When purchasing office equipment, many IT personnel look to product specifications to determine if the device meets their requirements. Unfortunately, these specs don’t always tell the whole story in the real world. A device may print 50 pages per minute in a laboratory setting, but the speed diminishes when it must print many short jobs consecutively, print and scan concurrently, or add "finishing touches" like stapling or offsetting sets.

Industry experts are often relied upon by savvy equipment buyers to point to the most powerful, practical, and affordable technology solutions that improve both productivity and profitability in the office.

Xerox has a long and rich history full of technological innovation. From the first xerographic copier, to the first laser printer, plain-paper fax machine, personal computer, and local area network, Xerox inventions have completely revolutionized the way people work.

In 2005, the company filed 60 percent more patent applications than in the prior year, and a record number — eight — of the company’s top inventors received their 50th patent. Xerox Corporation and its joint-venture partner in Japan, Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., together received 643 U.S. patents in 2005, placing the Xerox patent portfolio in the top 25 companies.

Xerox Corporation alone added 446 U.S. utility patents to its extensive intellectual property portfolio.

Xerox Corporation operates research and technology centers in the United States, Canada and Europe that conduct work in color science, computing, digital imaging, work practices, electromechanical systems, novel materials and other disciplines connected to Xerox expertise in printing and document management.