Patni Named Weyerhaeuser's 2009 'IT Supplier of the Year'

Global firm beats several Fortune 100 companies for Award

Patni Computer Systems (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI), a leading global IT and BPO services provider, today announced that it was named the 2009 ‘IT Supplier of the Year’ by Weyerhaeuser, a leading provider of integrated forest products.

In its inaugural year, the Weyerhaeuser ‘IT Supplier of the Year’ Award recognizes an IT supplier that demonstrates high level of commitment as well as superior performance and delivery excellence within the Weyerhaeuser environment.

“Weyerhaeuser congratulates Patni in winning the Weyerhaeuser 2009 ‘IT Supplier of the Year Award’. This is an exclusive award given to the IT supplier who best demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement and overall excellence in the Weyerhaeuser IT environment,” said Brad Mjelde, Director, IT Supplier Management for Weyerhaeuser. Brad Mjelde co-presented the award to Patni along with Weyerhaeuser’s CIO, Kevin Shearer.

“The recognition is an honor and a true testament to Patni’s customer centric approach, superior relationship management and commitment to delivery excellence,” said Jeya Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Patni Computer Systems. “In the last 4 years, Patni has enjoyed a successful and beneficial relationship with Weyerhaeuser and we will continue to strengthen our relationship by aligning ourselves with their business goals,” he added.

Patni provides a wide range of IT and Business Process Outsourcing services. It supports the integrated forest products company’s ERP platform using a managed services model, performs functional design, configuration and testing as part of the company’s SAP implementation program, and has helped implement and support Business Intelligence systems within the organization.

About Patni
Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni services its clients through its industry-focused practices, including banking, financial services (BFS) and insurance (I); manufacturing, retail and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU), and its technology-focused practices. 

With an employee strength of over 14,500; multiple global delivery centers spread across 12 cities worldwide; 27 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US$ 719 million for the year 2008.

Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance, enterprise application solutions, business and technology consulting, product engineering services, infrastructure management services, customer interaction services & business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering services.

Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its clients’ businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMI Level 5 (V 1.2) organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.

Patni leverages its vast experience spanning three decades; deep domain expertise; full-spectrum services; and suites of IP-led solutions, methodologies and frameworks; in being an effective business transformation partner to its clients.

For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com.