Comsys Information Technology Services Adds New Dimension With SignalTree Solutions Offshore Development Centers.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 Comsys, a leading provider of IT staffing and services solutions, announced today it has established a strategic alliance with SignalTree Solutions Inc., a global IT services provider. The alliance gives Comsys immediate access to a pool of quality IT resources located in two dedicated Offshore Development Centers (ODCs) in India, and provides for long-term joint ownership of these resources. The Hyderabad and Delhi, India, ODCs are staffed and equipped with advanced capabilities that complement Comsys' core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certifications, making the Comsys/SignalTree alliance one of only a few, select companies in the world to achieve this prestigious status in organizational and quality-process excellence. "Actually, we're formalizing a long-standing working relationship that dates back more than four years, when we were both part of Metamor Worldwide," said Mike Willis, Comsys chairman, president 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. . "We chose SignalTree because of the strength and character of its management team, the quality of its resources and the mutual synergies it affords us." Specifically, the ODCs will be used in conjunction with Comsys' Project Services group, a fully dedicated unit that provides advanced project solutions through a unique combination of people, processes and technology. Project Services offerings include application development, maintenance, integration and network services across multiple technologies. "With Comsys, we're partnering with an old friend," said Russ Cappellino, SignalTree chairman and CEO. "We are very pleased that we can once again leverage our global capabilities to deliver 24 x 7 development and maintenance services to benefit a business partner. We have a history of proven successes between us, and look forward to many more successes in the future." "This alliance expands our ability to add strategic value and savings to our clients' IT initiatives, while providing high-quality services," said Kip kip 1 n. pl. kip See Table at currency. [Thai.] kip 2 n. 1. Wright, senior vice president of Comsys' Project Services group. "It enhances our integrated delivery model, which allows us to offer variable mechanisms to optimize to a client's needs -- onsite, offsite at our US Technology Centers, offshore at our India ODCs, or any combination of these options." About Comsys Comsys Information Technology Services Inc. (www.comsys.com), headquartered in Houston, is one of the nation's leading private providers of IT staffing and solutions. The company's 4,500 consultants and staff, located in 31 offices nationwide, support 176 of the nation's Fortune 500 companies and 36 of the Fortune 50. Led by industry pioneer Michael T. Willis, Comsys is recognized as one of the Forbes "Top 500 Private Companies." It was formed from the IT staff augmentation AUGMENTATION, old English law. The name of a court erected by Henry VIII., which was invested with the power of determining suits and controversies relating to monasteries and abbey lands. division of Metamor Worldwide Inc., which Willis purchased, with GTCR GTCR Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Golder Rauner, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and First Union Capital partners, in 1999. About SignalTree Solutions SignalTree Solutions (www.signaltreesolutions.com) is a leading provider of global sourcing IT solutions, primarily to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and European markets. The company has more than 1,000 technology consultants at six technology centers strategically located in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Irvine, Calif.; Chicago; Jacksonville, Fla; and in Hyderabad and Delhi, India. The offshore technology centers have attained the most prestigious level of organizational excellence, the Software Engineering Institute's SW-CMM SW-CMM Software Capability Maturity Model (Software Engineering Institute) Level 5. SignalTree Solutions seeks to develop strategic relationships with clients by customizing a global sourcing model that best meets the client's business and technology needs. The company's ability to build trust and demonstrate reliability has resulted in a number of significant multi-year outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. contracts and ongoing business from existing clients. For more information on SignalTree Solutions, visit: www.signlatreesolutions.com. |
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