Firstsource among CIO 100 honorees list

Firstsource Solutions, a global provider of business process outsourcing services, has been selected as an honoree for CIO magazine's 22nd annual CIO 100 Awards to be held in Colorado Springs, CO on August 23, 2009.

The annual award recognises organisations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology.

Among this year's CIO 100 honorees are leading technology-savvy companies that are supporting today's most innovative and value-driven IT / business initiatives.

Firstsource was recognised by CIO magazine as an early adopter of network and desktop virtualisation.

Firstsource is the new name of ICICI Onesource. (See: ICICI Onesource is now Firstsource; to list on BSE, NSE) It was the first Indian BPO to be BS7799 certified and most of its operations centres are ISO 20000 and/or ISO 27001 certified.

"This year's CIO 100 awards draws well-deserved attention to companies that are both innovating and creating business value with IT despite the economic downturn," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of CIO magazine & Events. "These winners are an inspiration to businesses everywhere," he added.

''The current economic climate presents the unique challenge of helping companies cut costs and also support business expansion to newer, uncharted markets. CEOs are demanding short-term benefits while helping them capitalise on long-term opportunities,'' said Sanjiv Dalal, CTO, Firstsource. ''I am pleased that CIO magazine has chosen to recognise our technology leadership and expertise.''

Firstsource is a leading global BPO service provider headquartered in India. It provides customised business process management to global leaders in the banking and financial services, telecom and media and healthcare sectors.