Affiliated Computer Services' subsidiary acquires Intellifile; Acquisition Strengthens Document Services Capabilities.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1995--Dataplex Corporation, the leading provider of document services in the United States and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Affiliated Computer Services Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) (NYSE: ACS) is a Fortune 500 company that provides information technology outsourcing as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACSA ACSA Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA Association of California School Administrators ACSA Airports Company South Africa ACSA Apple Certified System Administrator ACSA Australian Curriculum Studies Association ), announced today it has acquired Intellifile, a Dallas-based provider of advanced information and image management services. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Dataplex has provided document management, archival and retrieval services for more than 25 years. The company's primary services include information and image capture, consulting, storage, protection and retrieval of critical business information. The acquisition of Intellifile is a major expansion for Dataplex in the image and information management arena and adds state-of-the-art electronic imaging capabilities. Dataplex currently offers image processing, microfilm/fiche, storage and retrieval services. Intellifile was established in 1987 to facilitate document image processing See document imaging. Document Image Processing - (DIP) Storage, management and retrieval of images. undertaken at Lomas Mortgage USA. With world-class professional services, technology and software platforms, as well as proven client/server imaging experience, Intellifile brings both core competencies and an application focus to ACS's existing, strong markets. Intellifile provides ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. with solid solution selling, consulting and systems integration skills, in addition to turn-key applications and product development and high-volume paper scanning capabilities. Paul Carman Car´man n. 1. A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car. , former chair of the board of the Association for Information and Image Management The Association for Information and Image Management or AIIM (pronounced aim) is an international industry association focused on enterprise content management (ECM). (AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. ), said that the acquisition of Intellifile by Dataplex will move Dataplex to a new realm within the imaging industry. "The imaging industry has been touting the benefits of technology, but has been offering bits and pieces instead of the complete solutions required by end users," Carman said. "The acquisition demonstrates that Dataplex has been listening to its customers, and is addressing the need for a total business solution." "The acquisition of Intellifile allows ACS to offer a wider variety of solutions to our clients as well as to take advantage of new information processing opportunities," said Tim Connor, chief executive officer of Dataplex. "The acquisition of Intellifile, with its electronic imaging capabilities, will accelerate our expansion to new markets and, of course, to new clients." Rick Smith, senior vice president of Intellifile, said ACS brings a wealth of resources unmatched in the industry. "As a new division of ACS, Intellifile can offer its users a stronger support staff, engineering staff, programming staff and best-in-class services that will only continue to grow and improve," Smith said. With 3,000 employees nationwide, ACS provides information technology services including outsourcing, professional services, electronic funds transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. (EFT), and information and image management. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Class A Common Stock of ACS is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol ACSA. CONTACT: Peter J. McLaughlin, 214/841-6285 or Maria Villarino, Public Relations, 214/480-9458, both for Affiliated Computer Services. |
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