5/16/2007

11th Annual Outsourcing Excellence Awards

Winners Reveal Insights into Achieving Strategic Business Goals

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outsourcing Center, the worlds premier source of information about outsourcing, announced today the following winners of the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards:

Best Partnership        Old Mutual Financial Network and Perot Systems
Best IT Applications Illinois State Toll Highway Authority/Unisys
Best IT Infrastructure Bank of India/HP
Best BPO Louisiana Department of Social Services/ACS
Best EU Thomas Cook UK/Accenture
Best Offshore Nortel Networks/Wipro
Best First Steps Bharti Airtel/Nortel Networks India
Best Financial Services Aon South Africa/Alfinanz
Best Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of
Surgery/McKesson Provider Technologies

An independent panel of industry experts evaluated 86 nominated relationships worldwide. The judges rated their partnering approach, how the parties collaborated to achieve mutually beneficial objectives and overcome challenges, and innovative strategies for ensuring mutually aligned interests over the long term, stated Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Editor, Outsourcing Journal.

The September 1 issue of the Outsourcing Journal (www.outsourcing-journal.com) will feature in-depth articles on each award-winning relationship. Forbes magazine will highlight the winners in its June 4 issue.

Outsourcing is becoming more complex, stated Debra Floyd, COO, Outsourcing Center and director of the awards program. All companies engaging in outsourcing will benefit by reading about the winners lessons learned, keys to success, and collaborative techniques. These relationships achieved notable business outcomes in competitive markets and are exemplary in how they manage their relationships for success.

Winners will be honored at an Oscars-like ceremony in New York City, sail on the Forbes Highlander Yacht, and participate in a best practices educational seminar.

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