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Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester, New York, as the Haloid Photographic Company. [11] It manufactured photographic paper and equipment. In 1938, Chester Carlson, a physicist working independently, invented a process for printing images using an electrically charged photoconductor-coated metal plate [12] and dry powder "toner".
Fuji Xerox was established in 1962 as a 50:50 partnership with Rank Xerox. [1] Rank Xerox was absorbed into Xerox Corporation in 1997. [2]Initially serving as a distributor exclusively for Rank Xerox products, Fuji Xerox transitioned into independent research and development, introducing its proprietary xerographic machines and devices.
The Xerox 914 was the first successful commercial plain paper copier. Introduced in 1959 by the Haloid/Xerox company, it revolutionized the document-copying industry. The culmination of inventor Chester Carlson 's work on the xerographic process, the 914 was fast and economical.
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) was founded by Darwin Deason and Charles M. Young, both former MTech Communications executives, in 1988. [6] Deason had served as CEO at MTech and decided to launch another data processing firm after a management buyout bid of him and other executives had lost to another bid in 1988.
Joseph Chamberlain Wilson (December 13, 1909 [1] – November 22, 1971) was the founder of the Xerox Corporation, a graduate of the University of Rochester and Harvard Business School [2] and a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Beta Phi chapter). He helped to develop xerography pioneered by Chester Carlson.
When Xerox balked, they decided to create their own company. They founded Adobe in 1982 and created PostScript, a program that helped make small-scale printing feasible for the first time.
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...
Conduent Inc. is an American business services provider company headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. It was formed in 2017 as a divestiture from Xerox. [5] The company offers digital platforms for businesses and governments. [6] [7] [8] As of 2021, it had over 31,000 employees working across 22 countries. [4]