Virtusa Ranked no 1 IT Systems Outsourcing Vendor in Wealth Management Industry by the 2007 Black Book of Outsourcing

Released on: September 27, 2007, 12:44 am

Press Release Author: Majid Pandit

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Company to Address Emerging IT Trends in Wealth Management at
Industry Summit

Press Release Body: Hyderabad, INDIA - September 27, 2007 - Virtusa Corporation
(NASDAQ: VRTU), a global IT services company that provides IT consulting, technology
implementation and application outsourcing services, has been named the top IT
Systems Outsourcing Vendor in the Brown-Wilson Group\'s annual "Black Book" survey of
Top Outsourcing Vendors in the Wealth Management Industry.

The Wealth Management IT Systems Outsourcing rankings are based upon eighteen
criteria of operational excellence, including technology innovation, client
relationships and trust, breadth of offering and customization.

"Outsourcing is becoming more popular as wealth management industry executives
become more comfortable with the robustness of the outsourcers' systems and
capabilities, especially in times of regulatory change," noted Doug Brown, co-author
of "The Black Book of Outsourcing" and a principal of Brown-Wilson Group. "Virtusa
is at the top of a very exclusive group of high-quality IT systems outsourcers in
this evolving, fast-growing industry."

"We are extremely pleased to be recognized by Brown-Wilson Group in The Black Book
of Outsourcing for our innovative work in the wealth management arena," said Kris
Canekeratne, Virtusa Chairman and CEO. "For financial institutions that offer
wealth management services, the focus must be on how IT can deliver more agile
solutions to increase operational efficiency and improve customer experience.
Virtusa's software platforming approach has enabled our wealth management clients to
enhance their customer-facing applications-opening accounts faster, offering new
products and services seamlessly, and providing superior customer service to their
high-net worth clientele."

Black Book's Top Outsourcing Vendor Rankings in the Wealth Management Industry
Report will be released at tomorrow's FS Outsourcing Wealth Management Industry
Summit in New York, where Virtusa executives will present on "Emerging Trends in
Building Agile IT Solutions in Wealth Management."



About the Black Book Top Outsourcing Vendors & Top Advisors Rankings

The Black Book initiative sponsors the only annual, independent, non-biased ranking
of 300 outsourcing advisors and 4,500 vendors as completely scored from over 20,000
outsourcing users\' and clients\' ballots. The Top 50 Best Managed Global Outsourcing
Vendors ranking is based on twenty-six measures of leadership excellence, including
client satisfaction with senior management direction, leadership impact on
outsourcing results, business transformation practices, client relations management,
and indicators of C-level officer commitment. Sublists in twelve categories of
outsourcing cover over 500 outsourcing functions, in 40 industries, from multiple
organization sizes and locations. Sublists are rankings based on eighteen criteria
of operational excellence and client satisfaction with outcomes. Surveys are
conducted each year, currently in the fourth update, beginning in March with results
announced in June.

About Virtusa Corporation

Virtusa is a global information technology (IT) services company providing IT
consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing services. Using
its enhanced global delivery model, innovative platforming approach and industry
expertise, Virtusa provides cost-effective services that enable its clients to use
IT to enhance business performance, accelerate time-to-market, increase productivity
and improve customer service. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts,
Virtusa has offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and global delivery
centers in India and Sri Lanka.



\"Virtusa\" is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation.



Web Site: http://www.virtusa.com

Contact Details: Sridhar Chandrasekar
Director-Marketing
Virtusa Corp
Mobile: 98408 55533


Majid Pandit
20:20 MEDIA, Hyderabad
Ph: +91-40-23416882

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