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CSC LISTED IN ‘LEADERS’ QUADRANT OF U.S. MANAGED AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS
News Release -- July 24, 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 24 -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been listed in the "leaders" quadrant of the Gartner report, Magic Quadrant for U.S. Managed and Professional Network Service Providers, 2006. The report examines service providers that support enterprise network infrastructure and telecommunications.According to Gartner, “By 2010, 60 percent of enterprises will source the management and operation of part, or all, of their corporate networks, up from 30 percent in 2006.” Moreover, “vendors in the ‘leaders’ quadrant are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership positions in the market.”
Authored by Eric Goodness, David Neil and David Willis, and published July 11, 2006, the report examines 12 service providers. To qualify, providers need to have annual network information technology (IT) service revenue of $200 million or more. Additionally, Gartner requires that at least $50 million of the revenue come from network management services.
"As our customers’ business becomes more global and their employees more mobile, they’re increasingly seeing how their networks affect both the success of day-to-day operations and long-term business strategy,” said Richard Ricks, president of CSC’s Global Infrastructure Services group. “We believe this recognition by Gartner confirms our leadership and experience in providing advanced converged data and voice network solutions that drive the results our clients expect.”
CSC creates its network service offerings by integrating multiple carriers, hardware and software platforms into a unified environment in which clients can run their applications.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted July 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 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.
