CSC and Aria Systems Form Strategic Agreement to Accelerate Cloud Subscription Billing and Recurring Revenue Management

News Release -- July 29, 2011

FALLS CHURCH, Va., and SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. – July 29 – CSC (NYSE: CSC) and Aria Systems today announced a global agreement to collaborate on cloud subscription billing and recurring revenue management. As part of the agreement, CSC has adopted the Aria Systems platform as the foundation of a cloud-based digital monetization service, to be offered initially in the U.S. and Europe. The joint solution will provide large and small organizations seeking to sell their goods and services over the Internet with a more efficient way to monetize their products and services, while ensuring efficient integration into existing operations.

CSC’s consulting, systems integration and cloud technology leadership, combined with Aria’s industry leading platform, will offer a low-cost, flexible subscription billing and recurring revenue management tool to the market. The two companies will work with clients across multiple industries and geographies to offer a solution that enables businesses to enter new markets quickly, manage complex pricing schemes, accelerate time to market, and optimize sales strategies to increase revenue and cash flow.

“We chose the Aria platform because it is an enterprise-class solution that automates the entire subscriber life cycle for all recurring revenue models,” said Mary Jo Morris, president, Technology and Consumer Group, CSC. “Our clients are increasingly processing transactions online and adopting business process solutions ‘as-a-service,’ and we are confident that the joint proposition we are providing with Aria will be instrumental in positioning their business for success.”

"We are investing together because the billing industry is primed for a transformation to cloud- based technology," said Mike Morini, president and CEO of Aria Systems. “CSCs deep billing domain experience and their leading professional services network leverages years of industry best practices to optimize channel programs in the billing industry. Combined with the Aria platform, this allows us to rapidly deliver high-quality solutions to support mission-critical billing operations for global clients.”

About Aria Systems

Aria Systems is the subscription billing and management market leader serving Global 2000 companies. The Aria Subscription Billing Platform is the industry’s only enterprise-class solution that automates the entire subscriber life cycle for all recurring revenue models. Disney, Pitney Bowes, Ingersoll Rand, DreamWorks, EMC, Internap, Roku, VMware, Taleo, and HootSuite all rely on Aria for fast time-to-market, low operational costs, and monetization flexibility. For more information, visit www.ariasystems.com.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and services. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 91,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.0 billion for the 12 months ended April 1, 2011. For more information, visit the company's website at www.csc.com.