If Kodak Goes Bankrupt, What Happens Next?

Last week’s Wall Street Journal article contends that Kodak is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Kodak would not comment on what it considers rumors, and that’s fair given that the Journal’s story was based on unnamed sources, but last fall under similar circumstances Kodak put out a press release denying any intention to declare bankruptcy. This time around the rumors are looking like a distinct possibility.

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Xerox Announces the DocuColor 8080

Today Xerox announced the DocuColor 8080, an addition to the DocuColor family that will replace the DocuColor 7002 and 8002. The DocuColor 8080 is an 80-ppm production color printer with a stated duty cycle of 1.2 million A4/letter impressions per month. It has a maximum sheet size of 12.6” x 19.2” and a front-to-back registration tolerance of +/- 0.5 millimeters. It supports stocks from 60 to 300 gsm (16 lb. bond to 110 lb. cover). Three color server options are offered: Xerox’s FreeFlow Print Server, an EFI Fiery-based EX Print Server, and a Creo-based CX Print Server. Finishing options by GBC, Standard, and Xerox are also available. Installations of the DocuColor 8080 will begin in August at a list price of $260,000 (including the color server). The DocuColor 8080 will get its first public showing at Graph Expo in September.

Xerox DocuColor 8080

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Fuji Xerox Announces New High-Speed Cut-Sheet Color Products Using Chemical Toners

Fuji Xerox announced two new production color digital print models today: the 100-ppm Color 1000 Press and the 80-ppm Color 800 Press. (See the Fuji Xerox press release.) Several things stand out in this news:

• The products use Xerox’s EA chemical toner – This is Xerox’s first high-end production color product using chemical toners (Nuvera EA already does so), which has important implications for lower running cost. Fuji Xerox referred to the toner as “Emulsion Aggregation-Eco Toner, or EA-Eco Toner.”
• Clear toner is an option for the Color Press 1000 – Though it is not specifically stated in the release, the availability of a clear toner for a glossy finish or watermark printing implies that there is room for more than four color stations in the 1000. This would be a first for Xerox’s production color products.
• The Fuji Xerox products will have a staggered launch – Fuji Xerox says that the Color 1000 Press will launch on January 29, 2010 and the Color 800 Press will launch sometime in the spring of 2010. Xerox Corporation has not yet announced these products and provided the following statement when approached by InfoTrends: “Fuji Xerox’s announcement of its launch plans for the Xerox Color 1000 Press and the Xerox Color 800 Press is the first phase of a global plan to bring this new product to market. Launch plans for these new presses are being finalized for the rest of the world. We will have more information to share in the first half of 2010. Xerox’s current high-end digital color portfolio remains intact throughout North America, Europe and other geographies.”

Fuji Xerox Color 1000/800 Press

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