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Technology Stocks : Lanier Worldwide, Inc (LR) - Digital Document Management -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Walter Morton who wrote (11)	11/9/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: Walter Morton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 72

Lanier Finalizes Strategic Alliance to Offer HP Mopier Multifunction Solutions In North America Formal Agreement Represents a Powerful Combination of Technology, Document Management Solutions and Services for Customers ATLANTA, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: LR - news) finalized the global strategic alliance with Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP - news) announced earlier this year. The agreement, signed by HP and Lanier officials, enables Lanier to distribute, service and support the HP Mopier line of multifunction peripherals, including the HP Mopier 240 and HP Mopier 320, future HP Mopier network multifunction peripherals and related supplies and accessories in North America. Effective immediately in North America, the relationship will enable HP to penetrate enterprise-level accounts and enhance Lanier's ability to provide industry-leading, digital document management solutions. ``HP is pleased to work with Lanier and our alliance with Lanier accelerates HP's strategy for the North American distribution of our HP Mopier line,' said Lee Ray Massey, General Manager of HP's Department LaserJet Printing Division. ``In conjunction with our local resellers, the relationship with Lanier makes the productivity and reliability of the HP Mopier multifunction solution readily available to businesses across North America.' For Lanier, the relationship gives the company a strong competitive advantage in the crowded, fast-paced document market. Lanier's domestic customer base and sales force provide immediate critical mass and aggressive distribution, complementing HP's existing group of local qualified resellers. ``We are excited about the opportunities this alliance gives us to become customers' document management solutions partner of choice,' said Wesley Cantrell, Chairman and CEO of Lanier Worldwide. ``First and foremost, adding the HP Mopier line to our product portfolio gives customers access to an even more comprehensive suite of award-winning document output solutions. ``HP Mopiers will also augment DOCutivity, the process we use to analyze how customers can improve every stage of the document lifecycle. Now, as we assess document management needs in the customer's workflow, we can offer the de facto industry standard in printer-based solutions as those needs arise. ``Finally, our customers will benefit from the combination of HP's expertise in printer connectivity with Lanier's global sales and service network. HP's reputation in IT is unparalleled, just like Lanier's track record for customer satisfaction.' Lanier has one of the world's largest service and support teams, with employees in 23 countries and distributors in 80 countries. Lanier consistently earns industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings for servicing digital copying systems and other office solutions. The alliance between Lanier and HP forms a powerful document management solutions team. The HP Mopier line of network multifunction peripherals includes the Mopier 240, HP's pioneer Mopier, as well as the HP Mopier 320, a 32-page-per- minute network printer with convenient walk-up digital copying capabilities. HP Mopiers enable customers to make mopies (multiple original prints) directly from their desktops through HP's reliable and trusted networking and printing expertise. In addition, Mopiers offer walk-up copying, digital sending to e-mail capabilities, copier-like finishing capabilities, and service-oriented support.