American Management Systems again named one of 100 best companies in America for working mothers.

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1995--American Management Systems (AMS), a leader in providing employees with greater workplace flexibility through the use of technology, has again been named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine.

For the second consecutive year, AMS was selected from hundreds of entries submitted by U.S. corporations.

Published in the October issue of Working Mother, the magazine's list spotlights the country's most innovative, advanced firms for working mothers. Companies are selected according to the following criteria: pay (compared with the competition), opportunities for women to advance, support for child-care and family-friendly benefits.

"Individual initiative, team responsibility and corporate flexibility are watchwords at AMS," said Paul A. Brands, chief executive officer of American Management Systems. "For staff members with family responsibilities, these values have consistently proven to be the keys to success in balancing work and family life. We're able to provide the highest quality service to our clients around the world while giving our employees the flexibility to effectively manage life at home."

"In our organization, the details of how, when and even where our people contribute to our success are less important than the value of those contributions," said AMS president, Philip M. Giuntini. "It's the rare client who doesn't agree and respect us for our flexibility, at times seeking our assistance as they implement these programs in their own workplace."

AMS achieves a high degree of flexibility in its work environment through:

o Advanced technologies, such as collaborative work environments,

which eliminate geographic constraints and enable AMS employees

to bring their expertise to client projects. AMS's Center for

Advanced Technologies explores practical uses of PC video

conferencing, multimedia, and remote electronic mail devices to

enhance the working environment.

o A corporate culture that embraces manager and employee innovation

and flexibility in structuring the work environment to satisfy a

broad range of professional needs at varying stages in an employee's

life.

o AMS's support network which includes emergency child care,

comprehensive family resource, referral and counseling services

(from child care to elder care), a wide range of wellness programs,

rooms for nursing mothers, employee discount programs, and

opportunities for professional and personal development. AMS also

offers a range of leave programs, including the use of personal sick

leave to care for an ill family member. In addition, one-quarter of

AMS's employees are eligible to participate in a sabbatical leave

program.

Additionally, AMS developed an Inclusive Leadership Program, led by Donna Morea, AMS vice president and mother of two young children, to ensure that no artificial barriers impede the path of any AMS employee to achievement on the job and the accompanying recognition. "I'm part of a team dedicated to ensuring that AMS continues its excellent track record with respect to career and other life issues," said Morea. "Inclusive leadership is the conscience of AMS and is central to our continued business success."

AMS's business is to partner with clients to achieve breakthrough performance through the intelligent use of information technology. AMS is a business and information technology consulting firm that provides a full range of services: business reengineering, change management, systems integration, and systems development and implementation. AMS, which completed its 25th consecutive year of growth, is headquartered in Fairfax, with offices in 41 cities throughout North America and Europe. AMS's revenues for 1994 were $460 million.

"I joined AMS in 1986, when my oldest son, Caelon, was just six

months old. My other son, Sean, was born in 1989. AMS has never

hesitated to put people with family responsibilities in important

positions. Today, I'm a single mother managing a multi-year project

for a mobile telephone company is Sweden. I have 185 people on the

team and many of them have children; so AMS has set up the project

to allow us to do much of the work at our home base in Denver.

I'm still in Europe a good deal of the time, however, and the

boys stay with their father. But last summer, I brought them

with me for a five-week stay in Stockholm and, several years ago,

they were with me for a two month project in England. For

many of us, it's much easier to perform at our peak when our

family lives are in harmony with career demands."

-Adele Work

Senior Principal

AMS Telecommunications Practice

CONTACT: American Management Systems, Fairfax

Charlene Baldwin, 703/267-5035