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December 14, 2006

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ING FINALIZES DEAL WITH ACCENTURE-LED TEAM...Accenture, Atos Origin, Getronics and KPN have each signed seven-year contracts with ING to jointly supply workplace services for 53,000 ING employees in Europe. As part of the agreement, approximately 430 ING employees in the Netherlands and Belgium will transfer to Atos Origin, Getronics and KPN. The workplace services include the provision, installation, maintenance and support of desktops, laptops, printers and telephones. The contracts have a total value of €750 million, including VAT. Each of the four companies, which together comprise ING’s preferred supplier team, will fulfill different aspects of ING’s workplace services needs. The value of the deal for Accenture is worth €52 million.

VERITAS CAPITAL ACQUIRES PEARSON GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS...Veritas Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Arlington, VA-based Pearson Government Solutions (PGS) from Pearson plc, the international media and education company. Veritas Capital will pay $600 million of consideration, and as part of the agreement Pearson plc will retain a minority interest in PGS. Veritas Capital has particular expertise investing in companies that provide outsourcing services to government agencies.

ANN TAYLOR RENEWS CONVERGYS CONTRACT...Convergys Corporation will continue to deliver customer service for Ann Taylor, a premier American women’s specialty retailer, under the terms of a contract renewal. Working with Convergys, Ann Taylor has achieved outstanding customer satisfaction scores. According to BizRate, Ann Taylor achieved a 9.5 rating on a scale of 10 versus a 7.68 average for the industry overall in 2005.

MOTIF OPENS OPERATIONS CENTER IN MANILA...Motif, Inc. announced the opening of a new operations center in Manila, Philippines. Motif now provides operational redundancy and access to a diverse talent pool for its clients by offering services across its India center and the new Manila center.

Posted by jbowles at December 14, 2006 06:55 PM