It’s pretty clear Xerox is no longer just a company making copiers. I’m amazed at the services Xerox now provides:

• Provider of cameras on school buses that take pictures of drivers who illegally pass.
• Managing highways, downtown parking, and bus systems.
•  Administrator of Medicaid, manager of health records and health care exchanges.
• Helping seniors pick a home.
• Provider of voice, data and network services.
• Helping the FAA move flight and passenger information to the cloud.
• Digitizing government records.
• “When you call Virgin America to speak with one of its customer care agents, the person you speak with is probably a Xerox employee.”

All of this has implications for Rochester and the company’s future. Service jobs generally don’t pay as well as R&D and manufacturing jobs. But the company’s transformation is fascinating watch. If you missed it, Xerox released the video below earlier this year to describe its new mission:

Links of the Day:

- Harper Sibley is giving up his dream of starting another ferry service in Rochester.

- Monroe County will now Google vendors before giving them contracts.

- Destiny USA looks like a prison, so the mall is adding “architectural elements.”

- Child care costs exceed rent in most states.