Xerox Standardizes on Tektronix' Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
July 13 2004 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Xerox Standardizes on Tektronix' Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes
Purchase Provides Xerox with Cost Savings and Productivity Gains
BEAVERTON, Ore., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tektronix, Inc.
(NYSE: TEK), a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and
monitoring instrumentation, today announced that Xerox Corporation
(NYSE:XRX) has purchased 114 Tektronix Digital Phosphor
Oscilloscopes (DPO's) for use throughout the company. Of the chosen
instruments, 91 are the new TDS5000B with MyScope(TM), the
industry's first customizable user interface. There are many
applications for oscilloscopes within Xerox including advanced
timing analysis, power supply design, power quality testing,
current measurements, high voltage measurements, and many design
applications. "The TDS5000B oscilloscope is a very powerful tool,
and many of the engineers here at Xerox use very advanced
measurement and analysis functions," said John Sullivan,
Application Engineer, Xerox. "But it's designed so well that anyone
familiar with an oscilloscope can use it. The ease of use greatly
increases productivity." "Xerox is known as one of the world's
leading electronics innovators," said Colin Shepard, Vice
President, Oscilloscope Products, Tektronix. "We are extremely
pleased that Xerox chose Tektronix as its preferred supplier for
oscilloscopes. The decision to standardize on Tektronix Digital
Phosphor Oscilloscopes will help Xerox to improve design and
manufacturing processes, lower development costs and shorten time
to market." "We set out to find the best technology, best value and
the best business partner for Xerox," said Alan Sleeman, Manager,
Asset Management, Xerox. "Our engineers loved the TDS5000B. In a
nutshell, we were able to displace much more expensive equipment
while increasing capability, productivity, and lower our costs."
About the TDS5000B The TDS5000B Series are digital phosphor
oscilloscopes (DPO) that provide insight into signal behavior by
displaying, storing and analyzing complex signals in real-time to
enable engineers and technicians to more efficiently design, debug,
and test their devices. The Series incorporates MyScope(TM)
functionality, enabling users to quickly and easily customize the
oscilloscope's user interface to meet their unique requirements.
Users can create a virtually unlimited number of custom MyScope
control windows, enabling multiple users of a shared oscilloscope
to each have their own custom interface. In addition, the TDS5000B
Series uses context sensitive menus with the Microsoft Windows (R)
mouse right-click and scroll wheel features. When pointing the
cursor at an area of interest on the display -- e.g., a waveform
displayed on channel one -- users can right-click to bring up a
menu of possible controls. About the TDS3000B The TDS3000B Series
are digital phosphor oscilloscopes (DPO) that offer a host of
features aimed at users in electronic design, production, and
maintenance. Among the most innovative of these are WaveAlert(TM)
Waveform Anomaly Detection, which automatically detects and alerts
the user to anomalous waveforms, and e*Scope(TM) web-based remote
control capability, which enables remote instrument control via
Internet browser. About Xerox Xerox Corporation is a $15.7 billion
technology and services enterprise that helps businesses deploy
smart document management strategies and find better ways to work.
Its intent is to constantly lead with innovative technologies,
products and solutions that customers can depend upon to improve
business results. About Tektronix Tektronix, Inc. is a test,
measurement, and monitoring company providing measurement solutions
to the communications, computer, and semiconductor industries
worldwide. With more than 55 years of experience, Tektronix enables
its customers to design, build, deploy, and manage next-generation
global communications networks and advanced technologies.
Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, Tektronix has operations in 19
countries worldwide. Tektronix' Web address is
http://www.tektronix.com/. Tektronix is a registered trademark of
Tektronix, Inc. All other trade names referenced are the service
marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. DATASOURCE: Tektronix, Inc. CONTACT: Gary Grossman of
Tektronix, Inc., +1-503-627-1097 or Web site:
http://www.tektronix.com/
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