Xenos Unveils Document Storage Reduction Solution for Enterprise Content Management


WALTON-ON-THAMES, England, March 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Enables Enterprises to Slash Storage Costs Instead of Staff and Achieve
Significant Payback

Xenos Group Inc. (TSX: XNS) today launched Xenos DSR(TM), a high
performance document storage reduction solution for enterprise content
management (ECM). Xenos DSR reduces the amount of physical storage required
to archive the high volumes of content-rich documents sent to customers -
such as monthly statements, bills and correspondence - by more than 90 per
cent. As such, it offers a proven way for enterprises to drastically reduce
operational costs, providing an alternative to staffing or service
reductions.

To meet customer needs, regulatory requirements, and corporate mandates,
enterprises archive documents. Depending on the number, size and format of
customer documents, monthly storage requirements typically reach several
terabytes for an enterprise. As the cost of storage can be (pnds stlg)18 per
gigabyte or more, the short and long term savings potential is significant.
For example a financial services organisation sending out 600,000 monthly
statements, three double-sided pages in length, will be faced with monthly
storage costs of (pnds stlg)55,500, or (pnds stlg)4,665,000 over a typical
seven year retention period.

"The number and frequency of statements and other customer communications
that companies send out is skyrocketing, while the average document size is
growing exponentially due to the graphically-rich nature of these materials.
Regulatory compliance requirements for long-term records retention simply
compound the issue," said Steve Jones, vice president, Solutions Strategy,
Xenos Group. "Because of these factors, the soaring cost of archiving is
reaching crisis levels at a time when businesses can ill-afford additional
costs."

Xenos DSR intelligently separates unique transactional content (such as
current billing or account information) and common document resources
(including content-rich graphics repeated across every customer
communication), storing only a single instance. Pointers to these common
resources are then embedded in documents (such as an invoice or statement)
that contain the unique transactional data elements.

"The current economic climate is driving enterprises to look for savings
in every aspect of their business. Unfortunately one of the most obvious ways
to lower costs is often overlooked," explained Jones. "A document storage
reduction strategy can result in massive recurring cost savings, freeing up
valuable IT budget for more important strategic initiatives and staffing."

When documents are requested, Xenos DSR dynamically retrieves them in
milliseconds, with 100 per cent document fidelity and accuracy. By using
Xenos DSR, a solution delivered by the Xenos Enterprise Server, enterprises
can also transform or repurpose document formats to serve multiple purposes,
thereby extending the value of archived information without additional cost.
Xenos DSR also reduces network congestion thereby further enhancing the speed
at which customer communications are presented online.

The Xenos DSR solution is available immediately. Enterprises can call
01932 252 299 to schedule a meeting with a Xenos account manager to discuss
potential savings through a Xenos DSR implementation.

About Xenos Group Inc.

Xenos (TSX:XNS) is the market-leading provider of high-performance
software solutions that deliver a superior Return on Information(TM) by
Streamlining Enterprise Information Supply Chains(TM). The company's
solutions, based on the scalable Xenos Enterprise Server(TM) and its
components, process, extract, transform, repurpose and personalise high
volumes of data and documents for storage, real-time access, ePresentment,
printing and delivery in numerous formats across multiple channels. By
readily repurposing, integrating with and extending the business value of
existing technology, infrastructure and business applications, Xenos
solutions empower organisations to adapt to changing market demands. They
also improve operational efficiency, enhance business processes, reduce risk
for compliance management and increase employee productivity with lowered
total cost of ownership both for the enterprise and for its customers. Xenos
supports Green IT initiatives by empowering organisations to "Reduce Reuse
Recycle" information resources.

Xenos customers are among the largest organisations worldwide, spanning
numerous industries including financial services and insurance. Xenos has
offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France and a
global partner network. For more information, visit http://www.xenos.com.

(C)2009 All rights reserved. Xenos, the Xenos logo, Xenos Enterprise
Server, Xenos ES, Xenos Integrated Document Solution, Xenos IDS, Xenos
Loader, Xenos DSR, Xenos OnLine, Streamlining Enterprise Information Supply
Chains, and Return on Information are either registered Trademarks or
Trademarks of Xenos Group Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
property of their respective owners.

For further information:
    Editorial Contacts:
    Joanna Cannon/Graham Thatcher,
    MCC International for Xenos,
    +44(0)1962-888-100,
    xenospr@mccint.com;

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Cory Pala,
    Xenos Group Inc.,
    +1-416-657-2400,
    cpala@xenos.com

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