Fieldglass Named Finalist in the 11th Annual CityLIGHTS Awards

CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fieldglass, Inc., provider of the leading unified platform for acquiring contingent workers, services and direct hires, was named a finalist in the 2010 ITA CityLIGHTS awards. Fieldglass has been nominated for the Lighthouse Award, honoring the company which best represents Chicago's growing stature as home to technology companies. The winner will be determined by a public vote at www.itacitylights.org/vote.

Fieldglass was recognized for its leadership within the service procurement sector, as the company added 33 new customers in 2009 and now serves more than 100 customers in total. With better analysis and benchmarking capabilities via the release of Fieldglass Business Intelligence, its customers and partners are now gaining better control of their contingent labor and services procurement programs. One customer saved $9.4M after finding that it had been paying workers with overlapping skills and titles a wide range of rates.

In addition to sector leadership and customer commitment, Fieldglass was judged on its involvement in the Chicago technology community, contributions to the services procurement industry, and, with the industry's strongest balance sheet, its financial growth and stability.

With more than 150 nominations across six categories, the list of nominees included the foremost individuals and companies within the Illinois technology community. From a broad range of products, services and businesses in all stages of development, the 2010 finalists represent the growing vitality of Illinois' technology ecosystem.

ITA CityLIGHTS will be held April 29, 2010, at Chicago Union Station. The event is attended by more than 700 entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives and technology champions of Illinois business. 

ABOUT THE ILLINOIS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is passionately committed to the successful growth of our member-companies and the regional technology industry. ITA champions the interests of start-ups and industry leaders, innovation agents and students as independent and collaborative thought leaders who leverage the power of technology to transform business. Through fostering strategic development, peer-to-peer leadership, networking, and access to experts across the breadth of business, membership in ITA accelerates the realization of success. For more information about ITA, please visit www.illinoistech.org.  

ABOUT FIELDGLASS, INC.

Fieldglass, Inc. provides the leading unified technology platform for acquiring all human capital, including contingent workers, services and direct hires. Its award-winning, on-demand product suite helps companies determine the right worker composition across all labor types and tap into known talent resources, such as alumni, retirees and interns. Using Fieldglass, global companies can reduce hiring cycles, enforce compliance and control spend to remain competitive.

Customers representing Global 2000 firms, including GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, Salesforce.com and Wyeth, use the Fieldglass solution to manage contingent workers in a variety of categories, including light industrial, IT and administrative, and the procurement of projects, offshore and deliverables-based work. For more information, visit www.fieldglass.com.

SOURCE Fieldglass, Inc.

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