Big deal.

I think it was October when I first heard the rumors about ‘some kind of big changes’ coming down the pike. A couple of friends from other (competitor) companies called to ask what was happening, telling me that they heard that Global Imaging was being bought by Xerox.

They were right, sort of. Xerox DID buy Global Imaging…

In 2007.

Since then, Global Imaging has operated (generally speaking) the way it always has, acquiring office equipment dealerships with a good name and quality people. Companies like Saxon, Zeno, COTG and others have continued to make up a division of Xerox that performs very well.

And they perform as the individual companies, themselves- “Saxon Business Systems, a Xerox company.” “Zeno Office Solutions, a Xerox company.”

There have been a lot of Xerox related headlines recently, and it’s always sad to see people lose their jobs. Many would say, however, that the changes were overdue and necessary to stay competitive.

Nothing has really changed at the street level. Despite how some competitors try to frame the news (as if talking badly about a competitor ever works), the Saxons and the Zenos that make up Global (XBS, now) will continue to operate just as they always have.

Read more about it over here and contact me here if you’re tired of your copier company and you’d like to meet.