Fuji Xerox named top 10 government contractor by IDA

Singapore, July 24, 2008 - Fuji Xerox Singapore is delighted to announce that the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has named the company one of the top ten government contractors in 2007.

Having won more than 30 government contracts in 2007, which comprises mainly of Enterprise Content Management systems and infrastructure solutions, as well as being part of the EDS International-led OneMeridian consortium that won the S$1.3 billion Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOEasy) public sector project, Fuji Xerox has reaffirmed its leadership position and reputation for providing intuitive, client-customised Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions for agencies in the government sector.

"In the past 10 years that Fuji Xerox has been in the ECM arena, we have implemented our solutions to numerous government sites, with the largest serving over 1500 users," said Bert Wong, Managing Director of Fuji Xerox Singapore. "The recognition as one of the government's top 10 contractors is testament not only to the quality of the industry-leading solutions we provide, but also to our dedication to our customers, that our unique methodology of addressing information management needs by looking at how a business' process, people, and technology, works."

In 2007, the Singapore government awarded S$2.12 billion worth of information, technology and communication projects, of which S$1.3 billion was apportioned to the SOEasy project. Of the remaining S$0.82 billion that was apportioned for other infocomm projects, 64% was awarded to local companies like Fuji Xerox.

Having implemented ECM and Information Management solutions for customers for the last decade, Fuji Xerox has identified several challenges faced by many businesses today. These include risings costs of storing hardcopy documents, information overload, ensuring currency of information, enabling easy access of information across an organisation, maintaining information security, and adhering to compliance regulations.

Realising that one business's information management needs is different from another, Fuji Xerox looks at a company's business process and staff culture before customising integrated technology solutions in the areas of Enterprise Content Management, Intelligent Document Recognition, Enterprise Search, Email Management, Identity and Access Management, Storage, Virtualization, to meet the demanding challenges of today's information management needs. Solutions recommended aim to enable a company's staff to focus on their core responsibilities, automate document and resource intensive and manual activities to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

"We don't believe that there is a one-size-fits-all solution for managing information – analogue or digital," added Mr Wong "Our methodology of using multi-faceted approach that defines, measures, analyses, improves and control with the ultimate goal of improving processes, reduce costs and increase profits. In addition, our strong partnerships with many leading hardware and software companies enable us to deliver the best possible solutions to our customers, and face the many demanding information management challenges together with them."

"It is our dedication to the understanding that each business and each department has its own requirements, that sets us apart from our competitors and make us one of the top 10 government contractors," concluded Mr Wong.

Fuji Xerox Singapore is the leading provider of document and knowledge management solutions. It provides a suite of software, hardware and services that effectively help businesses to capture, store, retrieve and distribute information, documents and knowledge residing in multi-faceted document forms (paper, digital, video, human mind). Supported by a strong team of consultants and solution architects, its commitment is to help businesses transform complex information and experience into knowledge with innovative yet simple solutions, so that prompt and precise business decisions may be made effortlessly in this fast-evolving knowledge-based era. For more information, visit http://www.fujixerox.com.sg.

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Pauline Chee
Manager, Marketing Communications and Services
Fuji Xerox Singapore
Email: Pauline.Chee@sgp.fujixerox.com
Tel: +65 6761 6684