US Technology welcomes Scott Hartz, Former Global CEO of PwC Consulting, to Advisory Board

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GARTNER Outsourcing Summit, Dallas, TX. – March 19, 2007 – US Technology, a leading provider of IT services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions for Global 1000 enterprises, announced today from the Gartner Outsourcing Summit that Scott Hartz, the former chief executive officer of PwC Consulting, the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has joined the US Technology Strategic Advisory Board His PwC Consulting experience is an ideal complement to the advisory board. He will help US Technology in four key business areas: develop the ERP market (specifically SAP and Oracle); define and recruit for executive-level positions; provide consulting advice on acquisitions and alliances; and identify Asia Pacific region opportunities.. Hartz retired from PwC Consulting in 2002 after 32 years with PWC and its predecessor firm Price Waterhouse. The last seven of those years were spent as Global CEO of the consulting organization where he built the consulting business from a revenue base of $900 million in 1995 to a $6.0 billion global enterprise operating in 70 countries with 33,000 employees. The organization served over 70 percent of the Fortune Global 500 enterprises. "We are extremely excited to have Scott join our leadership team at US Technology. His accomplishments are unrivaled in the consulting space where for seven years he led arguably the top consulting firm on the globe at PWC. We look forward to leveraging his experience, network and ability to scale a global enterprise," said Sajan Pillai, President and COO of US Technology. "In addition Scott is completely aligned with the culture at US Technology and brings with him the sort of values that we practice day in and day out." About the Gartner Outsourcing Summit The Gartner Outsourcing Summit is the only event designed to provide a comprehensive view of the entire outsourcing arena to allow leaders from both business and IT groups to come together; and offers a holistic understanding of all the options, risks and opportunities available. The Summit provides unbiased, road-tested advice and best practices necessary for setting outsourcing strategies and objectives, evaluating and selecting the right services providers, managing relationships with external partners and delivering profitable outcomes. Additional information is available at www.gartner.com/us/outsourcing. About US Technology US Technology is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services and BPO solutions for the Global 1000 market. US Technology offers a "client-centric" global delivery model that combines local, senior, on-site resources with the cost, scale and quality advantages of offshore operations. The company is known for a relentless focus on its clients, flexibility and commitment beyond contract. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, US Technology has more than 5,000 employees worldwide and is certified globally as CMMI® Level 5, P-CMM® Level 5 and ISO 27001. For more information visit: www.ust-global.com