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By Geoff Herbert – Xerox, founded in Rochester more than 100 years ago, is undergoing some big changes. And more may be on the way.

The photocopying leader will split into two independent, publicly traded companies by the end of the year, and is now in talks to acquire global communications service provider R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., two sources toldFortune Tuesday. A deal is not imminent, but shares of both companies started going up when merger talks first emerged Monday.

The Chicago Tribune reports R.R. Donnelley, best known for producing the Yellow Pages, is separating into three companies. According to Bloomberg, parts would merge with the two newly created companies Xerox is forming; one will focus on selling its well-known printers, copiers and scanners, while the other will focus on business processing outsourcing work, such as managing call centers and collecting tolls.


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