DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) has successfully launched a new state-of-the-art "911" dispatching and mobile data system for Oklahoma City Police and Fire Departments to improve each agency's response during an emergency, and provides advanced features to enhance first responder safety. Featuring new GPS equipment and software applications installed in police and fire vehicles, the new integrated dispatch system supports map-based displays of originating locations for emergency calls from wireless callers, and allows dispatchers to assign incidents to the appropriate and often closest first responder. "Developing and installing a complex public safety system such as this is a large undertaking that involves several city departments and a number of service, supply and software contractors," said Mark Meier, Information Technology Director for the City of Oklahoma City. "We are very pleased with ACS' continuing commitment and the success of this project." The new system, which went live last month, replaces a 20-year-old dispatch system and provides more features and functions that take advantage of the city's year-old wireless broadband network that spans more than 550 square miles in Oklahoma City with 95 percent coverage within the urban area. This network, also provided by ACS, is the largest public safety Wi-Fi network in the country. "The city's new broadband wireless mesh network developed as part of the Public Safety Capital Projects has been in production nearly a year now and has provided new capabilities; however, the new dispatch and mobile data applications really make use of the network's bandwidth and enhance the police and fire officers' mobile capabilities," said Kerry R. Wagnon, Public Safety Program Manager for the City of Oklahoma City. Approximately 750 local police and 100 fire vehicles were equipped with the integrated "911" system, and more than 1,000 police; 600 firefighters; and 150 dispatchers were trained to use the new system. "This emergency management system will not only enhance response in Oklahoma City but it will also help to improve officer safety and operational efficiency," said Louis Schiavone, ACS Vice President of Public Safety and Justice Systems. "This launch is just the first step in ACS' continued commitment to developing innovative public safety solutions for police, fire and EMS departments across the country." For Oklahoma City, ACS provided dispatch and mobile software from TriTech Software Systems of San Diego, Calif., a leading supplier of public safety software solutions. In addition to public safety systems' integration services, ACS also provides FireHouse(R) records and mobile systems for state and local agencies' fire and EMS applications, and AgileCourt(R) court management solutions in support of criminal justice systems nationwide. About ACS ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 63,000 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/. DATASOURCE: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. CONTACT: investor relations, Jon Puckett, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281, , or media relations, Lacey Hautzinger, Manager, Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8004, , both of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com/

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