Complete Business Solutions, Inc. Announces Partnership with UNUM Corporation

Complete Business Solutions, Inc. has announced that UNUM Corporation has contracted with the company to set up a dedicated development center to perform maintenance, development, and support services for several of UNUM's systems. This partnership has the potential to generate more than $5 million in value for UNUM through the two-year contract period. UNUM Corporation, a leading provider of group disability insurance, has expressed its satisfaction with Complete Business Solutions' commitment to quality service and partnership approach, stating that it will enable UNUM to focus its IT resources on developing new capabilities in business technology.

Key Takeaways:

• Complete Business Solutions, Inc. (CBSI) has partnered with UNUM Corporation to establish a dedicated development center for maintenance, development, and support services.
• The partnership is expected to generate over $5 million in value for UNUM through the two-year contract period.
• Shashank Joshi, CBSI's director of business development, has been working with UNUM since the partnership commenced in 1996 and has praised the newly added dedicated development center for its ability to help UNUM's worldwide IT departments meet their challenges and objectives more effectively.
• Carl Westervelt, vice president of the Application Management Benefits System organization at UNUM, expressed his satisfaction with CBSI's partnership approach, stating that it will enable UNUM to focus its IT resources on developing new capabilities in business technology.
• The partnership involves comprehensive IT services, including IT consulting, large systems applications development and maintenance, reengineering legacy applications to client/server technology, and year 2000 conversion and testing services.
• Complete Business Solutions, Inc. is a worldwide provider of information technology (IT) services to large and mid-size organizations, offering custom-tailored solutions based on an assessment of each client's needs.

Statistics:

• The partnership between Complete Business Solutions, Inc. and UNUM Corporation is expected to generate over $5 million in value for UNUM through the two-year contract period.
• The dedicated development center established under the partnership will support the maintenance, development, and support services for several of UNUM's systems.
• The partnership began in 1996, with Shashank Joshi, CBSI's director of business development, working with UNUM since its commencement.
• Complete Business Solutions, Inc. offers a broad range of IT services, including IT consulting, large systems applications development and maintenance, and reengineering legacy applications to client/server technology.

Sources:

• Business Wire, "Complete Business Solutions, Inc. Announces Partnership with UNUM Corporation" (February 15, 1999)