In an endeavor to strengthen its consulting line of business, Xerox has announced the launch of Xerox DocuShare 5.0 an electronic content management (ECM) software targeted at medium and large enterprises. Xerox DocuShare 5.0 is part of Xerox Global Services (XGS) division that provides consulting and outsourcing services to enterprises of any size. In addition, the company shared its plans to tap the growing document management outsourcing opportunity in India.
The newly launched Xerox DocuShare 5.0 software offers document management and image capture capabilities that increase personal productivity and improve operational efficiency of organizations. Xerox offers this software in two versions: Xerox DocuShare 5.0 (standard version) and Xerox DocuShare CPX 5.0 (advanced version that supports sophisticated collaboration, transactional workflows, and greater information access). To experience the solution, Xerox is offering enterprises a 30 day free trial of Xerox DocuShare CPX 5.0 which can be downloaded at http://docushare.xerox.com/products/trial.html.
Outlining the document management outsourcing India opportunity, Mr. Ravi Venkatraman, Director, Xerox Global Services, Xerox India Limited, said, “Documents consume approximately 50% of the IT budgets (IDC) and this represents an enormous opportunity for Xerox Global Services. With our comprehensive line of XGS offerings namely, Business Process Services, Xerox Office Services, DOCS and FreeFlow Web Services, we aim to add value to our client businesses and enable them to focus on their core expertise by managing/outsourcing the entire document processes.”
Sharing XGS's plans to tap the South India market, Mr. Venkatraman, added, “We will be tapping the ITeS and Manufacturing verticals in Hyderabad and Chennai respectively and will hire a team of 6 dedicated experts to grow the XGS business in these identified verticals. XGS will also double its employee headcount across India by end of 2007. Alongside, we will roll out an educational outreach campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of document management outsourcing and engage with 40 Chief Financial Officers of large enterprises in South India by end of 2007.”
Xerox is the only player in the industry today to offer a comprehensive end-to-end service, comprising of its four service lines on a pay per usage model. XGS boasts of over 70 large enterprises as its clients including global companies like Nokia, Microsoft, Boeing and HSBC amongst others. XGS's clients in South India include Sun Microsystems, EMC and Karnataka High Court.
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