ACS Awarded Contract for Market-Expanding Application of Electronic Payment Card

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) will use Affiliated Computer Services, Inc�s (NYSE: ACS) electronic payment card (EPC) solution to improve the distribution of state payments to child care providers and specialized personal assistants. The five-year agreement with the State of Illinois expands the market of ACS� EPC program and demonstrates how electronic payments can benefit government agencies and their constituents.

With ACS� EPC program, IDHS will be able to accelerate payments to recipients by using a reloadable MasterCard� debit card accepted by thousands of retailers and at ATMs nationwide. The card will be offered as an option to traditional paper checks for payments to service providers participating in the state�s Child Care Assistance Program, which offers quality, affordable child care to families. Additionally, it will be available to personal assistants who help with household tasks and personal care to people with disabilities.

�Our goal with the debit cards is to expedite the delivery of monthly payments to licensed and licensed-exempt child care providers and bi-monthly payments to personal assistants,� said Grace Hou, IDHS assistant secretary. �This process will heighten security associated with transactions, and provide easier and less costly access to funds for those who may not have checking accounts.�

ACS serves four million cardholders with 24 EPC programs for state and federal clients, disbursing payments for programs such as child support, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), unemployment insurance, disability and state employee payroll. The addition of child care providers and personal assistants will significantly expand the use of EPC services. ACS� EPC solution is also available to healthcare providers as a more convenient method of payment delivery.

ACS� agreement with the State of Illinois demonstrates the flexibility of our electronic payment card solution and how we can help government agencies with innovative and creative solutions,� said Joseph Doherty, executive vice president and group president of ACS Government Solutions Group. �We anticipate that this project will become a model for other states.�

As the largest provider of business process solutions and one of the largest information technology service providers to the nation�s public sector, ACS serves as an operational partner to more than 1,700 government agencies on the federal, state, county and local level.

The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. ACS processes more than half of the nation�s child support payments; processes nearly 570 million Medicaid claims each year totaling more than $50 billion in provider payments; saves state child care programs millions of dollars; services student loans for more than 11 million borrowers; and facilitates more than 75 million online searches for unclaimed property per year.

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 74,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process 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 www.acs-inc.com.

The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to historical facts constitute �forward-looking statements� within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company�s control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, see the Company�s prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing. ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or otherwise.

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