DALLAS, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oklahoma residents are benefiting from new payment services provided by Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) in conjunction with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS). The OKDHS Electronic Payment Systems contract with ACS saves Oklahoma tax-payers approximately $425,000 per year while improving service to more than 400,000 residents receiving food stamp benefits, child care assistance and cash payments for temporary assistance to needy families, child support and State Supplemental Assistance to elderly and disabled residents. The new system is the nation's first debit card system that returns money to the state instead of holding it in the bank when cards are undeliverable or have not been pinned within 90 days. This eliminates postal delays and helps prevent theft. Along with the cost saving features, customers are able to access all account data on-line. They can view transaction activity and view each deposit made to the account by program and child. A customer call center is also available to assist with the transition into the program. "This was the successful conversion of two very complicated systems," Lisa Henley, OKDHS Director of Electronic Payments, said. "Without ACS, Oklahoma would have never experienced the success to the degree that we have with this project or saved the amount of money that we are now saving with it." Due to the success of the conversion of these benefit payment systems and the cost savings and benefits to participants, OKDHS and its partner ACS received three OKDHS Quality Awards, three individual Governor's awards and the American Public Human Services Association's "Collaboration Across Boundaries" award. "The state demonstrated insight and dedication to implement an effective and reliable system to benefit state residents," David Schneider, Oklahoma Project Manager for Electronic Benefits Services, said. "Our association with the State and its willingness to explore new technology and solutions to problems has proven success in serving the citizens of Oklahoma." 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/. DATASOURCE: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. CONTACT: Jennifer Levinton of ACS Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8030, Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com/

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