The agreements, announced this week, set Xerox and its services company, Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), and Capgemini as the main outsourcers of the state's consolidated data centers.

The state has also adopted , an integrated platform developed by , VMware and , as its "preferred" platform for state agency use.

was originally awarded an $863 million contract in 2006 to consolidate state operations. In 2010, state officials began to about the contract's progress as well as employee turnover. They sought new bids for the project.

The latest agreement brings new approaches with it. Instead of one vendor running the entire project, the state has adopted a "multi-sourcing integrator model."

Under this model, Capgemini has a $127 million agreement with the state to take responsibility for the overall governance of the contract, which includes ensuring that service levels agreements are met.