Austin, Texas, Nov. 15 -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has helped Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co., Columbia, S.C., successfully convert more than 2 million policies, with a total of 3.5 million coverages, to CSC's Distribution Support System (DSS) 15.0.

This conversion, accomplished within 12 months, makes Colonial the largest- volume DSS client.

DSS is a comprehensive agent support system that processes most facets of agency administration. It accepts data from a wide variety of policy administration systems and automatically computes and distributes commissions through channels defined by the client.

Colonial uses DSS with an IBM DB2 relational database in a graphical-user interface environment. It processes up to 2 million commission calculation transactions each night and 6 to 7 million pay transactions during the weekly pay cycle.

"Our goal was to move agency processing from two in-house systems to one," said Stan Dowd, assistant vice president, Information Systems, Colonial Life & Accident. "We needed a system that could handle high volumes. With the DB2 relational database and concurrent processing, CSC's Distribution Support System is capable of processing extremely high volumes.

"In addition, the DSS team is very technically oriented," Dowd continued. "They picked up on our business quickly and had the strengths needed to get this system implemented."

Ken Williams, president, Americas Division of CSC's Financial Services Group, said, "DSS has proven time and time again its ability to process complicated commission programs within hierarchical structures. Colonial's high-volume runs now demonstrate DSS' high-performance capabilities."

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company specializes in supplemental insurance products and benefits plans offered to employees at their worksites. The insurer's sales organization and staff support more than 40,000 businesses and organizations. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.unum.com/colonial.

CSC's Financial Services Group offers a comprehensive array of business and technology solutions which support the complex requirements of the evolving global financial services industry. Customers include more than 1,000 banks, insurers, investment firms, consumer finance companies and other major financial services organizations around the globe.

Computer Sciences Corporation helps clients in industry and government use information technology to achieve strategic and operational objectives. With 54,000 employees in more than 700 offices worldwide, the company tailors solutions from a broad suite of integrated service offerings, including e-business strategies and technologies; management and I/T consulting; systems development and integration; application software; and I/T and business process outsourcing.

Since its formation in 1959, CSC has been known for its flexibility in its relationships with clients. Through numerous agreements with hardware and software technology firms, the company is able to identify and manage solutions specifically tailored to each client's needs. CSC had revenues of $8.2 billion for the twelve months ended October 1, 1999. Its headquarters are in El Segundo, California. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.csc.com.