Adecco Recognized for Second Straight Year by GE Medical Systems for Outstanding Digitization Initiatives.Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003 World's Largest Human Resource Solutions Company Advances Staffing Management System for World Leader in Medical Technology Adecco (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADO), the world's largest staffing and human resource solutions company, today announced it has received an award from General Electric Medical Systems for "Outstanding Performance in Digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig Initiatives." This is the second consecutive year that GE Medical Systems has honored Adecco for its advances in staffing management systems. Bob Lucas, COO of WorkCard, says, "The integration of the WorkCard ASP, the staffing industry's most sophisticated, flexible Web-based staffing management system, into GEMSbuy, GE Medical Systems' proprietary front-end procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. system, enables end-users to manage contingent labor vendors in a quick, efficient, and completely paperless environment. The process encompasses ordering, approval, fulfillment, time capture, billing, and reporting." Laura King, Vice President of Global Sourcing, presented the award to Cindy Gurekovich, Adecco's National Account Manager for GE Medical Systems, and Tim Nau, Adecco Area Manager for Milwaukee, WI. King notes that, "Adecco's integration of WorkCard into GEMSbuy, as well as the success of the product, have been exemplary. We use GEMSbuy for ordering everything from paper clips and computer equipment to contingent staff. WorkCard completely removes the tedious manual process out of managing the contingent workforce A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants. process, thus reducing our contingent workforce costs considerably. For that reason, Adecco's digitization initiatives are the standard against which all other GE Medical Systems suppliers measure their success." Julio Arrieta, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Adecco USA, says, "GE Medical Systems is one of Adecco's largest clients, using temporary employees every day at 30 locations throughout the country. We're very pleased to upgrade even further the service that Adecco provides to GE Medical Systems, and we're especially honored to be recognized for our efforts." About Adecco Adecco SA is a Forbes International 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco network connects more than 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 29,000 employees and over 5,800 offices in 63 countries. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, Adecco delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates. The Adecco Group comprises five divisions: Staffing Services (Adecco), Professional Staffing and Services (Ajilon), Career Services (Lee Hecht Harrison), e-HR Services (jobpilot), and HR Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services (Paywise). In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications; Ajilon Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses; LHH LHH League for the Hard of Hearing LHH Laguna Honda Hospital (San Francisco, California) LHH L-Band HH LHH Lutheran Hospice of Hope Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. and coaching; jobpilot e-HR Services focuses on online recruiting activities for the Adecco Group; Paywise HR Support Services provides integrated outsourced business services. Adecco USA serves more than 70,000 clients a year through a nationwide network of almost 1,500 points of sales and service. With headquarters in Melville, NY, Adecco USA employs about 3,400 full-time employees and places more than 120,000 temporary associates each week. Adecco SA is listed on the Swiss Exchange Swiss Exchange The major securities market of Switzerland. (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marche (12819). Further information can be found at www.adecco.com. About WorkCard The WorkCard Company is a leading provider of vendor management services and software. The WorkCard ASP constitutes a powerful eBusiness product that enables enterprises to streamline the management of their contingent workforce. The versatility of the technology easily accommodates various business models, making it user-friendly for a multitude of industries. The product has already been installed at a number of Fortune 100 companies. An independent division of Adecco, WorkCard is based in Sunnyvale, CA. Further information can be found at www.workcard.com. About GE Medical Systems GE Medical Systems is a $9 billion global leader in medical imaging, interventional procedures, healthcare services, and information technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information systems, patient monitoring systems, surgery and vascular imaging, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. , magnetic resonance magnetic resonance, in physics and chemistry, phenomenon produced by simultaneously applying a steady magnetic field and electromagnetic radiation (usually radio waves) to a sample of atoms and then adjusting the frequency of the radiation and the strength of the , ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry densitometry /den·si·tom·e·try/ (den?si-tom´i-tre) determination of variations in density by comparison with that of another material or with a certain standard. , positron emission tomography positron emission tomography: see PET scan. positron emission tomography (PET) Imaging technique used in diagnosis and biomedical research. , nuclear medicine, and a comprehensive portfolio of clinical and business services. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high quality medical technology and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at www.gemedical.com. |
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