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ACS Wins IT Outsourcing Contract Extension With Railinc Corp.

DALLAS, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. , a premier provider of business process outsourcing and information technology solutions, announced today that it has been awarded an extension of its information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with Railinc Corp., the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data in the North American transportation industry.

ACS has been running Railinc's mainframe and network environment, and hosting midrange components for the company since April 2002. These services will continue under the terms of the three-year contract extension. The extended agreement highlights ACS as a highly sought-after IT provider among some of the country's largest and most technologically advanced companies.

"We leverage the talents of companies such as ACS to broaden our technology review and exposure to global best practices," said Todd Bolon, VP of IT at Railinc. "ACS helps us manage our high transaction volumes with exceptional speed and accuracy, and provides us with state-of-the-art hosting and management capabilities. Railinc continually reinvests dominant portions of our revenue back into our IT infrastructure to ensure we have the best available blend of hardware, software, and people resources to support our customers. Our partnership with ACS helps us maximize this investment."

Bolon said that Railinc also conducts in-depth discussions with industry analysts, IT leaders, and vendors to uncover and adopt the most reliable and secure systems available on the market, and that ACS is at the leading edge of technology expertise and capability.

"Our ongoing work and achievements supporting Railinc are a testament to ACS' capabilities, and to Railinc's enduring commitment to technology reinvestment and best-in-class systems for customer support," said Ann Vezina, Group President of ACS Commercial Solutions. "ACS excels as a leader in handling complex IT infrastructure environments, and large volume data management and storage requirements. We are very pleased Railinc has extended our collaborative partnership."

ACS will continue to deliver services for Railinc from its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, data center.

Railinc (http://www.railinc.com/ ) is the largest, single source of accurate, real-time interline rail data in the North American transportation industry. Railinc is the supplier of time-tested products and services like Umler/Emis, TRAIN II, Interline Settlement, Railcar Accounting, Steelroads, RailSight, and EDI connection services. These systems and services support railroads, shippers, equipment owners, and suppliers along every link of their supply chains. Class I, short line, regional railroads, and transportation professionals alike use Railinc's tools and information to manage and analyze their rail traffic.

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/ .

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.

CONTACT: investor relations, Warren Edwards, Executive Vice President- Chief Financial Officer, +1-214-841-8082, or warren.edwards@acs-inc.com , or media, Lesley Pool, Senior Vice President-Chief Marketing Officer, +1-214-841-8028, or lesley.pool@acs-inc.com , both of ACS, Inc.

Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com/ http://www.railinc.com/

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