The continuing genocide in Darfur in western Sudan has spurred several states to pass Sudan divestment legislation, which bars state pension funds from investing in companies doing business in the Sudan. In response, KLD Research and Analytics Inc. in Boston has launched the Sudan Compliance Service. Companies on the list include: Alcatel, a Paris-based telecommunications firm, Total SA, a Courbevoie, France-based oil company, and Siemens AG, a Munich, Germany-based technology company.