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December 2006

12/21/2006	Xerox Offerings Earn Top Honors From Leading Independent Test and Research Organizations
12/18/2006	Xerox, XMPie and Graphic Arts Monthly Take Personalized Printing to New Heights With Rocket-Themed Magazine Cover
12/18/2006	Kyocera Mita America Names Ruder Finn Agency of Record
12/12/2006	Lexmark wins contract to provide laser printers, MFPs to Federal Aviation Administration
12/6/2006	Ricoh Corporation Aligns with Contex to Increase Printing and Scanning Capabilities
12/5/2006	Hayward Unified School District and Xerox Make the Grade With Online Learning
12/1/2006	Lanier Signs Five Year Contract with University of California

November 2006

11/29/2006	Canon U.S.A. and Madison Square Garden Announce New Three Year Integrated Marketing Partnership
11/29/2006	Dell Sets New Standard In Systems Management
11/29/2006	Xerox Signs Services Contract With Siemens Business Services, Inc.
11/27/2006	Epson Announces Settlements, Consent Orders and Default Judgments in the ITC Action Filed against 24 Aftermarket Cartridge Companies
11/27/2006	OKI Printing Solutions Announces Free Trial Program of Award-Winning Digital Color Printer for K-12 Schools
11/27/2006	Experimental Xerox Paper Erases, Itself Results In Temporary Documents On Reusable Paper
11/21/2006	Ricoh Expands Relationship with eCOPYTM to Provide Customers with Advanced Workflow Efficiency
11/20/2006	Xerox CEO Tells Ivestors: Company is Competitively Advantaged, Leading In Color and Services, Expanding Earnings, Building Shareholder Value
11/20/2006	Océ Joins ESRI’s Business Partner Program as a Complementary Technology Provider
11/16/2006	Katun Corporation Launches Major Expansion Into OEM-Compatible Toner for Color Copiers and Multi-Function Devices
11/14/2006	Océ Business Services Completes Acquisition of CaseData, Inc.
11/10/2006	Xerox Completes Acquisition of XMPie; Combined Technology Strengthens Personalized Communication Capabilities
11/2/2006	EFI Completes Acquisition of Jetrion LLC

October 2006

10/24/2006	Xerox Reports Third-Quarter Earnings of 54 Cents per Share
10/24/2006	Canon U.S.A. Launches New High-Speed Color Document Imaging Solution the New DR-4010C Scanner for the Departmental Document Management
10/23/2006	Ricoh to Display Advanced Document Solutions at 2006 ARMA Conference
10/23/2006	Lexmark Expands Channel Offerings, Helps Partners Add More Value, Gain More Profit
10/20/2006	Ricoh Corporation Aligns with Tameran to Enhance Solutions for Wide Format Documents
10/19/2006	Innovations From Xerox Earn 6 Industry Awards
10/16/2006	RICOH TO SHOWCASE HQ9000 PRIPORT DIGITAL DUPLICATOR AT GRAPH EXPO 2006
10/16/2006	Xerox Researchers Create Breakthrough Parallel Printer Architecture
10/16/2006	Xerox Adds Five New Business-Building Tools TO HELP CUSTOMERS PROFIT FROM DIGITAL PRINTING
10/13/2006	Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Celebrates the 20TH Anniversary of its Toner Products Division
10/6/2006	Canon U.S.A. and Arizona State University Team To Build A World Class Digital University
10/5/2006	Lexmark leads industry with unique smart card security solution for federal government
10/4/2006	Xerox To Acquire XMPie; $54 Million Acquistion Strengthens Link Between Personalized Publishing Digital Printing and Web Marketing
10/4/2006	HP Energizes Enterprise Imaging and Printing Growth with Revitalized Sales Approach, Expanded Portfolio
10/2/2006	Canon U.S.A. Unveils “What's Next For Color” Advertising Campaign in Support of Its Newest Office Solutions

September 2006

9/25/2006	Epson Seeks to Expand Sales of Inkjet Technology and Increase Business Alliances
9/25/2006	Ricoh Canada Earns Silver Award For Quality Excellence
9/21/2006	Ricoh Receives Distribution Industry's Rising Star Award
9/15/2006	Océ N.V. to appoint Joseph D. Skrzypczak President and CEO of Océ North America
9/14/2006	Xerox Scientists Develop MicroText™ Font; Will Help Make Documents More Secure
9/14/2006	Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Demonstrates Continued Commitment To Customers with State-Of-The Art Innovation Center
9/6/2006	Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Opens New Direct Selling Branch in Richmond, VA

