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Sunday, February 13, 2011

This Week in Xerox "TWIX Notes"

Xerox acquired a provider of electronic health records (EHR) solutions to the healthcare vertical:


o Acquired WaterWare Internet Services Inc.

o Based in San Jose, CA

o Specializes in storing EHR data online called Aquifer EHR Edition

o Offers a system that pharmacists can use to manage patients’ prescriptions called Nile Pharmacy

o Will work alongside Xerox DocuShare software
- Xerox announced that it was issued a total of 1,031 patents in 2010, up 46%. The patents are not only from office equipment division, but also from ACS and XMPie divisions.
- Xerox CEO, Ursula Burns, announced she has sold her condominium in New York for $2.5 million. She now lists an address in New Canaan, CT, which is much closer to Xerox’s headquarters in Norwalk, CT.
- Xerox announced it sold a DocuColor 7002 system to LT Print Group of Wirral, England.

- Xerox announced it will use Microsoft’s new Azure cloud computing platform to launch Xerox Cloud Print, a chargeable service that will allow end users to route a printing job to any available public printing, directly from their mobile devices.
- Xerox and data security. Brendan O’Connor of Black Hat USA, published instructions on how to hack into a Xerox WorkCentre MFP, through its Linux based operating system. Details on what he was able to do after hacking in:

o Steal passwords

o Collect all print jobs remotely

o Reset or change meters to affect copy charges from Xerox

o Change default print template, or print random pages

o Firewall network ports

o Schedule random reboots

o Randomly email print and scan jobs to other people

o Make long distance connections with fax modem

o Shut down device

- Xerox announced that it was recognized for the fifth consecutive year by J.D. Power and Associates for providing “An Outstanding Customer Service Experience”. Based on results of a survey of more than 1,000 Xerox customers.

-=Good Selling=-

1 comment:

  1. That black hat article was published in 2005! Why would you bring it up like it is new news? xerox has closed the wholes and added logging thanks to Brian for bringing it to their attention!

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