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Jul 7, 2008 4:17 PM

Xerox awarded national medal of technology

2007

iGen3 launched

2002

With this flagship product, Xerox marches into the graphic arts market

Settlement with the SEC regarding charges

2002

Anne Mulcahy becomes CEO

2002

Tektronix's Color Printing and Imaging Division acquired

2000

Rank Xerox absorbed into Xerox

1997

Docutech 135 creates on-demand print market

1990

The first production-class laser printer, created the entire category

Exit from personal computing business

1989

Xerox 8010 Star Information System launched

1981

Xerox 9700, first laser printer

1977

Exit from mainframe business

1975

Xerox forced to license Xerography patents

1975

Xerox settles antitrust complaint with U.S. Federal Trade Commission by agreeing to license existing xerographic patents.

Xerox Alto prototyped at PARC

1973

Alto prototype

Joseph Wilson dies

1971

Founding of PARC

1970

Development of personal computing at PARC

Jan 1, 1970

SDS is acquired

1969

McCullough drives the acquisition of SDS to launch Xerox's foray into computing

Gary Starkweather invents laser printing concept

1969

Chester Carlson dies

Sep 18, 1968

Peter McCullough takes over

1966

Fuji-Xerox formed

1962

as a 50:50 partnership between Fuji Photo Film and Rank Xerox

Haloid Xerox becomes Xerox

1961

Wilson Center for Research and Technology founded

1961

Haloid Xerox launches the 914 copier

1959

Xerox grows to a billion dollar company

Jan 1, 1959

Rank Xerox formed

1956

a joint venture of Xerox and the UK's Rank Organization

Haloid joins the fray

Oct 21, 1948

Haloid Corporation makes a daring move and takes on the problem of engineering commercial Xerography products

Enter Battelle

Dec 31, 1943

Battelle Memorial institute takes on the challenge of commercializing Carlson's invention

Xerography patent, 2,297,691 awarded

Oct 5, 1942

"Astoria, 1938"

Oct 22, 1938

Otto Koronei helps Carlson produce the first demonstration of Xerography

Birth of Joseph Wilson

1909

Birth of Chester Carlson

Feb 8, 1906

The inventor of Xerography

Haloid corporation founded

1906

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