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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced a five-year, multi-million dollar information technology (IT) contract to extend its relationship with Symetra Financial, a leading provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance based in Bellevue, Wash.
ACS has provided a full range of IT infrastructure services including data center, help desk, and voice and data networks for Symetra since 2004. Additionally, ACS provides output and content management services, as well as a variety of cross-functional services including security, asset management and disaster recovery.
"ACS enables us to provide high quality IT services at predictable costs," said Troy Olson-Blair, chief information officer for Symetra Financial. "Extending our long-standing relationship allows us to maintain IT industry best practices, incorporate continuous technological innovations and increase service capabilities to our customers."
Under the renewed contract, ACS will continue to provide full IT infrastructure services, as well as utilize new technological innovations including the ACS Management Platform, an offering that provides best-in-class service management capabilities to clients.
"Our growing relationship with Symetra demonstrates the strong collaboration, depth of experience and technology expertise we bring to our client engagements," said Derrell James, executive vice president and group president, ACS IT Outsourcing (ITO) Solutions. "Symetra's decision to renew its contract with ACS is a great example of our commitment to building long-term relationships with clients that deepen and strengthen over time."
ACS Global IT Outsourcing Solutions enable commercial businesses and government organizations worldwide to focus on their core competencies. ACS ITO solutions include application infrastructure, business applications, technology infrastructure, and IT consulting services. ACS is ranked as the Best Performer for Infrastructure Providers by Global Services 100.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 74,000 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 www.acs-inc.com.
About Symetra Financial
Symetra Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries provide employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions and independent agents and advisors. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Symetra and its subsidiaries have approximately $21 billion in assets.(1) Symetra is owned by an investor group led by White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.
(1) Total GAAP assets and combined liabilities and stockholders' equity at June 30, 2009.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Affiliated Computer Services' business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
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