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After Earning Top Legacy Modernization Provider Ranking by Brown
& Wilson, UST Global Reveals Expanded Services at Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management
Summit
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Clients Overwhelmingly Endorse UST’s Innovative Modernization Services That Create
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GARTNER Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit, WASHINGTON - May 19, 2008 - UST
GlobalSM, a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Global
2000 enterprises, announced today at the Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management
Summit that it was awarded the #1 ranking by the Brown & Wilson Group in their 2007
System Revitalization, Transformation, Modernization and Re-Engineering Services
report. The report helps enterprises identify providers that best fit its application
modernization and legacy systems re-engineering needs. To view the report, go to:
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"Our survey of clients and industry analysts makes the study comprehensive and beyond
any one dimension of tools, resources or hardware expertise. Being ranked the number
one services provider means that a company not only has superior delivery and execution
capabilities but an unwavering commitment to quality and the customer experience,"
said Scott Wilson, partner, Brown & Wilson Group and co-author, The Black Book of
Outsourcing. "According to the 2007 survey, UST clients are overwhelmingly satisfied
with the work they’ve received, think that UST exceeds expectations and would highly
recommend UST as a vendor."
The new UST legacy modernization services include:
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Full spectrum documentation of legacy systems
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Business rules extraction and validation |
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Preparing for Z/OS upgrades |
The report finds that customization, innovation and deployment are the most important
attributes influencing clients’ satisfaction of their outsourcing providers. Clients
rated their legacy modernization providers in 18 areas; UST ranked #1 in nine areas
including:
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Vendor overall preference/Vertical industry recommendations |
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Innovation |
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Customization |
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Scalability, client adaptability, flexible pricing |
"We are honored to be recognized for our modernization services and industry-leading
execution," said Lawrence I. Lerner, head of UST Consulting. "Our five-step method
that brings together architecture, applications, process re-engineering and people
change (management) is our differentiator. It’s a different approach. We immerse
ourselves in our clients’ business rather than forcing tired methods on them."
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Cost Justified and Less Complicated Legacy Modernization Services
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The top reasons why clients are currently migrating or planning to modernize their
existing systems in the next year is because of the value these systems bring; how
these systems affect top and bottom line revenues, and the significant improvement
in support cost and time-to-market that can be achieved through effective modernization.
When it comes to systems transformation and modernization (IT Outsourcing’s fastest
growing sector), the report rated client experiences in the areas of:
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Leveraging existing legacy assets
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Structure and rationalization
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Business change, including business reengineering, business process redesign and
improvement, and organizational change |
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Enterprise architecture (including business and IT architectures) |
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Architecture-driven modernization
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Large-scale and complex systems design, development and integration
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Value chain integration
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Service-Oriented Architecture
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Business system modernization
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Operational services, including IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing
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"Enterprises have made significant investments in not only in mainframe hardware
and software but also in intellectual capital and business processes over several
decades. Mainframe-based applications and business processes are the drivers of
these enterprises. Modernization of these applications allows enterprises to leverage
sunk costs and move toward more agile systems. UST recognized this need and has
committed itself to offering effective and efficient services to leverage those
assets," explains UST Chairman Dan Gupta. "This award reinforces our dedication
and fuels our motivation to continue to raise the bar in this critical area in support
of our enterprise clients."
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About the Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit
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The Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management 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.
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About UST Global
UST GlobalSM is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions for the
Global 2000 market. UST Global offers a Client-centric Fully Integrated Engagement
Model that provides the optimal mix of senior local resources with the cost, scale
and quality advantages of offshore operations for each client. The company is known
for its relentless focus on clients, flexibility, and commitment beyond contract.
Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, UST Global has more than 5,500 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.
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ENGAGEMENT MODEL
We provide end-to-end IT services, infrastructure management
and BPO solutions using a unique client-centric Global Engagement Model... More |
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ANALYST SPOTLIGHT
Releasing the Value of Legacy
Systems Through Modernization and Transformation - August 2008.
More |
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CASE STUDY/ WHITE PAPER
Development of a Web Based Enterprise Application for a Fortune
500 Retailer. More |
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