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( BW)(XEROX-CORP.)(XRX) Xerox Unveils New Workflow Strategy,
Systems, Solutions to Boost Profit, Productivity for Printing
Customers

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003--

Xerox Presence at On Demand Show Focuses on Improving Digital Work
Processes for Print Providers

Saying its new workflow strategy is "more important than any single
product announcement," Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today unveiled a
collection of offerings that will help print providers simplify work
processes, attract new business, and better manage print jobs all the
way from the initial order to the final invoice.

The new initiative provides print professionals with an efficient and
simplified set of offerings called the Xerox FreeFlow Digital Workflow
Collection, based on open standards.

Sharing the stage at On Demand 2003 - a major digital printing and
publishing conference - are new and enhanced Xerox digital printing
products, services and solutions that can help print providers
generate profit opportunities in personalized printing, book
publishing, and other high-growth printing areas.

Xerox rolled out multiple high-speed continuous-feed presses and
wide-format printers, and introduced enhancements to its
industry-leading DocuColor line of digital presses. The company
reported that the DocuColor 6060 and 2000 Series presses have
surpassed 7,500 installs worldwide, making them the best-selling
systems in their class.

In 2002, Xerox regained its No. 1 U.S. marketshare position in the
production color arena with 48 percent share, according to recently
released figures by the independent research firm IDC. Production
color reflects IDC data on high-end color systems and color copiers
operating at 41 pages per minute and above.

"Today, the quality and content of output from digital printing
equipment often equals or surpasses traditional offset processes,"
said Gil Hatch, president, Xerox Production Systems Group. "The real
challenge that digital print providers face today is the business
challenge: How can they improve and integrate the digital path through
the print shop to optimize quality and efficiency?

"Our focus on workflow is more important than any single product
announcement. It's a comprehensive road map to continuing success for
Xerox and our customers," Hatch added.

The Xerox FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection is an evolving set of
software and other offerings designed with industry-standard workflow
technologies and open interfaces. It will allow print shops to
integrate the hardware and software components they choose - both from
Xerox and other partners - to create one seamless process for
start-to-finish management of print jobs, from creating content to
printing address labels to generating invoices. It's aimed at helping
print providers shave costs associated with non-printing activities,
such as ordering and billing, which can account for a high percentage
of their overall expenses.

New Xerox workflow offerings combine solutions from Xerox with those
from other industry leaders such as Creo and Electronics for Imaging
(EFI).

"With its legacy as a digital printing pioneer, its vast knowledge
about vertical markets and industry-specific print applications, and
its many industry partners, Xerox is uniquely positioned to deliver a
fully-integrated digital printing workflow," said Ron Gilboa,
director, On Demand Printing & Publishing, CAP Ventures.

The workflow announcement anchored Xerox show news, which included a
series of new and enhanced production printing systems:

- Two continuous-feed digital printers, the DocuPrint 850 and
DocuPrint 425, both printing at 195 feet per minute.

- Two wide-format digital printers for commercial reprographic,
engineering, manufacturing and utility company applications: the
Synergix Print System 721p, 30 percent faster than any competitive
product, and the Synergix Print System 510dp.

- Enhanced finishing and controller capabilities for the Xerox
DocuColor 6060 and Xerox DocuColor 2000 Series of Digital Color
Presses, including two new controller software releases -- Xerox
DocuSP 3.7 and Creo Spire CXP6000 version 3.0 -- and the Horizon Color
Works 2000 Booklet Maker.

In addition, Xerox announced new software, solutions and partnerships:

- The Xerox Lightweight Paper Booklet Factory prints books with
thinner, lighter paper and enables printers to put nearly double the
pages into books.

- The Xerox Large Format Manual+Book Factory expands the capability to
produce popular 6" x 9" perfect-bound publications at lower costs and
quantities than on offset equipment.

- EFI will offer the Fiery Q4500 production-class server for Xerox's
DocuColor iGen3(TM) Digital Production Press, enabling iGen3 users to
access a full range of EFI open workflow solutions and components.

- Xerox has joined the Networked Graphic Production Partner Program, a
Creo initiative for integrated production workflow processes.

- Xerox has two new agreements with leading providers of software and
technology solutions, 1stlegal and Kofax. The combined offerings
enhance Xerox Global Services' document, content and imaging
operations. As Xerox Business Partners, 1stlegal and Kofax will
leverage Xerox's digital imaging and storage capabilities into their
respective client bases.

Kicking off the show this morning, Ursula M. Burns, president of Xerox
Business Group Operations, presented the 2003 RIT Isaiah Thomas Award
in Publishing to Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times
Co. The award is sponsored by Xerox and granted annually by Rochester
Institute of Technology's School of Print Media, recognizing
outstanding contributions made to the publishing industry.

For additional information about The Document Company Xerox, please
visit our Worldwide Web site at www.xerox.com/investor.

This release contains forward-looking statements and information
relating to Xerox that are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions
made by and information currently available to us. The words
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will" and
similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Information
concerning certain factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially is included in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended
2002, as filed with the SEC.

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