Affiliated Computer Services Inc. Agrees to Injunction in DataTreasury Case.Business Editors/Legal Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 DataTreasury Corporation today announced that Dallas-based 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. ("ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ") has agreed by the entry of a permanent injunction barring the use by ACS of DataTreasury's patented remote image capturing and storage technology. The injunction comes one day before a claims construction hearing in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, in a multi-billion dollar patent infringement action (Civil Action No. 502CV124 (DF), DataTreasury Corporation vs. J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Affiliated Computer Services Inc., and ACS Image Solutions). JP Morgan Chase is the only remaining defendant. DataTreasury founder and Chairman of the Board Claudio Ballard and Vice Chairman Dr. Gary Knutsen said the settlement will improve both ACS and DataTreasury's future marketing opportunities. DataTreasury was formed in 1998 and is built around its patents covering its "Global Repository Platform" which is the world's most functional and secure informational management system. DataTreasury was issued patents in 1999 and 2000 for image capture, centralized processing and electronic storage of document and check information. The permanent injunction expressly recites that the electronic archive project as proposed by JP Morgan Chase in their joint venture with ACS was covered by the DataTreasury patents. The agreement and permanent injunction will end the lawsuit enabling both ACS and DataTreasury to focus on collaborative ventures. ACS employs 40,000 people worldwide and "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 (BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ) and information technology (IT) services to world class commercial and government clients" (www.acs-inc.com), reaching all seven continents and 47 countries, and its revenues approach $4 billion annually (ACS 2002 Annual Report). DataTreasury, a privately owned company, has filed similar lawsuits in Texarkana and Dallas against Electronic Data Systems, ViewPointe Archive Services (comprised of large U.S. companies involved in electronic payment processing), and Groupe Ingenico, a French company with its U.S. subsidiary based in Georgia that makes point-of-sale terminals, scanners, and other electronic payment equipment (Civil Action No. 502CV095, DataTreasury Corporation vs. Ingenico, S.A., d/b/a Groupe Ingenico, and Ingenico Inc., TASQ TASQ Transparent Auto-Switch Quality (Quitum Technologies) TASQ Tactical Airlift Squadron Technology Inc. and Global Cardserve LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control d/b/a Retriever retriever: see sporting dog. retriever Any of several dog breeds, bred to retrieve game, that have a thick, water-resistant coat, keen sense of smell, and “soft” mouth that does not damage game. Retrievers are 22–24 in. Payment Systems Inc). The Texarkana litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. is before United States District Judge David Folsom and the Wednesday, June 4, 2003 hearing is before The Honorable Magistrate Caroline Craven. |
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