Business Summaries: XRX, SBC, ITWO, CKFR, SDS
Xerox---------------------XRX----***
Xerox Corporation provides document solutions that enhance business productivity. The Company's document processing activities encompass developing, manufacturing, marketing, servicing and financing a complete range of document processing products and solutions. The financing of Xerox equipment is generally carried out by Xerox Credit Corporation (XCC) in the United States, and internationally by foreign financing subsidiaries and divisions. Currently, black and white light-lens copiers represent approximately 40% of the Company's revenues. Some of Xerox' new digital products replace or compete with the Company's current light-lens equipment. Products include the DocuTech family of digital production publishers, The DocuPrint family of black and white printers, the DocuColor family of color copiers and printers and the Document Center family of black and white digital copiers.
SBC Communications--------SBC----***
SBC Communications is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the U.S. Its subsidiaries and affiliates provide wireline and wireless telecommunications services and equipment, directory advertising, publishing and cable television services. SBC's principal subsidiaries are Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Pacific Bell. SBC has four reportable segments: Wireline, Wireless, Directory, and Other. The Wireline segment, SBC's largest, provides landline telecommunications services including local, network access and long distance services, messaging and Internet services and sells business exchange equipment. The Wireless segment provides wireless telecommunications services, including local and long distance services, and sells wireless equipment. The Directory segment sells advertising for and publication of yellow and white pages directories and electronic publishing. The Other segment includes SBC's international investments and other domestic subsidiaries.
i2 Technologies-----------ITWO----***
i2 Technologies, Inc. is the leading global provider of intelligent eBusiness solutions. TradeMatrix, i2's dynamic Internet marketplace, provides an open digital community powered by i2's advanced optimization and execution capabilities. TradeMatrix offers the broadest spectrum of hosted services available, enabling a company's customers, partners, suppliers, and service providers to conduct business together in real time, and to make more profitable decisions by effectively managing all their business processes including procurement, fulfillment, product development, and customer care.
Checkfree Holdings Corp---CKFR----***
CheckFree Holdings Corporation provides electronic commerce services, institutional portfolio management services and financial application software for financial institutions and businesses and their customers. The Company provides its services to approximately 2.4 million consumers, 1,000 businesses, and 850 financial institutions. The Company also has agreements with over 350 financial institutions to provide electronic home banking services for the customers of those financial institutions. The Company has three direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, CheckFree Corporation, CheckFree Investment Corporation and RCM Systems, Inc. CheckFree Holdings also controls Servantis, a provider of electronic commerce and financial applications software and services to financial institutions, Security APL, a vendor of portfolio management and software services to institutional investment managers and consumers, and ISC, which has a large base of financial institution banking customers.
Sunguard Data Systems-----SDS----***
SunGard Data Systems Inc. is a computer services and software company that specializes in proprietary investment support systems and comprehensive computer disaster recovery services. The Company designs, markets, and maintains a comprehensive family of proprietary software systems which automate the complex accounting calculations, analysis, recordkeeping and reporting associated with investment operations. The Company also provides customers with alternate data processing options, including alternate sites, for use by customers whenever they are unable to operate or communicate with their own computer systems. In addition, the Company provides remote-access computer services primarily to software developers and government agencies, outsourcing services, and workflow management and document-imaging systems that increase efficiency and flexibility in managing healthcare organizations. |
