Darwin Partners and Suzsoft Announce Merger, Creating the First End-to-End U.S. IT Consulting and China IT Outsourcing Company.WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Headline should read: Darwin Partners and Suzsoft Announce Merger, Creating the First End-to-End U.S. IT Consulting and China IT Outsourcing Company The corrected release reads: DARWIN PARTNERS AND SUZSOFT ANNOUNCE MERGER, CREATING THE FIRST END-TO-END U.S. IT CONSULTING AND CHINA IT OUTSOURCING COMPANY Darwin Partners Inc., a provider of a range of IT services to Fortune 1000 companies has announced plans to merge with Suzsoft Co., Ltd., a China-based provider of outsourced application development, quality assurance, and localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. services. Founded in 2001, Suzsoft is privately-held and has grown rapidly to become one of the leading IT outsourcing platforms in China specializing in several industry verticals, including financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , health care, technology, insurance and telecommunications. "By combining Darwin's front-end consulting and engagement management competencies with Suzsoft's China offshore development capabilities, the merger provides U.S.-based IT and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects clients with a single-source for offshore delivery. The merger creates a combined offering competitive with both the leading U.S. IT consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a and also the leading Indian IT outsourcing companies List of Outsourcing Firms<ref name="who" /> Revenue (USD) Logo Company Headquarters Country of Largest Employment Service $3300 million ," said Al Perkins Al Perkins (Born January 18, 1944) is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins. , chairman of Darwin Partners. "Furthermore, Suzsoft's existing premium quality and offshore delivery capabilities complement Darwin's industry expertise in the financial services, high tech, telecommunications and health care verticals." The combined company will be the first of its kind in China - an offshore IT services company with established U.S. front-end capabilities, numerous established relationships within U.S. clients across multiple industry verticals. The combined company will be focused geographically on the U.S., Asia and Europe, and will be significantly differentiated in the marketplace, particularly with respect to its established U.S. front-end capabilities, and its size and scale relative to other China-based offshore development companies. The combined company will have approximately 750 employees, with the expectation to increase operations to more than 1000 employees by year-end 2006. James Tong will remain 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 Suzsoft and will also join the board of directors of the combined company. It will have principal offices in Greater Shanghai and Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. . "The combined Darwin-Suzsoft management team brings to clients an integrated U.S.-China practice with experience in IT consulting directly relevant to CIOs of major U.S. corporations, offshore software development experience from India and China, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , a unified strategy on how to achieve the next generation of IT outsourcing via offshore development in China," said James Tong. "With the depth and breath of experience of our combined management team, the new company is fully prepared for lift-off." "Having solicited extensive feedback from some of our most important U.S. clients, it was clear that the U.S. market for outsourced IT services is seeking an alternative to India. Mitigation of geo-political and vendor concentration risks as well as the rising cost of labor in India and the need for a broad based global sourcing strategy are some of the reasons. However, cultural concerns around day-to-day management of operations in China have prohibited American companies from establishing operations there. The Suzsoft acquisition is a first-step in meeting this need," said Bruce Ferland, president of Darwin Partners. About Darwin Partners Founded in 1987, Darwin Partners provides information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. services to clients in major industry verticals including financial services, high tech, health care and life sciences, insurance and telecommunications. The Company is a provider of client-driven technology solutions that enable enterprises to maximize effectiveness and improve performance. Additionally, Darwin Partners develops solutions for IT use, enterprise quality management, and networking infrastructure including storage and security, and offers services such as data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , business intelligence, and enterprise application integration solutions. Darwin Partners' tailored solutions are designed and implemented with the client in mind, and help drive immediate business value across the enterprise by leveraging existing client capabilities and combining them with proven methodologies and core competencies. Darwin's principal offices are in Wakefield, MA. Further information about Darwin Partners can be found at http://www.darwinpartners.com. About Suzsoft Co., Ltd. Founded in 2001, Suzsoft is a China-based provider of software design, engineering and quality assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. to customers in industry verticals including financial services, health care, technology, insurance and telecommunications. Founded initially in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Suzsoft is an international corporation with primary operations in San Francisco's Silicon Valley and Suzhou, China which is located in China's Greater Shanghai Metropolitan area. Further information about Suzsoft can be found at http://www.suzsoft.com. |
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