Xerox Innovation News in Research and Technology

U.S. Department of Defense Chooses PARC to Help Halt Internal Security Threats

2012-02-15T18:23:15-08:00

PARC, A Xerox Company, today announced that it is currently helping the United States government proactively identify internal threats before damaging acts are carried out via a two year, $3.5 million contract with the Department of Defense.

Xerox Makes Public Transit Easier in Philadelphia

2012-01-24T05:05:00-08:00

Riding on any Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) vehicle soon won’t require passes, farecards, tokens or cash. As part of a $122.2 million contract with ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), passengers will instead be able to digitally pay their fare with a quick tap or wave of their “contactless” credit or debit card or even their smartphone.

Patent Filings Rank Xerox Among the World’s Top Innovators

2012-01-23T10:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) continues to expand its rich patent portfolio filled with innovation that helps simplify, speed up and create more efficient ways for work to get done in enterprises around the world. The company received 1,030 U.S. patents in 2011.

Xerox Survey Finds Public Supports School Bus Cameras

2012-01-19T05:05:00-08:00

A national online survey conducted for ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), by Harris Interactive shows that the majority of those surveyed are concerned enough about vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses that they support measures to use cameras to ticket offenders.

Xerox Draws Global Recognition for Sustainability, Innovation

2011-12-21T07:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) wraps up 2011 with awards and accolades that represent the character of the company and the strong values for which it has operated by for more than 50 years.

Xerox HR Experts Say Improve Communication on Health Benefits for Lasting Results

2011-11-15T07:05:00-08:00

HR experts at Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) say engaging employees throughout the year, but particularly during the open enrollment season, is essential for keeping employees happy and productive. Employees who don’t feel their employer understands their needs can be costly – according to Gallup, the cost of disengaged workers is estimated to be more than $300 billion annually in lost productivity for U.S. businesses.

Xerox Innovation Helps Manage Photo and Document Clutter

2011-11-15T05:00:00-08:00

A team of Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) researchers has invented technologies that make it simple to find the exact images you need to illustrate and communicate your message. The imaging tools are available in the company’s online technology portal called Open Xerox, a website that allows customers to demo new inventions and provide feedback.

Xerox Releases 2011 Global Citizenship Report

2011-10-28T04:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) released its sixth Global Citizenship Report. The report illustrates how the company’s continued innovation supports the triple bottom line; good for the customer, good for the company and good for the planet.

Xerox CTO Recognized for Fostering Workplace Equality

2011-10-27T12:30:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE: XRX) Sophie Vandebroek has been selected as this year’s Champion Outie Award winner, at the annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit. Vandebroek, Xerox's chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group, was presented with the award today, during the group’s annual conference in Dallas. <img src="http://news.xerox.com/rss.ashx?id=683241" height="1" width="1" />

Xerox Helps LA Drivers Find a Parking Spot

2011-10-27T04:05:00-08:00

Finding a parking space in downtown Los Angeles will be a lot easier for drivers beginning in spring 2012. The city is teaming up with ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), to create a new pricing system that is part of a parking strategy designed to relieve traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, and improve the efficiency of downtown LA’s transit operations.

Inventor of Xerography Inducted into Hall of Fame

2011-10-05T06:00:00-08:00

Chester Carlson, the man who changed the way the world shares information, will be inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, on Oct. 6, in Appleton, Wis. Carlson, the inventor of xerography, will be honored for his process of plain paper copying that revolutionized communications.

Xerox’s Sophie Vandebroek Inducted into WITI Hall of Fame

2011-10-03T07:00:00-08:00

Sophie Vandebroek is one of four women who will receive the WITI Hall of Fame Award for achievements and contributions in science and technology.

Xerox Names Paul Smith to Lead Canadian Research Centre

2011-08-04T03:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today named Paul Smith as vice president of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada.

Xerox Inventors Reach Patent Milestones by Focusing on Customer Needs

2011-07-25T03:00:00-08:00

Three inventors at Xerox Corporation with a knack for turning ideas into practical customer solutions were recognized this month for passing patent milestones that rank them among the nation’s most inventive minds.

Xerox Launches Business of Your Brain Desktop App

2011-05-03T04:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) launched a free desktop application that lifts the curtain on your inbox and your brain. The Business of Your Brain™ desktop app analyzes emails and calendar notices to identify those distractions that steer focus away from their real business.

