Graphics News Review

The fully-integrated, tandem-engine-architecture Xerox Nuvera® 288 Digital Perfecting System was named ‘Best of Show’ by leading market research and consulting firm InfoTrends and show organizer Questex Media. The Xerox Nuvera 288 DPS beat out several competitive systems in the Monochrome Digital Printing Equipment category. The new DocuColor® 260 Digital Color Printer/Copier received an honorable mention in the Process Color Digital Printing Equipment category.

The Xerox Nuvera 288 Digital Perfecting System runs two-sided jobs with image quality equivalent to offset printing standards. It is the industry’s fastest cut-sheet duplex system, producing books, catalogs and other graphic-intensive jobs at 288 duplex impressions per minute.

The Xerox Nuvera 288 DPS uses Emulsion Aggregation Toner, providing a true offset look and feel. EA Toner is also a key component of the Xerox Nuvera 100/120/144 EA Digital Production Systems, which were also launched at the show.

Our 120 page-per-minute Xerox Nuvera EA system is a very reliable machine that has been running non-stop,” said Steve Zenger, president and CEO, The Zenger Group-Printing Services Network in Buffalo, one of the first customer test sites. “The image quality is exceptional. That, coupled with the efficiency of the EA Toner, produces offset-quality output while also reducing our costs and allowing us to be more competitive.” Zenger is using the Xerox Nuvera EA System to produce jobs such as personalized letters and postcards as well as booklets, flyers and letters.

In its exhibit, attendees were able to view more than 60 applications – including digital books, direct mail, personalized collaterals and promo transactional – many produced on the various Xerox printing systems. Xerox showcased its digital systems for office and production environments, surpassing the number of document systems demonstrated by any individual competitor. The company rolled out 15 new and enhanced products – including the revamping of its entire monochrome production printing portfolio – plus workflow software, and three new business development resources designed to spur growth, productivity and efficiency in the on-demand printing and document management markets.

Xerox also showed how its growing services business is delivering results for major companies like Universal Pictures, Owens Corning and Convergys Corporation.

More than 4,000 visitors toured the Xerox booth April 17-19 in Boston.

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) closed the books on last month’s AIIM/On Demand exhibition and wrote orders for multiple Xerox iGen3® 110 Digital Production Presses, and earned two honors in the ‘Best of Show’ awards competition.

“As we take our company to the next level, there is no doubt in our mind that the Xerox iGen3 press will enhance our printing capabilities,” said Wanda Simpson, president and CEO, Premiere Colors. “The digital press doesn’t print by itself. It takes committed sales, service and staff members to make it a success, and we feel we have found that one true partner in Xerox.”

Among the companies that placed orders for the Xerox iGen3 press was Premiere Colors LLC in Ashland, Va., a full-service commercial printer and envelope manufacturer. It will utilize the flagship digital printing press to grow its commercial business and expand its offerings for the churches and religious markets it currently serves. This is Premiere Colors’ first Xerox digital color product; it also has a Xerox Nuvera® 100 Digital Production System. Read more

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) knows a thing or two about offices. The company has provided technology for 48 years that helps office workers get work done faster and simpler. Today Xerox also helps workplaces reduce their dependency on paper by encouraging the use of more digital systems and document management services. The benefit is a more efficient and environmentally friendly workplace. On Earth Day and every day, Xerox encourages offices to think “Green at Work,” by following these simple steps:

Reduce paper use.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that it takes 10 times more energy to create a sheet of paper than to run it through an office product. Cut back on paper use by:

• Setting your printer to the duplex mode as a default. That means it will automatically print on both sides of the sheet of paper.
• Preview printouts to eliminate unnecessary waste-format and condense text to save paper.
• Save a tree: Use e-mail and scan-to-file options instead of relying on the printed word.
• Recycle the paper you use and use recycled paper.

Cut energy consumption.

On April 1, the EPA introduced new ENERGY STAR certification criteria increasing the efficiency of certified products by at least 30 percent over its prior certifications. To put into context, Xerox ENERGY STAR equipment already installed in customer locations around the world save 1,000,000 megawatt hours - enough to light nearly 1 million U.S. homes a year. Using newly certified equipment not only increases energy savings significantly, but also reduces the amount of greenhouse gases we put into the air reducing the risk of climate change or global warming. To cut energy consumption in your office:

• Choose products that meet the newest ENERGY STAR certification criteria.
• Make sure to use power saver features built into systems. Office equipment is generally turned on 24 hours a day making power management features critical to saving energy. This simple step also reduces air pollution.
• Replace old and less efficient equipment and individual machines with a single system that prints, copies, scans, emails and faxes. A single system that performs multiple functions uses half as much energy as using several single-function devices. It can also reduce energy costs by as much as $2000 a year for a workgroup of 100 people.

Support recycling and remanufacturing.

The Green World Alliance Program, aimed at recycling copy and print cartridges, toner containers and waste toner, combined with equipment remanufacturing prevents millions of pounds of waste from entering landfills each year-107 million pounds in 2005 alone. To do your part:

• Choose equipment and supplies designed for remanufacturing and recycling.
• Return supplies like print and copy cartridges for recycling.
• Recycle used equipment.

Xerox is guided by a Waste-Free Commitment, a pledge to design waste-free products in waste-free facilities that serve to help customers create waste-free workplaces. The company demonstrates its commitment through extensive remanufacturing and recycling initiatives, a partnership with the Nature Conservancy to advance the practice of sustainable forest management, and pioneering conservation and protective environmental policies well in advance of governmental regulations. To learn more about Xerox and the environment, visit www.xerox.com/environment.