ACS Wins $110 Million ITO Contract With Maryland Department of Human Resources

DALLAS, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) , a premier provider of business process outsourcing and information technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a three-year information technology outsourcing contract with the State of Maryland's Department of Human Resources. The contract is valued at $110 million.

"We are pleased to enter into this partnership with ACS to provide an important customer service to the State of Maryland," said Kirk Grothe, Chief Information Officer, Maryland Department of Human Resources. "ACS has extensive experience in human services information technology outsourcing and in the use and application of appropriate technology, all of which will help Maryland improve service to our customers. This contract, which was approved by the State Board of Public Works and our Federal partners provides us with the services we need to aid our organization."

Under terms of the contract, the ACS team will also consists of IBM, Syscom, and a consortium of minority business enterprises. ACS will provide mainframe and web hosting operations and service, application support, disaster recovery, as well as 24x7 help desk services.

"We're proud that Maryland has chosen to develop its relationship with ACS and pleased with the confidence the State has shown in our abilities," said Tom Burlin, Group President of ACS Government Solutions. "As the State is well aware, collaborating with trusted technology partners to deliver important services can go a long way toward keeping costs down and services up for the State."

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 people supporting client operations reaching nearly 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS". ACS makes technology work. Visit ACS on the Internet at http://www.acs-inc.com/ .

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