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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                        Contacts:      Paul Stoffel
                                                       Chairman
                                                       (214) 750-7778

                                                       Thomas Kiraly
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                       (214) 905-2370


BRC SIGNS MERGER AGREEMENT WITH ACS

Dallas, Texas - October 19, 1998  BRC Holdings, Inc. (BRC)(NASDAQ-BRCP) 
announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Affiliated 
Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) under which BRC will be acquired by and merged 
into a subsidiary of ACS. ACS intends to commence a cash tender offer for 
approximately 51% of the fully-diluted shares of BRC within five business 
days at a price of $19.00 per share. The merger agreement is subject to 
certain conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval of the merger 
by the shareholders of BRC. Upon satisfaction of these conditions, ACS will 
acquire all of the remaining shares of common stock of BRC at a price of 
$19.00 per share in cash.

Based on BRC's approximately 13.7 million outstanding common shares, the gross
transaction value for all shares is approximately $261 million. In addition, BRC
currently has cash and readily marketable securities of approximately $100
million.

BRC Holdings, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an information technology
services firm with 30 years experience in providing consulting, project
management, technical support and systems services that enable its clients to
achieve their strategic and operational objectives. BRC specializes in
information technology outsourcing, consulting, information systems and document
management. BRC is ITAA*2000 certified. For more information about BRC, visit
the Company's web site at www.brcp.com.

ACS is based in Dallas, Texas, and has operations primarily in North America, as
well as Central America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. ACS provides
a full range of business

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services including technology outsourcing, business process outsourcing,
electronic commerce, professional services and systems integration. The
Company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol AFA. Visit ACS on the Internet at www.acsinc.com.

Statements about the Company's outlook and all other statements in this release
other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside
BRC's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from such
statements. While the Company believes that the assumptions concerning future
events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in
predicting certain important factors, especially the timing and magnitude of
technological advances; market responses to the Company's product and service
offerings, pricing pressures, results from litigation, the timely development
and acceptance of new products and services, changes in customer preferences,
inventory risks due to shifts in market demand and the successful consummation
of the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement. Consequently, the
actual results realized by the Company could differ materially from the
statements made herein. Shareholders of the Company are cautioned not to place
an undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made herein.

