CIBER Selected for Multi-Year Biogen Idec, Inc. Contract
10 May 2005
CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR - News), today announced it has been selected for a multi-year contract by Biogen Idec, Inc., a global leader in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of novel therapies. CIBER will provide day-to-day maintenance and application development services for Biogen Idec's Lotus Notes application.
Biogen Idec, the world's third largest biotechnology company, has more than 4,200 employees worldwide and offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe.
CIBER will leverage its global delivery model to deliver the right blend of local resources from its Boston office with other resources, which offer a cost-effective and high-quality delivery option and have CMM Level 5, ISO 9001, Six Sigma and ISO BS 7799 certifications.
"CIBER's global delivery model provides companies with an excellent option for maximizing investment while retaining local accountability," said Heather MorrisKyer, Vice President and Area Director. "Biogen Idec can rely on CIBER for flexible services built on strong methodologies, processes and tools that deliver immediate cost and efficiency benefits."
"CIBER demonstrated real world experience in delivering the right mix of resources to consistently deliver a high level of service," said Kevin White, Vice President, Business and Integration Systems at Biogen Idec. "With this contract, not only do we have access to CIBER's CMM Level 5 resources for application development and maintenance related activities, but we also have local accountability through team members from CIBER's Boston office."
About CIBER, Inc.
CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR - News) is a pure-play international system integration consultancy with superior value-priced services for both private and government sector clients. CIBER's global delivery services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. Founded in 1974, the company's consultants now serve client businesses from over 60 U.S. offices, 22 European offices and three offices in Asia. With offices in 17 countries, annualized revenue run rate of approximately $950 million and approximately 8,000 employees, CIBER's IT specialists continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. CIBER, ALWAYS ABLE.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CIBER undertakes neither intention nor obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. CIBER and the CIBER logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of CIBER, Inc. Copyright© 2005. All rights reserved.
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