour, the WorkCentre 7132 multifunction system produces high-quality images with true 1200 x 600 dpi print resolution whilst Xerox Emulsion Aggregation High Gloss toner delivers crisp black detail and vibrant colour. The system provides several advanced features, such as the ability to save document workflows. This automates sending scanned documents to a variety of locations simultaneously.With one scan, for example, users can send a document to multiple fax numbers, e-mail addresses and network folders – directly from the device. The device can also store up to 500 commonly used forms or templates, such as purchase orders and expense reports, and print them on-demand from the control panel. The WorkCentre 7132 also features "smart paper trays" which automatically sense paper size to match the print or copy job and are designed to be easy to install and maintain. Darren Cassidy, Director and General Manager, Xerox UK Office Business, said: "At Xerox we are always in search of technology that helps our customers transition to colour but without sacrificing the productivity and efficiency that they have become accustomed to with our multifunction systems. With the WorkCentre 7132 customers can keep their mono multifunction productivity but at the same time have colour available for those crucial situations when you want to make the best impression." Xerox's CentreWare ® Internet Services desktop management software allows IT administrators or office workers to configure and manage remotely the WorkCentre 7132.Xerox's SMART eSolutions software automatically reports how many prints, copies, scans and faxes are completed on the system.Adva

UXBRIDGE -- Xerox has launched the Xerox WorkCentre® 4118 desktop multifunction device designed to deliver advanced copying, printing, scanning and faxing typically found in high-end multifunction systems to small offices. Starting at £743, the WorkCentre 4118 copies and prints at 17 pages per minute and offers advanced features that enable customers to copy both sides of a document, such as an ID card, licence or an insurance card onto one side of the page. This feature is essential for medical and healthcare organisations that want to cut the number of steps involved in creating patient files while reducing paper waste. "Small businesses want 'high-end' performance in one easy-to-use, compact device. We are meeting those needs with an expanding array of digital copiers, printers and multifunction machines," said Darren Cassidy, Director and General Manager for Xerox UK Office Business. "The WorkCentre 4118 does it all - providing customers with the extra features they want at an affordable price." The WorkCentre 4118 comes with colour scanning up to 4800 dpi and Nuance's PaperPort SE v10.0 document and image management software that allows people to manage scanned files. The WorkCentre 4118 also comes with Nuance's OmniPage™ SE v4.0 software, which converts paper into editable electronic documents providing small businesses with a tool to quickly turn stacks of paper - letters, contracts, tables and manuals - into word processing and spreadsheet documents. The WorkCentre 4118 is easy to use - a large front panel display makes it easier to select printing, copying, scanning and faxing options. High-capacity toner cartridges with a yield of 8,000 pages, coupled with an industry-leading paper tray capacity of 550 sheets, means less time maintaining the device. The WorkCentre 4118 also provides flexibility with options such as a second 550-sheet paper tray and internal network card, which allows companies to add features as they grow. The Xerox W

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UXBRIDGE -- At the company's annual shareholder meeting, Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO of Xerox, described Xerox's strategies for success and said a relentless focus on excellence will fuel shareholder value and deliver revenue growth. "Because of the progress we're making, we're back in the driver's seat, in control of our own destiny, and in a position to leverage our balance sheet to create shareholder value - and that's precisely what we're doing," Mulcahy said. Xerox earned $978 million on $15.7 billion in revenue in 2005, while generating $1.4 billion in operating cash flow and reducing debt by $2.8 billion from year-end 2004. Reflecting continued confidence in Xerox's performance, the board of directors authorised a $1 billion share repurchase plan - the first in eight years. As of April 30, the company had repurchased $676 million in Xerox stock. Mulcahy noted that the company routinely invests about 6 per cent of its revenues in research, development and engineering - all based on customer need and all focused on areas where Xerox can deliver profitable revenue growth. Last year alone, Xerox launched 49 new colour and black-and-white digital presses, printers, copiers and multifunction systems along with an array of document management services and software to help people anywhere they work, from the office to the commercial print enterprise. Nine additional Xerox systems have been launched so far this year, including last week's announcement of the DocuColor® 5000 Digital Press and three WorkCentre® colour multifunction devices that print, copy, fax and scan. Colour printing is rapidly becoming a business-critical tool for customers - and the number of colour pages printed on Xerox devices has doubled in the past two years. "Colour now represents more than 30 per cent of our total revenue," Mulcahy noted. "The potential for colour technology is as enormous as it is profitable." In a market estimated to be worth $112 billion, Xerox's