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CSC LISTED IN ‘LEADERS’ QUADRANT OF ERP REPORT
Nyhedsartikel -- Juni 22, 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 22 – Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been listed in the “leaders” quadrant of the Gartner report, Magic Quadrant for North American Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Service Providers, 2006. The report positions leading external service providers (ESPs) of ERP consulting and systems integration services based on their ability to execute and their completeness of vision.According to Gartner, “Leaders are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership in the market.”
Authored by Alex Soejarto and Frances Karamouzis, and published June 5, 2006, the report covers ERP ESPs in North America. To qualify, service providers need to have at least $50 million in annual enterprise-wide ERP services revenue (excluding outsourcing and managed service revenue) in North America.
“As organizations strive to respond faster and with more insight to market and customer demands, ERP software and services are playing a key role in enabling the intelligent use of data and helping clients leverage their investments throughout their organization,” said Rich Wunder, president of CSC’s Consulting Group. “We believe our position in the leaders quadrant affirms CSC's expertise in helping clients optimize their enterprise systems to achieve tangible IT and business results, from strategy through implementation.”
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against certain criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About CSC
Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information technology (IT) services company. CSC’s mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 79,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC’s own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.6 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, 2006. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.
