Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 15 October 2008: Xerox Middle East & Africa will be introducing two new desktop multifunction printers (MFPs) at GITEX 2008 that offer high-end scanning and fax capabilities at an affordable price. The new Phaser® 3300MFP multifunction printer and the WorkCentre® 4260MFP multifunction printer, help trim the amount of time workers spend handling documents and managing information.

The Phaser 3300MFP delivers printing, copying, scanning and color faxing capabilities. With print and copy speeds up to 30 pages per minute (ppm), it's faster and can handle more pages per month than other products in its class. High-capacity toner cartridges and a toner-saving mode also help busy offices reduce running costs.

With the ability to scan in color and black-and-white directly to a USB thumb drive, e-mail or the network, documents can be easily shared or stored. The Phaser 3300MFP is also equipped with Scan to PC Desktop® software, which allows users to send a document from the MFP straight to their PC desktop for viewing, editing and storing.

The multifunction printer can also tackle a range of everyday office print jobs, including automatic two-sided printing. It has a 50-sheet multipurpose tray that can handle a wide variety of paper weights and sizes ranging from postcards to legal-size documents.

For offices looking for an even more robust option, the WorkCentre 4260 multifunction printer is packed with advanced features. The WorkCentre 4260 is Xerox's fastest desktop multifunction system with print and copy speeds up to 55 ppm - a rate that makes it nearly 20 percent faster than comparable offers from other manufacturers. 

"Businesses of all sizes demand office equipment that's reliable and helps get work done faster," said Natesh Man, Director Office Business, Xerox Middle East & Africa. "These new products bring some of the technology from our high-end multifunction printers to the lower end of our portfolio to help businesses everywhere better manage documents."

The WorkCentre 4260 delivers powerful workflow tools at an affordable price. With ID Card Copy, workers save time when copying both sides of an ID or insurance card onto one side of a page. ID Card Copy is especially helpful in healthcare organizations when adding information to patient files. Fax Forward to E-mail saves time and paper by automatically routing incoming faxes to an e-mail address. The WorkCentre 4260 also comes with automatic two-sided printing and the Save Print feature lets users store frequently used documents and forms on the hard drive for fast printing anytime.

The WorkCentre 4260's multitasking capabilities allow multiple workers to print, copy, scan and fax at the same time. If one print job is held up because of a lack of resources, such as needing a different size of paper, the Print Around feature makes sure other print jobs will continue without interruption, saving workers from unnecessary downtime. In addition, the WorkCentre 4260 comes with a seven-inch color graphical touch screen that is simple to use and not typically found on this class of product.

Other updates to the office portfolio
To help businesses of every size do more with their documents, Xerox is announcing an addition to the WorkCentre 5200 series with the 22-ppm WorkCentre 5222 black-and-white multifunction printer. This new product offers standard two-sided printing and up to 512 MB of memory. 

In addition, Xerox is adding a color scanning configuration to WorkCentre 5225 and WorkCentre 5230 multifunction printers. The WorkCentre 5225A and WorkCentre 5230A print up to 25 ppm and 30 ppm respectively. The WorkCentre 5200 multifunction printer series offers Xerox's Extensible Interface Platform (EIP), which allows independent software vendors and developers to create applications for the device and to customize the touch screen.

Xerox also has upgraded the software on its WorkCentre 5600 black-and-white multifunction series to keep pace with today's ever-changing IT standards and protocols. With support for IPv6 and compatibility for Microsoft's Web Services on Devices (WSD), the WorkCentre 5600 series - with speeds ranging from 32 ppm to 87 ppm - becomes even more powerful for IT professionals.

Availability
The Phaser 3300MFP, the WorkCentre 4260, and the WorkCentre 5200 series are Energy Star® qualified. All of these devices are available immediately in the Middle East region through Xerox direct sales, agents, resellers, dealers, concessionaires, or going online at www.xerox.com/direct. The software upgrades for the 5600 series will be available for some devices as soon as November 2008, with the full range of upgrades available before the end of the year.

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About Xerox MEA
Established in 1985, Xerox's regional HQ is in Dubai and operates through a regional distributor network, which markets its range of innovative document management products, applications and solutions. The company's product portfolio includes high-end digital production publishing and printing systems, networked digital multi-functional office devices, a complete range of production and office colour solutions as well as laser printers and fax machines. Xerox's commitment to quality is supported by specialized business managers and technical specialists, who work with Xerox's partners, identifying and meeting customer needs. For more information on Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news. XEROX® is a trademark of XEROX CORPORATION.

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