New VP and Chief Technology Officer Dayao to Direct RCG IT Technology Strategy for Offshore Delivery Center

Business Wire, August 28, 2002

Business & Technology Editors

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002

RCG Information Technology, a leading IT solutions provider, today announced that it has named Jonathan Dayao, PhD as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of its Manila Offshore Delivery Center (ODC).

Dayao reports to Manny Rodriguez, President, RCG IT Philippines. Dayao will play a key role in shaping technology strategy for RCG IT's offshore delivery services in Manila and help drive the ODC to CMM(R) (Capability Maturity Model(R)) Level 3 within the next year.

"As enterprises increasingly rely on offshore delivery to reduce the cost of their IT initiatives, RCG IT continues to add experienced talent and depth to our ODC," says Rodriguez. "Jonathan brings the leadership required to grow RCG IT's marketshare in offshore IT outsourcing."

Before joining RCG IT, Dayao was Vice President and Division Head of Software Ventures International responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's IT services and 200 IT professionals. Previously, he worked for Unisys and SunLife of Canada (Philippines) Inc. Dayao was Dean of Computer Studies for De La Salle University, Manila, where he led 60 full-time and 30 part-time faculty members in the information, computer and software technology departments. Dayao graduated from the University of Brighton, England with a PhD in Computer Science, and is a member of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) international honors society for the computing sciences. He is an expert in object oriented (OO) software development, in the application of Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Rational Unified Process (RUP) for software development.

RCG IT Philippines is 100% owned and operated by RCG IT US. It has a significant US and global clientele with a consultant pool experienced in web technologies and middleware, client/server and legacy systems and mainframe, mid-range and Intel-server platforms. Offshore capabilities and skills include application development, application maintenance and production support, software testing and database management. Complemented by OO design, packaged applications, certified project managers and technical architects, the ODC skills portfolio matches the US market closely.

About RCG Information Technology

RCG Information Technology (www.rcgit.com) is a global leader in IT professional services. Practices include e-Solutions, Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Application Management. It serves over 350 active clients and 45 of the Fortune 100 across a broad range of markets, including financial services, insurance, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, technology, manufacturing, distribution and retail. RCG IT is certified company-wide at the Capability Maturity Model(R) of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI SW-CMM(R)). RCG IT is based in Edison, NJ with 12 offices nationwide, an Offshore Delivery Center in the Philippines and a global recruiting engine. It employs a staff of approximately 1,400.