BlueStar Solutions Ends Successful Year With Strong Momentum.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Outsourcing leader concludes 2001 on upbeat note by expanding services, signing new contracts and new partners, and extending contracts; strong momentum carries into the new year. BlueStar Solutions, a leading provider of enterprise application outsourcing services, brought 2001 to a close with a burst of activity highlighted by new customers, extended contracts with existing customers, an expanded relationship with SAP, and new partnerships with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , divine/Whittman-Hart, Intelligroup, and Experio. The momentum positions the company for a very promising new year. "We are extremely proud of what BlueStar Solutions was able to accomplish in a year that everybody agrees was a very challenging environment for U.S. businesses," said Thomas F. Kelly, chairman and 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 BlueStar Solutions. "Our achievements in 2001 are a testament to our value proposition of providing customers with managed SAP solutions that significantly reduces their operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and provides high levels of availability and service as well as enhanced performance." BlueStar Solutions' latest accomplishments include a much expanded relationship with SAP, including certifications in the areas of Public Services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , and exciting new partnerships with divine/Whittman-Hart, IBM, Intelligroup, and Experio. In a year that saw the company nearly double its customer base to 35,000 users in 20 different countries, BlueStar Solutions also closed 2001 by signing a number of extended or enhanced agreements with such longtime customers as Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people. Surface Chemistry, Astaris, Solvay Pharmaceutical, and Autodesk. Many new companies were added to BlueStar Solutions' impressive roster of customers, and the year was also marked with the company receiving a $15 million contract, its largest to date, from the North Carolina Department of Transportation The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries. . "Our customers are telling us that they appreciate our focus on providing them with cost savings more than ever before," said Kelly. "Few companies in business today have escaped the pressure to cut their operating costs. That's why more and more CFOs are calling us to find out what we can do to help them improve their company's bottom line." About BlueStar Solutions BlueStar Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise application outsourcing services. By delivering dependable, secure, high-performance, guaranteed solutions, BlueStar Solutions enables their customers to reduce IT costs and mitigate risks while receiving unparalleled service. BlueStar Solutions' services support a customer base of 35,000 hosted users in over 20 countries. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California with Data and Service Centers in Arizona and Texas. BlueStar Solutions is backed by Morgan Stanley, GM, Dell, Trident, meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. Fund I, and ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. . For more information, please contact BlueStar Solutions at 800/944-3454 or visit the company's website at www.bluestarsolutions.com. |
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