Outsourcing: On May5 in Houston the Outsourcing Oscar will go to

one of these finalists:

7-Eleven, Inc. and ACS, Inc.

AAA and EDS

Auto Management Group and Comply Solutions

Bank of Queensland and EDS Australia

City of Minneapolis and Unisys Corporation

Disneyland Resort Paris and Sitel UK Ltd.

E&J Gallo Winery and CompuCom Systems, Inc.

Entergy Services, Inc. and SAIC

Florida Dept of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Program and Policy Studies, Inc.

Gateway, Inc. and NIIT

Geographic Data Technology and RMSI

GrafTech International, Inc. and CGI, Inc.

Halliburton and Hewlett-Packard

Metromedia Restaurant Group and ACS, Inc.

Michelin North America and TNT Logistics North America

Microsoft Corporation and VMC Consulting

Owens & Minor and Perot Systems Corporation

Portland Public School District and Portland Habilitation Center, Inc.

QualxServ and ICG Commerce

Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Hewitt Associates

Service Corporation International and Outsource Partners International

Sovereign Bank and Trammell Crow Company

The ServiceMaster Company and Hewitt Associates

Unity Life of Canada and GeniSys

University of Florida and Follett Higher Education Group

These relationships will all go on to the final judging stage where seven winners will be chosen by a panel of independent judges that includes experts in a variety of outsourcing disciplines. Winners will be announced at the "Oscars of Outsourcing" Awards Dinner on May 5th at the Hilton America's hotel in Houston, Texas during the Sourcing Interests Group conference.

The seven winning relationships will also be recognized in Forbes, have a feature article in Outsourcing Journal’s awards issue, participate in an educational seminar, get an evening on the Forbes Highlander Yacht, and more!

Established by Outsourcing Center in 1997, this awards program (formerly Editor’s Choice Awards) seeks out, interviews, evaluates, recognizes and publicizes outstanding outsourcing relationships and awards both the buyer and service provider. Congratulations to the companies above who came out on top from the 100 nominations we received this year!

The Awards are sponsored this year by Everest Group, Forbes and Wharton Executive Education.

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