Xerox Completes Acquisition of Advectis, Inc.; Launches Xerox Mortgage Services.Expands document management services for mortgage industry, simplifying and digitizing the loan process ROCHESTER, N.Y., & ATLANTA -- Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ) has completed its cash acquisition of Advectis([R]), Inc. for $32 million. Advectis' technology is one of the mortgage industry's most widely-used solutions for electronic document collaboration See data conferencing. . This purchase expands Xerox's expertise in automating work processes, helping customers in document-intensive businesses like lending and finance to reduce costs and simplify how work gets done. In a predominately paper-based industry, Advectis' Web-based BlitzDocs Collaboration Suite helps lenders, brokers and investors manage the process needed to underwrite, audit, collaborate, deliver and archive loan documents electronically. A BlitzDocs([R]) electronic loan folder mirrors the paper loan folder used today but improves efficiencies in the loan cycle, allowing mortgage participants to view and process online documents. Clients benefit from a network with more than 35,000 broker shops and the top seven mortgage insurance companies. Advectis was founded in 2000 and currently employs about 41 people, who now join Xerox. Former Advectis CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Greg Smith now becomes vice president and general manager of Xerox Mortgage Services, the newly formed unit in Xerox Global Services focusing on innovative document management and collaboration services customized for the mortgage industry. Smith will report to John Kelly, president of Xerox Global Services, North America. Through its acquisition strategy, Xerox is identifying successful companies in niche markets that align with Xerox's commitment to innovation and reducing the complexity of document management. Last year, Xerox acquired Amici Amici can refer to:
LLC - Logical Link Control , a leading provider of e-discovery services, primarily supporting litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and regulatory compliance, and XMPie, which provides variable information software for the graphic arts and marketing industries. Xerox Mortgage Services will be featured at Booth 1004 at the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention & Expo in Boston, October 14-17. Customer Contacts: For more information about Xerox Global Services, visit http://www.xerox.com/globalservices or call 800-ASK-XEROX, ext. 947. For more information about Advectis, visit http://www.advectis.com or call 678-460-2460. Note: For more information on Xerox, visit http://www.xerox.com or http://www.xerox.com/news. For open commentary and industry perspectives, visit http://blogs.xerox.com/ or http://www.xerox.com/thoughtleadership. XEROX[R] is a trademark of XEROX CORPORATION. |
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