*NEWS*XEROX NAMED ’TECH INNOVATOR’ !!!

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Xerox Named ‘Tech Innovator’ By ‘Varbusiness’ Magazine
Xerox office products earn honors from independent research labs, IT publications.
WILSONVILLE,
OR, Oct.  2005 – Xerox Corporation  has been named “Tech Innovator of
the Year” in the printing and imaging category by VARBusiness magazine,
a leading industry publication for value-added resellers that market
high-technology products, solutions and services.
Individual Honors
In
addition, the magazine recognized the Xerox WorkCentre™ C2424 color
multifunction system with a “Tech Innovator Award” in the Printing and
Imaging/Peripherals category for “outstanding achievement in technology
innovation.” The WorkCentre C2424, launched in March, is the industry’s
first office color multifunction system with Xerox’s patented solid ink
technology. Starting at $2,999, the WorkCentre C2424 delivers
affordable color printing, copying and scanning.
The VARBusiness
Tech Innovator Awards recognize outstanding achievement in technology
innovation in 11 product and service categories from desktops to
software. Winners were selected from over 500 entries by VARBusiness
technology editors and a panel of judges from the reseller community.
“The
Tech Innovator Awards define new growth opportunities for our
solution-provider readers,” said VARBusiness editor Lawrence M. Walsh.
“The WorkCentre C2424 represents breakthroughs in functionality and
productivity that will benefit solution providers and, ultimately,
their customers.”
Xerox was honored at an awards ceremony Oct. 20 at
the XChange Tech Innovators Conference in San Francisco, a gathering of
channel professionals.
“Xerox promotes successful channel
partnerships by developing innovative document technology and making it
available to our resellers,” said Tim Williams, president, Xerox Office
Group. “As we continue to expand the products we market through
resellers, this independent recognition reinforces our position as a
market leader and industry partner.”
Praise and Recognition
Xerox’s
line of office products – from digital copiers, printers and
multifunction systems to content management software – continues to
receive praise and recognition from industry-leading publications and
independent research organizations such as PC Magazine, Better Buys for
Business and InfoWorld. Recent honors include:
• An “Editor’s Choice” designation from PC Magazine for the Phaser™ 6300DN color laser printer.
•
Three “Editor’s Choice” awards from Better Buys for Business for the
CopyCentre™, WorkCentre and WorkCentre™ Pro 255, 265 and 275 digital
copiers and multifunction systems.
• Xerox’s DocuShare™ 4.0 content
management software received an “Excellent” rating – 8.8 out of 10 – in
a review from InfoWorld, and it was named to KMWorld magazine’s list of
“Trend-Setting Products of 2005.”
• The Phaser 7750 color laser printer received a “Highly Recommended” rating from Byte.com.

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October 28, 2005 at 9:43 AM