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ACS Signs Contract for Real-Time Passenger Information System with San Mateo County Transit.


DALLAS -- Affiliated Computer Services Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) (NYSE: ACS) is a Fortune 500 company that provides information technology outsourcing as well as business process outsourcing solutions to businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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: ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) has been selected by San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) to install a Predictive Bus Arrival / Departure System (PADS) system to provide real-time bus arrival/departure information to their customers via the Web, telephone systems, and on dynamic message signs at major SamTrans terminals.

Utilizing Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite.
Global Positioning System (GPS)

Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use.
 (commonly referred to as GPS) reports from SamTrans buses, the new system will provide riders with updated and real-time schedule information increasing their overall experience. Bus arrival and departure information will be delivered to message signs located at the Daly City, Millbrae and Colma Bay Area Rapid Transit “BART” redirects here. For other uses of "BART" or "Bart", see Bart.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy rail public rapid-transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
 (BART) Stations along with the Redwood City and Palo Alto Caltrain Stations.

"The PADS project is a key component of SamTrans' drive to continually improve the quality of service that we offer to our passengers," said Robert Tam, manager of Technology and Research and Development at San Mateo County Transit District.

"Working with ACS, the PADS project will allow SamTrans to improve our riders' experience by providing our customers with more means of accessing real-time, dynamic service information."

Specific signs will be equipped with an Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps.  compliant audio component allowing passengers with disabilities to hear what is being displayed on the sign intermittingly. The PADS system will also be integrated into the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation).

The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay
 511 traveler information system, allowing people to obtain travel information from their home, business or cellular phone.

"ACS SmartTraveler real-time passenger information systems have become increasingly common as public transportation systems continuously improve the quality and amount of information that can be provided to passengers," said David Kachemov, senior vice president and managing director of ACS Transportation Solutions Group. "As a long-time ACS customer, SamTrans is leveraging its investment in its vehicle location system and conveying real-time schedule information to grow its ridership and making its services more attractive to the public."

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with about 74,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in  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 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." Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.

About ACS Transportation Management Solutions

ACS' Transportation Management Solutions group is a leading integrator of products for fleet and workforce management, mobile data communications, data management and advance traveler information systems. ACS' Transportation Management Solutions group provides integrated Computer Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Location See mobile positioning.  solutions for 50 public transit and government agency customers in the United States, Canada and around the world, with units installed or scheduled to be installed on approximately 28,000 vehicles.

About San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)

The District was formed in 1976 and provides public transportation services to the cities within San Mateo County, California San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, near San Francisco State University, and north of Santa Clara County. , a 446-square-mile area with a population of approximately 737,100. In recent years, the District has taken a leadership role in planning, developing and managing a multi-modal transportation public transit system that includes buses, trains, and shuttles. Currently, the District operates approximately 339 fixed-route revenue buses, 76 paratransit vehicles, and 48 shuttle buses. Control of the SamTrans fixed route service is divided into north and south geographical areas. A base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
base

air base, air station - a base for military aircraft

army base - a large base of operations for an army
 is strategically located in each of the respective service areas. Each base is equipped for vehicle dispatch, maintenance, and support functions. For more information visit http://www.samtrans.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 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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