Affiliated Computer Services
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| Type | Public (NYSE: ACS) |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters |  Dallas, Texas |
| Key people | Darwin Deason, Chairman Lynn Blodgett (CEO) |
| Industry | Information Technology services |
| Products | Service Provider |
| Revenue | ▲$5.25 billion USD (FYE 12-25-07) |
| Employees | 62,000 |
| Website | www.acs-inc.com |
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) (NYSE: ACS) is a Fortune 500 company that provides information technology services as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. ACS is based in Dallas, Texas and the current CEO is Lynn Blodgett. ACS is ranked at number 424 on the 2007 Fortune 500 list. Founded in 1988 by Darwin Deason, ACS now operates in nearly 100 countries, generating over 5 billion dollars annually in revenues. As of January 2008 ACS is 62,000 people strong (per the company website).
As the name implies, ACS is a conglomeration of numerous loosely-related businesses. For example, in 2003, ACS acquired Lockheed Martin Information Technology.[1]
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- ^ Lockheed Martin (2003-08-01). "Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire ACS Federal Government Units and Sell its Commercial IT Unit". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
