Establishes Space Alpha Sannomiya, a New Collaboration Center in Kobe

TOKYO, January 16, 2012 — To support corporate innovation and new work styles of individuals, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. and Fuji Xerox Learning Institute Inc. have established a collaboration center, Space Alpha Sannomiya in Kobe of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The center will start its operation on March 14.

Space Alpha Sannomiya, located on the 6th floor of Sannomiya Center Plaza East that is directly connected to Sannomiya Station, has conference rooms, training areas and rental office spaces for corporate customers. Additionally, to support intellectual and creative work styles, it provides a co-working^Note1 space where business people who are not constrained by work places can gather and network with people in various fields to share a sense of values and generate synergistic effects for work.

With the involvement of Fuji Xerox Learning Institute, which offers consultation services for human resource and organizational development as well as business training programs, the center will hold a business school that provides the Institute's educational programs. Also, it delivers a range of consultation services that contribute to customers' management and business development.

Furthermore, in order to ensure that business meetings held at Space Alpha Sannomiya become meaningful and productive, the center will offer communication support services utilizing Fuji Xerox's document and communication technologies that promote knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Conveniently connected to Sannomiya Station for easy access, the center aims to have many users and explore the future of business communication with them by providing a range of services beyond offering work space.

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Co-working:
Sometime called as communication workspace, co-working is not just a shared workspace for people including entrepreneurs and individual business owners, but a concept for sharing information and knowledge by mutually communicating, or a facility for this purpose. It is attracting attention as a new community space where people can exchange their ideas and generate synergistic effects by sharing an office space even though they work independently, and such facilities are increasing globally.

Facility overview

Overview of Fuji Xerox Learning Institute

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