PARC Researchers Publish Significant Works in Ethnography and Ubiquitous Computing

2011-04-19T09:10:00-08:00

PARC, a premier center for commercial innovation, today announced that Dr. James (“Bo”) Begole, Principal Scientist and manager of PARC’s Ubiquitous Computing/ Context-aware Services team, and Dr. Margaret (“Peggy”) Szymanski, Senior Researcher and interaction analyst on PARC’s Ethnography Services team, have published two significant works within the same month. Both books represent fields – ubiquitous computing and work practice ethnography – that PARC pioneered and continues to work in with clients today.

Xerox Saves Time With Instant Live Help Technology

2011-03-30T06:00:00-08:00

Xerox virtual help desk prototype software uses Web-based 3D virtual reality imaging to give Xerox customers instant access to live support for their printer or multifunction device.

Health 2.0 Goes to HIMSS

2011-03-02T12:00:00-08:00

TheHeatlhcareBlog.com founder Matthew Holt and fellow reporter John Irvine recap last week’s HIMSS11 show highlighting Health Information Exchanges, innovation, cloud based applications and Health 2.0.

Xerox Drives Innovation with Virtual Lab Open to All

2011-02-24T04:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) has created a website to encourage customers to play a part in the exploratory research that serves as a source for new products, applications and services. Open Xerox is an online technology portal, providing instant access to the latest Xerox innovations and allowing anyone to test pilot technology and provide feedback directly to lab scientists and engineers.

ACS, A Xerox Company, to Keep Los Angeles Drivers Moving with Electronic Toll Collection for New Express Lanes

2011-02-23T04:00:00-08:00

Drivers on two of the busiest highways in Los Angeles County could cut their travel times under a new electronic toll system allowing single passenger vehicles to shift into the HOV lanes. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), will establish the program allowing toll rates to change based on traffic levels to help reduce highway congestion on the new ‘ExpressLanes’.

Xerox Enters High-Speed Inkjet Market

2011-02-14T01:00:00-08:00

Sometimes less is more. Leveraging its proprietary solid ink technology, Xerox is introducing the world’s first high-speed waterless inkjet system to enable vivid image quality on low-cost paper for printers looking to produce high-volume, high-value jobs.

New Xerox Tool Makes Personalizing a Photo Easy and Quick

2011-02-07T07:00:00-08:00

Imagine simply adding your name or words to a photo and then blending them naturally to a wall or sign so it all looks like one image. It’s all possible with Simple Personalized Imaging (SPI), a tool introduced by Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX.)

U.S. Patents Issued to Xerox in 2010 Jumps by 46 Percent

2011-01-31T07:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) added to its extensive intellectual property portfolio with 1,031 U.S. patents granted last year, up 46 percent over 2009, ranking it in the top 20 companies for U.S. patents in 2010.

Steve Hoover Named CEO of PARC

2011-01-11T04:05:00-08:00

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Steve Hoover has been named chief executive officer of the Palo Alto Research Center, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX). Hoover’s appointment follows previous CEO Mark Bernstein’s retirement from... <img src="http://news.xerox.com/rss.ashx?id=668940" height="1" width="1" />

Inside Innovation at Xerox: Smart Document Review Technology

2010-12-16T04:00:00-08:00

Scientists at Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) have created a prototype “smart document” review system where users can gather around a large touch-sensitive table top display and sort documents merely by moving their fingers across the screen.

Xerox Honors 12 Inventors with New Anne Mulcahy Inventor Award

2010-12-01T06:49:43-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) presented twelve of its scientists and engineers the first annual Anne Mulcahy Inventor Award, an honor created to shine the spotlight on inventors whose patents opened up new growth opportunities for the company.

Thinfilm Works with PARC to Develop Next-Generation Printed Memory Solutions

2010-10-13T04:00:00-08:00

Thinfilm, a provider of advanced printed memory technology, and PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated), a premier center for commercial innovation, today announced that they are working together to provide next-generation memory technology enabled through printed electronics.

Xerox Developed Outlook Plug-in Searches As If It's Human

2010-09-28T08:00:00-08:00

A new search tool, designed to act more like a human personal assistant than a plug-in, was introduced today by Meshin, a start-up funded by Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX).

Two Xerox Scientists Reach 100th Patent Mark

2010-09-16T06:23:40-08:00

Zhigang (Zeke) Fan, principal scientist at Xerox Research Center Webster and Nan-Xing Hu, lab manger at the Xerox Research Centre Canada have earned their 100th patent – a rare achievement in the scientific world.

