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News Release-- December 03, 2003

CSC LISTED IN 'LEADERS' QUADRANT OF DATA CENTER OUTSOURCING REPORT


EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 3, 2003 -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been listed in the "leaders" quadrant of the Gartner Inc. analyst report, Data Center Outsourcing Magic Quadrant. The October 2003 report positions the top 14 external service providers based on their ability to execute and their completeness of vision.

According to Gartner, "Leaders are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market." To qualify for the report, external service providers needed at least $50 million in annual data center outsourcing revenues and 10 North American client references.

"Our highly experienced data center professional staff puts a great deal of thought and energy into effective, innovative service delivery," said Russ Owen, president of CSC's Global Infrastructure Services group. “I am pleased that CSC’s performance on our client engagements has significantly contributed to Gartner’s evaluation of CSC.”

According to Gartner, the leaders cited in the report demonstrated significant depth and breadth of experience, and understood the need to successfully deliver services. Gartner characterizes data center outsourcing services as one of the most mature information technology (IT) categories available in the market today where share is gained over time and through positive experiences. Gartner determines the positioning of the service providers within the Magic Quadrant based on formal presentations by participating vendors, client reference checks, and analyst knowledge of the market and enterprise wants and needs.

About Gartner, Inc.'s Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2003 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against certain criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About CSC

Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global IT services company. CSC’s mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.

With more than 92,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $13.0 billion for the 12 months ended October 3, 2003. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.
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