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Current economic conditions and uncertain economic outlook could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We face significant competition and our failure to compete successfully could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. If we fail to successfully develop new products and technologies and protect our intellectual property rights, we may be unable to retain current customers and gain new customers and our revenues would be reduced. Our profitability is dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to improve our cost structure. We have outsourced a significant portion of our overall worldwide manufacturing operations and face the risks associated with relying on third party manufacturers and external suppliers. Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted by economic conditions abroad, including fluctuating foreign currencies and shifting regulatory schemes. Our operating results may be negatively impacted by lower equipment placements and revenue trends. We need to develop and expand the use of color printing and copying. Our ability to fund our customer financing activities at economically competitive levels depends on our ability to borrow and the cost of borrowing in the credit markets. Our significant debt could adversely affect our financial health and pose challenges for conducting our business. We need to maintain adequate liquidity in order to have sufficient cash to meet operating cash flow requirements, repay maturing debt and meet other financial obligations, such as payment of dividends to the extent declared by our Board of Directors. If we fail to comply with the covenants contained in our various borrowing agreements, it may adversely affect our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition. We need to successfully execute the transition of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. in order to realize all of the anticipated benefits from the transaction. Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted by legal and regulatory matters. Our ability to recover capital investments in connection with our contracts is subject to risk. We rely to a significant extent on third party providers, such as subcontractors, a relatively small number of primary software vendors, utility providers and network providers, and could be materially adversely affected if they cannot deliver or perform as expected or if our relationships with them are terminated or otherwise change. Our government contracts are subject to termination rights, audits and investigations, which, if exercised, could negatively impact our reputation and reduce our ability to compete for new contracts. We are subject to United States and foreign jurisdiction laws relating to individually identifiable information, and failure to comply with those laws, whether or not inadvertent, could subject us to legal actions and negatively impact our operations. We are subject to breach of our security systems.

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