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COVANSYS CORPORATION & PCC TECHNOLOGY
GROUP ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP
Companies Help State & Local
Governments Comply With Federal
Mandate Requiring Enhancements to Voting Technology
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--July 15,
2003--Covansys Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNS), a global
consulting and technology services company, today announced they
have formed a strategic partnership with PCC Technology Group
(PCC), a leading provider of elections management solutions.
PCC, which provides election software solutions to state, local
and federal governments, will work with Covansys to help states
comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Signed into law on October 16, 2002, the HAVA dedicated $3.9 billion to
helping state and local governments enhance their voting technology. The
law mandates that each state implement a Centralized Voter Registration
system by January 1, 2004 to help reduce voter fraud. Currently, 40 out
of 50 states have yet to comply.
ElectioNet, PCC's proprietary Centralized Voter Registration and Election
Management System, combined with Covansys' leadership in the public sector
and proven integration expertise, will allow the companies to offer a complete
solution designed to help states meet the HAVA guidelines.
For the past 18 years, Covansys has provided a variety of public sector
solutions to more than 45 states, currently deriving over 43 percent of
its annual revenues from state and local government customers and healthcare
clients. In March, Washington Technology ranked Covansys for the second
year in a row as one of the top three systems integrators on their annual "Who's
Who in State & Local Government" listing.
"The partnership with PCC is part of Covansys' longstanding commitment to
anticipating the needs of our state and local government clients," said
Arvind Malhotra, senior vice president of Covansys' Public Sector practice. "With
the HAVA mandate less than a year away, we realized that our public sector clients
needed an IT solution to help them meet the HAVA requirements. PCC's subject
matter expertise and high performance suite of products will allow Covansys to
offer our public sector clients a turn-key solution that will allow state governments
to create better election systems for their citizens."
ElectioNet is a web-based system with multiple security levels designed
to decrease voter fraud by eliminating duplicate entry. It allows counties
to view statewide lists in real-time and easily transfer data. ElectioNet's
modular, integrated open systems architecture allows users to tailor their
solution by licensing only the components they need. Components support
online voter registration using a centralized repository, voter validation
and identification, redistricting, poll management and election results
management. ElectioNet also supports absentee voting, scanning voter signatures,
multiple language correspondence, interfacing with the Department of Motor
Vehicles database and vital records, among other features.
"Being the only true web-based, real-time, centralized voter registration
system on the market today with a successful statewide implementation, ElectioNet
is sure to quickly become the industry's preferred solution," said Joe Singh,
chief technology officer, PCC. "We look forward to leveraging Covansys'
public sector market leadership and extensive implementation expertise to provide
public sector customers with a unique solution to meet the federal mandate."
PCC's Centralized Voter Registration system is just one component of the
ElectioNet Suite of which also includes Election Results Management and
Campaign Finance Reporting. PCC's Campaign Finance Information system allows
political candidates to report their financial transactions to the state
and recently earned the Digital Government Award.
About PCC Technology Group
PCC Technology Group is a leading provider of Government Centric
Information Technology Solutions with offices in Boston and Bloomfield.
PCC operates under five primary practices that include:Elections
Division, Homeland Security, Healthcare, Gaming and Custom Solutions.
There are numerous PCC developed e-Government applications being
used nationwide. Deloitte and Touche, and the Connecticut Technology
Council have recognized PCC as one of the fifty fastest growing
technology companies in 2001 and 2002.
PCC's Elections Division brings vast experience with our customer driven
team of Election Product Specialists that concentrate on Federal and State
laws in the areas of Campaign Finance and Centralized Voter Registration.
PCC's ElectioNet Suite of products is unique in the marketplace because
its architecture was developed to run on any platform, which allows each
state to easily transition to a real-time
web-based technology. With their Centralized Voter Registration in compliance
with the Help America Vote Act they stand ready to assist any state meet
the requirements mandated by law and ensure a successful implementation.
For more information on the election products and services that PCC provides
visit www.electionet.biz.
About Covansys Corporation
Headquartered in Michigan, Covansys Corporation
(Nasdaq: CVNS) is a global consulting and technology services company
specializing
in industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration
services. Clients gain competitive advantage by leveraging our
unique on-site, offsite, offshore delivery capability to achieve
rapid deployment, world-class quality and reduced costs. A leader
in the public sector market, Covansys is also known for application
maintenance and development outsourcing in the healthcare, financial
services,
retail and distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications and high-tech
industries. Founded in 1985, with over 4800 employees worldwide, Covansys
was one of the first U.S.-based IT services companies to establish offshore
facilities in India, and is a pioneer in seamlessly integrating offshore
capabilities into its offerings. Two of the company's three wholly owned
development centers in India are SEI CMM® and PCMM® Level
5 certified. Washington Technology magazine named Covansys one of the leading
IT companies for state and local governments in 2002 and 2003.
CONTACT:
Covansys Corporation
Laura Livingstone,
401/457-8514
llivings@covansys.com
or
Morrissey & Company
Margaret Brady,
617/523-4141
margaret@morrisseyco.com
PCC Technology Group
Joe Singh, 860/242-3299 x223
jsingh@pcctg.com
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