Infocrossing, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFOX), Leonia, N.J., a provider of
strategic IT and business process outsourcing solutions to large and
mid-sized companies, has disclosed that The Reader's Digest
Association, Inc. signed a long-term agreement to outsource mainframe
operations to Infocrossing. The award was previously announced in
January as a contract with an undisclosed global media conglomerate.
Under the terms of the agreement, Infocrossing has already assumed the
management of Reader's Digest's mainframe data center
operations, and is planning for a June 2004 migration of the mainframe
computing infrastructure to Infocrossing's data center.
Headquartered in Pleasantville, New York, Reader's Digest is a
global publisher and direct marketer of products that inform, enrich,
entertain and inspire people of all ages and all cultures around the
world. The company's flagship publication, Reader's Digest, is
the world's most widely read magazine, reaching nearly 100 million
readers worldwide each month. Many of the company's publishing and
database marketing applications are hosted on the mainframe environment.
"While the mainframe effectively supports some of our core
business areas, we were looking for a more flexible process than our
internal operations could provide," stated Jeff Spar, SVP &
chief information officer of The Readers Digest Association.
"Infocrossing reviewed our requirements, and proposed a tailored
solution that met our business needs and technology objectives,"
Spar continued.
Readers Digest adds to a growing portfolio of companies that have
outsourced to Infocrossing as part of a broader business transformation
strategy. With twenty years experience as a provider of outsourcing
services, Infocrossing has developed a thorough process for analyzing
each clients' financial, technology and business objectives, and
demonstrating how outsourcing can be leveraged to achieve the
clients' strategic goals.
"Infocrossing was an excellent choice for Reader's
Digest," Spar added. "The collaborative outsourcing evaluation
process gave us the confidence that Infocrossing understood our
objectives, and that they had the capability to deliver the
results," Spar concluded.
About Infocrossing
Infocrossing, Inc. (IFOX) is a provider of strategic outsourcing
solutions, delivering the computing platforms and proprietary systems
that enable companies to process data and share information within their
business, and between their customers, suppliers and distribution
channels. Leading companies leverage Infocrossing's robust
computing infrastructure, skilled technical team, and process-driven
operations to reduce costs and improve service delivery by outsourcing
the management of mainframes, mid-range, open system servers, networks
and business processes to Infocrossing.
About Reader's Digest
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global publisher
and direct marketer of products that inform, enrich, entertain and
inspire people of all ages and all cultures around the world. The
company's main Web site is at www.rd.com. Revenues were $2.5
billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. Global headquarters are
located at Pleasantville, New York.
For more information, call 201/840-4941 or visit
http://www.infocrossing.com or http://www.rd.com.
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