Mumbai; April 27, 2009: Patni Computer Systems (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI), a leading global IT and BPO services provider, today announced that it has been ranked as the No. 1 ‘Green Innovative Information Technology Vendor’ by the prestigious 2009 Black Book Top Green Outsourcing Vendors Survey, an annual industry survey of outsourcing service providers’ pro-environmental initiatives from the perspective of their client experience. Patni was credited as a highly recommended vendor who exceeded client satisfaction, with over 315 client nominations. The Green Outsourcing Vendors survey is conducted by the Brown-Wilson Group, a Tampa, Florida-based research organization.
Commenting on this, Jeya Kumar, CEO, Patni said, “We are delighted to be recognized by our clients for our innovative green initiatives. As we lead the race of IT vendors who are looking to adapt to this changing recessionary landscape, we will continue to adopt newer means to reduce costs for our customers. While Green IT is a key area of concern for global customers, we have recognized that green initiatives are as much a business necessity today and for our generations to come.”
“Green has secured a major role of the outsourcing decision making and vendor selection process. Outsourcing buyers across the global including North America, Europe and Asia are becoming more and more aware of green issues and are driving the vendors to add sustainability value to its customers,” said Scott Wilson, Partner of Brown-Wilson Group and co-author, The Black Book of Outsourcing (Wiley Publishers). “Offshore outsourcers, particularly large competitive vendors like Patni have made exceptional progress in green alternatives. Patni ranked amongst the top Green IT Innovative service provider due to its continuous focus on customer satisfaction and Green & Sustainability Standard Performance,” he added.
The Black Book survey 2009 received over 30,000 direct requests from 95 countries to participate in the Top Green Survey. This was performed under a strict internal and external audit to authenticate the accuracy of the information and companies were judged from their client’s perspective, maintaining their confidentiality. The parameters along which the survey was conducted included the sustainability metrics - Environmental Protection, Social Improvements, and Economic Growth; Social Economic and Environmental principles, ISO and LEED certification, and Six Sigma practices. The survey comprises the highest ranking suppliers in all outsourcing domains: Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO), etc.
Patni was also awarded the prestigious LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for its Green IT-BPO Centre in Noida last year.
About Patni
Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni services its clients through its industry-focused practices, including banking, financial services (BFS) and insurance (I); manufacturing, retail and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU), and its technology-focused practices.
With an employee strength of over 14,500; multiple global delivery centers spread across 12 cities worldwide; 27 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US$ 719 million for the year 2008.
Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance, enterprise application solutions, business and technology consulting, product engineering services, infrastructure management services, customer interaction services & business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering services.
Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its clients’ businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMI Level 5 (V 1.2) organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.
Patni leverages its vast experience spanning three decades; deep domain expertise; full-spectrum services; and suites of IP-led solutions, methodologies and frameworks; in being an effective business transformation partner to its clients.
For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com.
About the Brown-Wilson Group and the Black Book of Outsourcing
The Brown-Wilson Group is considered the leading expert in outsourcing and professional consulting. Its principals include Douglas Brown and Scott Wilson, who are the authors of The Black Book of Outsourcing. First developed in 2004, The Black Book of Outsourcing is widely accepted as the single industry measure of unbiased client satisfaction and comes highly endorsed by outsourcing industry experts.
For more information visit: www.theblackbookofoutsourcing.com
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Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.