August 2006

8/17/2006	HP Reports Relatively Strong Sales in all Three of its Divisions
8/15/2006	HP LaserJet printers reach 100 million milestone
8/10/2006	Toshiba America Business Solutions Wins Exclusive Contract to Supply Postal Connections of America With State-of-the-Art Copy Solutions
8/3/2006	Canon to Slash Costs Further as Prices for Fuel, Materials Soar
8/1/2006	Lexmark unveils new color laser family to give workgroups flexible color printing capabilities

July 2006

7/31/2006	Xerox Office Printers, Copiers, Multifunction Systems Earn 146 Independent Awards, Honors Worldwide
7/28/2006	Ikon Office profit up 15 pct despite lower sales
7/28/2006	Ricoh Corporation And Gigante Vaz Partners, Inc. Receive 2006 Ace Award From The Business Marketing Association
7/26/2006	Lexmark's shares fall 4% on earnings, outlook
7/26/2006	IBM and Kyocera Mita Corporation Collaborate to Develop Leading-Edge Printer Solutions
7/25/2006	Xerox Second-Quarter Net Income Falls 39%; Revenue Gains 1.4%
7/20/2006	Xerox To Outfit Honeywell Worldwide
7/19/2006	Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Finds Much To Celebrate At 2006 National Dealer Meeting
7/19/2006	HP Unveils Revolutionary Wireless Chip that Links the Digital and Physical Worlds
7/19/2006	Xerox Reaches Agreement With Honeywell for Office Document Management Systems
7/18/2006	PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION NAMED 2005 DEALER OF THE YEAR BY TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC.
7/13/2006	QuantumDirect INCREASES color PROFITS, PRODUCTIVITY AND CUSTOMERS WITH FIVE XEROX iGEN3 DIGITAL PRESSES
7/11/2006	Canon To Expand Production Of Large-Sized Printers
7/11/2006	Oce Introduces Oce Media Guide
7/7/2006	Danka Announces Sale of Australian Business Unit
7/6/2006	Océ Announces Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2006
7/6/2006	CRW GRAPHICS USES XEROX iGEN3 DIGITAL PRESS TO GROW COLOR BUSINESS, DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS

June 2006

6/30/2006	Xerox Completes Multimillion-Dollar Deal with Staples for 1,200 Color Printers
6/30/2006	Xerox Completes Staples Printer Deal
6/26/2006	Xerox Warns Shareholders on Mini-Tender Offer
6/26/2006	Send Free Postcards of Support to U.S. Troops Overseas Via Xerox Web Site
6/19/2006	Océ Business Services Equips Enterprises with Strategies to Increase Efficiency of Mail Systems
6/15/2006	Xerox Buys Amici for $174 Million
6/15/2006	TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. PRESIDENT AND CEO RICHARD K. TAYLOR RECEIVES “EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR” DISTINCTION FOR THIRD TIME
6/14/2006	Ricoh Begins Consolidation with Lanier
6/12/2006	HP looks to simplify product designs
6/12/2006	Canon interim net profit up 15 pct
6/8/2006	Canon to launch commercial digital printer
6/7/2006	Konica Minolta Business Solutions Selects AirClic to Mobilize Its 1,300 Field Service Technicians
6/1/2006	HP Fuels Imaging and Printing Growth with Expanded Offerings, New Technologies, Customer Wins

