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COMPANY DESCRIPTION Xerox builds and integrates software and hardware solutions for customers. The company had traditionally provided printers and copiers for the workplace, but now has investments in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality-driven services, robotic process automation, sensors and services for the internet of things, 3D printing, and clean technologies. Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, Xerox operates in 160 countries and employs about 20,000 people. The shares are a component of the S&P 400 Mid Cap Index.

Microsoft is the world's largest independent software developer. The company was founded on the MS Windows operating system and MS Office business applications suite for PCs. As it has grown, Microsoft has expanded into enterprise software with Windows Server, SQL Server, Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Azure, and Lync; hardware with the Xbox gaming/media platform and the Surface tablet; and online services through MSN and Bing. Microsoft acquired Skype, the internet VoIP communications service, in October 2011. More than 50% of revenue is generated outside the U.S.

Intel supplies the computing industry with the chips, boards, systems and software that are the primary components of computer architecture. Intel has also expanded through acquisitions, although these businesses are now being reviewed and in some cases sold to other semiconductor firms. Intel formerly had the largest revenue base and market cap in the semiconductor industry, though it now lags Nvidia.