Affiliated Computer Services News

VMware made a "cluster announcement" of a number of products and services related to desktop virtualization including VMware View 4, PCoIP Support, a partnership with Affiliated Computer Services and the availability of a set of new reference architectures.

While most results are still in the wings, there are definite signs that a new wave of commercial development is poised to sweep over the South Side.

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Private suffering, especially by the poor and the sick, does not often become a political issue.

The past few weeksa major news on large government contracts has been contentious.

Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 13 percent as lower costs and an income tax adjustment offset a dip in revenue.

When completed in the first quarter of 2010, Xeroxa s purchase of Affiliated Computer Services Inc.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said Monday its third-quarter net income plunged, a year after selling businesses in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, but adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations.

As companies navigate unprecedented economic challenges, Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

North Carolina's 15-year-old welfare program, Work First, will begin living up to its name this year by requiring adult recipients to work, go to school, or job hunt before they get their monthly benefits checks.

Commercial Metals Co. reported a precipitous drop in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Friday as the steel maker struggled with weaker prices and demand amid the economic slowdown.

Influential lawmakers said Tuesday that Indiana welfare subcontractor Affiliated Computer Services Inc.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s profit more than doubled in the third quarter, helped by cost-cutting, new products and lower raw-material costs, the largest U.S. tiremaker said Wednesday.

Chemical maker Ashland Inc. on Wednesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit, as the company cut costs to offset a sales decline.

Apollo Group Inc., owner of online school The University of Phoenix, said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 60 percent as it set aside millions to cover a lawsuit settlement, booked other charges and spent more on promotions and instructional costs.

Johnson Controls Inc. said Tuesday that cost cuts and operational improvements bolstered its profit in the fourth quarter, helping to offset the effects of the continued weak economy on its sales.

Verizon Communications Inc. says third-quarter profit skidded almost 30 percent as higher operating costs offset an increase in revenue that was driven by its wireless business.

The chief economist at Nomura Securities' research arm said Thursday that the U.S. government must keep spending money to boost the economy to avoid the same stagnation Japan suffered in the 1990s.

If Xerox Corp.'s plan to buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc. falls through, someone could be on the hook for more than $300 million.

Every presidential and gubernatorial administration finds itself in one of those dark moments when the world crowds in, the policy and political prospects dim and enemies seem to abound.