EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS BULLETIN FROM

[COVANSYS LOGO]


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Covansys:                               Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher:
James S. Trouba                         Eden Abrahams / Andrew Siegel
Tel: (248) 848-8896                     Tel: (212) 355-4449
jtrouba@covansys.com                    ea@joelefrank.com / abs@joelefrank.com


                 COVANSYS SCHEDULES SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING
                  TO SEEK APPROVAL OF STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                        WITH FIDELITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS

   COMPANY FILES DEFINITIVE PROXY AND SETS MEETING DATE OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2004


FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, August 19, 2004 -- Covansys Corporation (NASDAQ: CVNS), a
leading global provider of strategic outsourcing and integration services, today
announced that it will hold a Special Meeting of its shareholders on September
15, 2004 to seek approval for its Stock Purchase Agreement ("SPA") with Fidelity
Information Services, Inc. ("FIS"), a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial,
Inc. ("FNF"), and certain related matters. The Company has filed a definitive
proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and expects
to commence the distribution of proxy materials to its shareholders on August
26, 2004.

As previously announced on April 27, 2004, Covansys entered into a SPA and
Master Services Agreement ("MSA") with FIS, the financial institution
processing, outsourcing and real estate information subsidiary of FNF. Under the
terms of the MSA, Covansys will serve as FIS' primary strategic provider of
outsourced information technology services. The strategic alliance with FIS is
expected to generate an anticipated $150 million in revenues over the next five
years and leverages Covansys' leading position in strategic outsourcing and
integration services, including Covansys' high quality, cost-effective offshore
service capabilities in India. Concurrent with the SPA and MSA, Covansys entered
into a recapitalization agreement with a fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier &
Rice, Inc. ("CD&R"), a private equity investment firm, to restructure its
ownership interest in Covansys and corresponding governance rights.

Under the terms of the SPA, FIS will purchase 8,700,000 shares of common stock
from Covansys and four tranches of warrants, each for one million additional
shares of Covansys common stock with exercise prices between $15 and $24. As a
result of the delay in closing caused by the late filing of Covansys' Form 10-Q
for the first quarter of 2004 and other factors, Covansys and FIS have agreed to
modify the cash purchase price for the shares and warrants


being sold to FIS from $104 million to $95.7 million in the aggregate. The
change in market conditions has also resulted in a recalculation in the one-time
charge that the Company will take in connection with the repurchase of the
convertible redeemable preferred shares held by CD&R. The charge, which will
depend on market conditions including the trading price of Covansys' common
stock on the closing date, is currently estimated to be approximately $27
million plus applicable expenses based on a closing price of $9.24 per share of
Covansys' common stock on July 30, 2004.

Raj Vattikuti, Covansys Founder and Co-Chairman of the Board, said, "With 180
billable employees currently performing services for FIS under the Master
Services Agreement we signed in April, we are already seeing the benefits of
what we believe will be a highly successful and mutually rewarding relationship
with FIS and the value that our combined relationship will provide to financial
service sector clients. We look forward to building on our successful start as
FIS' IT services partner and to completing the stock purchase component of our
transaction."

ABOUT COVANSYS
Covansys Corporation, (NASDAQ: CVNS), is a global consulting and technology
services company specializing in industry-specific solutions, strategic
outsourcing and integration services through a unique onsite, off-site, offshore
delivery model that helps clients achieve rapid deployment, world-class quality
and reduced costs. Founded in 1985, Covansys has successfully delivered an array
of innovative and cost-effective business and technical solutions to leaders in
the private and public sectors. With one of the largest offshore capabilities of
any technology services provider based in the United States, Covansys has
achieved the SEI's CMM(R) Level 5 quality ratings at two of its offshore
development centers in India.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
With the exception of statements regarding historical matters and statements
concerning our current status, certain matters discussed herein are
forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.
Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "expect" or "intend" and similar expressions. Our actual
results, performance or achievements could differ materially from these
forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause or contribute to such material differences include
actions by governmental or regulatory agencies, general economic conditions and
conditions in the IT industry such as the demand for IT services, public sector
government budgetary constraints, potential cost overruns on fixed-price
projects, effective application of the percentage of completion method of
accounting for fixed priced contracts, risks related to merger, acquisition and
strategic investment strategy, variability of operating results, government
regulation of immigration, exposure to regulatory, political and economic
conditions in India and Asia, competition in the IT services industry, the
short-term nature and termination provisions of contracts, economic conditions
unique to clients in specific industries and limited protection of intellectual
property rights. These and other factors are described in the Company's filings
with the SEC.