MONTERREY, Mexico –  May 17, 2011 – Softtek, provider of process-driven IT services that increase the business value of Fortune 1000 organizations’ application portfolios, announced today that it has been ranked #38 on the 2011 Global Outsourcing 100 list by The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). Among the categories it was evaluated in, Softtek earned a perfect eight in “Employee Management (HR),” highlighting its emphasis on creating a culture of inclusion for all of its associates.

“In such a competitive industry, we are thrilled that Softtek has sustained a top-40 position three years in a row on IAOP’s 2011 Global Outsourcing List,” said Blanca Treviño, President and CEO of Softtek. “We are honored and humbled to have been consistently representing the region’s best, when more firms are looking to nearshore.”

“The companies on The Global Outsourcing 100 and The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors lists are proven leaders and rising stars,” IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett said. “They are the companies you want to partner with to achieve success and better outsourcing outcomes.”

 Improving two spots from 2010, this accolade adds to Softtek’s significant accomplishments this past year. Over the past eight months, Softtek has achieved significant milestones, including:  Blanca Trevino’s Stevie® Award For Women in Business for Best Latin American Executive; Great Place to Work® in Argentina; an improved global delivery center in Spain; and receiving prominent attention in Watts S. Humphrey’s and James W. Over’s latest book, Leadership, Teamwork, and Trust: Building a Competitive Software Capability, as a model for the IT industry.

The 2011 Global Outsourcing 100 recognizes the world’s best outsourcing service providers in a multitude of industries. The ranking is based on applications received and evaluated by an independent judging panel organized by IAOP.

“As the founder of the nearshore industry, we take pride in our recurrent client base—a token of satisfaction and value creation—which will continue to shed light on the extraordinary features of Latin America’s outsourcing landscaping,” said Beni Lopez, Chief Globalization Officer of Softtek. “Our improvement in this year’s ranking is due to Softtek’s attention to process-driven detail and our focus on applications, and how these increase business value for our clients.” 

About Softtek:
Founded in 1982, Softtek is a global provider of process-driven IT services with more than 6,000 associates across 30 offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. With nine Global Delivery Centers in Mexico, China, Brazil, Argentina and Spain,  Softtek helps improve time-to-business-solution, lower costs of existing applications, deliver better engineered and tested applications, and produce predictable outcomes for top-tier corporations in over 20 countries.  Through on-site, on-shore and its trademarked Global Nearshore™ service delivery models, Softtek teams with CIOs to constantly increase the business value of IT. Softtek is the creator and a leader of the nearshore industry. For more information, visit softtek.com

About The Global Outsourcing 100:
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is in its sixth year of compiling its annual ranking of the world’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors – The Global Outsourcing 100. As part of The Global Outsourcing 100, IAOP also introduced a new list in 2009, The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors.

The Global Outsourcing 100 and its sub-lists are essential references for companies seeking new and expanded relationships with the best companies in the industry. The lists include companies from around the world that provide the full spectrum of outsourcing services — not just information technology and business process outsourcing, but also facility services, real estate and capital asset management, manufacturing and logistics. They include not only today’s leaders, but tomorrow’s rising stars.

The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors is geared specifically to companies that are outstanding global outsourcing advisors and consultants. In addition to being part of The Global Outsourcing 100, the new list of advisors ranks the top consultant, legal and related advisory firms globally, and is a valuable reference tool for companies needing expert advice and guidance with their outsourcing projects.

About IAOP:
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 110,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit http://www.iaop.org.

For more information, contact:

Alex Camino
Softtek
acamino@softtek.com

Radha Vij
Gutenberg Communications
212-239-8741
radha@gutenbergpr.com