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ACS Awarded Contract to Provide Contactless Ticketing System in Riga, Latvia


DALLAS, January 31 /PRNewswire/ --

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced it will
provide a contactless ticketing system to the city of Riga, Latvia, with the
municipality's wholly owned transit operator, Rigas Satiksme. No financial
details were disclosed for the 13-year contract.

ACS will design and implement a smart card-based ticketing system using
contactless cards and tickets for Rigas Satiksme's fleet of 460 buses, 322 
trolleys, and 252 tramway cars. ACS and Rigas Satiksme will then operate the 
system under the city's oversight.

"The citizens of Riga will benefit from the most advanced ticketing
system in Eastern Europe," said Leons Bemhens, chairman of Rigas Satiksme.
"ACS' technology and business expertise will enable Riga to implement and
operate a world-class system."

The new contactless system replaces the current paper-based ticketing
system enabling Rigas Satiksme to issue tickets and cards, and share
information throughout Riga's public transport network. Passengers will
benefit from seamless travel and easy, convenient access to transportation.

"Our contactless technology is improving transport services around the
world in terms of cost, reliability, security, and speed of transaction,"
said Eric Jean, ACS managing director of Fare Collection. "We're looking
forward to working closely with Rigas Satiksme to provide a vital service in
one of the most dynamic areas of Eastern Europe."

Riga joins other cities on four continents that benefit from ACS'
contactless ticketing systems, including Paris, Lyon and Toulouse; Warsaw;
Zurich; Houston; Montreal; and Melbourne. Major new contracts signed in 2007
for contactless ticketing systems included Jerusalem and Mexico City.

ACS is the industry leader in providing transportation services to
governments worldwide. ACS' Transportation Solutions business helps
government agencies in more than 30 countries address their challenges
through revenue collection and regulation compliance services. Our
industry-leading solutions include electronic toll collection, public
transport fare collection, parking fare collection, public safety photo
enforcement, commercial vehicle credentialing, traffic and parking violation
processing and collection, and port management services.

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.

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

© PR Newswire Association LLC.

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