| DENVER, June 19, 2008 -- The Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee announced
Xerox Corporation will provide printing services for the Democratic National Convention,
taking place Aug. 25-28. As the preferred provider of document services for the
Host Committee, Xerox will use energy-efficient equipment, recycled paper and
eco-friendly ink cartridges to manage printing during the convention.
"At the convention, electing a candidate for the general election takes prose
and poise, but also prints. Xerox's role will be documenting history in the making,"
said Doug Lord, president of Xerox's United States Solutions Group. "We're printing
in a way that supports the environmental commitment of the party and demonstrates
our rich heritage of environmental sustainability."
Aligning business innovation with environmental responsibility, Xerox's short-term
rental and event services will provide digital printers, multifunction systems
and High Yield Business Paper™ that support the Host Committee's commitment to
green technology.
The convention will run Xerox 4110™ copiers/printers and WorkCentre® 7655 color
multifunction systems using Xerox's Emulsion Aggregation toner. As a result, the
amount of toner needed is significantly reduced, as nearly 100 percent of the
product transfers to the paper. That translates into cost savings and reduced
waste. The systems are ENERGY STAR® compliant and allow for duplex printing, which
reduces the amount of paper needed for print or copy jobs.
Xerox is also providing its High Yield Business Paper with the digital devices,
which is made through a "greener" process than standard paper. For example, High
Yield Business Paper uses 90 percent of the tree versus only 45 percent used to
create traditional digital printing paper. It also requires less water and chemicals
and is produced in a plant using hydroelectricity to partially power the pulping
process. This process reduces fossil fuel use and up to 75 percent of greenhouse
gas emissions.
"We couldn't host events of this magnitude without the assistance of corporations
like Xerox," said Elbra Wedgeworth, president of the Denver Host Committee. "Xerox
brings to the convention what it has been delivering to the city of Denver for
years as its document management provider - innovation that minimizes the impact
on the environment and high-quality products and services."
In addition, Let's Say Thanks® - a Xerox-sponsored program aimed at saying "thank
you" to U.S. troops serving overseas - will hold card drives to let attendees
send messages of support to America's servicemen and women. Thousands of postcards
designed by Denver-area children will be printed on a Xerox iGen3® Digital Production
Press, signed by hand, and then shipped overseas.
Xerox has had a role in supporting both the Democratic and Republican conventions
with services, equipment and supplies since 1988.
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