OcÉ business services and client verizon wireless win “best use of
outsourcing” award at the 15th annual
outsourcing excellence awards
New york--(business wire)--ocÉ business services, a leader in document process management services and technology, today announced that outsourcing center has presented ocÉ and its client verizon wireless with the “best use of outsourcing” award at the 15th annual outsourcing excellence awards. awards were presented in nine categories at a black tie dinner held last night at the adolphus hotel in dallas. this is the second consecutive year in which ocÉ business services has received an outsourcing excellence award. outsourcing center conducts the annual awards program and is an online community specializing in thought leadership, best practices, and innovation in outsourcing. the outsourcing center’s outsourcing excellence awards program recognizes the world’s best outsourcing arrangements. an independent panel of industry judges selects relationships that demonstrate best practices, create and sustain a competitive advantage, provide business transformation, achieve value, and benefit both client and service provider over time. ocÉ provides clients with outsourced document process management services that include mail, records, document imaging and managed print services. the “best use of outsourcing” award acknowledges an outsourcing relationship where both parties successfully use these kinds of outsourcing services as a strategy to deliver measurable business improvements beyond cost reduction. this includes implementing solutions that enable the outsourcing client to access more advanced technical skills as well as to improve time-to-market for new services, enhance operational efficiency and support strategic growth initiatives. “successfully executed outsourcing strategies enabled each organization to achieve critical business goals and improve margins,” said debra floyd, chief operating officer of outsourcing center. ”innovative new approaches are critical for companies to implement to gain competitive advantages in an increasingly complex global environment. these award-winning partnerships demonstrate models for success in multiple industries.” members of the judging panel included executives from the following organizations: sanford c. bernstein & co., llc; snr denton us llp; bp america inc.; ontala performance solutions ltd.; darden school of business, university of virginia and everest group. in addition to receiving an outsourcing excellence award, ocÉ business services was also recently named to the top-ranked leaders category of the international association of outsourcing professionals’ (iaop) 2011 global outsourcing 100 list. this is the fifth straight year in which ocÉ has been ranked a leader on the global outsourcing 100. ocÉ and canon: stronger together in 2010 ocÉ joined the canon group of companies with headquarters in tokyo, japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. the canon group comprises over 197,000 employees worldwide. global net sales in 2010 were more than usd 45 billion. for more information visit www.canon.com. about ocÉ ocÉ is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. the ocÉ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics. ocÉ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. many of the fortune global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are ocÉ customers. the company was founded in 1877. with headquarters in venlo, the netherlands, ocÉ is active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. total revenues in financial 2010 amounted to approximately €2.7 billion. ocÉ is listed on euronext in amsterdam. for more information visit www.oce.com. ocÉ business services provides high quality managed services and technology to manage, monitor and optimize document intensive processes so companies can improve operating efficiency and performance. ocÉ business services solutions span the document lifecycle and include records management, imaging, managed print services, mail and ediscovery. proprietary methodologies apply six sigma®. north american headquarters are in new york city and employment is about 5,000. learn more at www.obs-innovation.com or follow us on twitter. about canon u.s.a., inc. canon u.s.a., inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. its parent company, canon inc. (nyse:caj), a top patent holder of technology, ranked fourth overall in the u.s. in 2010†, with global revenues of more than us $45 billion and is listed as number six in the computer industry on fortune magazine's world’s most admired companies 2010 list. canon u.s.a. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent u.s.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. at canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. founded upon a corporate philosophy of kyosei – "all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future" – canon u.s.a. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. to keep apprised of the latest news from canon u.s.a., sign up for the company's rss news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss. †based on weekly patent counts issued by united states patent and trademark office. note: trademarks and registered trademarks contained herein remain the property of their respective owners.
