PUNE, INDIA and SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 26, 2013) - Persistent Systems (BOMBAY: PERSISTENT) (NSE: PERSISTENT), the global leader in software product and technology services, today announced that the Company has been named to the 2013 Global Services 100 List (GS100). Each year the GS100 recognizes the top 100 companies that define leadership in the global services business; this is the third consecutive year that Persistent Systems has made the list.

"Persistent Systems is honored to be once again featured on the Global Services 100," said Ranga Puranik, President, Persistent Systems, Inc. "We continue to invest in and expand our core mobility, cloud, analytics and social services. Our clients, including start-ups to large product companies and enterprise customers, have come to really appreciate the depth of understanding and expertise we bring to the table in our software product engineering services and platform solutions."

"The global services market environment has been dynamic. While technology budgets continued to be constrained, organizations were clamoring to re-orient their IT and process management practices to include mobility, cloud, analytics, and social media," said Ed Nair, Editor, Global Services. "The GS100 service providers are the ones to quickly adjust to this new reality; the big differentiator is that these companies demonstrate the ability to deliver business outcomes."

2013 Global Services 100
 The Global Services 100, now in its eighth year, is a tool for buyers of business and technology services that helps them to identify and select the right vendor. The GS100 analytical model is based on four key criteria: performance and leadership, quality and maturity of customers, breadth of services offered, and spread of global delivery capabilities.

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About Persistent Systems:
 Persistent Systems (BOMBAY: PERSISTENT) (NSE: PERSISTENT) is a global company specializing in software product and technology services. For over two decades, Persistent has consistently been selected as the trusted innovation partner for the world's largest technology brands, leading enterprises and pioneering start-ups. Persistent has a global team of more than 7,000 employees worldwide including offices and delivery centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Persistent develops best-in-class solutions in key next-generation technology areas including Analytics, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Mobility and Social, for the telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, and banking & financial services verticals. For more information, please visit: http://www.persistent.com.

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