Covansys Named in Exclusive Listing of Top Information Technology Service Providers by VARBusiness Magazine.Business/Technology Editors FARMINGTON HILLS Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2001 Covansys, (Nasdaq: CVNS CVNS Concert Virtual Network Service CVNS Aircraft Carrier Navigation System CVNS Cardiovascular Neurological Services CVNS Continuous-Valued Number System ) a global technology services company, has been named one of the top 500 solution providers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by VARBusiness magazine. The magazine's June 2001 issue is devoted to companies displaying outstanding technology performance and leadership. The VARBusiness 500 represents the elite among IT professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organizations. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. VARBusiness, Covansys, which ranked 104th based on revenues, was chosen after an exhaustive research project on IT professional services organizations in which editors examined both business models and finances. "This recognition is a testament to the hard work and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our employees," said Michael Bealmear, 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. , of Covansys. "We are honored to be in the same group with other leading edge companies who share the same kinds of assets and capabilities in today's competitive information technology industry." Brad Gragert, Covansys' Vice President, Channels & Alliances, agrees. "The firms that comprise the VARBusiness 500 are technology leaders," said Gragert, "and Covansys is proud to be listed among them. It is not only gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to achieve this level of recognition for our strategic partnerships and alliances with companies such as 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) , BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. and i2, but is also a clear indicator of the solution quality that Covansys is able to provide to our clients." Covansys is a 16-year-old Michigan-based IT company specializing in strategic outsourcing, Web-to-Enterprise Integration (WEISM) and industry-specific solutions. Covansys currently lists approximately 500 clients, including numerous Fortune 1000 companies, such as Ford Motor Company, The Gap, Lands' End
"The firms that comprise the VARBusiness 500 are more than just the leading solution providers in the technology industry," said Michael R. Uliss, publisher of VARBusiness. "Through their strategic decisions, technologies choices, and recommendations to customers, this exclusive list of companies exerts a major influence not only on the digital economy but on the overall economy as well." The VARBusiness 500 represents the elite IT professional services organizations. VARBusiness magazine is the premier source of strategic technology and business direction for the architects of the digital economy. VARBusiness 500 has conducted this industry recognition for the last seven years and acquires the most comprehensible listing of IT professional services firms in the industry. About Covansys Corporation Covansys Corporation, (Nasdaq: CVNS), formerly known as Complete Business Solutions, Inc., is a global technology services company specializing in Web-to-Enterprise Integration (WEI(SM)), industry-specific solutions and strategic outsourcing. Since its founding in 1985, Covansys has successfully delivered fast, focused, high-quality yet cost-effective business and technical solutions, building a professional heritage that bridges Old World legacy systems and the New Economy's leading-edge e-business technologies. With one of the largest offshore capabilities of any U.S.-based technology services provider, Covansys is one of the few companies in the world to achieve the SEI's CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. (R) Level 5 quality ratings at its offshore development centers in India. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit and is known for it's affluence, excellent schools, great housing stock, luxury homes and a center of business in Oakland County and Metro Detroit. , Covansys was named one of the 100 fastest-growing U.S.-based companies by Fortune magazine in September 2000. Visit our website at: www.covansys.com. About VARBusiness VARBusiness is the premier source of strategic technology and business direction for the architects of the digital economy. As the definitive source of perspective, insight and commentary for Solution Providers, VARBusiness delivers essential information that innovative professionals need to manage and transform their businesses. VARBusiness provides analysis of strategic technologies, customer experiences and high value solutions while anticipating trends and delivering critical research. Through its biweekly magazine, content-rich web site, industry-defining research, and events, VARBusiness leads today's Solution Providers to successful business ventures in a dynamic world. The magazine's Web site is at http://www.varbusiness.com. |
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