Article: Xerox to pay $6.4B in deal to expand tech services

NEW YORK -- Xerox Corp. said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for about $6.4 billion in cash and stock, joining the expensive race among technology companies to broaden their offerings.

Xerox said the deal will create a $22 billion business that combines Xerox's copiers, printers and document management services with the "business process outsourcing" of Dallas-based ACS. Outsourcers like ACS take on tasks for other companies, such as helping to manage payroll or run health care plans.

ACS has nearly 2,000 employees in Utah involved in customer care, data entry, transaction processing and mailroom activities. About 700 people work in Salt Lake City, about 300 work in ...

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