Xerox Partners With Merisel to Market Full Line of Network Printers, Personal Products; Leading Distributor Now Carries Xerox in both the United States and Canada

Business Wire, July 15, 1999

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1999--

Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) announced today that El Segundo, Calif.-based Merisel Inc. (NASDAQ:MSEL), a leading distributor of computer products and services, will now distribute Xerox network printers and other products to resellers throughout the United States.

"Merisel has been an excellent partner and a key force in building our business in Canada. It makes sense to extend that relationship into the United States," said Kevin Shea, senior vice president and general manager, North American Office Channels, Xerox Channels Group.

The new agreement expands the companies' long-standing relationship and underscores their commitmis year, Merisel Canada named Xerox its "Printejet printers; digital copier/printers; multifunction devices; and Xerox supplies.

Merisel Inc. is a leader in the distribution of computer hardware and software products. Based in El Segundo, Calif., Merisel is a Fortune 500 company with 1998 sales of $4.6 billion. Merisel distributes a full line of 25,000 products from the industry's leading manufacturers to resellers throughout North America. Merisel's corporate Web site is www.merisel.com

Xerox Corporation is a $19 billion enterprise serving the worldwide document processing market. It develops, manufactures, markets, services and finances a full range of products and services that make businesses more productive. The Xerox Channels Group was created in 1997 to provide personal and networked office document solutions with world-class service and support to retail and office channels.

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