It was an incredible night for Xerox Premier Partners at the annual Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging (PIXI) Awards at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, Sunday, Sept. 9. Nearly two-thirds of the awards went to Xerox Premier Partners – 19 of the 30 awards were bestowed upon 16 Xerox Premier Partners, including “Best of Show” to Pete Keiger Printing Company of Winston-Salem, N.C.

Keiger produced this sample book that showcases the variety of paper stocks, finishes and colors that can be produced on its Xerox iGen3 Digital Production Press. This book is a powerful sales and marketing tool aimed at its customers, demonstrating the breadth of the iGen3's capabilities, and getting designers to think about projects in new ways. Keiger also is showing the sample book to specialty paper manufacturers that want to demonstrate how paper stocks can be used on digital presses. So, in addition to showing samples of its work to customers, the book also could become a saleable product on its own.

Wow! What a great showing from this elite group of graphic communications services providers — once again proving that Xerox Premier Partners are the cream of the crop of the digital printing market. And the Xerox Premier Partners program continues to grow. The global network of vanguard digital print services providers now is 651 members strong, including 301 Premier Partners in Canada and the United States, up by 74 members so far this year – a 33 percent increase – proving the overwhelming demand among Xerox Graphic Communications Industry customers for a powerful global affinity program such as this.

For more information about the 2007 PIXI winners, please read the news release. Congratulations, Xerox Premier Partners! We’re proud of you, all.

Bob Wagner
Vice President, Creative Services Business and Premier Partners Program
Xerox
robert.wagner@xerox.com