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Xerox Receives Five Awards For Production Systems And Booth Exhibit At Graph Expo

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2003 – Xerox Corporation was recognized with multiple Must See ‘em and Worth-a-Look awards at the 2003 Graph Expo Conference and Exhibition. The Must See ‘em and Worth-a-Look Awards, sponsored by PrintCom Consulting Group, were presented to three Xerox products and to the Xerox booth at the Executive Outlook Conference on Saturday, Sept. 27. The DocuColor iGen3 Digital Production Press was awarded a Must See ‘em in both the Computer Integrated Manufacturing and the Variable Imaging Digital Printing category. According to award organizers, this was the first time the same technology has won awards in two separate categories. The Xerox Booth was awarded a Must See ‘em for its focus on workflow technologies and wide breadth of products, software and services for the graphic arts industry. The SquareFold Booklet Maker and the easy-vi Customized Fulfillment Solution were both honored with a Worth-a-Look distinctions. The Must See ‘em and Worth-a-Look awards are an honor determined by a panel of print industry consultants and non-vendor related program participants. The Must See ‘em and Worth-a-Look designations are given to the most wide appeal products, services and exhibits the selection panel feels exemplify compelling innovation. The products designated as Must See ‘ems include: DocuColor iGen3 Publishing System - The DocuColor iGen3 with Book Factory combines the CP Bourg Sheet Perfect Binder with the CP Bourg Sheet Rotator to create an inline publishing system that produces up to 350 perfect-bound books per hour. The products awarded the Worth-a-Look are: The SquareFold Booklet Maker - The SquareFold Booklet Maker is a unique finishing product that connects inline to Xerox Production Publishers and performs saddle stitching, folding, trimming and squaring at printer rated speeds. The device squares the edge of the saddle-stitched booklet to produce the look and feel of a perfect-bound book. The resulting output is signature booklets at a fraction of the cost of perfect binding. The easy-vi Customized Fulfillment Solution - The easy-vi Customized Fulfillment Solution delivers the ability to create, order, print, deliver and bill customized print and on demand documents efficiently and easily. At Graph Expo, easy-vi is featured within the FreeFlow digital collection with live demonstrations. “Innovation is of paramount importance to Xerox, specifically in developing products that reduce costs, increase revenue and grow business for our customers, “ said Barb Anselm, vice president, marketing communications, Xerox Production Systems Group. “The awards we received affirm our pioneering role in the industry and we are honored to receive Must See ‘em and Worth-a-Look distinctions year after year.” The award winning Xerox products are on display at the Graph Expo Conference and Exhibition, Sept. 28-30, 2003, at Xerox booth number 1016.