CSC Signs New Contract With Royal Mail


FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, September 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company to Deliver National Mobile Service to 25,000 Postal Workers

CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has signed a new information
technology (IT) services contract with the UK's Royal Mail to deliver a
national mobile service to 25,000 delivery vehicles in its letters and
parcels operation. The CSC-led team includes Blackbay, a provider of mobile
workforce solutions.

The service will enable Royal Mail to provide increased quality of
service to customers by allowing them to view the status of their tracked
deliveries in near real time via the Web. It will also enable replacement of
current paper-based systems for the majority of tracked items, including
Special Delivery(TM), by capturing signatures on mobile handheld devices
provided by Intermec. The solution integrates numerous legacy systems and
provides confirmation of delivery.

"Working with CSC to deliver this innovative, key service will help Royal
Mail to continue to meet the growing needs of our customers, increasing our
efficiency and service in this area of our expanding business in an
increasingly competitive marketplace," said Robin Dargue, chief information
officer at Royal Mail Group.

"With the dramatic increase in shopping online and home delivery, it was
important for CSC to provide Royal Mail with a robust and scalable solution
that could take them to the next generation of service delivery and ensure
that they are at the forefront as this trend continues," said Guy Hains,
president of CSC's European operations.

The service also provides Royal Mail delivery staff with the ability to
map routes and exchange messages with their base locations.

CSC has worked with Royal Mail Group since 2003 and is responsible for
the maintenance of its 42,000 desktop computers and management and
development of its servers, mainframes and IT processes. CSC also develops
and maintains applications and provides a range of professional services
supporting business critical systems.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and
services through three primary lines of business. These include Business
Solutions & Services, Global Outsourcing Services and the North American
Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and
integration, information technology and business process outsourcing,
applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission
support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC
has approximately 90,000 employees and reported revenue of US$17.1 billion
for the 12 months ended July 4, 2008. For more information, visit the
company's Web site at http://www.csc.com.

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