ANDOVER, MA, February 24, 2004 -- Standard Finishing Systems was named by Xerox Corporation 2003 Reseller “Finishing Partner of the Year." The award, presented for 2003 sales and quality achievements, recognizes the significant contribution of Xerox partners to the Xerox production systems business. "Standard’s contributions in 2003 were key to helping Xerox achieve our annual partnership sales objectives while increasing customer satisfaction," said Jerry Murray, vice president, Worldwide Product Marketing, Xerox Corporation. Standard sells a range of in-line and off-line feeding and finishing solutions in cooperation with Xerox, but the award was based primarily on the outstanding worldwide success of the Standard Horizon ColorWorks 2000 in-line bookletmaker for the popular Xerox DocuColor 5252, 2060, and 6060 Digital Color Press. “Standard shares this award with Horizon International, our partner in Japan, who had the engineering vision and expertise to develop an innovative all-in-one solution that met or exceeded all quality and reliability benchmarks,” said David Reny, vice president and managing director, Standard Finishing Systems. “Horizon engineering, Xerox printers, and Standard’s comprehensive sales and marketing support are a winning combination for customers.”