ACS Signs $12 Million Transportation Contract With City of Brampton (PR Newswire)

Thursday October 9, 5:00 am ET Company Will Provide Comprehensive Fleet Management and Intelligent Transportation System DALLAS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS - News ) today announced a $12 (CDN) million contract with the City of Brampton to enable the transit authority to improve the effectiveness of its bus services as well as its future AcceleRide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services that are scheduled to be operational in 2010. ACS will supply Brampton Transit with an integrated suite of real-time analytical tools that will assist in overall operations management of its 250-vehicle fixed route fleet as well as its nine supervisory vehicles. Brampton Transit will utilize ACS' latest Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system called OrbCAD XP. "The... [read full story]