Tuesday, March 11, 2008

C o n v e r g y s C o r p o r a t i o n

Convergys Corporation
Type Public (NYSE: CVG)
Founded Cincinnati (1989)
Headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Key people David F. Dougherty, President and CEO
Industry Customer Management
Human Resources Management
Information Management
Outsourcing
Consulting
Professional Services
Products Infinys Rating and Billing (IRB), Dynamic Decisioning Solution (DDS), ICOMS
Revenue 2,844.3 million USD (2007)[1]
Net income 169.5 million USD (2007)[1]
Employees ~75,000 (2007)[1]
Website http://www.convergys.com

History

The company grew from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems and MATRIXX, both subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell, and AT&T Solutions Customer Care (formerly AT&T American Transtech), which was sold to Cincinnati Bell in 1998; an IPO in 1998 made it a fully independent company. Since then, Convergys has acquired numerous companies and expanded its business to employ over 74,000 people in 40 countries around the world. Listed on the NYSE New York Stock Exchange it is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and has offices across Northern America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America.

Recent news

  • Convergys Delivers Record Revenue of $2.8 Billion and Record EPS of $1.23 in 2007
  • Convergys Upgrades Nawras Telecom’s Billing and Customer Care Platform
  • Indonesian Telecom Company Goes Live with Convergys Billing and Care Platform for Pre- and Post-Paid Services
  • Convergys Implements Relationship Management Solution For AT&T Mobility
  • Convergys to Provide Customer Intelligence Solutions To Global Financial Services Firm
  • Convergys Corporation Provides Bouygues Telecom's Billing System
  • Convergys Helps Telecom Egypt Re-Engineer Billing Processes
  • Convergys to Provide Starbucks with HR Services

Recently Convergys stock price has been under downward pressure, however analysts are bullish about its growth prospects over the next two quarters following strong revenue figures and the announcment of a number of large high profile contracts. Convergys is the world's largest and leading outsourcing company.

Services

Convergys Global Consulting offers solutions across a wide range of market and business issues:

Revenue Generation: Maximise opportunities to increase revenue through acquiring and growing high-value customers

Revenue Protection: Understand key drivers of customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention in order to proactively defend market share and revenue

Operational Performance: Measure and benchmark operational performance to highlight and capitalise on opportunities to improve workforce productivity, operational efficiency and quality of service

Contact Optimization: Gather and use intelligence from customer and employee contacts to improve business performance and operations while decreasing costs

Technology Optimization: Apply technology and business process, usability, customer experience analysis and architectural expertise to deploy and refine technology that improves quality of service and maximizes ROI.


Customer Solutions

Customer Service: Consumer Support, Business-to-Business Support, Technical Support, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness
Customer Acquisition: Direct Response, Sales and Order Support, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness
Customer Retention: Loyalty and Churn Management, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness, Convergent Rating, Charging and Billing


HR Solutions

HR Business Process Outsourcing: Recruiting and Resourcing, Compensation, HR Administration, Payroll Benefits, Organizational Development, Learning, Workforce Intelligence, Enabling Services

Recognition and Awards

Convergys has been recognized with a number of prestigious awards from 2001 to 2007.[2] Its current awards include:

  • InformationWeek 500 - Top 10 Companies for Innovative Use of Technology
  • Fortune - Most Admired Companies (for 8 years running)
  • Fortune - Most Admired Company in Diversified Outsourcing
  • KLD Domini 400 - Top 400 Companies that Demonstrate Leadership in CSR
  • Training Industry Inc - Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals
  • CRM Magazine - Outsourcing Services - Service Leader Award

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