WILSONVILLE, Ore., Aug. 24, 2005 --

For the fourth consecutive year, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has been named the top network office color printer vendor in VARBusiness magazine, a leading industry publication for value-added resellers who market high-technology products, solutions and services.
Xerox earned the highest scores for product innovation, support and partnership, surpassing all competitors in the network color printer category. Xerox network office color printers include the Phaser™ 6100 color laser printer, the Phaser 8500/8550 solid ink color printers, the Phaser 6300/6350 color laser printers, the Phaser 7300 tabloid color printer, and the Phaser 7750 tabloid color laser printer. "VARBusiness' Annual Report Card is a significant benchmark in the reseller community," said Robert DeMarzo, vice president and publisher, VARBusiness magazine. "Xerox has conquered the network color printer category for the fourth year in a row, which says a lot about the company's loyalty and dedication to its reseller partners."

The VARBusiness ARC Awards recognize outstanding partner programs in 19 product and service categories from desktops to software. Winners are selected based on the survey results of more than 5,000 channel partners.

Xerox was honored at an awards ceremony Aug. 23 at the XChange '05 Conference in Orlando, a gathering of channel and partner professionals.

"To be selected as VARBusiness' leading network color printer vendor for a fourth consecutive year reflects Xerox's strong focus on the needs of our channel partners and customers in offices small to large," said Jim Firestone, president, Xerox North America. "This recognition reinforces Xerox's position as a leader in office color printing, a market that is among the most significant growth opportunities for Xerox and resellers alike."

Xerox's award-winning office printing, copying and multifunction line continues to receive accolades from industry-leading testing labs and research organizations such as CRN magazine, PC World, Buyers Laboratory Inc. and Better Buys for Business. Xerox products and services won more than 150 awards worldwide in the first half of 2005. Recent honors include:

A "CRN Test Center Recommended" designation for the newly introduced Phaser 6350 and Phaser 8550 color printers.

A first place designation in PC World's Top 10 Printers for the Phaser 4500 laser printer.

Four "Editor's Choice" awards from Better Buys for Business for the CopyCentre™ C118 digital copier, WorkCentre™ M118/M118i multifunction systems, WorkCentre M20/M20i multifunction systems, and Phaser 5500 laser printer.

Four "Pick of the Year" awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc. for the FaxCentre™ F116, WorkCentre™ C2424 color multifunction system, WorkCentre™ Pro 128 advanced multifunction system, and WorkCentre™ Pro C2636 advanced color multifunction system.

An "Outstanding Achievement Award for Document Imaging Technology in a Desktop MFP" from Buyers Laboratory Inc. for the WorkCentre C2424 color multifunction system.

The top rating -- 8.6 out of 10 -- from InfoWorld magazine for the WorkCentre C2636 color multifunction system in its recent color multifunction roundup article.

An "Editor's Pick" award from Entrepreneur magazine for the WorkCentre C2424 color multifunction system.