DALLAS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) has won the Brandon Hall Gold Award for Excellence in the category of "Best Blended Learning Program." Brandon Hall Research, an independent e-learning research firm, conducts the awards program each year to recognize the best in innovative learning. ACS was recognized during a ceremony and reception held in conjunction with the Innovations in Learning Conference held Sept. 24-26, 2008 in San Jose, California. "We are honored to be a recipient of this year's Blended Learning Excellence Award," said Richard Klingshirn, executive managing director of ACS Learning Services. "It speaks highly of our design and development team's ability to provide flexible, reliable learning and talent management services to our clients, and strengthens our position as a leader and innovator in learning." This award is particularly relevant because our program contains a unique blend of components that address both cognitive and applied learnings through resident group sessions, and online interactions through e-learning, web casts, social networks and collaborative exchanges, said Klingshirn. ACS was chosen from an initial field of hundreds of entries, which were evaluated by independent judges around the world. "We are so impressed with the quality of this year's winning entries," said Brandon Hall, Ph.D., chairman of the Awards program. "These winners set the standard for what innovative learning looks like today." ACS' learning outsourcing services span the entire learning life cycle from talent management and learning strategy, to curriculum design and development services, to complete learning process outsourcing services, including a world-class hosted learning management system and related managed administration, learner care, and support services. ACS is among a select group of providers who possess the capability to provide end-to-end learning outsourcing services either on a stand alone basis or in connection with its broader human capital management outsourcing services. About Brandon Hall Research Since 1992, Brandon Hall Research (http://www.brandon-hall.com/) has been providing independent research reports and expert advice on using technology in learning. Brandon Hall, Ph.D. is the CEO of Brandon Hall Research and author of the ground-breaking "Web-Based Training Cookbook." About ACS ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 65,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 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." Learn more about ACS at http://www.acs-inc.com/. DATASOURCE: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. CONTACT: Carol DeMatteo, Director, Corporate Communications of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., +1-214-841-8110, Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com/ http://www.brandon-hall.com/

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