Towers Watson Ranked Among North America's Top 500 Technology Integrators by Everything Channel
NEW YORK, August 31, 2010 - Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company, has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America's top technology integrators.
(Media-Newswire.com) - NEW YORK, August 31, 2010 — Towers Watson ( NYSE, NASDAQ: TW ), a global professional services company, has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top technology integrators. Named to the prestigious VAR500 list for the third time, Towers Watson placed number 193 in the 16th annual ranking.
Through its Technology and Administration Solutions ( TAS ) line of business, Towers Watson provides benefits outsourcing services to hundreds of companies across multiple industries. The company’s world-class solutions are supported by a fully integrated technology system — BenefitConnect — and also a dedicated, on-shore service center. The TAS business provides pension and retirement plan administration, health and welfare administration, benefits service center support, and integrated, transparent, state-of-the-art technology for administration, employee self-service and workflow management.
The 16th annual ranking VAR500 list details the leading producers among technology integrators and technology solution provider organizations in North America based on gross worldwide revenue of hardware and software sales, as well as earnings from professional and managed IT services. This year’s list reflects the strength of the technology reseller channel, as the ranking includes 182 new companies, with 4% of the new entrants landing in the top 100.
“We are delighted that Everything Channel has chosen to once again include Towers Watson among these prestigious technology solution providers,” said Pat Amendola, North American leader of technology and administration solutions at Towers Watson. “This achievement is a testament to the value of the human resource technology solutions that our consultants deliver to world-class organizations and something that all of us are proud of.”
“The VAR500 is the ‘who’s who’ of the solution provider community. Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Symantec, among others, are highly reliant on the VAR500 to sell their products to businesses and, collectively, this audience generated more than $500 billion in sales in 2009. Even more importantly, they solve customers’ biggest IT business problems through product integration, training, consulting and services. In companies large and small, the VAR500 are considered integration experts, trusted business advisors and invaluable partners. We are honored to compile this list and represent this audience,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel.
The complete listing of the VAR500 is published in print and online at CRN.com.
About Towers Watson Towers Watson ( NYSE, NASDAQ: TW ) is a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, risk and financial management. The company offers solutions in the areas of employee benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital management. Towers Watson has 14,000 associates around the world and is located on the web at towerswatson.com.
Everything Channel Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit www.everythingchannel.com.
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