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1 of 6 DOCUMENTS National Post's Financial Post & FP Investing (Canada) September 29, 2009 Tuesday National Edition

Acquisition to triple sales, Xerox says; Will buy Affiliated Computer for $6US.4billion
BYLINE: Katie Hoffmann, Bloomberg News SECTION: FINANCIAL POST; Pg. FP12 LENGTH: 414 words Xerox Corp. agreed to buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6US.4-billion in its biggest purchase, shifting to computer services as sales of its printing equipment drop. The acquisition will help triple sales from services to about $10US-billion, Xerox said yesterday. The total price of the cash-and-stock deal is about 34% more than Dallasbased Affiliated Computer's closing price on Friday. Ursula Burns, chief executive, who took over in July, is increasing Xerox's debt and more than doubling the number of workers at the world's largest maker of high-speed color printers to about 128,000. Her predecessor, Anne Mulcahy, helped Xerox avoid bankruptcy this decade by paring debt, exiting unprofitable businesses and shedding jobs. "It's going to take a Herculean effort to integrate these two companies," said Peter Falvey, a managing director at Revolution Partners LLC in Boston. "There is significant execution and integration risk. It's a very bold bet." Affiliated Computer shares jumped $6US.61, or 14%, to close at $53US.86 on the New York Stock Exchange. Xerox, based in Norwalk, Conn., fell $1US.30, or 14.5%, to $7US.68, the biggest intraday drop since March. The stock had climbed 13% this year before yesterday. The transaction helps Ms. Burns expand into a market Xerox values at about $150US-billion and gives her a foothold in managing administrative operations for multiple arms of the U.S. government. "With this combination, our tool box just got a lot bigger," said Lynn Blodgett, Affiliated Computer CEO. Mr. Blodgett will run the business as a unit of Xerox and report to Ms. Burns. Almost 90% of Affiliated Computer's new business contracts last year came from outsourcing, or managing operations for other companies. Total sales rose 5.9% to $6US.5-billion in the year ending on June 30. Xerox has posted sales declines for three straight quarters, with analysts projecting a fourth, according to the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Global spending on technology products will fall 8% this year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said this month. Xerox has about 54,000 employees, while Affiliated Computer has 74,000 workers. Xerox said annual cost savings from the deal will increase to as much as $400US-million in three years. Xerox will pay $18US.60 a share in cash and 4.935 Xerox shares for every Affiliated Computer share, amounting to about $63US.11, based on closing prices as of Friday. Xerox also will assume about $2US-billion in Affiliated debt. LOAD-DATE: September 29, 2009 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

GRAPHIC: Color Photo: Bloomberg News; Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox Corp., left, with Lynn Blodgett, president and CEO of Affiliated Computer Services Inc. ; DOCUMENT-TYPE: Business PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newspaper Copyright 2009 National Post All Rights Reserved

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2 of 6 DOCUMENTS Drug Week December 19, 2008

AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.; ACS on Team Awarded Contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 1545 LENGTH: 425 words Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:ACS) announced that it has been selected as a subcontractor to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Information and Computer Technologies for the 21st Century (ICT21) initiative, designed to modernize the FDA's information technology (IT) services (see also Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.). ACS' Federal Solutions line of business will work as a team member for Telesis Corporation of Rockville, Maryland, which was chosen as one of the prime contractors in the multiple award IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract, which has a 10-year ordering period and a ceiling value of $2.5 billion. Through the contract, the team will compete for task orders to assist the FDA in acquiring the skills, services, and IT infrastructure to accomplish its mission of creating a flexible and scalable agency-wide computing platform for the 21st century that meets the FDA business requirements and enhances the capabilities of FDA's IT environment. "Helping government agencies realize their operational goals is a priority for ACS, and we are ready to assist the FDA with its IT vision for the 21st century," said Tim Conway, senior vice president and managing director of ACS Federal Solutions. "This is a key project for ACS as we expand our services in the federal market, leveraging the successes that the company has experienced on the state and local level." ACS is the largest provider of BPO services and one of the largest IT service providers to the nation's public sector. We serve as an operational partner to more than 1,500 agencies at all levels of government located in every state in the U.S. The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. Each year, for example, ACS processes more than half of the nation's child support payments; manages electronic payment card services programs in 15 states, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 550 million Medicaid claims totaling more than $42 billion in payments; handles more than half of the electronic toll transactions in the U.S.; facilitates more than 185 million online searches for unclaimed property; and services student loans for more than nine million borrowers. Learn more about ACS' innovation for federal agencies by visiting http://www.acs-inc.com/federal Keywords: FDA, Regulatory Actions, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. This article was prepared by Drug Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2008, Drug Week via NewsRx.com. LOAD-DATE: December 10, 2008 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newsletter Copyright 2008 Drug Week via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net

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3 of 6 DOCUMENTS Biotech Business Week December 15, 2008

AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.; ACS on Team Awarded Contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 1444 LENGTH: 429 words Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:ACS) announced that it has been selected as a subcontractor to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Information and Computer Technologies for the 21st Century (ICT21) initiative, designed to modernize the FDA's information technology (IT) services (see also Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.). ACS' Federal Solutions line of business will work as a team member for Telesis Corporation of Rockville, Maryland, which was chosen as one of the prime contractors in the multiple award IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract, which has a 10-year ordering period and a ceiling value of $2.5 billion. Through the contract, the team will compete for task orders to assist the FDA in acquiring the skills, services, and IT infrastructure to accomplish its mission of creating a flexible and scalable agency-wide computing platform for the 21st century that meets the FDA business requirements and enhances the capabilities of FDA's IT environment. "Helping government agencies realize their operational goals is a priority for ACS, and we are ready to assist the FDA with its IT vision for the 21st century," said Tim Conway, senior vice president and managing director of ACS Federal Solutions. "This is a key project for ACS as we expand our services in the federal market, leveraging the successes that the company has experienced on the state and local level." ACS is the largest provider of BPO services and one of the largest IT service providers to the nation's public sector. We serve as an operational partner to more than 1,500 agencies at all levels of government located in every state in the U.S. The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. Each year, for example, ACS processes more than half of the nation's child support payments; manages electronic payment card services programs in 15 states, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 550 million Medicaid claims totaling more than $42 billion in payments; handles more than half of the electronic toll transactions in the U.S.; facilitates more than 185 million online searches for unclaimed property; and services student loans for more than nine million borrowers. Learn more about ACS' innovation for federal agencies by visiting http://www.acs-inc.com/federal Keywords: FDA, Regulatory Actions, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Affiliated Computer Services Inc. This article was prepared by Biotech Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2008, Biotech Business Week via NewsRx.com. LOAD-DATE: December 10, 2008 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newsletter Copyright 2008 Biotech Business Week via NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net

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4 of 6 DOCUMENTS Telecomworldwire March 3, 2009 Tuesday

Brother International awards contract renewal to Affiliated Computer Services


LENGTH: 123 words renewal to Affiliated Computer Services Affiliated Computer Services Inc (NYSE:ACS), a provider of business process outsourcing and IT solutions, announced on Monday (2 March) a three-year USD13m contract renewal with Brother International Corporation, a provider of products for home and business offices, to continue providing hardware, technical and customer care support services to the company. According to the company, the new agreement continues an eight-year relationship with Brother. ACS is providing inbound and outbound customer care support and data entry services for warranty registration cards. The company collaborated with Brother to develop technical support call handling processes increasing first call resolution. LOAD-DATE: March 3, 2009 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newswire JOURNAL-CODE: TWW Copyright 2009 Telecomworldwire All Rights Reserved

5 of 6 DOCUMENTS Biotech Business Week March 8, 2010

AFFILIATED CENTRAL INC.; Affiliated Central Partners with Xanboo


SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 5559 LENGTH: 466 words Affiliated Central, a leading alarm monitoring center at the forefront of technology since 1977, announced that it added Xanboo's remote access services to the ever-growing list of technologies it offers its dealers. Xanboo lets alarm users remotely control and monitor burglar alarms, video surveillance units and other devices. For Affiliated dealers, Xanboo provides a valuable source of recurring monthly revenue (RMR) (see also Affiliated Central Inc.). Affiliated integrates with all leading alarm manufacturers and service providers to keep its commitment to its dealers to always provide access to the latest monitoring technologies. Dealers can implement wireless monitoring, Internet monitoring, mobile access, video surveillance, and two-way voice services. Xanboo helps dealers extend these capabilities even further. Xanboo users can remotely arm and disarm their alarms while viewing live and recorded video via a computer browser or smartphone, such as an iPhone, Blackberry, or Android. When an alarm is tripped, Xanboo sends an alert to the customer and records video from immediately before and after the event. Xanboo can also remotely monitor and control thermostats, lighting, and other devices. "Affiliated's dealers already take advantage of broadband and mobile connectivity. With Xanboo, dealers can offer their customers even more advanced technology," said Harvey Cohen, Affiliated Central's general manager. "Xanboo will help dealers make more money through increased RMR." "We're very excited to work with Affiliated Central and its network of dealers," said Xanboo's president, Bill Diamond. "This is a terrific opportunity for Xanboo to further the rollout of our patented technology for layering on broadband interactive services." For more information about Affiliated Central's partnership with Xanboo, please contact Mike Zydor at (800) 2969000 or mike@affiliatedcentral.com About Affiliated Central Inc. Affiliated Central (www.affiliatedcentral.com) is a UL Listed and CSAA Five Diamond Certified central station trusted by security, fire and PERS professionals across the United States. Affiliated utilizes the most sophisticated technology available in the industry. Since 1977, Affiliated has helped dealers create custom monitoring solutions that meet the specific needs of their customers. Keywords: AIDS/HIV, Antivirals, Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trial Research, Columbia University, Drug Development, Infectious Disease, Mycobacteria, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Opportunistic Infections, Public Health, Therapy, Treatment, Tuberculosis, World Health Organization, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. This article was prepared by AIDS Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, AIDS Weekly via NewsRx.com. LOAD-DATE: March 3, 2010 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newsletter

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6 of 6 DOCUMENTS Corporate IT Update March 17, 2009 Tuesday

ACS contemplates acquisition of e-Services Group International


LENGTH: 98 words Affiliated Computer Services Inc (NYSE:ACS), an information communications and technology services provider in Jamaica, has confirmed that it is in discussions to acquire the Caribbean-based e-Services Group International, a business process outsourcing and customer care company. ACS currently has around 1600 employees in Jamaica and e-Services has around 4000 employees in Jamaica and St Lucia. No workforce restructuring is anticipated. and ACS said that e-Services will continue to be operated by its current management. No financial details of the proposed acquisition were disclosed. LOAD-DATE: March 17, 2009 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newsletter JOURNAL-CODE: CIU Copyright 2009 EIW All Rights Reserved

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