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NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 19, 2007 -- When customer satisfaction is your number one
goal, accolades from industry publications and research firms around the globe
become the icing on the cake. And as in years past, Xerox Corporation closed out
2007 having earned more than 190 awards and honors from industry publications
and independent testing and research organizations.
"Xerox has launched 102 products in the last three years, including 39
launches in 2007, creating the broadest portfolio of digital document systems
in the industry and in Xerox's history," said Ursula M. Burns, president
of Xerox. "More than two-thirds of Xerox's equipment revenue is from products
launched in the last two years alone, reflecting our ability to accelerate 'time
to revenue' and generate a strong return on our investments in R&D. We're
confident our steady pace of award-winning product innovation will continue
in 2008 and beyond."
Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) recognized six Xerox color printers and multifunction
systems with its Fall "Pick of the Year" awards, including the Xerox
Phaser™ 8860 color printer and Xerox Phaser 8860 color multifunction printer,
the Xerox WorkCentre™ 7328 advanced multifunction system and DocuColor™
242/252/260 color printer/copiers. BLI conducts intensive competitive testing
on document products, comparing overall performance, productivity, reliability
and ease of use, among many other critical performance factors.
Xerox production systems also garnered multiple awards at the 2007 Graph Expo
tradeshow and exhibition. The Xerox DocuColor™ 8000AP Digital Press received
a "Must See 'ems" award, the Xerox Nuvera™ 100/120/144 EA Digital
Production System was awarded a "Worth-a-Look" title and the Xerox
Nuvera 288 Digital Perfecting System earned "Encore Must See 'ems"
honor.
Better Buys for Business, an industry-recognized authority on office imaging
equipment, honored 29 Xerox products, 11 of which were color devices, with "Editor's
Choice" honors in 2007.
Additional worldwide accolades include:
- The DocuMate™ 152 was designated "Editor's Choice" in document
scanning by PC Magazine in Russia.
- BERTL Inc. awarded the Xerox WorkCentre 7345 advanced multifunction system
a five star, "Excellent" rating.
- The Xerox Phaser 6180 color laser printer was given a "Product of
the Year 2007" award by Polish publication PC World Komputer.
- PC Magazine named the Phaser 8860 color printer an "Editor's Choice,"
along with a 4½ out of 5 star rating.
Xerox Corporation received the National Medal of Technology, the highest honor
awarded by the President of the United States to America's leading innovators.
The company has also been recognized for its excellence in knowledge management,
innovation, diversity, ethics, family-friendly policies, environmental programs
and leadership.
Next year Xerox will exhibit award-winning offerings at various industry events
including Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Graphics of The America
in Miami, Graph Expo in Chicago, N.Y., drupa 2008 in Germany, and AIIM/OnDemand
in Boston.
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business operations of Global Imaging Systems (GIS) will not be successful;
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will not be met and that disruptions from the GIS transaction will harm relationships
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unexpected costs will be incurred; the outcome of litigation and regulatory
proceedings to which we may be a party; actions of competitors; changes and
developments affecting our industry; quarterly or cyclical variations in financial
results; development of new products and services; interest rates and cost of
borrowing; our ability to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations;
changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in economic conditions,
political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and
tax matters in the foreign countries in which we do business; reliance on third
parties for manufacturing of products and provision of services; and other factors
that are set forth in the "Risk Factors" section, the "Legal
Proceedings" section, the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition" section and other sections
of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June
30, and September 30, 2007, as well as in our 2006 Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events
or developments, except as required by law.
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