Xerox Solution Road show event showcased the latest in software solutions designed to help organizations integrate their business processes and realize increased productivity, enhanced communication whilst cutting costs

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 September 2008 - Xerox Middle East & Africa recently held a successful Solutions Road Show event in Dubai, UAE bringing together their channel partners (System Integrators & VARs), leading software solution providers and customers to experience how customized software solutions can build on the power of Xerox multifunction systems (MFPs). The event followed three day intensive training workshops on the latest software solutions & attended by Xerox sales team and partners from across the region.

The Xerox Solutions Road Show event presented a unique opportunity for customers, partners and potential Xerox Alliance Partners to get an in-depth insight into the latest portfolio of software solutions that will effectively integrate business processes and allow customers to get more out of their hardware investments. The extensive solution portfolio addressed customer needs in: Content Management, Capture and Distribution, Cost and Access Control, Asset Management, Output and Variable Data Management

"We achieved our objective with the recently held Solutions Road Show event, by demonstrating to our partners & customers how Xerox works to create a great customer experience," said Dan Smith Office Marketing Manager, Xerox Developing Markets Operations. "We have always believed in the power of partnership and by joining hands with industry-leading software companies, we can present our customers with a total solution that addresses the needs of every business. This is why we created the Xerox Alliance Program, which integrates Xerox cutting-edge technology with software applications from our Alliance Partners to help customers get more out of their technology investments."

Xerox partners with industry-leading software companies to make it easier for customers to manage and share information, which translates to spending less time working with documents and more time focusing on what's important, your business. The Xerox Alliance Partner Program brings together leading software developers, system integrators; value added resellers, and distributors to create customized solutions that extend the power of Xerox multifunction systems.

The Xerox Solution Road Show event also created an ideal forum to address key opportunities and challenges amongst various sales channels, an invaluable insight for Xerox who is totally committed to its channel & business partners.

In addition to informative presentations, sales and marketing training, the event focused on live product demonstrations with real business examples. Experts demonstrated industry specific products and solutions integrated with business processes concerning: Scanning and Distribution; Cost and Access Control; Electronic Document Security; Content Management; Variable Information Printing; Asset Management.

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Xerox Extensible Interface Platform (EIP) - with the EIP your Xerox Multifunction Printer can adopt to fit the way you work, not the other way around. EIP is a software platform upon which developers can use standard web-based tools to create server-based applications that can be configured for the MFP's touch-screen user interface.

Xerox Scan-to-PC-Desktop - Xerox scan to PC Desktop allows you to scan hard copy documents to electronic form and automatically routes these files to your desktop, email or network folder.

Xerox SMART document Travel Powered by AutoStore - SMART document Travel provides Xerox customers with the ability to address their document processing requirements. These requirements generally fall into the category of automating daily business processes associated with documents. The solution connects multi-function devices to document management systems such as DocuShare, Mircosoft SharePoint, and others.

Xerox Docushare - an easy to use, secure, Web-based document and enterprise content management (ECM) application that enables users to capture, manage, retrieve, and distribute information easily, regardless of skill-level or location. Coupled with multifunctional devices (MFDs) that copy, print, fax and scan, Xerox offers an end to end document management system that assists customers in managing their documents and intellectual capital throughout their lifecycle. 

Xerox Office Productivity Assessment (XOPA) - XOPA is a powerful, in-depth and value-added document output assessment tool designed for channel partners to analyse and understand customers document output costs. It comprehends costs and volume for all office MFPs, Copiers, Printer and Faxes and provides a complete picture of the current state in any office environment.

Xerox Documate Scanners with Visioneer OneTouch TM Technology - Xerox Documate scanners combine leading capture technology with Visioneer one TouchTM. This easy-to-use utility connects the buttons on your scanner with a powerful set of settings so that with one touch, your document is scanned automatically to preset destinations (such as Microsoft SharePoint, Xerox DocuShare and EMC Captive.

About Xerox
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. 

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