PEROT SYSTEMS RANKED A TOP BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING FIRM BY IAOP
September 14, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Chennai, India and Plano, TX – September 14, 2006 – Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) announced today it has been ranked as one of the “Top Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Providers” in the world by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). The ranking is a sub-list of The Global Outsourcing 100 and was announced September 1 and featured in a special advertising feature in the Sept. 4 edition of FORTUNE magazine. The list is available on the web at http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1197/ .
“The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is pleased to recognize Perot Systems Corporation as one of the world’s best BPO outsourcing service providers for 2006,” said Michael F. Corbett, Executive Director, IAOP. “Being selected to the TOP BPO Providers list is a tremendous achievement that speaks to Perot Systems’ position as one of the industry’s most valuable partners.”
The honor is awarded by the IAOP based on applications received and evaluated by an independent panel of judges. Four key criteria were considered for the 2006 awards, including size and growth, customer experience, depth and breadth of competencies and management capabilities.
“This award underscores Perot Systems’ emergence as a major player in the global business process outsourcing industry during the past two years,” said Anurag Jain, Perot Systems vice president and head of the company’s global business process solutions (BPS) unit. “We’re pleased to know we measured up well for this important honor, and that many of the processes and procedures we pioneered have become benchmarks of the industry.”
“We believe the ranking validates our unique outlook to BPO, which is to be vertically focused, combining enabling technology and deep industry domain expertise in highly selected vertical processes (rather than horizontal), with a unified global delivery platform and integrated with the rest of our portfolio,” Jain said.
Perot Systems’ worldwide business process solutions organization provides people, processes, and supporting technologies to healthcare provider, payer and insurance clients through a global network of on - and offshore technology centers. Perot Systems BPS is a leading provider of complex revenue cycle management services to healthcare providers, and provides end-to-end BPO solutions for leading insurance corporations, supporting a broad range of life, health, and annuity products. It improves process performance by applying business process management tools and methodologies consistent with ISO 9001:2000, ISO 27001:2005 and Six Sigma, and also provides process improvement consulting and training to help businesses and government organizations, financial institutions, law firms, and businesses in other industries as well. For additional information about Perot Systems BPO operations visit www.perotsystems.com/processes .
About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. Through professional and ethical standards, the Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Program, educational programs including The Outsourcing World Summit, and recognitions such as The Outsourcing Hall of Fame and The Global Outsourcing 100, IAOP is advancing one of the 21st century’s most important new management fields – outsourcing. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org .
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2005 revenue of $2.0 billion. The company has more than 18,000 associates located in North America, Europe and Asia. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com .
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