Kevin Francis, CenterBeam Win KIRA Awards

Francis Named Industry Leader of Year, CenterBeam Recognized for Employment Growth

SAN JOSE, CA - May 6, 2005

Kevin Francis, CenterBeam’s chief executive officer, was named Industry Leader of the Year at New Brunswick’s Knowledge Industry Recognition and Achievement (KIRA) gala last night.  CenterBeam won a KIRA for its employment growth.  The annual KIRA ceremony honors both individual and organizations’ achievements in New Brunswick and is the most prestigious IT award in the province.  

In today’s Saint John Telegraph Journal, Mr. Francis is quoted as saying, "It is a special honor for me to be named KIRA's industry leader of the year, because it is recognition from a community that has meant so much to me for so very long."  Regarding CenterBeam’s second big win of the evening, recognition for its employment growth in New Brunswick, Mr. Francis said, "Our success continues to be built on the foundation of our dedicated employees. I'm happy to know our work is making a difference."

CenterBeam Rated Best Place to Work

Employee satisfaction is measured annually and CenterBeam’s 2004 score of 92% showed an improvement of seven percentage points over its 2003 score of 85% as independently measured by Catalyst Consulting. CenterBeam has a long-standing reputation for high employee satisfaction: In 2002 Computerworld selected CenterBeam as one of its “Best Places to Work.”

CenterBeam’s success regularly attracts the attention of important opinion makers such as leading IT industry analyst Gartner.  Gartner has published a case study on the CenterBeam service and cited CenterBeam’s innovative approach when the firm named CenterBeam one of the “Cool Vendors” in IT management.  A book by Cisco Press, The Business Case for Virtual Business Processes, includes a case study of CenterBeam as an example of how companies can use IT outsourcing to reduce costs, improve efficiencies, and focus on their core business.  And CenterBeam’s expertise in computer security and outsourcing has been profiled on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal. 

About CenterBeam, Inc.

CenterBeam is a North American-based IT outsourced services company that delivers more than 40,000 services daily for mid-sized clients in sixteen countries across four continents. Founded in 1999, CenterBeam pioneered the application of quality management techniques to IT and currently earns a 97% client satisfaction rating as measured by Quality Resource Associates. CenterBeam's Total Satisfaction Guarantee and month-to-month contracts make the company unique among IT outsourced services companies. CenterBeam is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408.750.0500 or www.centerbeam.com.