Xplor International Releases Its 2000 - 2001 Technology Directions Survey Survey Offers Glimpse Into the Minds of Today's Top Document Professionals Worldwide TORRANCE, Calif., March 27 /PRNewswire - AsiaNet/ -- Xplor International,the worldwide electronic document systems association, released its 2000 - 2001 Technology Directions Survey, which provides both Xplor members and the document industry with a status report on current and future technology trends. The survey offers a glimpse into the minds of today's top document professionals from around the world, surveying both user companies and service providers that are members of Xplor. The results provide a benchmark for organisations to compare their perceptions of the industry against those of other strategic document specialists. "Enhancing customer relationships, streamlining business processes, and archiving enterprise knowledge are all critical components of any organization," says James Shand, EDP, chairman of the board of Xplor International. "At the core of these business considerations are documents. Because documents play such an important role in the businessplace, we must constantly track and evaluate the trends that affect how we conduct business in the future." Xplor's 2000 - 2001 Technology Directions Survey covers trends and organizational decisions relating to e-business, digital printing, outsourcing, effects of the Internet on printing, top current and future investments, document imaging, and more. To order a copy of Xplor International's 2000 - 2001 Technology Directions Survey, call +1-310-791-9521, or e-mail [email protected]. Technology Survey Highlights: -- Nearly one-third of Xplor International user member companies identify e-commerce as their number one technology investment. Two-thirds of Xplor member service providers place e-commerce among their top three current investments. -- Seventy-five percent of Xplor member companies handle e-commerce transactions internally. -- More than one-half of Xplor International members place customer contact among top three benefits realized from web participation. -- Xplor International members expect most new methods of creating, accessing, printing, and distributing documents to increase the demand for printing. -- More than three-quarters of Xplor member user companies agree that distribute-then-print will help them conduct business globally. About Xplor International Xplor International is the worldwide association representing more than 5,000 members in more than 2,500 companies which develop and use the technology of the US $125-billion document systems industry. SOURCE Xplor International NOTE TO EDITORS: Graphs from Xplor's Technology Directions Survey are available upon request. The survey is also available to media upon request./ CONTACT: Anne Davison, Manager, Marketing Communications, 310-791-9539, [email protected], or Aaron Kiel, Associate Manager, Public Relations & Publications, 310-791-9534, [email protected], both of Xplor International Web site: http://www.xplor.org