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ACS Awarded Ten-Year E-ZPass New York Contract

DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2008 -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center contract with the MTA Bridges and Tunnels, the New York State Thruway Authority, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. ACS was the incumbent vendor in this procurement.

The new 10-year contract allows for one additional three-year option to be exercised for a total contract length of 13 years. The contract value for the base 10-year contract is more than $500 million.

ACS has been the E-ZPass customer service provider to the New York State Thruway Authority since 1993, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority since 1995, and the Port Authority since 1997.

"ACS appreciates our valued agency clients for once again selecting us through the competitive bid process," said Michael Huerta, ACS managing director for Transportation Solutions. "We look forward to many more years of serving the people of New York with E-ZPass."

For the E-ZPass New York program, ACS operates eight walk-in customer service centers across the state, a call center in Spring Valley, N.Y., and a call center and main processing center in Staten Island, N.Y. ACS services more than 3.2 million E-ZPass New York account holders and has issued more than 9.7 million transponders. The customer service center processes more than 450 million electronic toll and non-toll transactions per year, as well as handling over 5 million customer phone calls and 840,000 walk-in center customers annually.

The E-ZPass New York call center was recently recertified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal researchers from Purdue University. In granting the certification, Dr. Jon Anton, Founder of Purdue University's Center for Customer-Driven Quality, said that "ACS managers successfully focused their organization of people, processes, and technology to achieve the superior performance levels that we require."

"The certification places the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center among the top 10 percent of call centers evaluated," said Huerta. "This is a testament to the integrity and reliability of the employees and managers of the service center, and we are honored by this distinction."

ACS is the nation's leader in electronic toll collection, handling more than 50 percent of the nation's electronic toll transactions and supporting more than 10 million customers annually.

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 62,000 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/.

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.