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CSC LISTED IN 'LEADERS' QUADRANT OF ERP REPORT
News Release -- April 25, 2005
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 25 -- 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, 2005. The report positions leading external service providers 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 position in the market.” Authored by Alex Soejarto and Frances Karamouzis, the report covers ERP service providers delivering functionality in the areas of finance and accounting, and human resources.
“With decades of SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft experience, CSC is a leader in delivering end-to-end global enterprise solutions,” said Rich Wunder, president of CSC's Consulting Group. “We are pleased to see our expertise acknowledged in the Gartner report. We consider this recognition confirmation of CSC’s experience in enterprise resource planning and our ability to leverage our industry knowledge to deliver effective ERP solutions and operational results to our clients.”
Gartner determines the positioning of service providers within the Magic Quadrant based on formal presentations by participating vendors, client reference checks and analyst knowledge of the market.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2005 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 $13.9 billion from continuing operations for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2004. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.
