Washington Transit Authority Selects Computer Technology Associates For Smooth Transport into New Millennium

Business Wire, Jan 19, 1999

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1999--Computer Technology Associates, Inc. (CTA), a leading provider of information systems and services, announced Tuesday they are providing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) with Year 2000 inventory and vendor management of its information technology and embedded systems for Y2K compliance.

The contract is valued at $300,000, with work being completed by early this year.

CTA has been contracted to provide Year 2000 services of embedded systems for all Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's buses, subway trains, and transit stations. WMATA's information technology includes all of their production applications and systems.

Donald McCanless, WMATA's chief information officer, said CTA was selected as the "best value." "While WMATA has been hard at work on Y2K issues for some time, we are pleased that CTA, as a leader in the industry on this issue, will bring additional expertise and staffing to the WMATA Y2K challenge," McCanless said.

"CTA's transportation experience, along with their knowledge of embedded and real-time systems, provide the Authority with additional confidence in meeting our priorities of safety, uninterrupted passenger service and uninterrupted business operations."

Tom Velez, CEO of Computer Technology Associates, said, "CTA's goal is to ensure the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is on the right track towards Y2K compliance. Our expertise in complex project management and embedded systems compliance will help lay the ground work for making sure the Washington Transit Authority has a comfortable ride into the next century."

About Computer Technology Associates, Inc.

Founded in 1979, Computer Technology Associates, Inc. is an information systems and services company with core competencies in legacy system modernization, secure computing, network solutions, data migration and systems engineering, development, maintenance, and integration.

Clients range from federal agencies to commercial entities, including major banking institutions, insurance companies, manufacturers, and state and local governments. Computer Technology Associates, Inc. posted revenues of more than $92 million for FY '97. For more information, visit www.cta.com.

Computer Technology Associates is a trademark of Computer Technology Associates, Incorporated. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.