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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.
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".
Web search engine supporting natural language queries: Altavista is launched. This is a first among web search engines in many ways: it has unlimited bandwidth, allows natural language queries, has search tips, and allows people to add or delete their domains in 24 hours. [13] [14] 1996 New web search engine
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Xerox Celebrates the Creation of Xerography - and 75 Years of Simplifying How Work Gets Done NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Written in a bold hand on a glass slide was the date and location: 10 ...
Xerox had just announced its plan to split its operations into is core copier and printers related businesses (Xerox), and the business process outsourcing business (Conduent Inc). [6] By the end of October 2016, the suit was settled and Deason's preferred shares were split between the companies (180,000 shares of Xerox's preferred stock and ...
When Thoman was announced as President and COO of Xerox, which positioned him as the eventual successor to Paul Allaire, this news caused the company shares to rise $2 (2.9%) to $71.75, after earlier touching a record $73.25 on the New York Stock Exchange. Thoman, who assumed his duties on June 30, 1997, was the first outsider in the long ...