May 2006

5/31/2006	Fuji Xerox says China to lead Growth in Copiers and Printers
5/26/2006	XEROX SCIENTIST DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS TO OPTIMIZE PRINTHEADS FOR SOLID INK PRINTERS
5/25/2006	Xerox Chairman Reports Progress, Growth Strategies at Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/22/2006	Round Two For Dell's Printers
5/17/2006	Xerox Pitches Its Colorful Appeal
5/16/2006	Xerox Executes Growth Strategy with Five New Color Systems, $53 Million in Document Management Contracts; Color Printers, Copiers ''Surround Competition''; University of Calgary and InterContinental Hotels Turn to Xerox for Business Services
5/16/2006	EQUITRAC INTRODUCES NEXT-GENERATION COST RECOVERY AND PRINT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR LAW FIRMS AND PRINT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR LAW FIRMS <br/><br/>
5/15/2006	Xerox Opens Multinational Contest to Recognize Most Innovative Documents Created with Xerox Digital Printing
5/10/2006	Maker of Hummer Vehicles Revs up Document Production with Help from Xerox; Multimillion-dollar Deal Includes Document Management Services and Nearly 100 Digital Multifunction Systems
5/9/2006	Pharos Systems Releases Uniprint 7.1 to Expand Mobile Printing and Color-Costing Innovations
5/5/2006	Xerox WorkCentre Printers Receive NIAP certification
5/5/2006	Lexmark X3470 and X2470 all-in-one printers
5/2/2006	HP's Joshi Inks Big Deal With Staples

April 2006

4/26/2006	New FaxCore Integration Server Ideal Platform for .NET Developers and Independent Software Vendors to Fax-Enable Applications
4/26/2006	Xerox Offers Broadest Range of Office Printers, Copiers That Meet International Standard for Security; 12 Additional Xerox Multifunction Systems Earn Common Criteria Certification
4/26/2006	Xerox Signs Several Million Dollars in Contracts for 65 Digital Printing Systems at IPEX 2006
4/26/2006	OKI Slashes the Cost of Colour Printing for Middle East Businesses
4/25/2006	Canon to Shine as Japan Precision Makers Report
4/25/2006	Seiko Epson Slides to FY05 Net Loss on Falling Device Prices; Restructuring
4/25/2006	HP Expands Laser Jet Printing Portfolio
4/24/2006	Xerox Sees 1Q Profit Decline As Sales Drop
4/24/2006	Vishal Shriwastv Joins Brother as Country Manager
4/24/2006	Xerox brings Next Generation Printing Technologies to Gitex KSA 2006
4/21/2006	Fuji Xerox Sees Higher Revenue from New Printers
4/21/2006	Brother Releases Laser Multi-Function MFC 8000 Series
4/21/2006	Xerox Wants To Buy Mid-Market Document Processing Companies
4/20/2006	Fuji Xerox Printers M’sia to Boost MFP Sales
4/18/2006	Océ introduces Océ Doc Exec® EDM software
4/18/2006	'Secret Agent' for Xerox Toner Helps Company Uncover More Energy Savings
4/17/2006	Xerox Opens Digital Gallery in Bangalore
4/13/2006	Omtool AccuRoute(R) Platforms for the Legal Industry Receive Five-Star Ratings from Buyers Laboratory Inc.; Product Integration, Scalability and Support Cited as Most Impressive
4/13/2006	J&M PRINTING DOUBLES REVENUE WITH SPEEDMASTER SM 52 PRESSES FROM HEIDELBERG
4/13/2006	Dell Inks Five Year Contract With Boeing
4/11/2006	Xerox Adds New iGen3 Digital Press, Enhances Nuvera Line, Aligns Workflow Tools With Heidelberg
4/10/2006	Dell sees growth in printers, eyes India, China
4/4/2006	Ikon Completes Deal With GE Unit
4/4/2006	Oce First Quarter Earnings Rises 69%, Helped By Imagistics Purchase

