HR BPO Goes Mainstream: What's Next for 2005?; Hewitt Experts Available to Discuss Trends in...

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- 2004 was the year that the HR business process outsourcing (BPO) industry went mainstream, with several major companies making the move to HR BPO in order to improve HR service, as well as operational and cost efficiencies. With analysts predicting the HR BPO marketplace to

Experts from Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW), the HR BPO industry leader, are available to provide insight on industry trends and hot topics, such as:

--Why HR BPO is growing so rapidly and what problems companies are looking to HR BPO to solve

--Why uncertainty and volatility in the software provider marketplace is creating additional interest in HR BPO

--How HR BPO has become a strategic tool for increasing flexibility in a corporate world of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

--Industry consolidation activity

--Why companies are seeking to link their activities around health care, retirement and employee retention with their administrative services

To schedule an interview with a Hewitt executive, please contact: Jennifer Frighetto, (847) 442-7663, jennifer.frighetto@hewitt.com; or Suzanne Zagata-Meraz, (847) 442-7657, sszagata@hewitt.com

Background

With more than 60 years of experience, Hewitt Associates (NYSE:HEW) is the world's foremost provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services. A pioneer in HR outsourcing, Hewitt has provided outsourcing services for more than 20 years and is the only organization to offer total HR outsourcing services--benefits, payroll and workforce management--with HR consulting expertise to large companies. In fiscal 2003, Hewitt generated 63 percent of its revenue through its outsourcing business.