Released on = November 30, 2006, 4:28 am

Press Release Author = Satyam

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Outsourcer rates best among 872 global vendors
Brown-Wilson Group survey results appear in The Black Book of Outsourcing

Press Release Body = Hyderabad, India, November 02, 2006-Satyam Computer Services,
Ltd. (NYSE: SAY), the leading global consulting and IT services company, has been
ranked as the world's leading Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) vendor by the
Brown-Wilson Group (BWG). An exhaustive BWG survey analyzed 872 information
technology and engineering outsourcing vendors in 63 countries. Its results appeared
in the company's "Black Book of Outsourcing," a renowned and highly respected
publication.

BWG evaluated respondents on the following 18 industry-/niche-specific indicators
and published a list of the top 25 Engineering Services Outsourcing vendors.



Vendor overall preference/recommendation
Innovation
Training
Client relationships
Trust
Breadth of offerings, clients, delivery excellence
Deployment and outsourcing implementation
Customization
Integration and interfaces
Scalability, client adaptability, flexible pricing
Compensation and employee performance
Reliability
Brand image
Marginal value adds
Viability
Data security and backup services
Support and customer care
Best-of-breed technology and process improvement




Satyam led in several categories, including vendor overall preference /
recommendation, training, scalability, client adaptability, flexible pricing,
reliability, and brand image. It was second in innovation, trust, and viability.
Satyam's mean score was 9.29, based on a scale of 10.



"Outsourcing experts have a great deal of respect for The Brown-Wilson Group, and
its prestigious list. To place at the top is an incredible tribute to our superior
delivery quality, and the excellence of our engineers," said Ram Mynampati, member
of the board, president of Satyam's Commercial & Healthcare Businesses, and
chairman, Citisoft, Inc.



"The honor underscores the fact that Satyam Integrated Engineering Solutions (IES)
is an industry-leading engineering consulting, services, and business process
organization. It delivers best-in-class resources and proven processes that create
client value and help organizations excel in the present, while developing their
futures."



\"To compete at the highest level of the engineering outsourcing services industry,
Satyam must be on a continuous quest for excellence to ensure it provides supreme
quality, innovative technology, skilled engineers, and global collaboration," said
Douglas Brown, president of Brown-Wilson Group, Inc., and co-author of The Black
Book of Outsourcing (Wiley Publishers). "Customers worldwide have honored Satyam's
engineering services organization as the best of the best because it thrives on
every engineering challenge, remains undaunted, and continues to compete in the
outsourcing industry with amazing success."



"Satyam's IES professionals follow the dictum to 'Partner more, Innovate better.'
This approach has helped the practice stand apart from its competitors," added
T.S.K. Murthy, senior vice president, Satyam Integrated Engineering Services.
"Leveraging its capabilities in mechanical, electronics, and IT solutions, Satyam's
IES business develops innovative and competitive products and services for global
customers."



About The Black Book of Outsourcing

The Black Book of Outsourcing (Wiley Publishers) is a bestselling international
business book and outsourcing resource manual available in numerous languages. Its
co-authors, Doug Brown and Scott Wilson of the Brown-Wilson Group, survey more than
100,000 global outsourcing users, decision makers, analysts, employees, and
customers to compile the industry's only independent and unbiased ranking of
outsourcing provider organizational performance. These rankings are esteemed by
outsourcing clients, prospects, and corporate procurement officers. Other
professionals who rely on The Black Book of Outsourcing include global outsourcing
governance officers, investment firm and market analysts, investors, corporate
bankers, and venture capitalists. The book is recognized for its detailed and
objective evaluations of outsourcing vendors by industry, functionality, and service
offering.





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