March 2006

3/27/2006	DOCULEX NAMED INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDOR PARTNER INNOVATION AWARD WINNER BY FUJITSU IMAGING PRODUCTS GROUP
3/27/2006	Lanier Wins ''Color Printer Line of the Year'' and Three ''Pick of the Year'' Awards from Buyers Laboratory
3/27/2006	IKON Recognized for Excellence in Sales and Service in the High-Volume Document Production Space
3/24/2006	TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. RECEIVES SEVEN BUYERS LABORATORY INC. 4-STAR PRODUCT DISTINCTIONS
3/22/2006	BarkerBlue Upgrades to Advanced Océ Large Format Digital Printing Solution to Boost Productivity and Flexibility
3/22/2006	Seiko Epson Expects Inkjet Printer Shipments to Fall
3/21/2006	IKON to Present at Technology Professional Services Association Summit; Michael E. Kohlsdorf to Discuss How to Start, Grow and Manage a Professional Services Organization
3/20/2006	Xerox Launches Two New Versions of DocuShare Content Management Software
3/17/2006	Electronics Sector Invests in CoCreate Since Q1
3/17/2006	Xerox, Print Industry Experts to Help Companies Worldwide Profit and Grow With 'Innovate '06' Seminars
3/17/2006	Canon sees Q1 net profit rising 11 pct to record 103 bln yen - report
3/17/2006	World's First OLED Print Head Uses Polymer Technology
3/15/2006	Tak Imaging Powering SAGEM's New Photo Easy 110 Line of Printers
3/15/2006	INX360 and Managed Print Services Now Cut Mid-Sized Companies Printing Costs By Up To 30%
3/15/2006	Xerox Expects To Raise $400 Million Through Senior Note Offering
3/13/2006	Mainpine Announces Certification Lab for Fax Server Manufacturers
3/13/2006	Xerox Pairs with Custom Bike Designer to Promote Xerox Nuvera Line
3/10/2006	Xerox Corp., EFI Extend Partnership with Cal Poly
3/10/2006	Ricoh to Conduct Career Fairs for Sales Professionals in the Detroit Metro Area
3/8/2006	Océ Digital Technology and Training Curriculum Selected for New State-of-the-Art Vocational School
3/8/2006	Xerox Recognized As A Knowledge Management Leader By KMWorld Magazine
3/7/2006	Kirkwood Printing Increases Capacity with Heidelberg's Peak Performance Sheetfed Press
3/6/2006	eCopy Paper Connection Forum Highlights Innovations in Paper to Digital Workflows
3/2/2006	IKON to Present at the Citigroup 2006 Small & Mid-Cap Conference
3/1/2006	Heidelberg to Host Open House at Print Media Demonstration Center

February 2006

2/28/2006	Media Sciences Ships Color Toner Cartridges for Use in Xerox(R) Phaser(R) 7300; OKI(R) 9300 and 9500; and Konica(R) 7830 Office Color Printers
2/28/2006	Mainpine® RockForce™ Fax Boards Supported by Alt-N Technologies® RelayFax™
2/27/2006	Canon Partners with Leading RIP Developers to Offer Powerful Solutions for Canon's Innovative imagePROGRAF Large-Format Printers
2/23/2006	Finalists For 'Ricoh and Sun Java(TM) Solutions $100,000 Developer Challenge' Unveiled
2/22/2006	IKON Announces Share Repurchase Authorization Increases by $150 Million; Company Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders
2/21/2006	Canon Debuts Two New PIXMA 'All-in-One' Printers That Merge the Home-Office with the Digital Darkroom; PIXMA MP830 Office All-In-One Offers a Two-Sided Copy/Scan Automatic Document Feeder
2/21/2006	G7 Productivity Systems Launches Next Generation Inkjet Technology
2/21/2006	Océ IR Website Wins Two First Prizes
2/20/2006	IKON Named to Inaugural Global Outsourcing 100 List
2/17/2006	Maggie Wilderotter Elected to Xerox Board
2/17/2006	HP's Restructurings Start to Pay Off in Profits in Q1
2/14/2006	CANON CAPTURES THE #1 BRAND LEADERSHIP POSITION IN COLOR AND BLACK-AND-WHITE COPIERS IN THE U.S. IN 2005
2/14/2006	Canon To Build World's Largest Ink-jet Factory in Bac Ninh
2/14/2006	Japanese Brother To Build Sister Factory In Hai Duong
2/9/2006	Interstar Partners with eCopy to Deliver a Robust Scan-to-Fax Server Interface
2/9/2006	Canon U.S.A. Acquires Salt Lake City-Based Uinta Business Systems, Inc.; Acquisition Expands Canon's Presence in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas
2/8/2006	Canon Selects RSA Security Technology to Secure imageRUNNER Digital Multifunction Copiers
2/7/2006	Software Shelf(R) Releases Major Update to Print Manager Plus(R) to More Easily Manage and Control Cost of Printing
2/7/2006	Tri-Ad Litho Adds Xerox iGen3 Press to Expand Short-Run Color, Personalized Printing
2/6/2006	Lincoln Public School System Turns to Xerox for Print Overhaul; 250 Xerox Multifunction Systems, Services to Improve Print Efficiency
2/6/2006	Plextor Enters Network Attached Storage Market; External Hard Disk Drive Offers Print Server, FTP, Back-up, and Security Functions
2/6/2006	Heidelberg Installs Prinect Workflow System at Northern Ohio Printing, Inc.
2/3/2006	Xerox Brings Profit-Generating Technology and Applications to Graphics of The Americas Exhibition
2/1/2006	Océ Leader To Discuss Industry Trends at Xplor Joint Technology Council Forum

