By Peter Lavelle
Wednesday 17 March 10:30 GMT
Ink cartridge manufacturer Xerox has opened its first research laboratory in India. Initiated in January last year and housed in Chennai, the lap will develop innovative approaches to document management in developing markets. In conjunction with Indian universities, it aims especially to address managed print services through local concerns. It will develop projects including: multilingual technologies and rural technology initiatives.
The lab’s concern with document management reflects Xerox’s recent move away from printer manufacturing into service provision. Recently Xerox purchased business processing outsourcing company ACS (Affiliated Computer Services) for $6bn for this purpose. In addition, last week Xerox accredited 22 new partners to distribute its managed print services in Europe.
The new Indian research centre will join laboratories already housed in: Canada, France, Palo Alto and Webster. Later this year Xerox plans to show the fruits of its research centres in a new technology showroom. The showroom is intended to assist researchers in India concentrate on ‘pain points’ in emerging markets.
Sources
Anonymous, ‘Xerox India Innovation Hub,’ Xerox.com, 2010.
Katie Hoffmann, ‘Xerox Opens Research Lab In India, Its First In Emerging Market,’ BusinessWeek.com 17 March 2010.
Wednesday 17 March 10:30 GMT
Ink cartridge manufacturer Xerox has opened its first research laboratory in India. Initiated in January last year and housed in Chennai, the lap will develop innovative approaches to document management in developing markets. In conjunction with Indian universities, it aims especially to address managed print services through local concerns. It will develop projects including: multilingual technologies and rural technology initiatives.
The lab’s concern with document management reflects Xerox’s recent move away from printer manufacturing into service provision. Recently Xerox purchased business processing outsourcing company ACS (Affiliated Computer Services) for $6bn for this purpose. In addition, last week Xerox accredited 22 new partners to distribute its managed print services in Europe.
The new Indian research centre will join laboratories already housed in: Canada, France, Palo Alto and Webster. Later this year Xerox plans to show the fruits of its research centres in a new technology showroom. The showroom is intended to assist researchers in India concentrate on ‘pain points’ in emerging markets.
Sources
Anonymous, ‘Xerox India Innovation Hub,’ Xerox.com, 2010.
Katie Hoffmann, ‘Xerox Opens Research Lab In India, Its First In Emerging Market,’ BusinessWeek.com 17 March 2010.
1 comments:
Were seeing lots of interest for Managed Print Solutions coming from the India markets so this is not surprising....more to come!
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