NEW XEROX DIGITAL COPIER-PRINTER BRIDGES
OFFICE AND LIGHT PRODUCTION MARKETS
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2006 – In its first product launch of the new year,
Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced the Xerox 4590 digital copier-printer,
which provides unmatched scanning speed and image quality for large networked
offices and light production environments such as in-house and quick-print shops.
The Xerox 4590 leads the market with image quality of 2400 x 2400 dots per
inch resolution and scanning speeds of up to 100 double-sided pages per minute. It
prints and copies up to 90 pages-per-minute. Workers can quickly and easily produce
large, complex documents including brochures and booklets as well as everyday
business documents like reports and training materials. The system is engineered to
produce from 75,000 to 175,000 pages per month.
Based on the same design as the Xerox 4110 digital copier-printer, the Xerox
4590 reflects Xerox’s use of common technology platforms that can be extended across
multiple products. Installs of Xerox production monochrome systems grew 21 percent
in the third quarter of 2005, driven largely by the success of the Xerox 4110 system. In
addition, data from IDC, a leading market research firm, indicates that the Xerox 4110
increased the company's U.S. market share within the 91 page-per-minute and faster
monochrome copier based-MFP market to 33 percent in the third quarter of 2005, up 11
percentage points from the same period in 2004.
“The productivity features and crisp image quality make the Xerox 4590 a
compelling offering for customers,” said Keith Kmetz, director, Hardcopy Peripherals
Solutions and Services programs at IDC. “Similar to the 4110's strong position in the
light production market, this new system has the potential to increase Xerox’s share in
the high-volume office segment.”
“The Xerox 4590 is built on proven technology that will continue to drive growth
for Xerox,” said Tim Williams, president, Xerox Office Group. “We are kicking off 2006
with a system that delivers a superior customer experience and beats the competition in
image quality, speed and finishing.”
The Xerox 4590 is designed to help customers spend less time at the system
waiting for jobs to be completed and more time getting work done. These benefits
include:
• Productivity. While competitive products slow down when scanning doublesided
documents, the Xerox 4590 copier-printer maintains scanning speeds
up to 100 ppm for both single and double-sided documents. With this new
system and the Xerox 4110 digital copier-printer introduced last year, Xerox
delivers the fastest scanning speeds in the office printing and light production
markets.
The Xerox 4590 has a 250-sheet automatic document handler that holds
150 sheets more than competing devices, and it has up to eight paper trays
for up to 8,225 sheets of paper. With this superior paper capacity, the system
can handle large jobs easily with minimal intervention. Users can also ensure
jobs are completed quickly and without interruptions by replacing toner
cartridges while a job is running.
• Professionally finished documents. This system provides 2400 x 2400
dots per inch resolution and 256 gray levels, delivering sharp images, fine
lines and text. Xerox’s patented EA toner, which requires less energy to
manufacture and generates less waste, ensures images remain consistent
during long runs.
Customers also can create complex technical documents or creative
collaterals, such as menus, catalogs or user manuals. The Xerox 4590
supports an unsurpassed range of media, up to 13″ x 19.2″ and 140 lb./253
gsm. It includes a post-process interposer — which automatically inserts color
pages or covers into documents — and finishing options such as 100-sheet
stapling, hole punching, and tri-folding.
• Easier workflow. The Xerox 4590 makes it easy to convert hardcopy
documents to digital files. It can scan up to 10 jobs while simultaneously
printing, preventing long waits in busy print shops and offices. People can
easily capture, store and share documents by scanning them on the Xerox
4590 and sending them directly to e-mail, a network file-server or to the
system’s hard drive for printing or copying at a later time. The system’s 500
electronic mailboxes also help people save time since documents can be
scanned once, stored on the system and reprinted frequently by pressing a
button.
The Xerox 4590 includes Xerox CentreWare Web software, which helps IT
professionals proactively and easily manage print devices across an entire enterprise,
giving IT the information and control needed to anticipate issues and reduce downtime.
The system also comes in a copy-only version. List price for the Xerox 4590
digital copier starts at $52,800. The Xerox 4590 copier-printer starts at $59,100. Ordertaking
starts today in North America through the Xerox direct sales force and authorized
sales agents.
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Customer Contacts:
For more information about Xerox office products and services, visit
http://www.xerox.com/office or call 800-ASK-XEROX.
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