January 2006

1/30/2006	Infoworld Magazine Honors Xerox Docushare Software as a '2006 Technology of the Year'
1/30/2006	Océ N.V. Confirms Final Results Fiscal Year 2005
1/30/2006	Ricoh Corporation Partners With nQueue to Offer Enhanced Cost Recovery Solutions for Law Firms
1/27/2006	S&P says it may raise ratings on Xerox Corp.
1/27/2006	Seiko Epson Cuts Forecast, Plans to Slash Jobs by 11%
1/26/2006	IKON Announces Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2006
1/26/2006	Xerox 'Postcards From Home' Event to Say Thanks to More Than 7,000 U.S. Soldiers
1/26/2006	Panasonic Offers Its Dealers' Customers Fast, Simple Financing Through Partners Equity Capital Company
1/25/2006	Xerox Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 18% as Costs Drop
1/24/2006	SigmaTel Launches Complete Controller Solution for the Color Laser Printer Market; STDC3000 is a Scalable System on Chip Solution for High End Imaging Systems
1/24/2006	Offset Atlanta Adds Xerox iGen3 Press to Grow Its Digital and Offset Business
1/20/2006	TAK Imaging's New Printer Controller Shortens Low-End Inkjet and Thermal Dye Photo Printer Development Cycle
1/19/2006	Xerox Grants 'Technical Minority Scholarships' to 119 Students
1/19/2006	Savin National Sales Meeting to be held in Orlando
1/18/2006	Lanier Signs Five-Year Contract with University of California; Agreement with the University of California System Covers Lanier Digital Multifunction Products
1/18/2006	Page/International Expands into Digital Commercial Printing with Xerox iGen3 110 Press
1/18/2006	EFI Expands Opportunities for Graphic Printers, Inc.; GPI Profits Jump 35% Due to Fiery Industry-Leading Speed and Flexibility in VDP Innovation
1/18/2006	Frank Romano Presents “Status of Printing in the U.S.” In Océ-sponsored Webcast on January 26
1/17/2006	Protus Introduces MyFax Internet Fax Services for Corporate Business Users; Online fax service saves organizations 85% on upfront costs and 34% on monthly costs over traditional fax servers
1/16/2006	Xerox Earns J.D. Power and Associates' Certification for 'Outstanding' Customer Service
1/13/2006	Ditto Document Solutions Installs First Xerox iGen3 Digital Color Press in Pittsburgh; Company Grows Business with Xerox Color, Black-and-White Digital Systems
1/13/2006	Ditto Document Solutions Installs First Xerox iGen3 Digital Color Press in Pittsburgh
1/11/2006	Document Security Systems Inc. Announces Licensing Agreement With Kalamazoo Security Print Limited; DSSI's First European-Based Licensee
1/10/2006	KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing Solution Receives SWOP Certification
1/9/2006	Dell and Lexmark Laser Printers Tie for Second in Aftermarket Color Cartridge Usage: Lyra Talks Toner with Business Users
1/9/2006	Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group Names Haixiang Shen Chairman and Executive Director of New Greater China Region
1/5/2006	IKON to Discuss First Quarter Earnings Results on January 26, 2006
1/4/2006	Lexmark's Entire Line of Monochrome Laser Printers, New Operator Panel Win Top Honors
1/3/2006	ReChargX Now Offers Do-It-Yourself Toner Refill Kits for 209 Hewlett Packard Printers; Money-Saving Alternative to Replacing Empty Toner Cartridges
1/3/2006	KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 5430 DL Receives Three Prestigious Awards from Possibility Media; Network Color Laser Printer Praised for Its Speed, Quality, and Affordability
1/3/2006	Mail America Purchases a Xeikon 5000 Digital Color Press