Trailmeme, A New Kind of Web Publishing, Launches at DEMOfall 2010

2010-09-14T03:00:00-08:00

Trailmeme, a new web publishing technology, launched today at DEMOfall 2010. The Web today offers users many tools to collect and share information, but there’s a noticeable lack of tools that truly make sense of that abundance of diverse content. Trailmeme gives users the ability to create and consume Web content in a more meaningful and visual way.

PARC Awarded ‘National Science Foundation’ Funding to Expand Fundamental Research in Content-Centric Networking

2010-09-01T08:09:27-08:00

PARC, a Xerox company, today announced it is one of four project teams chosen by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pursue ways to build a more trustworthy and robust Internet.

Xerox Engineer Will Join National Discussion Around Cloud Computing, Other Innovations

2010-07-14T04:00:00-08:00

An engineer at the Xerox Research Center Webster, who is working on a number of Web technology and online marketplace projects, will participate in this year’s National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 16th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, a gathering of the country’s “most promising” engineers.

Xerox Demonstrates Innovation Production Inket Technology at IPEX

2010-05-18T00:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) will highlight the power of “supercharged” continuous feed production at IPEX 2010, this year’s largest print industry trade show, with a preview of its high speed production inkjet technology.

New technologies power speed, reliability and unsurpassed image

2010-04-20T04:10:00-08:00

In a world where “high def” has quickly become the norm and paper flies through printers at ever increasing speeds, researchers at Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) and Fuji Xerox have developed technology to meet the challenge of printing high definition images at speeds of 80 to 100 pages per minute.

Xerox Researchers Aid Effort to Curb Hospital-Acquired Infections

2010-03-25T03:00:00-08:00

Each year, hospital-acquired infections affect millions of patients around the world, killing hundreds of thousands. While doctors and nurses have stepped-up hand washing and other methods to curtail infection, linguists at Xerox have teamed up with medical researchers in France to explore how “language technology” can help.

Xerox Launches Innovation Hub in India

2010-03-17T03:00:00-08:00

Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE:XRX) new research facility – the Xerox India Innovation Hub – will bring together Xerox scientists and engineers with leading Indian academic institutions, research labs and industry partners.

Chemical Armor Nearly Doubles the Life of Printer Components

2009-11-12T08:00:00-08:00

Tasked with developing ways to extend the lifespan of printer components - and reduce their impact on the environment - a group of scientists at Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) have developed a new chemical armor that protects photoreceptors, the light-sensitive elements in xerographic machines. Protected from normal wear and tear, a photoreceptor coated with the new "armor" can survive more than one million revolutions - nearly doubling its usable life.

Xerox Scientists Develop Silver Ink to Print Plastic Circuits

2009-10-27T12:00:00-08:00

With the development of a new silver ink, Xerox scientists have paved the way for commercialization and low-cost manufacturing of printable electronics. Printable electronics offers manufacturers a very low-cost way to add "intelligence" or computing power to a wide range of surfaces such as plastic or fabric. This development will aid the commercialization of new applications such as "smart" pill boxes that track how much medication a patient has taken or display screens that roll up to fit into a briefcase.

Xerox Scientists Create Computer Language to Describe Color

2009-09-23T06:00:00-08:00

Scientists at Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) have taken the concept of "paint by number" to a whole new level with the release of a technology that translates detailed human descriptions of color - such as "brilliant yellow" - into mathematical algorithms that tell a computer how to edit that specific hue.

Innovation Executive Appointed to Drive PARC's R&D

2009-08-18T18:00:00-08:00

PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Inc.) has appointed Dr. Tamara St.Claire as Vice President of Global Business Development. St.Claire will manage PARCâ€™s commercial R&D innovation portfolio, drive international partnerships, explore new markets and industry engagements, and align organizational strategy with portfolio management. <img src="http://news.xerox.com/rss.ashx?id=512152" height="1" width="1" />

Heavy Chemistry helps Xerox Scientist Reach Patent Milestone

2009-01-13T12:00:00-08:00

Many scientists claim to have 'eureka' moments, but rarely at the age of 12. However that's when Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) scientist Peter Kazmaier first felt the thrill of creating new molecular structures - while using his first chemistry set. This fall, Kazmaier experienced another thrill from the scientific community: the receipt of his 100th U.S. patent, a rare achievement that puts him among the ranks of Xerox's most inventive scientists, and only the fifth Canadian scientist at Xerox to accomplish this feat.