ACS Selected by Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, for Recorder of Deeds' Technology Upgrade.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003 ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. , (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ACS) a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much solutions, announced today it has been awarded a five year, $1.8 million contract to implement a new computerized land record recording and imaging system for the Recorder of Deeds Recorder of deeds refers to the government office tasked with maintaining a record of real estate ownership, as well as other deeds that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over that property. of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh. . The ACS system will bring new automation and work flow improvements to the Allegheny Recorder of Deeds staff. New computer workstations will speed document recording, realty transfer tax collection and distribution, fee collection, revenue management, receipt processing, document scanning, and indexing activities. The previous system, implemented in 1986, had been overwhelmed with a growing volume of document processing Processing text documents, which includes indexing methods for text retrieval based on content. See document imaging. . Aware that great strides have been made in computer technologies, McDonald Roberts sought vendors that could provide a state-of-the-art solution cost effectively. "One of my first priorities when elected Recorder of Deeds was to bring efficiencies to the office without burdening the taxpayers of Allegheny County and my goal is to make the records and services of the office more accessible and accountable to the users and citizens of Allegheny County," said Valerie McDonald Roberts, Allegheny Recorder of Deeds. "It was a long evaluation process - our selection committee was determined to pick the very best company and the Committee picked ACS by unanimous decision A Unanimous Decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all 3 judges agree on which fighter won the match. ." The Allegheny County Recorder County Recorder may mean any of the following, in the context of a county:
"ACS is delighted to offer Allegheny County upgraded technologies and recording processes to increase efficiencies throughout their recording process and improve customer service," said John Brophy, group president of ACS State and Local Solutions. "Allegheny is typical of counties across the nation that are seeking the best technology solutions available to meet the demands of its citizens to provide effective government services. The new system also will allow other government agencies including the 170 municipalities and school districts in Allegheny County, easy access to the recorder's records. Within the recorder of deeds' office, new public-access, flat-screen search stations running ACS public search software with easy-to-use Windows(TM) interface will speed and simplify research into property ownership and related public records. ACS, a Fortune 500 company with more than 40,000 people supporting operations in nearly 100 countries, provides business process and information technology outsourcing solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "ACS." ACS makes technology work. Visit ACS on the Internet 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 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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 the most recent Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. . 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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