iSoftStone Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Excipio

KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iSoftStone Holdings Limited ("iSoftStone") (NYSE: ISS) has announced a partnership with Excipio, a business solutions provider that delivers analytical resources and a proven methodology to improve technology-related decisions. Excipio will leverage iSoftStone's technical and architectural capabilities in cloud computing, BI, mobile and Internet technologies to build upon Excipio's offerings in its solution suites.

Glenn Bowers, Senior Vice President of iSoftStone, said, "The partnership allows us to leverage Excipio's solutions suites and its proven EAMM® processes and combine it with our deep expertise in consulting and engineering services. The combination of these services creates a seamless end-to-end solution that will enable our clients to move rapidly towards their data center and business strategies."

David Hutchison, Excipio's founder, described the benefits of the partnership as follows, "Excipio's industry leading EAMM® assessment process combined with iSoftStone's integrated suite of IT services and solutions provides a complete end to end offering from the initial assessment phases through implementation and into on-going production. The combination of the two organizations provides companies financial, technical and business entities with a complete strategy."

About iSoftStone

iSoftStone (NYSE: ISS) is a leading IT solutions provider, serving North America, Greater China and Global clients. iSoftStone provides an integrated suite of IT services and solutions including Consulting & Solutions, IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services. Its comprehensive end-to-end service offerings support expansion in scope and scale of client engagements. iSoftStone focuses on key Centers of Excellence including, Business Intelligence, Mobile Computing, Digital Media, Cloud Computing, Quality Assurance, Project Management, and others. For more information, please visit www.isoftstone.com.

About Excipio

Excipio is a business solution provider that delivers analytical resources and a proven methodology to improve its clients' technology related decisions. The Company's proprietary Economic Analysis Modeling and Methodology (EAMM®) process and toolset provides a comprehensive analysis by which clients can make informed technical strategy decisions based on accurate analysis, risk, measures and experienced technical recommendations.

Excipio Consulting was created to help senior management understand the value of technology decisions. The underlying consulting is Excipio's ability to bring three critical components: technical, business, and finance, together into a unified strategy (Business Plan) for the IT organization. This enables clients to understand the appropriate level of investment required to operate their IT environments when dealing with compelling events. This methodology has grown beyond the core assessment and strategy phase to now include a transformation and quality assurance components. Excipio's assessment services are provided through key solution suites in:

• Data Center Life Cycle Management
• End User Services
• Application Management
• Network Management
• Technology Resources
• IT Business Offerings

For more information, please visit www.excipio.net.

SOURCE iSoftStone Holdings Limited