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ATLANTA, September 28, 2005. 3i People, Inc., an Atlanta-based
Information Technology Consulting firm, won the 2004 Supplier of the Year Class
II Award at a Grand Black-Tie Dinner Awards Ceremony hosted by The
Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) on Tuesday
evening, September 27, 2005, at the Omni Hotel CNN Center. One of only four
awards granted to Minority Business Enterprises (MBE’s), the Class II award is
the highest honor given to an MBE firm with annual revenues between $1 Million
and $10 Million, which has shown strong potential for growth and further
development of their business.
3i People has a winning record in areas
important to entrepreneurial businesses. The company has demonstrated its
ability for rapid growth. Since its incorporation, it has produced revenue
increases of above 50% per annum, while maintaining profitability. The company
provides a highly desirable array of services in the field of Information
Technology Consulting. Its customer base includes several Fortune 500 companies
in Atlanta, as well as many other companies across the United States. In
Software Development Services, 3i People has produced the desired results on
time and on budget, delivering improvements in the quality, predictability and
cost of software engineering projects.
The GMSDC Awards Selection Committee used
specific criteria to rate 12 nominees – the most in any category – before
selecting 3i People to receive the prestigious Supplier of the Year Award. 3i
People showed that it is a leader in the delivery of information technology
services, consistently providing superior, high-quality services to its
clients. The company’s presentation included many outside-the-box innovations
which reduced cost and enhanced service, improving the price/value delivered to
its customers. The committee also looked at the company’s support of diversity
and of the community at large.
“We are indeed honored to be selected for this
award from such a large group of successful entrepreneurs,” said Raj Swami,
President and CEO of the company. “I want to especially thank our people for
making it possible for 3i People to win this high honor. This award is a
culmination of their efforts and the countless hours of hard work that our
employees and consultants have committed to our company and to our customers.”
Mr. Swami founded the company in January of 2002. “I also want to express our
heartfelt gratitude for the support and loyalty of our clients, and to reaffirm
our commitment to the 3i Guiding Principles of Integrity, Innovation and
Inspiration. This award represents the success of Corporate America in
Supplier Diversity, and the importance of organizations like GMSDC."
Other award winners at the “Spirit of
Alliance” event included BellSouth Corporation, Delta Air Lines, The Coca-Cola
Company, Lockheed Martin, Accenture, Cingular, Proctor & Gamble, and
Georgia Power. The event was hosted by George Lottier, GMSDC's CEO and
Executive Director, and Debra Stone, Chairperson of the Executive Committee of
GMSDC, and Supplier Diversity Manager at BellSouth Corporation. The major
sponsors for the event were Georgia Power, The Home Depot, Verizon, AFLAC,
BellSouth Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, and Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
Atlanta-based 3i People, Inc. provides
Strategic Information Technology Consulting Services to clientele throughout
the United States. The company specializes in Professional Staffing Services,
Web-Enabled Application Development, Project Management and Security
Verification and Validation. It has a Regional Office in Chicago, and an
Offshore Development Operation in Chennai, India (Cyber Space Solutions Pvt.
Ltd.). 3i People offers software development talent across a broad range of
technologies with experience in many business sectors.
The Georgia Minority Supplier Development
Council, Inc. (GMSDC) is a non-profit organization established in 1976 as a
regional office of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
It is comprised of a network of corporate members and certified minority
business enterprises. The mission of GMSDC is to foster and expand mutually
beneficial economic opportunities between certified MBEs, corporations, and
government entities within the state of Georgia; and to help build a stronger,
more equitable society by supporting and promoting minority business
development.
CONTACT: Raj Swami, President, 3i People,
Inc., 404-636-2397, rswami@3ipeople.com, or Ken Dale Palmer, Director, Business
Development, 3i People, Inc., 404-636-2397, kpalmer@3ipeople.com. Please visit
our website (http://www.3ipeople.com) for additional information about 3i
People.
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