Estimates of the value of the copier business run from $500 million to $1.2 billion.

They give Kodak little chance of finding a buyer for its ailing $2 billion copier business.

He was particularly known for helping to start its copier business.

The corporate reeducation is a critical step in Xerox's strategy to bring its copier business into the computer revolution.

Yet when its copier business appeared to be faltering in the 1980's, Xerox made a foray into insurance and other financial services.

If you were in the copier business, you would wish your name were Xerox.

They were still buried in the copier business so they didn't quite see what they had.

Revenues from the copier business rose just 6 percent, to $3.1 billion, from $2.8 billion in the earlier quarter.

Even with the leverage from its copier business, Xerox faces strong competition in the new market.

Xerox officials have said they do not expect their traditional copier business to grow much faster than the overall economy.