Hertz Awards Learning Services Contract to ACS

"ACS has a proven reputation of helping companies transform their workforces through learning," said LeighAnne Baker, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, Hertz. "As Hertz moves toward becoming an employer of choice, ACS Learning Services will enable us to rapidly evolve our organization through the accelerated development of our employees, which is central to ensuring Hertz' continued leadership in a tightly competitive market."

Under the five-year contract, ACS will provide curriculum redesign and management as well as content development and delivery; learning administration; managed learning technology and vendor management within a shared services environment. The contract was reflected in ACS' fourth quarter fiscal year 2008 results.

"Implementing a learning strategy and infrastructure is key to the focus and success of a business transformation," said Richard Klingshirn, executive managing director, ACS Learning Services. "ACS will provide a global roadmap to centralize Hertz' learning organization, which will help it maintain competitive advantage. Our services for designing, building, implementing and operating large-scale, multi-lingual learning solutions will enable Hertz to realize immediate and long term cost savings and business value."

ACS' learning outsourcing services span the entire learning life cycle from talent management and learning strategy, to curriculum design and development services, to complete learning process outsourcing services, including a world-class hosted learning management system and related managed administration, learner care, and support services. ACS is among a small group of providers who truly possess the capability to provide end-to-end learning outsourcing services either on a stand alone basis or in connection with its broader human capital management outsourcing services.

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 65,000 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.

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